Skeptophilia

Apparently the most popular fad in alt-med nutrition these days is the so-called "alkaline diet." The idea here is that lots of di...

A friend of mine, a veterinarian in Scotland, has proven to be a wonderful source of topics for Skeptophilia , mostly on health-related issu...

I'm sure that by now all of you have heard of the " Paleo Diet ," that claims that the path to better health comes from eating...

Yesterday I ran into two unrelated studies that are kind of interesting in juxtaposition. The first was in the journal Heritage Science , ...

I'm sure that by now all of you have heard of the " Paleo Diet ," that claims the path to better health comes from eating like...

I try to be polite, but there are times that there really is no reasonable response to a person other than, "I hate to have to point th...

Last week, I described a new product being offered by Gwyneth Paltrow's "alternative health" (i.e. snake oil) company "Go...

A couple of days ago, my son and I were chatting, and he asked me if I'd ever heard about the concept of "high meat." I tol...

Apparently the most popular fad in alt-med nutrition these days is the so-called "alkaline diet." The idea here is that lots of ...

A few months ago, I wrote about the silly idea that in order to have a happy love life, you need to consider the compatibility of your blood...