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Doc of Detox Tries to Rewrite All of Medicine

9 Aug 2024

If you are desperate enough, there is someone out there willing to rewrite all of medicine and relieve you of your savings. A former nurse with multiple sclerosis lost over $10,000 in this way,...

Coffee for the Brain

7 Aug 2024

Most nutritional studies are observational meaning that researchers observe what happens in a given population as a result of consuming a food or beverage without any sort of intervention on their...

The Many Mistakes of Johnny Harris

2 Aug 2024

Media literacy is not faring well. If we look at OECD countries, most of whom are described as high-income economies, do you know how many of their fifteen-year-olds can distinguish between a fact...

Are Your Refrigerator Habits Inviting Unwanted Bacteria

2 Aug 2024

As a kid I grew up being told that I had to let food cool down before putting it in the fridge. I was under the notion that placing warm food directly in the refrigerator could cause the other...

Sea Moss, Chili Peppers and Broccoli Soup

24 Jul 2024

Some of the nutritional advice that flashes across my computer screen every day is outright nonsense, much of it is speckled with smidgens of science that have no practical relevance, and in a few...

How Do Scientists Study the Effects of Diets?

19 Jul 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Concerns About Smoked Foods Heat Up

12 Jul 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette....

A Taste of Bitter Melon

28 Jun 2024

Bitter melon, also known as Momordica charantia, is a peculiar-looking vegetable that has piqued the interest of many for its potential health benefits, particularly in managing diabetes. Native to...

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