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The Demonization of Dietary Oxalate Has Begun

6 Jan 2023

You could call it The One True Cause of All Diseases Club. Admission is based on whether or not you have a mustache and are willing to twirl it a lot. A volcano lair and a love for petting white...

Why the Gospel of Wellness Sells

30 Dec 2022

Running on a treadmill is an appealing analogy for both the search for wellness and the investigation of its claims. A lot of effort goes into it, yet we never seem to get anywhere. At least with...

Peppermint Oil’s Pseudo High

23 Dec 2022

Burt’s Bees is my all-time favourite lip balm. I always keep a tube in my bag (sometimes more than one). So, when I found myself on the Burt’s Bees side of TikTok, I was excited to see that other...

These Diamonds Are Made from the Deceased

23 Dec 2022

In 2017, I visited the oldest diamond polishing factory in the world when I was in the Netherlands for a conference. I was given a guided tour during which I learned about the many ways in which a...

The Healy Is Old Woo in New Clothes

2 Dec 2022

“I wanted to be a self-healer.†So says Chloe Angeline on Instagram, where she goes by the name “Self-Healing Mama.†Antidepressants and anxiety medication made her feel like a zombie, so she...

Goat milk in my soap? Yes, that's soap, not soup.

30 Nov 2022

I have never spent twenty bucks on a bar of soap before. But I just purchased “Dr. Squatch Deep Sea Goat’s Milk†soap. Not because I think there is anything special about it, but because I enjoy...

The Anti-Vaccine Documentary Died Suddenly Wants You to Feel, Not Think

25 Nov 2022

People want to feel like their concerns are heard. Being dismissed can lead to loss of trust, which can send people looking for empathy in the wrong places.

Fiber Follies

23 Nov 2022

The scary headline scooted around the internet. “Diets high in Processed Fiber May Increase Risk of Liver Cancer in Some People.†Unsurprisingly, this prompted lots of questions, including one from...

The Evidence Shows Masks Work

18 Nov 2022

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette....

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