Category Archives: Health

The hygiene of wind

Hygiene in a hospital environment is very important. Medical staff with a cold are only allowed around critical patients with the necessary protection – or not at all. This is quite normal, as sneezing and coughing can spread diseases. So / read more…

3 Comments

Posted in Health / Science

4.19.2013

by Josh DeWald

MercolaWatch:On Environmental Factors for Autism — Part 2

This is the second of a two-part response to a recent mercola.com speculating on environmental causes for autism. This part briefly responds to his mention of vaccines, phthalates and gut flora.

3 Comments

Posted in Health / Pseudoscience / Science

Tagged in / / /

Caviar against aging

On my way to work (by car, while listening to podcasts), I pass this beauty parlor. Some time ago, as seen in the picture, it offered a promotion. Translated it reads “anti aging facial treatment with caviar – new”.

2 Comments

Posted in Health / Pseudoscience

4.13.2013

by Eric Hall

Homeopathic and Natural Dog Supplements – Garlic

When I started back writing for Skeptoid on a regular basis, I asked on my social media accounts what people would like to see me cover. One that had a few votes was Homeopathic treatments for dogs. As I have / read more…

9 Comments

Posted in Alternative Medicine / Health / Nature / Pseudoscience

Tagged in / / / / / /

4.12.2013

by Josh DeWald

MercolaWatch:On Environmental Factors for Autism — Part 1

In a recent article by Joe Mercola, he has a list of what he deems to be likely environmental factors for autism (spoiler: he mentions vaccines). Let’s take a look at some of them. NOTE: I have no intent to / read more…

38 Comments

Posted in Alternative Medicine / Health / Pseudoscience

Tagged in / / / /

3.30.2013

by Eric Hall

Pot. Marijuana. Cannabis. Misunderstood Motives.

I have had a regular argument over the years with a family member about both the recreational use of pot and the use of pot and derived materials from pot. Many of the claims promoted by this family member surround its use / read more…

53 Comments

Posted in Alternative Medicine / Health / New Age

Tagged in / / / / / / /

3.29.2013

by Josh DeWald

Fact Check:Five Reasons to Buy Organic

I came across a sign entitled “5 Reasons to Buy Organic” at my local grocery store. Some of the reasons struck me as being inaccurate, or at least misleading, so I decided I would take a quick look at the / read more…

36 Comments

Posted in Health

Tagged in / / /

3.27.2013

by Stephen Propatier

4 out of 5 Fruit Flies Recommend Organic Fruit

Since the Stanford meta-analysis indicated that there is no nutritional difference between organic and conventionally grown produce. There has been a avalanche of mediocre and poor scientific papers trying to prove otherwise. These papers have a recurring theme, hormesis. My definition hormesis=plant homeopathy. / read more…

13 Comments

Posted in Health / Nature / Science

3.22.2013

by Josh DeWald

Polyphasic sleep:More with less?

It is a cliche that despite all the amazing luxuries, time-savers and other conveniences that we have in modern times, the average person still has little “free” time. The tasks we do seem to magically fill all available time so / read more…

6 Comments

Posted in Health

Tagged in /

3.22.2013

by Dani Johnson

5 Things We Mistakenly Believe About Our Bodies

Let’s examine a few things that are commonly believed about our bodies but aren’t actually true.

14 Comments

Posted in Health / Pseudoscience / Science / Urban Legends