Episode Guide - Health
| 5/7/13 | The 16 Personalities of Sybil (Skeptoid #361) - The book and movie "Sybil" told the story of a woman purported to have Multiple Personality Syndrome. Read | Listen (11:50) | Discuss |
| 4/23/13 | Cupping for the Cure (Skeptoid #359) - Some believe that bruise-causing suction on the skin provides a variety of health benefits. Read | Listen (10:38) | Discuss |
| 3/5/13 | Facts and Fiction of the Schumann Resonance (Skeptoid #352) - This cavity in our atmosphere resonates radio frequency at 7.83 Hz. But is that all it does? Read | Listen (13:26) | Discuss |
| 2/19/13 | Trinity: Interview with Dr. Oz, Alex Jones, and Deepak Chopra (Skeptoid #350) - Skeptoid interviews three of the most popular and controversial figures in modern pseudoscience. Read | Listen (6:18) | Discuss |
| 11/6/12 | Cleansing Diets: Why or Why Not? (Skeptoid #335) - Cleansing diets are trendier than ever. But do they actually provide any of the claimed benefits? Read | Listen (14:24) | Discuss |
| 8/7/12 | Negative Calorie Food Myths (Skeptoid #322) - Negative calorie foods, said to require more energy to digest than they provide, are a popular food fad. Read | Listen (11:28) | Discuss |
| 5/15/12 | Left Handed Myths and Facts (Skeptoid #310) - There are many popular anecdotes about how and why some people are left-handed, but the true facts are even more interesting. Read | Listen (13:42) | Discuss |
| 4/10/12 | I Can't Believe They Did That: Human Guinea Pigs (Skeptoid #305) - A look at some of history's most famous scientists who experimented upon themselves. Read | Listen (12:32) | Discuss |
| 1/3/12 | The Toxic Lady (Skeptoid #291) - In 1994, fumes from a woman's body knocked out most of an emergency room staff. What happened? Read | Listen (12:37) | Discuss |
| 12/13/11 | Pit Bull Attack! (Skeptoid #288) - Pit bulls have a reputation for being the most dangerous dog breed. Is this reputation deserved? Read | Listen (12:13) | Discuss |
| 12/6/11 | Korean Fan Death (Skeptoid #287) - An urban legend in Korea states that running an electric fan at night can kill you. Read | Listen (12:38) | Discuss |
| 11/8/11 | Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites (Skeptoid #283) - My list of the worst offenders on the web in the promotion of scientific and factual misinformation. Read | Listen (14:50) | Discuss |
| 10/4/11 | Brainwashing and Deprogramming (Skeptoid #278) - Can people really be brainwashed, and then deprogrammed back to who they were before? Read | Listen (11:43) | Discuss |
| 8/30/11 | Wi-Fi, Smart Meters, and Other Radio Bogeymen (Skeptoid #273) - Are common radio transmitters carcinogenic or otherwise harmful? Read | Listen (12:34) | Discuss |
| 7/5/11 | "Curing" Gays (Skeptoid #265) - Do therapies intended to help gays become straight actually work? Read | Listen (13:33) | Discuss |
| 6/7/11 | Near Death Experiences (Skeptoid #261) - A comparison of the effects of hypoxia to the reports of a brush with the afterlife. Read | Listen (12:19) | Discuss |
| 5/24/11 | Mao's Barefoot Doctors: The Secret History of Chinese Medicine (Skeptoid #259) - Westerners' belief that Chinese have long relied on alternative medicine is due in part to being duped by book publishers. Read | Listen (12:51) | Discuss |
| 4/26/11 | Superhuman Strength during a Crisis (Skeptoid #255) - Popular stories tell of mothers lifting cars off their children. Can the human body really do such feats? Read | Listen (12:08) | Discuss |
| 3/8/11 | The Exorcism of Anneliese (Skeptoid #248) - Can exorcisms such as the one that killed Anneliese Michel truly help critically ill people? Read | Listen (13:08) | Discuss |
| 1/4/11 | Gluten Free Diets (Skeptoid #239) - Are gluten free diets really good for your general wellness? Read | Listen (11:46) | Discuss |
| 12/28/10 | More Hollywood Myths (Skeptoid #238) - Was John Wayne's cancer death caused by filming downwind of the Nevada Test Site? ...and other Hollywood rumors. Read | Listen (11:39) | Discuss |
| 12/7/10 | IQ Testing (Skeptoid #235) - How valid are IQ tests, what do they really measure, and where do you fit in? Read | Listen (13:22) | Discuss |
| 11/2/10 | DDT: Secret Life of a Pesticide (Skeptoid #230) - Is DDT a killer of birds, a savior against malaria, or a little of each? Read | Listen (13:42) | Discuss |
| 10/12/10 | Boost Your Immune System (or Not) (Skeptoid #227) - Is "boosting your immune system" for real? Is that possible, and can you really buy it in a bottle? Read | Listen (11:58) | Discuss |
| 7/27/10 | The Things We Eat... (Skeptoid #216) - Do you really know which kinds of food are good for you, and which are bad? Read | Listen (12:08) | Discuss |
| 12/22/09 | Is Barefoot Better? (Skeptoid #185) - Some advocate that going barefoot is better for the health and strength of your feet. Read | Listen (12:27) | Discuss |
| 11/17/09 | Vaccine Ingredients (Skeptoid #180) - Do vaccines really contain the horrifying poisons claimed by antivaccine activists? Read | Listen (12:50) | Discuss |
| 8/11/09 | Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture (Skeptoid #166) - Is organic agriculture truly safer or better for the environment than modern farming? Read | Listen (15:48) | Discuss |
| 10/28/08 | Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience (Skeptoid #125) - A critical look at the antics of Oprah Winfrey, Jenny McCarthy, Prince Charles, Bill Maher, Larry King, Pamela Anderson, Ben Stein, Joe Rogan, Chuck Norris, and Montel Williams. Read | Listen (13:30) | Discuss |
| 9/2/08 | How Dangerous Is Cell Phone Radiation? (Skeptoid #117) - Popular stories and Internet videos say that cell phone signals are dangerous. Is there any truth to this? Read | Listen (11:07) | Discuss |
| 2/26/08 | Despicable Vulture Scumbags (Skeptoid #89) - My thoughts on a company that sells useless pseudoscientific hardware to an ALS victim. Read | Listen (10:31) | Discuss |
| 2/19/08 | Super Sized Fast Food Phobia (Skeptoid #88) - Unlike what's said in highly dramatized Hollywood documentaries, fast food is not especially unhealthy. Read | Listen (10:32) | Discuss |
| 2/5/08 | MonaVie and Other "Superfruit" Juices (Skeptoid #86) - Are superfruit juices anything more than super ripoffs? Read | Listen (12:14) | Discuss |
| 1/15/08 | The Detoxification Myth (Skeptoid #83) - Everyone wants to "detoxify" their bodies. Is this for real? Read | Listen (11:41) | Discuss |
| 12/25/07 | Are Microwave Ovens Safe? (Skeptoid #80) - An examination of the various claims that microwaved food and water are poisonous. Read | Listen (11:01) | Discuss |
| 12/11/07 | Medical Myths in Movies and Culture (Skeptoid #78) - Do doctors ever really stab people in the heart with a syringe? Does chocolate really cause acne? Read | Listen (9:19) | Discuss |
| 10/30/07 | Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity: Real or Imagined? (Skeptoid #72) - Are sufferers of electrosensitivity reacting to electromagnetism, or just to simple stress? Read | Listen (16:19) | Discuss |
| 10/23/07 | How to Drink Gnarly Breast Milk (Skeptoid #71) - Proponents of colostrum supplements believe that it has a whole range of benefits. Read | Listen (9:08) | Discuss |
| 10/16/07 | Raging (Bioidentical) Hormones (Skeptoid #70) - An examination of the popular trend in women's health, bioidentical hormone therapy. Read | Listen (7:35) | Discuss |
| 7/30/07 | All About Fluoridation (Skeptoid #58) - A few fringe activists claim that fluoridation of water carries more danger than benefit. Read | Listen (9:20) | Discuss |
| 7/15/07 | Mercury, Autism, and Chelation: A Recipe for Risk (Skeptoid #55) - An examination of the lethal pop-culture fad of chelating autistic children. Read | Listen (10:36) | Discuss |
| 4/1/07 | Mercury Fillings (Skeptoid #36) - Do mercury amalgam fillings release toxic levels of mercury into the body? Read | Listen (10:34) | Discuss |
| 2/19/07 | Natural Hygiene: Health Without Medicine (or Wisdom) (Skeptoid #28) - Can Natural Hygiene really lead to a longer life? Read | Listen (5:40) | Discuss |
| 1/5/07 | Organic Food Myths (Skeptoid #19) - Is it a revolution in health and the environment, or a counterproductive fad? Read | Listen (10:18) | Discuss |
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