30 March 2026
Last week I was in the pub having a few drinks with a friend, and in the middle of a particularly heavy part of the conversation he mentioned how it's common knowledge that sugar feeds cancer. This statement is a common alt-med claim that comes along with the idea that if you have cancer you can treat it by reducing your sugar intake, starving the cancer cells of energy.
24 June 2024
Let me preface this article by stating, mustering my best Dr McCoy impression, that I'm a midwife and am certainly not a sports nutritionist, dietician, food scientist, government bureaucrat, etc. I profess total ignorance on this topic, and welcome any of our readers who do have the appropriate expertise to write in or join us on this week's podcast to share their knowledge.
15 April 2018
There's a new fad to put mushroom in your coffee. Claims are being made that these powdered mushrooms can help your health and wellbeing.
21 January 2018
Britt Hermes used to be a naturopath. She graduated and treated patients in the US, before realising that naturopathy was all bluster and no substance, and she wasn't helping anyone with their medical issues.