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Alkaline Nonsense

20 Mar 2017

It is so seductively simple.聽 If you want to avoid cancer, just make sure your body is 鈥渁lkaline!鈥澛 Here is the rationale.聽 When a cell becomes cancerous it reduces its use of oxygen and cranks up...

Hand dryers or Paper Towel? That is the question.

20 Mar 2017

How many times have you washed your hands in a public bathroom and searched in vain for a paper towel dispenser? Who wants to wait around while some electronic gizmo on the wall blows lukewarm air...

Mold...YUUCK

20 Mar 2017

Molds can sometimes grow to an impressive size. A story has been making the rounds in Montreal about a large piece of mold聽being found in a sample of Oasis juice. You would think from the press...

Is there any benefit to drinking Yerba mate tea?

20 Mar 2017

Yerba Mate, the ad says, has powerful rejuvenating effects. Well, who wouldn鈥檛 go for a little rejuvenation? So what is this wonder product? Yerba is a tea brewed from the dried leaves of the Ilex...

A Hot Potato

20 Mar 2017

The poor potato is being mashed by criticism.Too high a glycemic index, critics say, which means more sugar in the bloodstream for anyone concerned about diabetes. Forget about eating potatoes, say...

Clairvoyant鈥檚 diagnosis of me: 鈥榯reatable鈥

20 Mar 2017

It seems I am infested with little insects that are dining on my bones and muscles.

Cheerios Lets Nonsense Triumph Over Sense

20 Mar 2017

General Mills has announced that it is removing genetically modified ingredients from its iconic Cheerios. Now there's a non-newsworthy item that is guaranteed to make for flashy headlines and lead...

Valerian for Insomnia?

20 Mar 2017

O sleep! O gentle sleep!

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