by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 20, 2018 | Critical Thinking, Science, Skepticism
The author writes: I’m not going to discuss the scientific merits or lack thereof of the diet but instead look at it as an example of marketing, psychological bias, and why people believe dumb things. Why BulletProof Diet/Coffee is based on BS. I apologize to those...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 3, 2018 | Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience, Science Based Medicine
Tumeric tastes great but I would question if it was good for anything healthwise. I think much of the hype surrounding Tumeric being good for losing weight, preventing Alzheimer’s, treating diabetes, preventing baldness, treating cancer and more (although to the best...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 22, 2018 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs
Genetically modified disbelief and the lonely road to the sorcerer’s stone It’s an issue that is much debated and one that parties on both sides of the argument are impassioned over when it comes to food safety and nutrition. The hot topic, of course, is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 19, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
How GMOs can save civilization (and probably already have) A Long History of Genetic Modification Humans first began collecting and growing edible grains, fruits and roots, and corralling wild animals for meat, milk, and material goods thousands of years ago. Ever...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 16, 2018 | Science Based Medicine
KevinMD on Facebook on Twitter Medicine requires doctors to constantly manage probabilities “I’d really feel better if we got the MRI,” Ms. James said. “I understand you think it’s a migraine, but I want to know, just in case....
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 20, 2018 | Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience, Science Based Medicine
Wow,…THAT. WAS. GREAT. !!! I’ve read and followed Britt Hermes Naturopathic Diaries blog for a while but this is the first time I have heard her speak and I think she ZDoggMD were cooking with gas. I could have taken in another hour of their...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 29, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Organic Food
Organic Food Isn’t Better For Your Health – Gid M-K; Health Nerd – Medium Environmentally friendly? Maybe. Healthy? Probably not An ongoing argument that I’ve had with almost every “clean eater” that I’ve ever met is about...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 26, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs
A scientist didn’t disclose important data-and let everyone believe a popular weedkiller causes cancer Does a common herbicide cause cancer? Over the past several years, that question has stirred up no shortage of controversy, with international health agencies...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 6, 2017 | Agriculture, Humor, Organic Food
Six reasons to always buy organic – The Method – Medium Writing for the National Review, Julie Kelly recently attacked the organic industry by calling it a scam. Such an attack on their bottom line prompted a quick response from the Organic Trade...
