by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 23, 2021 | Health, Multi Level Marketing, Pseudoscience, Skepticism
Are Velovita Snaps Worth Spending Your Money On? I was recently alerted to a new vital TikTok weight loss trend *sigh* called ‘snaps.’ Made by an MLM company called Velovita, snaps are little packets of serums that promise to do things like ‘clear...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 16, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Health, Multi Level Marketing, Things That Are Bullshit
Multilevel marketing companies use social media to push food scams | AGDAILY Multilevel marketing companies, or MLMs, have exploded over the last few decades. Chances are, especially if you fall in the demographic of a 30- to 40-year-old woman, if you haven’t...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 1, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Health, Skepticism
I only drink diet soda and it been that way with me for decades now. Another Garbage Study Says Diet Soda is Bad For You This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! If you watch my Twitch...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 4, 2018 | Health, Pseudoscience, Science
MSG myth – debunked with real science Food additives are one of the most passionate issues amongst people who eat (which would be everyone). Aspartame. High fructose corn syrup. GMO ‘s. Salt. Sugar. Trans fats. Polysorbate 80. But the MSG myth is one of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 30, 2017 | Health, Psychology
Mental Health Disorders are not Adjectives, Here’s Why: – Skeptical Mama Some of you may not know that I suffer with debilitating OCD, aka Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Often this term gets tossed around as an adjective, for example, “I’m SO...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 3, 2017 | Culture, Health, Psychology
Via health and fitness expert James Fell on FaceBook: Proof that Americans are lying about their sexual desires What Google searches for porn tell us about...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 19, 2017 | Health, Pseudoscience, Science
Meet the chef who’s debunking detox, diets and wellness A few minutes into my encounter with the Angry Chef, I begin to wonder if his moniker might be ironic, like the big guy whose friends call him “Tiny”. On the basis of his excoriating blog...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 15, 2017 | Health
https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/plastic-cosmetic-surgery-lauren-greenfield-before-and-after.html?mid=facebook_scienceofus...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 9, 2017 | Brain Science, Health, Science
8 Sleep Experts on What to Do When You Can’t Turn Off Your Thoughts at Night Some nights, it’s like you can’t get your brain to shut up long enough for you to fall asleep. You’re mentally reviewing the day you just completed while also...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 4, 2017 | Alternative Medicine, Health, Pseudoscience, Science, Science Based Medicine, What I'm Reading
I got in a FaceBook discusion (an argument) about the effectiveness of Chiropractic the other day when I posted a video of Dr Stephen Novella where he takes it down and I called it “Chiro-quackery” and at best it might be considered physical therapy and/or overpriced...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 29, 2017 | Health, Pseudoscience, Science
The rise of the cannabis cult: don’t believe the hype about medical marijuana | Spectator Health There are few substances that excite discussion quite as potently as cannabis. Explosive claims about its curative power circulate wildly online, often cited by...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 28, 2017 | Health, Science, Science Based Medicine
To Quote The Credible Hulk on FaceBook DNA polymerase adds about 1 wrong deoxyribonucleotide per 100k bases during DNA replication. It can also “proofread” and correct many such mistakes, resulting in an error rate around 1 in 10 million bases in...