Alternative Medicine
News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.
Ditch the coffee enemas – there’s no health benefit to a caffeinated colon
Although many alternative health gurus swear by them, coffee enemas are nothing but a waste of time, money, and coffee.
Jolivi: The shady and highly profitable online market for false cures in Brazil
Jolivi, a São Paulo based content publisher ‘focused on natural and integrative health’, has built up a huge audience for its misleading and dangerous health claims.
Top five worst ‘uses’ for crystals in the world of wellness and pseudoscience
It's easy to see why crystals are appealing: they’re natural, they’re ancient, and they’re beautiful - but they're not actually magic
John Harvey Kellogg: the ‘Biologic Living’ theories of the inventor of corn flakes
Latterly famous for his breakfast cereal invention, John Harvey Kellogg was a religious zealot, eugenicist, and highly prominent early 20th Century quack
A cancer treatment derived from ancient Chinese calligraphy ink?
It might seem far-fetched to say ancient ink can help us treat cancer, but as a promising study showed, sometimes science can surprise us
The World Health Organisation is misguided in its handling of ‘traditional’ medicine
The WHO is right to say we should respect indigenous, 'traditional' medical knowledge - but proper respect means applying scrutiny and rigour
My trip to the Reiki Clinic where I learned I suffer from a magnesium deficiency
According to a Magnesium Balm product, magnesium deficiency is widespread - and its symptoms are broad enough to apply to essentially everyone
“What Nonsense!” – unpacking popular pseudosciences for a Brazilian audience
As pseudoscience flourishes in Brazil, What Nonsense! by Carlos Orsi and Natalia Pasternak seeks to redress the balance, and push back against irrationality
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