I am over 2 weeks into following the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and I want to measure my adherence. I’ve run into a bit of a mental roadblock that is making a keto-diet seem appealing to me . . . Low-Carb Diets Are Relatively Simple Although I don’t think I would be able to follow […]
Category Archives: Healthy or Hype?
4 Goop Doctors: A Look at Their Pseudoscience
Gwyneth Paltrow runs goop, a lifestyle brand, website, and online store that offers unsound and unfounded health and nutrition advice to women, much of it to help goop sell its health products. This nutrition and health misinformation reaches far and wide, thanks to the growing popularity of goop. The bogus health advice includes things like […]
Nutrition & Health Experts You Shouldn’t Trust – Updates
With the growing amount of misinformation on nutrition and health, it’s getting more difficult for people to figure out what is based in good science. And if you’re wondering if a certain individual, program, or website is legitimate, it is not straightforward to find out . . . The prefix “Dr” can’t be trusted (hello […]
Healthy or Hype? Turmeric
Turmeric seems to be everywhere these days. This signature spice that lends curries and mustards their distinct colour is now popping up in unlikely foods and beverages like golden spice lattes, hot chocolate, and even sodas. And you can count on more foods adopting turmeric’s characteristic yellow-orange hue, as the turmeric food trend is a […]