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Don’t Look for a Miracle in “Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS)”

26 Nov 2025

Desperate people will do desperate things. And parents of autistic children are desperate. Conditions with no cure, such as autism, are fertile ground for charlatans who aim to capitalize...

Ayurveda Can Harm Your Liver

13 Nov 2025

“I know where you live. I know your address. I know who you are. Trust me, they won’t even find your dead body.”

AGZ Is More Shaky Science from the Makers of AG1

20 Oct 2025

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” This famous line from Michael Corleone is apt here: our Office and others have been over the AG1 story, denouncing its flimsy scientific...

Health Canada and Natural Health Products

16 Sep 2025

“Bach Rescue Remedy” features a Natural Product Number (NPN) issued by Health Canada so one would naturally assume that it will relieve stress and nervousness as the label claims. If you have an...

Aspirin Doesn't Grow on Trees

4 Jun 2021

It is a common misconception that aspirin is found in the bark of the willow tree. A related compound called salicin does indeed occur in willow bark, thereby explaining the use of the bark as a...

Forbes: Dr. Schwarcz comments on whether natural products can protect us from mosquitos with West Nile Virus

Published: 19 July 2013

Almost 40,000 people in the United States developed West Nile virus last year and 1,549 died because of it. Compare that to 1999, the first year the disease was seen in North America, when only 62...

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