Alternative Medicine

Papaya and milk – the traditional Asian solution to breast augmentation

Societal pressures on women to have the perfect figure have led to all manner of proposed breast augmentation solutions - including, in TCM, drinking papaya mixed with milk

False diagnoses like ‘adrenal fatigue’ offer us simplistic solutions to our stressful lives

According to wellness influencers, so many of our symptoms are caused by adrenal fatigue - a false diagnosis, that stops us questioning the real stresses in our lives

Research into homeopathy: data falsification, fabrication and manipulation

Michael Frass's study raised eyebrows when it appeared to show homeopathy improved outcomes for cancer patients - until it was proven to be the result of data falsification

Could ASMR be a possible explanation for some new age and spiritual experiences?

Reports of autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, bear a striking resemblance to the way some people describe their experience of reiki... and of religion

Dragons’ Den has a quackery problem that goes far beyond ear seeds

While recent attention has understandably been on Dragons' Den's promotion of ME/cfs quackery, the BBC show's flirtation with pseudoscience runs much deeper

Dragons’ Den’s uncritical promotion of ear seeds is an insult to ME/cfs patients like me

The Dragons' Den Acu Seeds debacle shows how understandably desperate ME/cfs are - and how vulnerable to misinformation from authoritative sources

Walking the alt-med tightrope when a loved one has a terminal diagnosis

It's no surprise when people given a terminal diagnosis turn to alternative medicine - the best we can do is to care for them, and steer them away from the worst

The pseudoscientific treatments turning athletes and sports stars into influencers for woo

Whether it's magical tape, blood flow restriction, cryotherapy, acupuncture or nasal strips, professional sport remains a magnet for unproven and disproven therapies
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