Alternative Medicine

News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.

What, if anything, can cannabis treat, and what does the latest research say?

Alice Howarth - 6th December 2023

While Cannabis is claimed to treat all manner of conditions, research has been hindered by political barriers - though that might be starting to change

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Ditch the coffee enemas – there’s no health benefit to a caffeinated colon

Christian Chaffee - 4th December 2023

Although many alternative health gurus swear by them, coffee enemas are nothing but a waste of time, money, and coffee.

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Jolivi: The shady and highly profitable online market for false cures in Brazil

Silvia Lisboa, Chloé Pinheiro, Jaqueline Sordi - 10th November 2023

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.

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Top five worst ‘uses’ for crystals in the world of wellness and pseudoscience

Alice Howarth - 8th November 2023

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

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John Harvey Kellogg: the ‘Biologic Living’ theories of the inventor of corn flakes

Edzard Ernst - 25th October 2023

Latterly famous for his breakfast cereal invention, John Harvey Kellogg was a religious zealot, eugenicist, and highly prominent early 20th Century quack

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