Supplements and Celebrities

I am increasingly drawn to the conclusion that the main purpose of celebrity these days is to sell or promote consumer goods to us. Not a day goes by without some new advertising campaign kicking off, and some bright and bushy tailed celebrity trying to convince us that our lives will not be fulfilled unless …

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I Am Not A Guru

In this blog I want to touch on a phenomenon in the health and fitness industry that has been vexing me for some time. This is the rise of health gurus and life coaches (especially the type of coaches who promote get-rich quick schemes). Religious gurus litter history, but the rise of the health guru/life …

Untangling Science

I  don’t know how many times I have read a headline in the media based on a scientific study that suddenly declares it’s findings as absolute statements of truth. Science like nearly every facet of life is not straightforward, nor is it infallible. I am not writing this as a critic of science as a …