The Baby Builders Bummer

You’ve stumbled across a website called The Baby Builders. A man named Ryan Shelton claims to help people with all manner of reproduction issues. Before you spend the $147 for a consultation, we strongly recommend … Read more →

The Lowdown on Diettalk.com

Is the Internet irreparably broken? Judging by what we are seeing on Diettalk.com the disquieting answer is possibly: Yes. Good medical and health information used to be plentiful on the Net as hospitals, clinics and … Read more →

The Straight Scoop on Coffee

So what is a discussion about coffee doing on a consumer web site? Anything that costs consumers upwards of $1,000 per year seems to be worth analyzing. Yup — that daily $4 Starbucks frappuccino will … Read more →

A Big No on Ryan Shelton’s NeuroFlo

NeuroFlo is an overpriced supplement marketed as a fix for diabetic neuropathy being sold by Nexus Formulas. In short, the promoters of this pill say it will strenghten the arteries of diabetes patients. For about … Read more →

Shootin’ at Gluten: How to Go Gluten-Free

So is gluten-free really a “fad diet”, as some suggest? Will it result in Vitamin B deficiencies and fiber-deficient meals? Should a gluten-free diet only be followed by people who have been diagnosed with celiac … Read more →

Zenith Labs Shady Detox Supplements

Detox: you constantly see it mentioned but what does it mean? Actually — nothing; it’s a nebulous term used by snake oil-salesmen to sell products cloaked in pseudoscientific babble on late night television and throughout … Read more →

Beware Zoom Wellness’ Overpriced Products

Zoom Wellness is an Idaho-based health provider that claims to solve “health problems that mainstream methods have failed to do.” It talks about providing unique “cutting edge” health solutions that allow everyone to live “life … Read more →