Do Probiotic Supplements Actually Work?

The probiotic supplement business is a large and growing industry but, like its vitamin-pushing brethren, it may be pushing useless placebo pills. Sales of probiotic “products” are predicted to exceed $52 billion by 2020.   Since 2008, sales for this particular type of supplement has boomed. But … Read more

Deconstructing Detox Diet Scams

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 the Internet.   Untold numbers of believers swear by detoxes … Read more

SCAM ALERT: Fat Diminisher/Decimator – Wes Virgin’s Latest Rip-Off Diet Plan

Meet Wesley Virgin.  He holds himself out as “Billion Dollar Virgin”.   He’s an Internet marketing copywriter.  His most recent creation — The Fat Decimator System — may remind you a lot of the Fat Diminisher diet which is also wrote.   He’s an Internet scammer. His … Read more