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Is drinking carbonated water bad for you? If not, how much is safe?

20 Mar 2017

Overall, there is no clear research about the harm of drinking carbonated water. 聽The difficulty can come with excessive drinking of carbonated cola/other drinks as the sugar in the sweetened...

The Fluoride Controversy

20 Mar 2017

What is the most common disease in the world?聽 Infections probably come to mind.聽 Or heart disease, or cancer, or perhaps even AIDS.聽 Actually, it is the common cold!聽 And what comes in second?

Are plastic kettles dangerous?

20 Mar 2017

A friend of mine is very much opposed to using a plastic kettle, for fear of 聽some of the toxins leaching into the water.聽 He therefore will use only a metal kettle.聽 Is there any basis for this?...

Will watering plants with heated microwaved water kill them?

20 Mar 2017

The email features pictures of plants supposedly watered either with microwaved water or with water that has been heated on a stove top. Supposedly this little research gem was carried out by a...

Homeopathy-Delusion through Dilution

20 Mar 2017

Homeopathic products.聽They are safe enough, no doubt about that.聽Millions of people around the world swear by them.聽 No doubt about that either.聽 Furthermore, their label features the term 鈥淒IN-HM,...

Water Quackery

20 Mar 2017

Water is essential to life. We all know that. But did you know that it can also cure all kinds of disease? Not ordinary water of course, the magic lies in drinking 鈥渃lustered water.鈥 This huckster...

Fluoride and IQ

20 Mar 2017

One thing everyone agrees on when it comes to the addition of fluoride to drinking water is that the issue stirs up emotions, both pro and con. But the question should not be based on emotion, it...

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