/oss/taxonomy/term/2918/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-pseudoscience/liver-king-wants-you-dominate-your-health-caveman <p>Blowing up a bed using a tank is certainly a choice. The bed explodes in slow motion. First, we see the dirt raised from the ground behind the bed. Then, a ball of fire erupts, tossing pillows in the air and leaving behind a wooden carcass. It’s not an episode of <i>Mythbusters</i>; rather, it’s<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CW_PKekDD6b/"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CW_PKekDD6b/">an Instagram video from the Liver King</a>, who encourages his one million followers to do away with modern bedding because of the chemicals it contains.</p> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9012 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/low-carb-lessons-undertaker <p><span>When William Banting could no longer walk upstairs without panting or bend down to tie his shoelaces, he decided that something had to be done. Swimming, walking, Turkish baths and near-starvation diets didn’t do the trick. Desperate, Banting consulted his physician and was advised to give up bread, butter, milk, sugar, beer and potatoes. Amazingly, the pounds began to melt away! The low-carbohydrate diet had worked its magic!</span></p> Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:12:35 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 6886 at /oss