Grounding (earthing) are made up pseudoscientific nonsense. It does not work. It is mostly supported anecdotes and testimonials, which should be a red flag. If there is any benefit to be gained from it, then that claimed benefit is probably due to...
The germ theory of disease is basically the concept that microorganisms or non-living agents (viruses and prions) can invade humans and can cause infectious diseases. Germ theory denialism is the belief that these ‘germs’ do not cause disease. They...
No. You can often see urine or peeing on a chilblain advised. However, there is no evidence that urine therapy works and there is no rationale for doing it. There is nothing in urine that can affect the physiological processes of chilblains. Urine...
It doesn’t. Reflexology is made up pseudoscience that can not and will not work. It is junk. The theory behind reflexology is that different organ systems in the body are reflected to the feet, so that can be used to help diagnose systemic...
They don’t do anything expect lighten your wallet and take up room in your shoe. There are no health benefits from wearing magnetic insoles despite what those who sell them like to claim. The research evidence does not back up the claims that...
They don’t work. Don’t be gullible. Don’t fall for them. There are no health benefits from wearing magnetic insoles. All sorts of nonsensical claims about them affecting energy balance (what ever that is), pain relief and improving...
I can’t believe that so many are so gullible to fall for this junk. “Unlike palmistry, which claims to tell your future, foot reading can only reveal your personality because you are just carrying around the imprint of everything that’s...
There is none. A lot of claims have been made regarding the evidence for barefoot over wearing shoes, especially in the context of running. There was quite a fad while back towards barefoot running with many and multiple claims about the science...