“I don’t smell my pee,” a friend said to me a little while ago. It might be a bizarre thing to say, but it was an honest answer to my question: “Have you noticed that when you eat asparagus your pee smells funny?” On the other hand, it was a little offensive of her. I [...]

Did you know that if you hit your thumb with a hammer, putting vinegar on it will stop the pain? Well, that’s what my sister said anyway. And she read it in a magazine from the 1960’s… I’m on a search for a more reliable source of information, because in the world of home remedies [...]

Sometimes I can’t open jars, or lift bookcases, or boulders, or obese children, and people always tell me that it’s because don’t get enough iron. So I tell them the story of Popeye. Not only did he get super-human strength from just eating a can of Spinach, he also became so strong that he managed to [...]

A few moments ago a friendly neighbour told me to eat some antioxidants to get rid of a cold that I’ve had for over a month. Jeesh, it really seems that antioxidants have truly become the be all and end all to health! Not only do these guys fight against cancer and aging, but now, [...]

While babysitting in my teens parents always gave me the same instructions: don’t give the kids sharp knives, don’t feed the baby the steak from the freezer, and whatever you do – don’t give the children sugar before they go to bed. The idea that sweets and red cordial makes kids go (sugar) bananas has [...]

What makes a person clever and happy? Popular ideas suggest that it’s all about a family life, lifestyle choices and even their genes. Some say it’s even about their openness to new ideas and people. But science is starting to suggest that the types of food we eat could also have an important role to [...]

Every time I see a can of soft drink that claims to have zero calories, I smirk. It can’t be true. How could these cans not have some calories hidden behind the label? And even if these cans didn’t have hidden calories, they couldn’t possibly be good for you. Could they?  Rumours have always followed [...]

A few years ago I went to the doctor to get my blood tested. Nothing dramatic, I wanted to know how my iron levels were going. When I walked into her office, the doctor took one lowly look at me and said, “You’re eating too many carrots”. “Excuse me?” How did she know what I [...]