Neutrahealth in Trouble
In the last few days, vitamin pill company Neutrahealth (NUT.L), has seen a precipitous drop in its share price. Its investors look like they believe […]
Patrick Holford
It’s a Stitch Up
It’s the big story this morning all over the British papers – the new killer in our midst – vitamin pills. Today, a new Cochrane […]
Natural Disasters, Corporate Nutrition and the Confusopoly of Diet
The louder a food screams ‘natural’ or ‘healthy’ at you, the further you should run. That is the somewhat counter-intuitive message of Michael Pollan’s essay, […]
The Myths of Patrick Holford
Bertrand Russel said, What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires — desires of which he himself is often […]
Equazen eye q™ and their Fishy Adverts
Today, the Advertising Standards Authority have upheld complaints against Equazen and their eye q™ products, finding them to have made untruthful and unsubstantiated advertising claims. […]
An Allergy to Truth
According to Allergy UK, they are “a national medical charity established to represent the views and needs of people with allergy, food intolerance and chemical […]
Patrick Holford’s Advertising Standards
Poor Patrick Holford. Doing business has its ups and downs and, alternative nutritionist and pill salesman Patrick, has his own fair share of business successes […]
Patrick Holford – No Comment
I sometimes get emails from people offended by the quackometer asking me to remove all traces of them from my web site. I usually politely […]
York Shambles
or, The Curious Case of Patrick Holford’s CV It was funny when ‘Dr’ Gillian McKeith got slapped for using unaccredited qualifications to promote her quackery. […]
Broccoli for Brains
Last Friday, saw Trevor McDonut’s ‘Tonight with’ programme showcase Patrick Holford’s ‘Food for the Brain’ charity and its involvement with a school. The school apparently […]