Feature: The Healthy Skeptic
debunking dietary and fitness fads
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Ignore the "Obese Police"— I’m not talking about cops who are fat, but rather the butt-in-skis who are obsessed with body weight and body fat.
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Sylvester Stallone Admits Using Human Growth Hormone— Rambo and Rocky star admits to using human growth hormone (HGH) and testosterone to prepare for his latest movies.
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Using Steroids and Human Growth Hormone is Cheating— Because the vast majority of people – including reporters - are misinformed, the discussion about performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) is focused on the wrong issue.
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An Analysis of Roger Clemens’ Injection Excuse— The word is Roger Clemens’ story is that his trainer Brian McNamee injected him with Lidocaine and Vitamin B-12, not steroids.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Vibra-Train Whole Body Vibration Platforms— Vibra-Train’s website says that they are “Vibration Training Specialists.” Can they back up their claims with vibration training research?
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NFL Has An HGH Scandal On Its Hands Beyond Rodney Harrison— New England Patriots veteran Rodney Harrison will be suspended for admitting to using HGH. The NFL has a big problem.
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The Healthy Skeptic: The 300 Workout— As Frank Miller’s movie 300 is released on DVD, here’s a look at the most popular “Hollywood” workout of recent years.
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The Healthy Skeptic: First Impressions of the Soloflex Whole Body Vibration Platform— Soloflex has jumped on the WBV bandwagon. Should you?
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The Healthy Skeptic: Latest Research Reveals the Significant Limitations of Whole-Body Vibration Training
— Four recent studies show that the effects of WBV training are limited to the least capable people, at best.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Warning, Diet Soda May Seriously Harm the Health of Yeast— The facts behind this diet soda doom story.
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Next Generation Performance Enhancing Drugs Are Already Being Used in MLB— The steroids in baseball investigation will find IGF-1, a next generation PED, is being used .
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The Healthy Skeptic: Don’t Fall Prey to Hydroxycut’s Marketing Tactics— If Hydroxycut really works, why are their advertisements so sketchy?
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The Healthy Skeptic: The Injury Bug Hits Major League Baseball— The injury rate is up in 2007 and as a result the training regimens of baseball players need to get some of the blame.
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The Healthy Skeptic: A Critical Analysis of Albert Pujols’ Training Program
— The greatest baseball player in the world follows the worst training program in the world.
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The Healthy Skeptic: The Government Fines Bayer, TrimSpa, CortiSlim and Xenadrine for False Advertising— The FTC tells supplement hucksters that anecdotal evidence isn’t science, and takes $25 mil from them.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Banning Trans Fat - Another Bad Idea From The Food Police— Trans-fats get banned from New York City. This is a case of misplaced priorities and flawed logic
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The Healthy Skeptic: Whole Body Vibration Training Is A Case Of The Emperor Having No Clothes— To paraphrase Coleridge, “Research, research everywhere but not a drop of proof.”
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The "Research" Behind the Hypergravity Whole Body Vibration Platform— Decide for yourself if research constitutes proof the Whole Body Vibration training is viable for the general population.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Debunking the Myth of Whole Body Vibration Training and the Hypergravity Platform— The Hypergravity platform: More whole body vibration nonsense.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Justin Gatlin’s Failed Drug Test Raises An Interesting Question— Even with drugs and modern training techniques, how much faster can a man run 100 meters?
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The Healthy Skeptic: How Are Athletes Recovering So Quickly From Major Surgeries?— Over the past few years athletes have come back from severe injuries and surgeries quicker than ever. How come?
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The Healthy Skeptic: Madonna And The Power Plate Workout— Here’s the latest celebrity fitness nonsense - The Power Plate - thanks to Madonna.
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Book Review: The Shaolin Workout: 28 Days to Transforming Your Body and Soul the Warrior’s Way— Is this book the real thing or is it a kung-fu hustle?
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The Healthy Skeptic: Vitamin D And Calcium Don’t Reduce Cancer Risk And Teens Are Drinking Less Soda— Here’s some recent health news that should be of interest to most folks. It’s good to be a skeptic.
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The Healthy Skeptic: The Radicals At The Center For Science In The Public Interest Threaten Starbucks— The ink isn’t dry on their borderline frivolous KFC lawsuit, but the CSPI is at it again. Target, coffee.
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The Healthy Skeptic: The Mis-Named Center For Science In The Public Interest Sues KFC And Reveals The Hypocrisy Of The Organization— Hot air and hypocrisy: The Food Police are suing The Colonel for using trans fats in the preparation of KFC foods.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Pat Robertson Leg Presses 1000 Pounds— Can everyone’s favorite wacky evangelical really leg press 1000 pounds, or is the Lord doing all of the work?
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The Healthy Skeptic: IGF-1 Is The Performance Enhancing Drug That Everyone Will Want To Get Their Hands On— Post-Balco era, it’s not a matter of whether athletes are using illegal drugs, but what drugs they are using.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Repeat After Me, “Excess Calories Make You Gain Weight, Not Certain Types Of Calories”— Springtime is the blockbuster season for nutritional and exercise related nonsense, so be aware.
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Don’t Let Your Kid’s Early Athletic Success Turn Into A Negative— For kids, athletic success can be fleeting. So temper your expectations and keep the pressure off while they enjoy it.
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The Healthy Skeptic: FDA Rejects Claim That Green Tea Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease— The claims of another all-natural health panacea get shot down. Not that anyone will listen, though.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Reported Decrease In Penis Size Could Be A Boon To The Organic Food Movement— New research has been revealed that – if misused properly - could make the manliest meat and potatoes eaters go organic.
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The Healthy Skeptic: I Hate The Food Police And You Should Too— When it comes to food, these days everyone is an expert. My advice to these folks is STFU.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Oprah Winfrey Has Gained Her Weight Back - A Cautionary Tale Of Celebrity Dieters And Their Diets
— For people who care about such things, Oprah’s weight is way up. Where are her gurus?
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Arthur Saxon's The Development of Physical Power: The Healthy Skeptic Book Review— Here’s an old-school fitness book that is worth checking out.
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The Healthy Skeptic Ramble Edition: Androstenedione Does Nothing Without Using Steroids— I’m rambling. I’m skeptical. Will I blow a gasket or will I make sense? Read this and find out.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Steroids Will Never Be Permitted In Legitimate Sports— The use of current generation performance-enhancing drugs referred to as “steroids” will never be allowed in legitimate sports.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Don’t Fall Prey To The Steroids-Are-Okay Argument— Patrick Hruby of ESPN.com is either a poor satirist or is ignorant. Either way, that’s a bad thing.
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The Healthy Skeptic: A Critical Analysis of Barry Bonds’ Training Routine— Let’s review Barry Bonds’ training routine as presented in the June 2003 edition of Muscle and Fitness magazine.
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The Healthy Skeptic Book Review: The No Sweat Exercise Plan by Harvey B. Simon, M.D.— Lose weight, get healthy and live longer: The No Sweat Exercise Plan is a book that everyone should read, whether or not you are already exercising.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Nutritional Tips For High School Kids And Their Parents— Parents, here is a nutritional strategy that can help your high school kids to get through the day.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Low-Fat Diet Won’t Stop Cancer Or Heart Disease— The largest study to ever look at the preventtive powers of a low-fat diet has been completed, with shocking results.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Can Hoodia Supplements Help You Lose Weight?
— Hoodia is the latest and hottest weight loss supplement. Read this before you buy any.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Takes on How The Rich Get Thin by Jana Klauer, M.D.— Will this new Park Avenue Calcium Diet Right help you lose weight? Read on my friends, read on.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Xenical About To Be Approved For Non-Prescription Sale— A weight-loss drug that causes a wide range of gastrointestinal side-effects is to be widely available. Is this a great country or what?
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The Healthy Skeptic: Trimspa and Anna Nicole Smith Part II— If you’ve been thinking about buying Trimspa, check this out first.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Anna Nicole Smith Swears By Trimspa - Should You?— Does Trimspa cut it as a weight loss supplement? Here's a look at the ingredients list.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Celebrity Diet Secrets— If you’re interested in finding out the truth about diet secrets and how celebrities manage to get and stay thin, this story is for you.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Hydroxycut - Weight Loss Supplement or Myth?
— If you think Hydroxycut is a supplement that can help you to lose weight, read this before you buy it.
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The Healthy Skeptic: New Year's Fitness Advice
— Before you embark on a resolution-inspired fitness program, check this out.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Stay Away From Heightmax!— Heightmax is a supplement that you should NOT give to your children.
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