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Intermittent fasting: From Pythagoras to Fung
Intermittent fasting has been around since Pythagoras but has now reached new heights of popularity because of extravagant claims by the likes of Dr Jason Fung,...
The Carnivore Dieter: Ripped torsos, bad breath and zero scientific evidence
The carnivore diet gives us the ripped-torso new kid on the block, surviving on beef and water with urine strips always at hand to...
Forget 'resiliency training' for doctors – the entire system needs to change
It's absurd to try to train doctors to become more "resilient", MedicalBrief's Alastair McAlpine writes in his Digital Clubbing column. Doctors are unhappy, depressed, and are...
McAlpine’s Law: Quacks rush to fill a vacuum
Science doesn’t have all the answers but the money-making quacks are quick to fill the vacuum, writes MedicalBrief columnist Alastair McAlpine. The unique dependency...
Instead of gaining an edge, many competitors lose the plot
Hoping to gain a competitive edge has made weekend warriors and elite athletes, both, vulnerable to pseudoscience and dodgy marketing, writes Digital Clubbing Power...
It’s now your right to smoke marijuana — but don’t bluff yourself that it...
It's not for the state to decide what individuals put into their bodies in their own homes, writes Digital Clubbing columnist Alastair McAlpine. But...
SA's stem cell industry: Preying on the gullible, facilitated by med schemes
Not only does the stem cell industry prey on the gullibility of expectant parents, but it does so with the shameful complicity of some...
'It's a lie that I promote deferring chemo or radiation'
'I have never advised patients to consider delaying chemo or radiation in favour of a ketogenic diet', writes Marika Sboros, responding to Alastair McAlpine's...
SA's private pharmacies are Gollums, not trusted gatekeepers
Instead of being the trusted gatekeepers they are supposed to be, South Africa's commercial pharmacies are like Gollum from Lord of the Rings -...
In defence of chiropractic: DUT, Casa and Prof Noakes
The Durban University of Technology, the Chiropractic Association of SA, and Professor Tim Noakes respond to Dr Alastair McAlpine's recent 'unsubstantiated, provocative and highly...