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Kate Thomas is not impressed by non-doctors.
Let’s look at the illusion of regulation and naturopath degrees. And when I say degrees, I’m using that word quite wrongly.
Naturopaths use words like “qualified”, “trained”, “degree educated”, even “practitioner”. If you’ve ever wondered how someone with as little as a three...
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Australian Skeptics Bent Spoon award, one of the least sought-after credits in the Skeptical world … or any world, for that matter.
It has been awarded every year since 1982* and it recognises the perpetrator of the most preposterous piece of paranormal or pseudoscientific piffle.
Luminaries who have been past winners ...
Kate Thomas is not stuck on miracle cures
I came upon a product range and, among other things, they have an offering of the “Metabolise Patch”. The website says it supports energy production, fat metabolism and overall wellness. And it contains bladderwrack, 5-HTP, green coffee bean extract, L-carnitine, zinc citrate, zinc pyruv...
Richard Saunders reports on health gizmos and their true believers and conspiracy theorists
Monica Smit is best known as being an anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown protester during the COVID-19 years. She is the founder of Reignite Democracy Australia (RDA), an anti-lockdown and COVID-19 conspiracy group.
Recently, Monica and her m...
You’ve probably seen it before, promising to balance your hormones, support menopause, or restore natural progesterone levels. The story goes that wild yams contain a compound called diosgenin, which supposedly helps your body make progesterone.
Kate Thomas looks at the wild yam claims of 2025 Bend Spoon award winner, Barbara O’Neill.</s...
