Just recently, Coca Cola has released a new advertising campaign claiming that the neurotoxic, cancer-causing sweetener, aspartame, is the “healthy and safe” alternative to sugar. We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw the advertisement, which features two women laughing and appearing to enjoy a bottle of classic Coke. More and more people are starting […]

“Sunlight is dangerous!” “Avoid the sun!” For the past fifteen or twenty years we have been scared into believing that the sun is a killer ball of fire in the sky bent on afflicting us with skin cancer as soon as we step into its rays. Millions of us wear big shirts, floppy hats, and […]

Back in the Napoleonic era, scented bathing was for the wealthy who could afford to luxuriate in perfumes, scented oils, and rose petals. The rest were lucky if they could wash up at a well with a washcloth. People went for weeks or even months without bathing and, as you can imagine, there was a […]