http://www.dementedworld.com/ When did we start living in a demented world? When did it become possible to advertise a product that "brings health and life to your hair" when, in fact, hair consists of dead skin cells and lifeless keratin? How can something that HAS no life be healthy or unhealthy? When did it become possible to advertise that Echinacea is good for colds and flu, when The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol 353: 341-348, July 2005) in an article by R.B. Turner et al, it was concluded that the happy little plant has absolutely no effect at all? I'm ready to begin my crusade. Welcome to Demented World en Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:41:00 GMT Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:41:00 GMT info@dementedworld.com info@dementedworld.com http://www.dementedworld.com/images/bannerdw.JPG http://www.dementedworld.com/ http://www.dementedworld.com/natural-mineral-makeup/ The latest fad in giving your face the "natural" look (because flaunting what nature ACTUALLY gave you isn't natural, it's just ugly) is mineral makeup. Once again, we have a... http://www.dementedworld.com/natural-mineral-makeup/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/natural-mineral-makeup/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:41:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/why-iridology-cant-tell-you-anything-besides-your-eye-colour/ I've got a short, sweet message this morning for anyone curious about Iridology. What is iridology? According to detox.net.au: "Iridology is the study of the iris (the coloured part of... http://www.dementedworld.com/why-iridology-cant-tell-you-anything-besides-your-eye-colour/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/why-iridology-cant-tell-you-anything-besides-your-eye-colour/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:21:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/drugs-and-creativity-the-lame-artists-excuse/ You've heard it a hundred times. "I need (Insert drug or alcohol) to be creative." In the words of Stephen King, from his memoir "On Writing": "I was afraid that... http://www.dementedworld.com/drugs-and-creativity-the-lame-artists-excuse/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/drugs-and-creativity-the-lame-artists-excuse/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:24:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/the-parasite-reflex-another-mangled-take-on-mainstream-medicine-ban-furniture-instead/ The alternate therapy fliers are coming thick and fast these days. Most recently, it's the so-called "Parasite Reflex" which has gotten my goat. Or should I say gotten my gastrointestinal... http://www.dementedworld.com/the-parasite-reflex-another-mangled-take-on-mainstream-medicine-ban-furniture-instead/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/the-parasite-reflex-another-mangled-take-on-mainstream-medicine-ban-furniture-instead/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:27:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/a-demented-year-2008-in-review/ As the New Year approaches, let us take time to rediscover (and guffaw incredulously at) what we've learned since I started posting on Demented World in April 2008. We learned... http://www.dementedworld.com/a-demented-year-2008-in-review/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/a-demented-year-2008-in-review/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:32:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/hematology-leave-it-to-pathology-labs-not-chicken-entrailreading-fortunetellers/ Some outrageous baloney arrived on my doorstep this week. Poor old hematology. Once again, the description of a legitimate branch of science has been corrupted into a meaningless buzzword for... http://www.dementedworld.com/hematology-leave-it-to-pathology-labs-not-chicken-entrailreading-fortunetellers/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/hematology-leave-it-to-pathology-labs-not-chicken-entrailreading-fortunetellers/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:12:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/real-ingredients-includes-real-nitrous-real-saturated-fat-and-real-propylene-glycol/ Advertising companies are getting lazier and lazier. Once upon a time, to sell us something, we had to be somehow convinced of its superior attributes. Not any more. Now all... http://www.dementedworld.com/real-ingredients-includes-real-nitrous-real-saturated-fat-and-real-propylene-glycol/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/real-ingredients-includes-real-nitrous-real-saturated-fat-and-real-propylene-glycol/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:12:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/can-stainless-steel-in-your-toilet-sink-make-it-so-your-sht-dont-stink/ People spend lots of money trying to make their toilets odourless. The fact is, bodily waste smells bad, and if you've spent ten minutes in a very small room squeezing... http://www.dementedworld.com/can-stainless-steel-in-your-toilet-sink-make-it-so-your-sht-dont-stink/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/can-stainless-steel-in-your-toilet-sink-make-it-so-your-sht-dont-stink/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:47:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/rayfence-protect-yourself-from-radiation-blunder-around-in-the-dark/ Just when you thought you couldn't possibly fit another lifestyle hazard into your list of suburban dangers to panic about, here comes electromagnetic radiation, as explained by Ramsdals ( Really... http://www.dementedworld.com/rayfence-protect-yourself-from-radiation-blunder-around-in-the-dark/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/rayfence-protect-yourself-from-radiation-blunder-around-in-the-dark/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:59:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/dvd-and-tv-for-babies-bring-on-attention-deficit-disorder-obesity-and-stupidity/ What makes people plonk their innocent bundles of joy in front of the idiot box at an age when they are absorbing information at a phenomenal rate? Do we really... http://www.dementedworld.com/dvd-and-tv-for-babies-bring-on-attention-deficit-disorder-obesity-and-stupidity/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/dvd-and-tv-for-babies-bring-on-attention-deficit-disorder-obesity-and-stupidity/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:23:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/vegetables-for-life/ An overweight colleague once said to me, "I have a really sensitive nose. That's why I've never liked vegetables. I don't like the smell or the taste. That's why I... http://www.dementedworld.com/vegetables-for-life/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/vegetables-for-life/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:23:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part-3-the-shinier-the-better-light-bed-therapy/ Ahhh, Crystal Light Bed Healing. It combines the best of both quackeries: colour therapy (looking at disco lights) and crystal therapy (holding pointy rocks). Advocates of "Crystal Bed Healing" Really... http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part-3-the-shinier-the-better-light-bed-therapy/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part-3-the-shinier-the-better-light-bed-therapy/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:58:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part2/ Quartz makes lovely jewellery and it comes in handy in the industrial world. Quartz crystals, beautiful and symmetrical six-sided prisms, can split white light into the full spectrum of colours... http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part2/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part2/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:48:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part-1/ Crazy Crystal People Part 1: Using Scientific Jargon To Pretend It's All Legitimate Everyone likes to think that crystals are magical. They're shiny. They come in lots of different colours... http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part-1/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/crazy-crystal-people-part-1/ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:51:00 GMT http://www.dementedworld.com/spend-precious-time-with-the-grandchildren-only-kids-arent-allowed/ Over-55 living. Is it really all it's cracked up to be? Leafing through the local paper, I couldn't help but notice the children featuring prominently in ads for Greenleaf Retirement... http://www.dementedworld.com/spend-precious-time-with-the-grandchildren-only-kids-arent-allowed/#comments http://www.dementedworld.com/spend-precious-time-with-the-grandchildren-only-kids-arent-allowed/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:40:00 GMT