We are in an age of misinformation. Everyday I see “facts” quoted on social media, blogs, and even news outlets that are taken out of context, misquoted, or just plain wrong. There is little to no background on the origin of some of these “facts” as we are looking for instant gratification. We cherry pick “facts” from people who share our same views without digging deeper; further embedding the sometimes incorrect ideas in our brains. We are not keeping our minds open when ingesting all this information around us and are quick to accept incorrect ideas that fit our current belief structure and discard ideas that invalidate what we have already decided is true.
In the world of health and wellness, misinformation is abundant. We are always hearing a new diet that can help you lose weight fast or a miracle supplement that can cure severe ailments. It seems that everything organic is good for you and anything synthesized causes cancer. Now I am not saying that all alternative or non-traditional health and wellness ideas are not healthy for us, because some of these methods can provide some benefits to our health. The issue is that some of these alternative treatments are based on pseudoscience. These treatments can be expensive with little or no health benefits. Additionally and even more importantly, they can be harmful to your health.
Some people may call me a cynic, but I feel that I am more of realist who bases his beliefs on actual facts.
