Chemical Myths#1: Bicarb and Vinegar
Without doubt the grandfather of home cleaning myths is the notion that mixing bicarb and vinegar together makes an effective …
Chemical Mythbusting
Why Milk is Bad for Your Teeth
What? Milk is bad for your teeth? Haven’t we been brought up to believe that it is GOOD for our …
Alcohol isn’t fattening
A popular myth is that alcoholic drinks are fattening as they contain so many kilojoules. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on …
High Pressure Cleaners
Despite what Shannon Lush tells us, sometimes the best cleaner for external surfaces is a high pressure cleaner. What pressure …
What use is Bleach?
If you watch any of the forensic crime shows on TV you will know that many murderers attempt to clean …
What can you use vinegar for?
The farmer’s almanac gives us the following uses for vinegar. I’ll copy and paste from their website and comment accordingly: …
Is Water Fluoridation Safe?
The short answer is yes, it is, but it’s easy to understand why some people think it isn’t. When we …
Is Julian Cribb Right?
Last week, during Dr Karl’s segment on 720 ABC radio in Perth, he had a guest by the name of …
Chemical Myths #6: Alcohol makes you fat
On 720 ABC last week there were no fewer than two dietitians telling us that alcoholic drinks make you fat …