Innovation Anthology #499:

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In his book “The Cure For Everything”, Professor Tim Caulfield pokes so many holes in the current diet, fitness and well- being industry, you have to wonder if there is a cure for anything.

Tim empties his pockets at every turn as he tries to unravel what he calls twisted science.

But how do ordinary people know the difference between fact and fiction?

PROFESSOR TIM CAULFIED: That I think is incredibly difficult. But in the fitness industry it’s sometimes even more so. Because you have these forces, let’s identify Yoga as a really good example, that is a huge industry. It’s a multi billion dollar industry. So these kinds of trends and these kinds of forces, they get legs. They get momentum because people are making money. Because they’re selling a huge amount of clothes and they’re selling lessons. This is a big (industry), so people have to be aware of those kind of forces everywhere, Not just with pharmaceuticals, but also in the context of alternative medicine, whether it’s fitness products and fitness routines, that force is everywhere.

Tim Caulfield’s book “The Cure for Everything” does offer some tried and true advice for healthy living.

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Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

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Program Date: 2012-09-25