Bruce Cohen

There was a time in my life some years ago when a dark fear stalked me: that I was destined to become the last person on earth who could not kick the smoking habit. Like a fat person in a bakery, I was losing control. Reminiscences about smoking seem such a grubby subject for a […]

Fat is enigmatic stuff and there’s literally much more to it than meets the eye. It was fat that first got me interested in nutritional health, one day stumbling upon Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill by Canadian Udo Erasmus who broke through the anti-fat fascism of the Eighties and Nineties (when all fats were […]

Burrow through a copy of your favourite daily newspaper’s classifieds section these days and you’ll stare into the abyss of alternative “healing”. Herbalist Prince Fahad Mama Farida wants to sell you a magic stick that will make you rich in seven days. Prince Wakho (sic) offers safe abortions and better pay, while Prof Dunga proffers […]

I am worried our president is just not getting a proper breakfast. How else can you explain his, well, erratic behaviour these days? There may not be a crisis in Zimbabwe, but I think there is definitely one in the Tuynhuis kitchen. What on earth are they feeding the poor guy in the morning? Worse, […]

My wife and I no longer talk to each other in the morning. We’re just too busy wandering around the house with our mouths full of oil. We’re members, you see, of that little-known global community, the Society of Oil Pullers. Laugh away, but oil pulling is catching on fast — and you didn’t even […]

Years ago Jon Qwelane used to write a column in the Sunday Star called “Just Jon”, and as the lowly features sub I had the weekly task of cleaning up his copy. It never needed any. Qwelane always crafted his columns with great precision and style. So when he called one of Talk Radio 702’s […]

I have spent the past four years immersed in the alternative-health sector, becoming increasingly aware of the interconnectedness between food, environment and health. Over the next few months I want to explore some of these connections and invite a broader conversation. I don’t claim to be an expert. I’m just another web surfer vacuuming up […]