A hormone is supposed to save the world. Under the alias "vitamin D", it is touted as a miracle cure for all kinds of health scares. In the last century, the active ingredient had already saved the lives of millions of children and cured them specifically of rickets. In the meantime, the disease, which has largely disappeared, is making a comeback. Udo Pollmer explains the causes.

by Udo Pollmer / May 29th, 2020 / new version of October 2023

Every industry that thrives on murky business needs narratives, which fit the idea that for every complicated problem there is a solution: simple, logical - and, oops, wrong. Vitamin D is such a universal problem solver. Recently, it was supposed to...

The salt reduction promoted by the government has serious consequences and might become life-threatening. In the following article, renowned German food chemist Udo Pollmer - also called the "anarchist of food culture" - will explain the backgrounds.

by Udo Pollmer / January 26th, 2019

Natural healers and alternative doctors like to justify their therapies, by telling, that they were already practiced by our ancestors. Toxic herbs, forgotten healing knowledge and pious spells are in no way inferior to the "appliance medicine." It’s about time to...

Banned pesticides on wild mushrooms and black tea and, above all, the limit value exceeded by up to 100 times! Consumer protectionists and the media sensed a major food scandal. But things turned out quite differently. Udo Pollmer followed the trail of the poison.

by Udo Pollmer / January 26th, 2019

Finally, the cause of dubious residues that has made the tea industry hold its breath for years has been identified. It is about nicotine and anthraquinone contamination. Consumer protectionists naturally...

(When horses were fed a lot of oats, the husks stung at the anus, which resulted in a rather lively behavior. Therefore, the phrase "Stung by the oats" as a sign of cockiness.)

by Udo Pollmer / June 7, 2021 - updated Sept. 2023

As the list of side effects from soy milk grows longer and more unappetising, despisers of dairy products are now turning to a similar liquid, this time made from oats. Fortunately, oats do not have any of the nasty side effects of soy.

From the point of view...

by Udo Pollmer / February 22, 2021 – updated Sept. 2023

Hyperactivity or ADHD was once a diagnosis reserved for children. Now it affects all age groups. Udo Pollmer explains why fidgets became calmer during puberty and why they suffer from it today into old age. Of course, they now need - what a miracle! – pills for just as long.

Do you know the German children's story of " Fidgety Philip" [Zappelphilipp], by Heinrich Hoffmann, a 19th century German psychiatrist and...