Berlin Wall pills: a cure for emotional trauma – or royal-endorsed quackery?

The homeopathic pills, made from ground-up pieces of the Berlin Wall, supposedly help overcome ‘emotional barriers’, and are available at the royal family’s pharmacy of choice

The Scientific Attitude by Lee McIntyre review – a defence against denial, fraud and pseudoscience

In a world of ‘alternative facts’ respect for evidence must lie at the heart of any scientific endeavour

Is this the end of wellness?

After a trend of magical thinking and quick fixes, science-based solutions may not be so dull, says Eva Wiseman

I’m supposed to be a mentor but I am jealous of his perfect chakras

We undertook traditional medicine in India and I realised I wanted to die fully clothed, not covered in oil and not mentoring

‘Provocative thinkers and paradigm shifters’: Goop wellness summit hits London

Gwyneth Paltrow takes brand back to where it all began – with tickets going for up to £4,500

Are crystals the new blood diamonds?

Gwyneth loves them, Adele can’t sing without them and Kim Kardashian uses them to deal with stress. Many of us are lured by their beauty and promise of mystical powers, but are ‘healing’ crystals connecting us to the earth – or harming it? Eva Wiseman reports