If you've spent more than 5 minutes in the world of health and wellness, you know all about deception. So-called experts love to shout opinions from the rooftops, attach biased "studies" to their findings, and proclaim that they have all the answers to our health and wellness issues.

Because the term "health and wellness" encompasses a broad range of subjects, it's a great target for imposters who are looking to make a splash, cash their checks, then escape back to their caves. From nutrition to fitness, from the amazing benefits of toxin removal to the keys to magical weight loss, the depth of craziness is deep.

We recently had the opportunity to interview, for our podcast series, Christie Aschwanden, author of the bestselling book Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery.1 Aschwanden—an award-winning science journalist who's also a former elite-level runner, cyclist, and skier—starts the book by discussing a research study that found that drinking beer increases the amount of time you can run without feeling exhausted the next day.