Pseudo Science Essay

Psychology and pseudo science are very much opposites. Psychology is a scientific study of thought and behavior. It challenges our existing beliefs and makes us accept facts. Pseudo science, also known as psychobabble, is a claim or belief that is said to be scientific but lacks supporting evidence. What is true and what is false is based on the facts. As I read the two articles, “Little Ways to Lose Big” and “Filling in the Pieces of the Sleep Apnea- Hypertension Puzzle” I got a clearer understanding of psychology and pseudo science. “Filling in the Pieces of the Sleep Apnea- Hypertension Puzzle,” says that Hypertension plays a role in Sleep Apnea. Multiple hypertension guidelines recognize obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a secondary cause to hypertension
When things like that come from a magazine people think that it’s all true when in reality most of it is not researched to be found true. I personally automatically know not to believe everything I see, so when I saw this article I knew it would be nothing based on a scientific study. “Filling in the Pieces of the Sleep Apnea- Hypertension Puzzle” is something that when I saw it I knew it was studied. When I read further into it I knew for sure that it was true because there were sources that were reliable, like: Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults, The 2011 Canadian Hypertension Education Program, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Pathophysiology of sleep apnea etc. The only reliable insights I found from “Little Ways to Lose Big” were “Make Veggies the Star” (Marissa Lippert, RD, author of The Cheater’s Diet), “300- calorie smoothie in place of a restaurant meal can save up to 500 calories.” (Sharon Richter, RD, a healthy eating expert in New York City, NY), and “Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate” (Connie Guttersen, RD, author of The New Sonoma