When it comes to skeptical activism Sue Ieraci keeps herself, well… active.

Just recently Sue went to MindBodyWallet festival to check out what motivates some to empty their wallets for a choice of woo. This led to an article in Australian Doctor in which Sue reported on receiving advice that the kidneys should produce cloudy urine, because when they’re “open”, sediment will find its way into the urine. Proof apparently, of toxins leaving the body.

Sue also wrote about a visit to a stall managed by a chiropractic business:

They were using thermography (metal probes that were said to be measuring skin temperature on either side of the spine), which they explained could correlate with something neurological. 

I described the shoulder and neck muscle spasm I can get from spending too long at my laptop, mainly using my dominant arm for the mouse. 

Surprisingly, the “scan” readout showed two red bars on the other side of my body — apparently, the side without the pain was hotter! 

When I asked what units of temperature were being measured or displayed, the scan operator was unable to say. 

What he was able to do was offer me a follow-up appointment at the chiro clinic — at a special “discount for showgoers”!

Sue didn’t sign up. Which is just as well because I doubt she has the time. Well, actually I hope she’s working hard on her Skepticon 2023 presentation about what leads conventionally-trained doctors to turn to pseudoscience. The on top of that, Sue is an emergency medicine specialist with a long history of collaboration with Stop the AVN (legends), Friends of Science in Medicine (marvellous) and Australian Skeptics (marvellous legends) in opposing and debunking health science misinformation. 

Sue Ieraci

Sue is active on social media, believes in providing evidence-based discourse and likes a good argument. Sue often treads the knife edge between informing readers and getting banned by pseudoscience spruikers, including those promoting extreme diets, unscientific “therapies” and useless supplements. 

Her favourite homeopathic “remedy” is “Nat.Mur” – Natrium Muriaticum or – as it is more commonly known – water that no longer contains salt. She is fascinated by the concept that a lot of nothing is stronger than not much nothing.

Sue is also going to perform at the Skepticon Saturday night dinner as a stand up comedian. If you’d like a ticket to the dinner, the convention or an online experience please visit here.