ɹˈɔɪ wˈælfɚd ɹˈoʊt, "dʒˌɛɹɔntˈɑːlədʒi hɐz ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn ðə hˈæpi hˈʌntɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd fɔːɹ fˈædɪsts, ʃˈɑːɹlətənz, sˌuːdoʊsaɪəntˈɪfɪk fɹˈɪndʒ kˈæɹɪktɚz, ænd dʒˈʌst mˌɪsɪnfˈɔːɹmd ɛnθˈuːziˌæsts wɪð ɹˈɛdi kjˈʊɹz fɔːɹ ˈeɪdʒɪŋ.
Roy Walford wrote, "gerontology has always been the happy hunting ground for faddists, charlatans, pseudoscientific fringe characters, and just misinformed enthusiasts with 'ready cures' for aging.