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mrguyorama
700 days ago
The depressing part is the billions wasted on supplements, "superfoods" and health drinks that have pretty much zero evidence of effect behind them.
Turmeric is sold for like a dollar a pill. It's pure horseshit.
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jmcgough
699 days ago
Humans have functioned like this as far back as there are records. There's been weird unfounded health crazes for centuries. In the 1920s health spas were putting radon rocks in their pools because radiation was the new health craze.
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Modified3019
700 days ago
Consumers are lucky to get just horseshit instead of lead based yellow colorant.
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