Archive for the ‘Detox’ Category

The Detox Delusion

Friday, June 14th, 2013

We still receive questions and comments about detoxes and detoxifying a near-daily basis, and many of the products we review contain some sort of “detoxifying” element. And although we have covered this topic in significant detail (see here, here and here!), the silliness – detoxes are complete nonsense – continues unabated.

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The Detox Delusion

Toxins… not “Toxins”

Friday, March 1st, 2013

D’ya think the food we eat is filled with toxins?

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Toxins… not “Toxins”

Toxins… not “Toxins”

Friday, March 1st, 2013

D’ya think the food we eat is filled with toxins?

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Toxins… not “Toxins”

Deborah Blum: “Chemical-free nonsense”

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled over an ad for a “detox” book.

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Deborah Blum: “Chemical-free nonsense”

“The Red Flags of Quackery”

Friday, January 13th, 2012

I thought this was cute, so figured I’d share it (click to enlarge/view the original): My fave quote  from the creator’s post (below the comic), explaining the different categories: “Helps Your Body…”: I once met an Osteopath at a small gathering. I nearly bit my tongue off as she told me about how she “helps

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“The Red Flags of Quackery”

Acai Scammers Fined $1.5 Million

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Last year, I made note of a court order suspending sales of certain acai berry supplement products. The defendants were making over-the-top, unproven weight loss and “detox” claims, offering phony “free trials,”  and – of course – adding unauthorized charges to customers’ credit cards.

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Acai Scammers Fined $1.5 Million

Thoughts on a Detox Death

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

When I read this CBC report, my first thought was “stupidity carries the death penalty.” But after thinking about it, I realized there was more to it than that. But first, the facts: A Quebec woman rushed to hospital after undergoing an overnight detoxification spa treatment involving intense sweating has died.   The woman, 35,

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Thoughts on a Detox Death

Orac on “Detoxifying Fashionably”

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

“Respectful Insolence” is one of my daily reads - med blogger ”Orac” is always good for some snarktastic commentary on pseudoscience. I thought I’d link to today’s post on detoxification, a subject I’ve expounded on before (!!!). A sample: It turns out that the admonition to beware of your colon trying to kill you came from a chiropractor named Dr.

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Orac on “Detoxifying Fashionably”

The Official Sci-ence “Red Flags of Quackery”

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Via Respectful Insolence, the “Red Flags of Quackery” (click on the image to see the original). It’s funny, despite the fact that it’s all too true.

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The Official Sci-ence “Red Flags of Quackery”

FTC Gives Kinoki Foot Pads the Boot

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

I missed this bit of news from early November: For Release: 11/04/2010 At FTC’s Request, Judge Imposes Ban on Marketers of “Detox” Foot Pads Advertising Claimed “Ancient Japanese Secret” Could Treat Medical Conditions At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has banned marketers of Kinoki “Detox” Foot Pads – that would purportedly remove toxins from

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