Parasite Cleanses and the Worms That Were Never There
Intestinal parasites are real, common in some regions and treatable with specific medicines. The cleanse industry has attached that…
Detox Claims
Cleanses, teas and the organs that were already doing the job.
21 articles · updated August 11, 2026 · page 2 of 2
The Lymphatic System Has No Blockage Waiting to Be Released
Lymph moves because the muscles around its vessels squeeze them, not because a therapist unlocks anything. There is a real disease…
Epsom Salt Baths and What Skin Is Built to Keep Out
The outer layer of skin exists to stop things crossing it, and it is very good at the job. That is the problem for every claim…
The Vitamin Drip and the Vein as a Shortcut
Putting nutrients straight into a vein does bypass digestion, which is the one part of the sales pitch that is true. What happens…
Oil Pulling, Plaque and the Toxins Nobody Names
Swishing oil round the mouth has one plausible mechanism and one implausible one, and the marketing leads with the implausible one.…
Activated Charcoal Is Real Medicine in the Wrong Place
Charcoal is stocked in every emergency department for a specific job with a narrow time window. Almost everything sold in the…
What a Detox Retreat Removes Besides the Toxins
A week away bundles half a dozen powerful changes and then credits the one being sold. The genuine physiology in the package is…
When Feeling Worse Is Sold as Proof It Is Working
A claim that treats improvement and deterioration as equal confirmation cannot be wrong, which is not a strength. It also converts…
Binders, Clay and Zeolite: The Word Doing the Work
Binding is a real chemical process, and the products sold on it do bind things in the gut. The unexamined step is what they are…