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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Meet the influencer who "reverses" lupus—with smoothies

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Meet the influencer who "reverses" lupus—with smoothies

www.motherjones.com

jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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A psychiatrist's extraordinary claims about incurable diseases have won her a mansion, a Ferrari, and a huge social following.
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  • AlexanderTheGreat@lemmy.world
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    Sounds like a great scam lol.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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      Yeah, that’s kinda the point of the article. Lady is making mad cash scamming innocent sick people

    • FunkPhenomenon@lemmy.zip
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      great scam until you get sued into the ground

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    Why the fuck do these idiots take health advice from people who aren’t doctors?

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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      Desperation mostly.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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      But sMoOtHiEs

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      What you’re missing is that these influencers are smarter than the doctors.

    • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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      Have you had a smoothy? They are fucking delicious.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        True. I’m sure even people with lupus would agree. But I’m also guessing most of them didn’t say it cured their lupus.

  • stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    Meanwhile the supreme court is worried about placating religious nuts that want to ban abortion pills.

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    On one hand, there will always be idiots and those who will take advantage of them.

    On the other hand, I think less people would be susceptible to “alternative” remedies if there was more trust in the medical industry. That trust has been eroded quite a bit over the years.

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      I’ve been sick 14 years and I have a strong bias against doctors and the medical industry as a whole I didn’t have before. Luckily I know enough to know of I don’t take my meds my spine will deteriorate. Unfortunately you’re correct that there’s lots of folks who will buy into this dangerous crap.

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    Ah, the ol reverse lupus…

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    Common sense the less common of the senses…

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