supplements
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Probiotics Can Potentially Hurt You, It Turns Out
2Pharmacies are full of things that won’t necessarily heal us — vitamin C, homeopathic drops, probiotics — but we shrug and buy them anyway because, hey, they can’t hurt. But now we have some concrete evidence that probiotics can hurt, if they aren’t exactly the right ones for the health condition you’re trying to treat.
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Drink Ginger Tea, Not Ginger Ale, If You Have An Upset Stomach
When you’re having tummy troubles, you might think reaching for the bubbly haven of ginger ale is the best option. But soft drink, as it turns out, doesn’t do much for your stomach, and that ginger ale probably doesn’t have any real ginger in it anyway.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Wants You To Buy A $117 Cure For A Disease You Don’t Have
Gwyneth Paltrow, champion of vaginal eggs, bad lube advice, and honestly too many misguided ideas to keep track of, is now selling vitamins that she says can treat an imaginary disease called “adrenal fatigue”.
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What Is Whole-Body Cryotherapy, And Why Are People Being Warned About It?
Put simply, cryotherapy is the process of using cold temperatures for medicinal purposes, usually to treat pain. In recent years, it’s become a popular in spas and sports centres to soothe aching muscles, improve arthritic symptoms, “slow ageing” and even help you lose weight. Your bullshit meter might be going off by now, and rightfully…