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Posted 27 January 2025 I ran across an ad for what may be the single lamest quack product I’ve seen. It’s not the “worst” in that unlike some others it won’t harm you. But the Ion PureTM Detox Foot Bath is so incredibly stupid and easy to disprove using simple chemistry . . . … Read the restPosted 01 August 2024 The misconception that we can purify our bodies isn’t our fault. But it’s a distraction from a deeper problem In April, at the Ted conference in Vancouver, BC, I watched a woman pull a variety of mushroom powders from her purse, scoop them into a thermos, and add hot water from a nearby tea station to make an earthy beverage. Intrigued, I asked about her favorite health practices, and she started describing a recent trip to Costa Rica to get plasmapheresis. “It’s when they take your old plasma out, and they replace it with new, fresh plasma,” she explained. “Donated plasma?” I asked, picturing a commune’s worth of Bryan Johnson’s teenage sons, milked daily for vital proteins. But she said it had been synthetic plasma, as a detox treatment intended to manage an autoimmune disease. Plasmapheresis … Read the rest Posted 13 April 2023 Homemark continues to scam consumers selling unproven products, and products known to be scams. Like their Remedy Health Detox Foot Pads. A complaint was laid with the Advertising Regulatory Board, and here is an article, behind a paywall, on this. TV stations ordered to discontinue ‘misleading’ adverts for foot pads claimed to detoxify the body while user is asleep03 April 2023 – 20:27 A Homemark television advert promoting Remedy Health Detox Foot Pads has been found to be in breach of the Advertising Code by the Advertising Regulatory Board, which has advised broadcasters to stop flighting it. .. TimesLive … Read the rest Posted 04 April 2023 The Directorate of the Advertising Regulatory Board has been called upon to consider a consumer complaint against a Homemark television commercial promoting the Remedy Health Detox Foot Pads. In fact, Homemark has been marketing this scam product for years, and keep on re-advertising the same product using the same TV advert. Shame on Homemark, shame on DSTV Multichoice for accepting the advert in spite of previous ASA and ARB rulings. Decision of the ADVERTISING REGULATORY BOARD Complainant: Bernhardt Meyer Date: 24 March 2023 The Directorate of the Advertising Regulatory Board has been called upon to consider a consumer complaint against a Homemark television commercial promoting the Remedy Health Detox Foot Pads. The commercial was flighted on the Kynet Channel 144 on Dstv on the 2nd of February 2023.… Read the rest Posted 21 March 2023 Two recent articles expose the false notion that popular detoxification regimens are health-enhancing:
Source: Consumer Health Digest #23-03, January 15, 2023 … Read the restPosted 30 November 2020 A complaint was laid with the Advertising Regulatory Board against the claims being made for this product. Complainant: Dr Harris Steinman The Directorate of the Advertising Regulatory Board has been called on to consider a complaint by Dr Harris Steinman against Homemark’s website advertising promoting its “Remedy Health Detox Foot Patches”. The relevant advertising is accessible via https://homemark.co.za/collections/remedy-health/products/remedy-health-detox-foot-patches. Description of the AdvertisingThe advertising notes, inter alia, that “The Remedy Health Detox Pads are used on the feet according to the Chinese tradition of foot reflexology. Detox patches are said to stimulate nerve endings on the bottom of your feet and improving energy flow and resolve circulation to problem areas of the body, clearing toxins build-up and … Read the rest Posted 14 January 2019 Vox has published a brief article accompanied by an informative four-minute YouTube video explaining that unless you are a heroin addict or are at risk of alcohol poisoning, you probably don’t need a ‘detox.’ Belluz J, Haubursin C. Products that promise “detox” are a sham. Yes, all of them. Vox. Jan 2, 2019 … Read the restPosted 22 October 2018 Charcoal, “toxins” and other forms of nonsense are the backbone of the wellness-industrial complex. By Jen Gunter New York Times Before we go further, I’d like to clear something up: Wellness is not the same as medicine. Medicine is the science of reducing death and disease, and increasing long and healthy lives. Wellness used to mean a blend of health and happiness. Something that made you feel good or brought joy and was not medically harmful — perhaps a massage or a walk along the beach. But it has become a false antidote to the fear of modern life and death. The wellness industry takes medical terminology, such as “inflammation” or “free radicals,” and levigates itto the point of incomprehension. The resulting product is a D.I.Y. medicine for longevity that comes with a confidence that science can only aspire to achieve. Let’s take Posted 08 January 2018
Ever wished there was an easy, quick way to cleanse your body of all those 2017 toxins? Turns out you’re already equipped with everything you need. They’re called your liver and kidneys. Together, these two toxin-bashing organs act as a super-efficient system for filtering out the vast majority of the harmful substances we eat and drink. In other words, you never need to detox. Not for New Year’s Day. Not after too much Thanksgiving turkey. Not even because you spent most of last year subsisting on greasy take-out from the C-rated “restaurant” next door. Here’s how it works: While our kidneys filter our blood and remove any waste from our diet, our liver processes … Read the rest |
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