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A science channel asked what a good gut microbiome is, and didn't sell you one

SciShow's answer to "what makes a gut microbiome good" is diversity plus luck, and no product. We'd go further on probiotics than they did, add the detail they dropped from the FMT trial, and flag one number we couldn't trace.

Sep 14
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Adrenal fatigue was named in 1998 by the man who still sells the cure

Nutrition For Mortals traced the diagnosis back to the naturopath who named it. We followed the trail forward — his storefront still lists nine adrenal products, and the 80% figure influencers quote traces to his own book, not to a study.

Aug 6
Debunk C Mixed / Unproven

The Sleepy Girl Mocktail is a science-backed sleep aid

We expected to grade this one B.

Jul 25

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