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The depressing part is the billions wasted on supplements, "superfoods" and health drinks that have pretty much zero evidence of effect behind them.

Turmeric is sold for like a dollar a pill. It's pure horseshit.



Humans have functioned like this as far back as there are records. There's been weird unfounded health crazes for centuries. In the 1920s health spas were putting radon rocks in their pools because radiation was the new health craze.


Consumers are lucky to get just horseshit instead of lead based yellow colorant.




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