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Current scientific evidence doesn’t demonstrate that coconut oil prevents or treats Alzheimer’s
Claim:
“Coconut oil in your diet is a remedy for Alzheimer’s”
Articles tagged with
Alternative medicine
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, John Gray, 2024-04-17 -
UnsupportedCastor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
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“Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-03-12 -
IncorrectFolk remedy of placing raw onions on feet to cure illness lacks scientific evidence
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Placing raw onion on the bottom of the feet eliminates illness
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2023-12-27 -
IncorrectHulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
Claim:
A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Hulda Clark, 2024-01-03 -
InaccurateConspiracy theory about the deaths of alternative medicine practitioners ignores evidence, misrepresents certain doctors
Claim:
Doctors murdered to protect Big Pharma profits and silence holistic health practitioners
Source: TikTok, Katryna Benson, 2023-07-04 -
Inaccurate“Vitamin B17” is neither a vitamin nor a cancer treatment and can cause cyanide poisoning
Claim:
Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties”
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-03-01 -
UnsupportedNo clinical evidence supports the use of baking soda as a cancer treatment
Claim:
Cancer can be treated with baking soda
Source: Living Traditionally, Anya Vien, 2019-03-22