Viewpoint: 21 worthless wellness trends inspired by RFK, Jr.’s ill-informed MAHA followers that can harm or even kill you.

Somewhere along the way, “wellness” went from drinking water and getting enough sleep to taking medical advice from a “looksmaxxing guru” on TikTok. So, we asked health experts … which trends people seriously need to stop falling for. …

1. “People need to stop telling cancer patients to cut out sugar to ‘starve’ the cancer. …”

2. “Douches and crotch deodorants ….”

3. “MLM diet products ….”

4. “Chiropractors.”

5. “… injecting yourself full of peptides ….”

6. … [treating] GLP-1s as a set-it-and-forget-it way to eat less. …

7. ” … raw milk, skinny teas, MLM products, and ‘miracle cures,’ ….”

8. “Many supplements ….”

9. “Alkaline water.”

10. “Tanning beds and sitting in the sun for hours with no sunscreen ….”

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11. “Looksmaxxing ….”

12. “You could fill an entire thread with Gwyneth Paltrow’s ideas.”

13. “There’s no evidence that cupping has lasting or long-term benefits.”

14.  “… protein obsession ….”

15. “Cleanses and weight-loss quick fixes.”

16. “Anyone who tries to convince me that eating fruit is unhealthy ….”

17. “Extreme workouts ….”

18. “Keto has been hijacked and turned into fad crap. …”

19. “Carnivore diets. …”

20. “Diet pills. …”

21. “Anti-vax misinformation is probably the most dangerous ‘wellness’ misinformation in the world.”

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