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chemicals in my gut, who don't seem to transfer that into chemicals in your brain so casually.
I knew for sure that having kids was not what I wanted to do because of my gut instinctive reaction,
who criticizes pharma for being profit driven and sells $197 gut supplement and a $724 toxin home test.
and sells $197 gut supplement
Suck in that gut, because your gastrointestinal tract is completely vulnerable during this blast,
Here's how it works: when you drink alcohol, gets converted into a toxic byproduct in the gut. Zbiotics produces an enzyme to break this byproduct down.
Zbiotics is designed to work like your liver but in your gut where you need it the most.
Inflammation also increases intestinal permeability which is known as leaky gut and this can allow bacteria into the bloodstream and that can trigger even more inflammation to counter it.
permeability which is known as leaky gut and this can allow bacteria into the bloodstream and that
Do you ever get that feeling in your gut that something is the right or wrong decision,
of each attribute inaccurately. The study also found that those who trusted their gut
So if you have a kind of negative gut reaction, one of defensiveness or fear or anxiety or rejection, maybe try to move past that and see what's available afterwards.
like keeping its body intact and eating it from like its gut.
So it's kind of easy to say like, oh drink more water or eat a more balanced meal, but a lot of people have kind of tried this before or are already doing it in their life, so it doesn't kind of seem like something you can really easily latch on to. Whereas when you say cut out all carbs, that's like a new thing that you can bring into your life that feels like you're really changing something. So trends tend to be something that's new, kind of strange sounding, and something that you can easily latch on to that people think may improve their life. Now we should point out that in terms of the wellness industry, not everything is a scam. As you said up top, it's a massive industry and there are indeed products that are backed by scientific evidence. My question for you is this though, where is the line? When does it become problematic? It's really tough to draw that line sometimes because you've got most of the trends that I see tend to be kind of in this middle area where they don't work, but they don't cost you money, so it's not really an issue if people want to try them. It may lead to something, it may make you happier in some way, but it kind of is this middle ground where, oh it is a lie, but at least there's no direct harm being caused. And then you have the next step, which is selling a product that may not have any harms, costs a lot of money, but also doesn't work. So that's actually ripping people off. Then you've got the next step where someone tries a wellness trend or believes in these products so much that they don't then seek mainstream medical care. That's really problematic because it delays treatment, it can delay prevention, which is really the most important point in medical care, and it can cause people to have a bit of distrust in mainstream medicine and think that this maybe natural solution that an influence is selling is better than a pharmaceutical or doctor recommended treatment. And then there's the last step where influencers recommend products or regimes that are actively harmful. So this is when they recommend disordered eating habits or a product that has a high concentration of some chemical or some, I don't know, byproducts that can actually cause harm. Now I think it's easy for people to watch this and say, oh how could people fall for these scams? But the fact is there are a lot of vulnerable people. Perhaps they have consulted a doctor, they haven't found a solution, and they sincerely want that solution. Do you think that plays in to this becoming so popular, this trend taking off? It's so easy to be swept up when you're seeing video after video after video from these beautiful influencers who've changed their lives and look at that and be like, wow, I want to feel like, I want my gut to be healthy, I want my hormones to be balanced. These terms are meaningless and gut health, for example, is so complex. An influencer on TikTok is not going to know how to solve it. We talked about aspiration, we talked about people seeking a solution. Are there any other reasons that these online trends go viral, that they're so effective for the influencer in promoting themselves? I think one thing that these viral trends tend to do really well for influencers is to be a successful influencer, you need to have a story, you need to have a character arc. These wellness trends are a really easy way to create a character arc for yourself. You could say, come with me on my journey to heal my cortisol levels. It's one of those things where, okay, well now I'm going to tune in and see if this influencer does heal their cortisol. Even if they're doing completely separate things. One trend that people may have seen is cortisol face, which is when there's just like a bit of fat in your face.
Former model Cat Torres turned wellness influencer and self-help guru. Through her platforms, she promised love, money, and the self-esteem that you always dreamed of. Her audience consisted of mainly women keen on achieving all these goals, but last year she was sentenced to eight years in prison in Brazil for subjecting a woman to human trafficking and slave labor, and more than 20 women reported being scammed or exploited by her. Thank you, Maria Clara. So that leads us to a big question. How do you spot online wellness scams? So there's a few things that I like to look for. So the first is, are they giving you a problem that you don't actually have? I think the cortisol vase is such a good example of that. This is not a real issue. Is it something that you've never thought of before? The next is, is their solution too simple? Is it just cutting out carbs? Is it just taking a gut health drink? Is it just taking a couple vitamins? If so, why?