When I read the title I thought you’d be presenting us with an ad for a fake snake oil cure, mocking alternative medicine. The truth is far more horrifying than fiction.
What I don’t understand is how this got into the market in the first place. Don’t they have to pass regulations first? Or was he making it in his basement like a meth cook? Now I think most alternative medicine is over-priced placebo for gullible rich twits, but this crosses the line. I have to commend Rhys Morgan for exposing this consumer hazard. At the age of 17, he’s already done much more than most will ever do. He’ll make a fine addition to the skeptic community.
According to Wikipedia, the first person involved just wrote a book. As for how it got into the market, the people who manufacture and sell it make a point of not putting any actual “medical” claims in writing and call it a “water purifier” or something. I mean, if you want to buy and sell concentrated sulfuric acid, it’s perfectly legal to do so.
When I read the title I thought you’d be presenting us with an ad for a fake snake oil cure, mocking alternative medicine. The truth is far more horrifying than fiction.
What I don’t understand is how this got into the market in the first place. Don’t they have to pass regulations first? Or was he making it in his basement like a meth cook? Now I think most alternative medicine is over-priced placebo for gullible rich twits, but this crosses the line. I have to commend Rhys Morgan for exposing this consumer hazard. At the age of 17, he’s already done much more than most will ever do. He’ll make a fine addition to the skeptic community.
According to Wikipedia, the first person involved just wrote a book. As for how it got into the market, the people who manufacture and sell it make a point of not putting any actual “medical” claims in writing and call it a “water purifier” or something. I mean, if you want to buy and sell concentrated sulfuric acid, it’s perfectly legal to do so.