There are actually people who believe this to this day, there are some old mines in Montana where people go and get themselves irradiated.
[https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/inside-a-radioactive-health-mine/281265/]
Yeah no doubt. I follow a channel on youtube who analyses products like that then sends the info to the NRC and other regulating bodies to get the products banned. Pretty interesting to watch that process.
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moosetwin@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 11 pts · 3y
sometimes I forget how weird the past was
bellamazz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Easily my favorite line
thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz · 10 pts · 3y
I just don't know how they were so wrong and get so confident about it? Like they really just made it up, huh? I've gotta do some research.
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 3y
Sadly, there are a lot of people who do the exact same thing today
Look at some of the batshit COVID cures that people came up with, for example
alternative_factor@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 3y
There are actually people who believe this to this day, there are some old mines in Montana where people go and get themselves irradiated. [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/inside-a-radioactive-health-mine/281265/]
moosetwin@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 7 pts · 3y
It's not as bad for you as it sounds (still pseudoscience though)
B20bob@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah apparently it helps relieve pain caused by arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Not sure I'd try it, but that's what they say...
Here is an interesting read on the subject.
sergio@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 3y
Try it at your risk eh
B20bob@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one · 6 pts · 3y
The whole alternative medicine market is creepy, but things like this that are actively and obviously harmful just blow my mind
B20bob@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah no doubt. I follow a channel on youtube who analyses products like that then sends the info to the NRC and other regulating bodies to get the products banned. Pretty interesting to watch that process.
sable@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Time to beat cancer with more cancer