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[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 33 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

my boss does a "cleanse" once a month. IDK what she takes but she also believes ivermectin cures cancer, sooooo....
Its no coincidence that she is one of the sickest "healthy" people ive met. She has no health conditions or chronic illnesses. Shes in good physical shape and doesn't smoke or drink. Exercises most days, etc. Yet, she "cant get out of bed" or has some mystery stomach flu or something like that about once a month. Funny how that seems to line up just after her cleanses. I suggested once that she was making it worse with the cleanses but she just doubled down.
Willfully ignorant and proud.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

as soon as you hear (X) cures cancer you know shes deep into pseudoscience, its one of the "gateway" into pseudoscience. those cleanses are likely messing up her gut microbiome causing "diarrhea, GI problems". when i took antibiotics once he caused watery runs, and it never was the same.

i wonder if shes getting antibiotics from a shady ass doctor, i know if you take too much you will have chronic GI problems. there something called chronic lyme, where its usually midwestern woman believes its chronic so they go to a MD that is "specialized in Lyme" to be prescribed on antbiotics for months on end, and to convince themselves they have it, they take another shady test for lyme.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 10 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Firehouse in the USA: "right leaning straight white guys that watch FOX news" is over represented. We work 24 hour shifts and thus cook two meals a day at the station. Inevitably that means I get to experience whatever dumb-ass dietary advice the manosphere/RFK Jr. is pushing: keto, carnivore, MORE PROTEIN, etc.

They get hilariously defensive when I tell them "I don't do fad diets".

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

...I don't think I've ever met a man in real life that ate a fad diet. They eat hamburger helper and take out.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 points 44 minutes ago

Clearly you need to spend more time around Joe Rogan watching dude-bros. There's also several of them on supplemental testosterone: "The doctor will tell you that your level is normal but they've been secretly lowering the 'normal level' over the past several decades. If you want I can give you my doctor's information."

My theory is reincarnation is real and I was a horrible person in my previous life.