(September 22, 2018 at 8:49 pm)SYZ Wrote: Paltrow's company has agreed to pay AUD$202,000 in civil penalties for selling some products "whose advertised
medical claims were not supported by competent and reliable science".
This isn't the first time Goop has drawn negative attention for dubious health claims about its serums, vitamins,
crystals, "detox" regimens and other products. The nonprofit Truth in Advertising has documented more than
50 examples of Goop claiming that the products it sells or promotes "can treat, cure, prevent, alleviate the symptoms
of, or reduce the risk of developing a number of ailments, ranging from depression, anxiety, and insomnia, to
infertility, uterine prolapse, and arthritis, just to name a few".
Goop settles lawsuit over purported benefits of jade eggs
As for the recommendation that women sleep with a jade egg in their vaginas, a US gynecologist pointed out that
jade is porous—which could allow bacteria to get inside and so the egg could act as a fomite (any nonliving object
or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms) and could be a risk factor for bacterial vaginosis or even the
potentially deadly toxic shock syndrome.
Paltrow's snake-oil company needs to be shut down. And sooner better than later.
Now they need to go after churches and faith "healers" who make similar claims of healing and miracles.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
