The 5-Minute Health BS Detector: Your Checklist for Spotting Dodgy Health Claims
You're being lied to about your health every single day. Enough is enough!
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Last week, someone I love sent me an article. “Should I try this?” they asked.
The article claimed that a specific supplement protocol could “reverse autoimmune disease naturally, ” no medications needed. The author, a “certified holistic health practitioner,” had healed her own Hashimoto’s thyroiditis using this method. The comment section was full of people saying they’d stopped their medications and felt amazing. It had 50,000 shares.
It was also complete rubbish.
But here’s the problem: they couldn’t tell. And why would they?
The author seemed credible. She had before-and-after lab results. She used scientific-sounding language about “reducing inflammation” and “supporting the immune system.” The testimonials were glowing. It looked legitimate.
You’re being lied to about health every single day.
Not always maliciously. Often by well-meaning people who’ve been lied to themselves. Sometimes by people who know exactly what they’re doing and are selling you a £297 protocol at the end of the article.
The cost of believing the wrong thing could mean wasted money on useless supplements or trendy protocols. It could also mean a delayed diagnoses. Or, you stopping treatments that actually work. In some cases, it’s genuinely dangerous.
You deserve better than guessing whether health information is legitimate.
That’s why I created this checklist. It takes about five minutes to read. It won’t catch everything, but it will catch a lot.
And once you see the patterns, you can’t unsee them.
