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Posted on: 2024-03-20
Castor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support

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“Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up”

Source: TikTok, Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-03-12
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Posted on: 2023-10-19
Naturopath promotes scientifically unsubstantiated claim that cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”

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Cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”

Source: TikTok, Barbara O'Neill, 2023-08-27
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Posted on: 2023-05-05
Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer

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Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer

Source: The School of Greatness, YouTube, Mark Hyman, Barbara O'Neill, 2023-03-23

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Barbara O'Neill

Castor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support

Naturopath promotes scientifically unsubstantiated claim that cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”

Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer

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