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THE GUARDIAN · HEALTH · October 18, 2026

‘Keep away from the doctor’: a visit to an influencer’s wellness event, where the advice could kill

THE SHORT VERSION

The 73-year-old has 3.6 million followers and 1.7 million on facebook. She has taken her unregulated services overseas. Doctors and scientists have warned her advice is 'dangerous'

Glaucoma expert says castor oil compresses do nothing to improve conditions. She advises pregnant woman against taking antibiotics for infections. A woman who says she doesn't have a functioning thyroid says she is hoping to come off thyroxine. The drug is used to treat type 2 diabetes

A woman in her 60s says her husband went into hospital with pneumonia in early 2020. She blames medics for his death. A stall selling 5G signals proves popular. Fears of modernity is a pseudoscience trope.

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