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You have a problem? There is probably a product that claims to solve it –– especially in the longevity space.
Social media, stores and online ads are abuzz with different regimens, items, supplements and strategies promising a longer life and everlasting beauty. It can be easy to get swept up in things that are just snake oil.
“There’s so much misinformation online about everything,” journalist Kara Swisher said. “There’s all these, essentially, wellness grifters that are giving people bad information, and these shortcuts that don’t really work.”
It is fine if the things that don’t work out are harmless, such as a terrible cauliflower bread recipe, she added, but “a lot of this stuff is real medical stuff that is not good for you or it’s costly for you, and I found that really offensive.”
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