If you spend any time at all online, I’m sure you’ve noticed all of these wonderful products that will cure ______. (Enter anything you struggle with.)
But do any of them work?
It doesn’t seem to matter which social media platform you’re on: Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok or Pinterest. And once you click on one of them because you’re interested or intrigued… you open the floodgates and the posts keep on coming.
And they are deceiving!
Here’s one I found today on Pinterest. “Take this spice in the morning and restore your eyesight in just 10 days!” Once you click on it you are led to a video than can be anywhere from 3 to 30 minutes long where they tell you about all the research that was done and how they found all of these ingredients in Asia or on the moon or something and they have carefully found just the right mixture and put it all in a tablet that you can get for $69.95. But these bottles are selling out fast so they recommend you buy three at a time before it’s too late!
And seriously, they have these so-called “all-natural” cures for whatever ails ya. Whether it’s trouble in the bedroom or thinning hair, weight loss, eyesight or cholesterol… they have the cure for you.
Again I ask: do any of them work? I haven’t seen any proof yet. In fact, I was watching one of these videos recently when the “Doctor” (and I put it in quotes for a reason) came on to give his endorsement. I was curious so I Googled that “doctor” and….. found no trace of him anywhere.
Whenever I see these posts I wonder, “How many people are actually falling for this? Are decent people who struggle with these health concerns spending their hard-earned money on this because they’re desperate for a cure or treatment?”
“All these people, my age, said it worked for them!” First of all, are they really your age? Are they even real and how many of them were paid to give a comment?
Sadly, I think these posts probably do bring in money or else they wouldn’t keep making them.
I love to read some of the comments that go with these posts. Nine times out of ten, people will post that it’s a scam or doesn’t work. And one thing my children taught me when I started to shop online was to read the reviews. There might be one or two reviews that are fake but if you look long enough the truth comes out.
I have nothing against Holistic Medicine. In fact, I’ve become more interested in it over the years since I’ve developed a real skepticism about Big Pharma. However, I think these “cures” are just ripping off vulnerable people.
Scott Reiniche and I were talking on the radio show recently and we had a “Question of the Day” where we asked, “If you could create a new law tomorrow what would it be?” We had some really good answers from listeners and the one I came up with was “If it isn’t true you can no longer post it on social media.” Think of all the things that would disappear.
On the other hand, if you have found something that will help me regain my vision completely or grow a full head hair overnight, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment.
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