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PSEUDOSCIENCE • Statements, beliefs, or practices • Claimed to be scientific • Absence of evidence • Not constrained by appropriate scientific methods

PSEUDOSCIENCE Sensational Headlines No Control Group Misinterpreted Results Conflict of Interest Causation/ Cherry Picked Correlation Results Speculative Language No Blind testing Results Not Reproducible Tiny Sample size No publications in journal

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Not a valid science • Promotes panic • Gives false hope • Misinformation • Dangerous Images: Google gif search

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Goal is PROFIT • Goal is NOT wellness • BIG BUSINESS • NOT HELD TO SCIENCE STANDARDS Images: Google gif search (The Princess Bride)

PSEUDOSCIENCE • BIG PHARMA MYTH • Goal is PROFIT • Goal is effective treatments • HELD TO SCIENCE STANDARDS Images: Google image search

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Alternative medicine • $34 billion • Weight loss • $60 billion Images: Google gif search (Wolf of Wall Street) Data: Smithsonian and Washington Monthly

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Alternative medicine • Only 1/3 of products actually tested • Not FDA approved, no guarantees Images: Google gif search Data: Smithsonian (2014)

PSEUDOSCIENCE • FDA for Drugs and Medical Devices • • 6 month investigation Must be proven to be effective Must be proven to be safe Can not be marketed or used otherwise Data: https: //www. fda. gov/News. Events/Products. Approvals/ucm 106288. htm

PSEUDOSCIENCE • FDA will CATEGORIZE Alt Med ONLY • Supplements • Device • Food • Cosmetics Data: https: //www. fda. gov/Regulatory. Information/Guidances/ucm 144657. htm

PSEUDOSCIENCE • FDA Alt Med FRAUD • ZICAM • Hyland’s teething tablets • Ayurvedic Products Data: https: //www. fda. gov/News. Events/Products. Approvals/ucm 106288. htm

PSEUDOSCIENCE • FDA on ZICAM • Many people state that the loss of sense of smell occurred with the first dose of the Zicam product, although some people report it happened after later doses. The loss of sense of smell may be longlasting or even permanent in some people. Data: https: //www. fda. gov/Drugs/Drug. Safety/Postmarket. Drug. Safety. Informationfor. Patientsand. Providers/ucm 166059. htm

PSEUDOSCIENCE • FDA on Hyland – RECALL APRIL 2017 • Contains belladonna • Used to poison throughout history • PEOPLE GAVE THIS TO THEIR BABIES Data: https: //www. fda. gov/News. Events/Products. Approvals/ucm 106288. htm

PSEUDOSCIENCE • FDA on Ayurveda • In accordance with current law, FDA does not evaluate these products before they are marketed. This means their safety, quality, and effectiveness cannot be assured by FDA. Certain populations, including children, are particularly at risk for the toxic effects of heavy metals. Data: https: //www. fda. gov/For. Consumers/Consumer. Updates/ucm 050798. htm https: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pmc/articles/PMC 3113373/

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Dietary supplements • No FDA Approval required • DSHEA passed in 1994 • Considered food items • Labeling is EVERYTHING Data: https: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pmc/articles/PMC 2957745/

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Goop • $75/month • BASIC vitamins • $12 for 100 tablets at Walgreens • Fancy words for salad, fish, and vitamins Images: Google gif search Data: Goop and Walgreens

PSEUDOSCIENCE Images and Data: goop. com

PSEUDOSCIENCE Images and Data: goop. com

PSEUDOSCIENCE Images and Data: https: //www. walgreens. com

PSEUDOSCIENCE Images and Data: https: //www. walgreens. com

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Use vitamins if doctor recommended • Not necessary otherwise • Most vitamins come from nutrition • Too many vitamins are BAD Images: Google gif search Data: Web. MD

PSEUDOSCIENCE • GOOP is irresponsible • It does not claim to cure AI • Has incorrect info in article • Sensationalized Headline Images and Claims: http: //goop. com

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Nature Debunked this myth in 2016 • GOOP is incorrect Images and Claims: goop. com ACTUAL SCIENCE: https: //www. nature. com/news/scientists-bust-myth-that-our-bodies-have-more-bacteria-thanhuman-cells-1. 19136

PSEUDOSCIENCE • IV meds/supplements have 100% bioavailability • Oral supplements/meds undergo metabolism • GOOP has NO substantiation to this claim • No journal articles cited Images and Claims: goop. com ACTUAL SCIENCE: Pharmacy textbooks

PSEUDOSCIENCE • I have no words for this nonsense • 75% of food poisoning is from bacteria • Could not find this stat at CDC Images and Claims: goop. com ACTUAL SCIENCE: https: //wwwnc. cdc. gov/eid/article/5/5/99 -0502_article

PSEUDOSCIENCE • Most dangerous thing about GOOP • Note “disease” <- quotes • No link to journal published paper • No evidence Images and Claims: goop. com ACTUAL SCIENCE: https: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pmc/articles/PMC 4034518/ https: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pmc/articles/PMC 2515351/

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PSEUDOSCIENCE • Statements, beliefs, or practices • Claimed to be scientific • Absence of evidence • Goal is profit • Not constrained by appropriate scientific methods

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