...and those already debunked
GROUP DETOXING AND GLUTEN BANS
GOOP: Its team does a group detox every January, drinking lemoninfused water, using infrared saunas and cutting out alcohol, sugar, caffeine, gluten, dairy, soy, corn and vegetables such as potatoes.
EXPERTS: A drastic detox is a waste of time. The liver and kidneys do all we need. UNDERWIRED BRAS CAUSE BREAST CANCER
GOOP: Healing guru Habib Sadeghi says a tight-fitting bra can restrict the lymph nodes, preventing toxins being flushed out. Accumulated toxins raise risk of cancer, he says.
EXPERTS: There is no link between bras and cancer.
INTIMATE STEAMING WITH MUGWORT
GOOP: Swears by the ‘V Steam’, which it says involves sitting on a ‘mini throne’ as a ‘combination of infrared and mugwort steam cleanses your uterus’.
EXPERTS: Alarming nonsense which could cause painful burns. RAW GOAT’S MILK TO ERADICATE PARASITES
GOOP: Its resident ‘naturopathic physician’ Linda Lancaster says a ‘cleansing’ eight-day diet only of raw goat’s milk drains the gut of parasites and heavy metals.
EXPERTS: Unpasteurised dairy products can contain parasites, causing infections. At best, a goat’s milk diet will make you flatulent.