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...and those already debunked

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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.

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