Gut & liver
Probiotics, liver formulas and the parasite ads.
9 pages, each grading the claims by what the studies found. How we grade.
SupplementsWormwood, Black Walnut and Clove: The “Hidden Parasites” Ad, CheckedAn ad told as a funeral director’s story sells wormwood, black walnut and clove softgels. The Nobel Prize, the Bible, the stool test — and the evidence.SupplementsOregano Oil for Parasites: The “Parasite Cleanse” Ad, CheckedAn ad lists six “signs” of gut parasites and sells oregano and black seed oil softgels. What the studies show, and how parasites are actually found.SupplementsWinnow Microplastic-Binding Probiotic: Does It Work? GradedWinnow says its probiotic binds microplastics. The study it cites was in mice, with strains it does not say it uses.SupplementsGlyphoBlock Review: A Probiotic That Binds Glyphosate? GradedGlyphoBlock says its patented probiotic strains bind glyphosate in the gut. We found no study of it, or of any probiotic doing that.Foods & drinksDose for Your Liver Review: What Its Clinical Trial FoundDose’s liver shot has a published double-blind trial: liver enzymes improved in healthy adults over six months. The company helped design and write it.SupplementsZeolite Detox (Touchstone Essentials): “300 Studies” CheckedZeolite ads cite 300 studies. One trial in people found a purified zeolite blocked lead taken at the same time — not a daily detox.SupplementsSulforaphane (BrocElite): Pollutants, Focus, MicroplasticsA broccoli-sprout drink helped people excrete more of one air pollutant, at a full dose. One trial saw small thinking gains. Nothing on microplastics.Foods & drinksAlkaline Water (Hallstein, pH 8.3): Is It Better for You? GradedReviews find alkaline water does little beyond possibly easing reflux, and bottled alkaline water carries almost no alkali. Purity claims are a separate test.SupplementsProbiotic Ads Checked: Athlete Gut Bacteria, PS128, Human-Milk HMOs“Olympian gut bacteria”, a memory probiotic and human-milk bioactives: three gut ads, graded by the trials behind them.