Monday, June 26, 2017 1:13:10 AM
I Got My Personal Genome Mapped and It Was Bullshit
Martin Robbins Dec 11 2013, 1:25am
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5gkbkb/personal-genomics-companies-23andme
Posted specifically to
New bill would let companies force workers to get genetic tests, share results
Under guise of “voluntary” wellness programs, employees’ genetics could be exposed. - and non-complying employees be charged much more for their company health insurance
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/companies-want-employees-genetic-info-new-bill-lets-them-take-it-by-force/
How Healthy Are You? G.O.P. Bill Would Help Employers Find Out
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/health/workplace-wellness-programs-health-genetic-data.html
roughly 2/3 down in yours.
NASA Scientist Calls Bullshit On Gwyneth Paltrow's New Wellness Fad
Gwyneth Paltrow has reached a giddy, Pete Evans-esque level of bullshittery with her latest Goop endorsement, wearable 'Body Vibes' stickers that claim to be made made of "NASA spacesuit material", and are intended to re-balance your body's energy.
Paltrow, who flogged off products like 'scented oxygen' at her recent Goop health summit .. https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/arts-and-culture/miranda-kerr-praises-leech-facials-at-gwyneth-palt/6b35bd0a-1ec3-40a6-8a89-9d67a50b0fa6.htm , ran an article on her blog praising the stickers .. http://goop.com/wearable-stickers-that-promote-healing-really/?irgwc=1&utm_campaign=10079_Online%20Tracking%20Link&utm_source=impactradius&utm_medium=affiliate , which will run you a cool $120 for a pack of 24. Per the product description:
"Human bodies operate at an ideal energetic frequency, but everyday stresses and anxiety can throw off our internal balance, depleting our energy reserves and weakening our immune systems. Body Vibes stickers come pre-programmed to an ideal frequency, allowing them to target imbalances. While you're wearing them - close to your heart, on your left shoulder or arm - they'll fill in the deficiencies in your reserves, creating a calming effect, smoothing out both physical tension and anxiety. The founders, both aestheticians, also say they help clear skin by reducing inflammation and boosting cell turnover."
The claim is so bold that it drew the ire of former Mark Shelhamer, the former chief scientist at NASA's human research division, who told Gizmodo that the stickers are "a load of BS."
"Not only is the whole premise like snake oil, the logic doesn't even hold up," he told the publication. "If they promote healing, why do they leave marks on the skin when they are removed?"
A NASA representative also told the publication that NASA suits "do not have any conductive carbon material lining", and that even if they did, it would be for the purpose of strengthening the suit, and would have nothing to do with health and wellness.
After criticism of the Body Vibes stickers, Goop have removed certain claims from their website, and added the disclaimer:
"As we have always explained, advice and recommendations included on goop are not formal endorsements and the opinions expressed by the experts and companies we profile do not necessarily represent the views of goop. Based on the statement from NASA, we've gone back to the company to inquire about the claim and removed the claim from our site until we get additional verification."
Source: Gizmodo.
Photo: Matt Hayward / Getty.
https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/entertainment/nasa-scientist-calls-bullshit-on-gwyneth-paltrows-/b74be0ae-dbfb-4e46-a23d-be3866b16802.htm
I guess it's ever more so open slather on bullshit remedies under a Trump presidency environment than it was in more truth-and-trust times earlier.
Martin Robbins Dec 11 2013, 1:25am
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5gkbkb/personal-genomics-companies-23andme
Posted specifically to
New bill would let companies force workers to get genetic tests, share results
Under guise of “voluntary” wellness programs, employees’ genetics could be exposed. - and non-complying employees be charged much more for their company health insurance
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/companies-want-employees-genetic-info-new-bill-lets-them-take-it-by-force/
How Healthy Are You? G.O.P. Bill Would Help Employers Find Out
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/health/workplace-wellness-programs-health-genetic-data.html
roughly 2/3 down in yours.
NASA Scientist Calls Bullshit On Gwyneth Paltrow's New Wellness Fad
Gwyneth Paltrow has reached a giddy, Pete Evans-esque level of bullshittery with her latest Goop endorsement, wearable 'Body Vibes' stickers that claim to be made made of "NASA spacesuit material", and are intended to re-balance your body's energy.
Paltrow, who flogged off products like 'scented oxygen' at her recent Goop health summit .. https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/arts-and-culture/miranda-kerr-praises-leech-facials-at-gwyneth-palt/6b35bd0a-1ec3-40a6-8a89-9d67a50b0fa6.htm , ran an article on her blog praising the stickers .. http://goop.com/wearable-stickers-that-promote-healing-really/?irgwc=1&utm_campaign=10079_Online%20Tracking%20Link&utm_source=impactradius&utm_medium=affiliate , which will run you a cool $120 for a pack of 24. Per the product description:
"Human bodies operate at an ideal energetic frequency, but everyday stresses and anxiety can throw off our internal balance, depleting our energy reserves and weakening our immune systems. Body Vibes stickers come pre-programmed to an ideal frequency, allowing them to target imbalances. While you're wearing them - close to your heart, on your left shoulder or arm - they'll fill in the deficiencies in your reserves, creating a calming effect, smoothing out both physical tension and anxiety. The founders, both aestheticians, also say they help clear skin by reducing inflammation and boosting cell turnover."
The claim is so bold that it drew the ire of former Mark Shelhamer, the former chief scientist at NASA's human research division, who told Gizmodo that the stickers are "a load of BS."
"Not only is the whole premise like snake oil, the logic doesn't even hold up," he told the publication. "If they promote healing, why do they leave marks on the skin when they are removed?"
A NASA representative also told the publication that NASA suits "do not have any conductive carbon material lining", and that even if they did, it would be for the purpose of strengthening the suit, and would have nothing to do with health and wellness.
After criticism of the Body Vibes stickers, Goop have removed certain claims from their website, and added the disclaimer:
"As we have always explained, advice and recommendations included on goop are not formal endorsements and the opinions expressed by the experts and companies we profile do not necessarily represent the views of goop. Based on the statement from NASA, we've gone back to the company to inquire about the claim and removed the claim from our site until we get additional verification."
Source: Gizmodo.
Photo: Matt Hayward / Getty.
https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/entertainment/nasa-scientist-calls-bullshit-on-gwyneth-paltrows-/b74be0ae-dbfb-4e46-a23d-be3866b16802.htm
I guess it's ever more so open slather on bullshit remedies under a Trump presidency environment than it was in more truth-and-trust times earlier.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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