Experts debunk bizarre celebrity health trends from 'Vampire Facial' to drinking wee
16.09.2022 - 00:17
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Celebrities are no strangers to eccentric health trends that only money can buy, but are they actually worth it?
From Michael Jackson's "oxygen chamber" to Demi Moore's "leech therapy", it seems there are no lengths the rich and famous won't go to in the name of beauty.
To us non-famous folk, such antics could be seen as ridiculous and a waste of money, but is there any method in this seeming madness? The answer is no, according to health professionals anyway.
Fads like vaginal sunbathing, drinking your own urine and voluntarily being stung by a load of bees - have all been dismissed as utter nonsense by experts. But this doesn't stop our stars from continuing in their pursuit for the ultimate health kick.
But which alternative therapy left Kim Kardashian red-faced in more ways than one? Why would you think twice about kissing Madonna on the lips? And what on Earth did Gwyneth Paltrow do with some coffee?
All these questions and more are answered below, as reported by the Mirror.
The majority if us would not be happy about a load of bees stinging us, but actress Gwyneth Paltrow is literally buzzing about apitherapy.
"It's a thousands of years old treatment … People use it to get rid of inflammation and scarring," Paltrow told The New York Times. "It's actually pretty incredible."
Megan Ayala, a nutrition, fitness and health expert at diet and weight loss website Patricia and Carolyn, told bestlifeonline.com that apitherapy is not a good idea at all - not least of which for the harm it causes the bee.
"Bee sting therapy is literal death for honeybees," she says. "It is a cruel act towards the insects".
Plus Megan warns the bee venom induces a histamine response from the body: "This causes anything from irritation like