Influencers Are Hawking Wellness Products in Response to the LA Fires
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"How do you know you can trust them if they're financially driven to sell products and services?" Mallory DeMille,
In a recent Instagram video, DeMille outlined the ways that wellness influencers are, as she put it, "trying to capitalize" on the wildfires and their potential negative health effects.
While activated charcoal is used in emergency settings to mitigate swallowed poisons, there is no evidence it can "detox" lungs or any other body part.
A detox influencer suggested on Instagram that Los Angeles deserved its fate. "Everything that's burning needs to burn," she claimed.
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