Samantha ‘misleading’ 33 million followers says Doctor
Recently, samantha Ruth Prabhu launched a health-focused podcast on YouTube under the moniker "Take 20: health Podcast Series." The podcast's second episode, "Detox Pathways," was released on february 29, while the first episode, "Understanding Autoimmunity," was released on february 19, three weeks ago.
The popular actor spoke with nutritionist and wellness coach Alkesh Sharotri on the show on health-related topics in both of the episodes. The medical world has responded harshly to the podcasters' discussion in the second episode, "Detox Pathways," about how dandelion is the best plant for enhancing liver function.
The popular actor spoke with nutritionist and wellness coach Alkesh Sharotri on the show on health-related topics in both of the episodes. The medical world has responded harshly to the podcasters' discussion in the second episode, "Detox Pathways," about how dandelion is the best plant for enhancing liver function.
In one such reaction, Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips a Heptologist (liver specialist) who goes by the name “TheLiverDoc” (@theliverdr) on X (formerly Twitter), called out samantha and Alkesh saying they were “misleading” and “misinforming” 33 million followers on “detoxing the liver”.
In an article which he posted on his account, the doctor rapped both samantha and Alkesh for their podcast and said “I’m not sure how people with massive following very easily figure out the worst, science-illiterate people for them to talk on science, medicine and health on “health podcasts” that are in fact nothing to do with health or medicine. Its just two science illiterates sharing their ignorance. (sic)”
“The wellness coach guy is not even a real medical person and would probably have no idea about function of the liver,” the doctor said in his post and added that he (Alkesh Sharotri) has the “most rubbish content on his instagram handle, including complete nonsense such as herbs to manage autoimmune disorders.”
In an article which he posted on his account, the doctor rapped both samantha and Alkesh for their podcast and said “I’m not sure how people with massive following very easily figure out the worst, science-illiterate people for them to talk on science, medicine and health on “health podcasts” that are in fact nothing to do with health or medicine. Its just two science illiterates sharing their ignorance. (sic)”
“The wellness coach guy is not even a real medical person and would probably have no idea about function of the liver,” the doctor said in his post and added that he (Alkesh Sharotri) has the “most rubbish content on his instagram handle, including complete nonsense such as herbs to manage autoimmune disorders.”
Dr. Cyriac adds, "Dandelion" is a vegetable that is considered a weed by most people and that it might be used in salads to supply roughly 10-15 percent of a person's daily requirements for potassium, countering the claimed disinformation being propagated by samantha and Alkesh.
According to conventional medicine, dandelion can boost urine production and function as a "diuretic," or as a "water pill." However, solid human data supporting this impact is lacking, the physician continued.
According to conventional medicine, dandelion can boost urine production and function as a "diuretic," or as a "water pill." However, solid human data supporting this impact is lacking, the physician continued.
In his post's conclusion, he cautioned against consuming dandelion, particularly those cultivated in urban and suburban areas where there is considerable pesticide exposure, and stated that supplementing with dandelion at this time owing to lack of data is not suggested.
While several of Samantha's admirers posted links on the supposed health advantages of dandelion for human livers, medical professionals, such as Dr. Cyriac, correctly pointed out that all of the articles Samantha's supporters shared only considered lab research conducted on rats, not humans.
While several of Samantha's admirers posted links on the supposed health advantages of dandelion for human livers, medical professionals, such as Dr. Cyriac, correctly pointed out that all of the articles Samantha's supporters shared only considered lab research conducted on rats, not humans.