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Wellness trend: Influencer's 'metal detox' under fire
27 Mar
Summary
- Influencer promotes controversial 'metal detox' trend online.
- Experts question detox claims, citing body's natural processes.
- This follows influencer's past controversy with photoshopping.
Sophie Guidolin, a 36-year-old fitness influencer, has sparked controversy by promoting a 'metal detox' trend. This wellness practice claims to remove heavy metals from the body to boost immunity and energy, often involving supplements and special diets.
However, medical experts are skeptical of such online programs. They emphasize that the body possesses natural detoxification systems, and genuine heavy metal poisoning requires clinical diagnosis and supervised treatment, not over-the-counter detoxes.
Guidolin's promotion of this trend comes after a previous incident last October where she was identified as having photoshopped her leg muscles in an Instagram post, warping the background.
