stackyFACTSIn the darkest corners of alternative medicine, grifters are actively convincing desperate people to drink industrial-grade bleach.
In the darkest corners of alternative medicine, grifters are actively convincing desperate people to drink industrial-grade bleach. Marketed brilliantly as "Miracle Mineral Solution," this toxic concoction is actually just sodium chlorite mixed with acid, which generates chlorine dioxide. Sellers boldly claim it cures everything from autism to cancer. In reality, it causes horrific vomiting, absolute liver failure, and the catastrophic shedding of your intestinal lining.
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