Snake Oil - I Can't Believe It Works

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The medical system now is a lot better than it was in the 18 forties, but still has holes. When you regulate things, when you crack down on scams like this, you have to keep doing it constantly. A lot of these regulations are really not fit for purpose any more. The fda considers big farma to be its customers, and that they ought to provide it with customer service. That's snake oil. I can't believe it works. We should stop saying it didn't.

The world of dieting and wellness is full of so-called snake oil salesmen—but what IS snake oil? This week, we take a wild ride through the history of health scams and discover a startling twist about an everyday idiom. Along the way, Aubrey delivers fun facts about sanitation from memory and Mike roasts the state where most of his family lives.

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