Dazed Magazineさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Dazed MagazineInstagram)「Are there parasites inside of you – controlling your sleep, your hunger, your emotions and even your thoughts?… 🪱⁠ ⁠ Parasite cleanses are all over social media. From people undertaking DIY “detoxes” – sometimes using a mixture of herbs, sometimes a popular supplement, Paraguard - one user shared “I have no words… I’m too grossed out to say… A massive worm,” referring to the “parasite” that she passed minutes after dosing on Paraguard.⁠ ⁠ Parasite cleansing is a more extreme version of the recent cultural obsession with gut healing, where everything from olive oil to bone broth is hailed as a miracle fix to improve digestion.⁠ ⁠ At the core of this phenomenon seems to be a craving for self-optimisation and intimacy, as well as a feminine shyness around bodily function and a prioritising of cleanliness. Cleanliness is judged by sensory indicators like smell but it’s also long been wrapped up in moralism (“cleanliness is next to godliness”), and ideas about purity are persuading people to pursue methods extending to inner cleanliness – from vaginal hygiene to intestinal cleanses that become potentially dangerous.⁠ ⁠ Many arguments for parasite cleansing hinge on the belief that modern medicine wants to keep us sick and that they are a part of indigenous practices that have been lost in the west. ⁠ ⁠ “Some of these practices do have some science and evidence to them; but without the rigorous clinical trials and testing they should not be routinely offered or recommended,” Dr Dash Pankhania says. While parasites are present in varying degrees worldwide, she explains, they are only really endemic to tropical latitudes. There is also no solid medicinal research to back up the use of DIY methods like parasite cleanses.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio to read more 🔗⁠ ⁠ ✍️ @beebeardsworth⁠ 📸 The Nest, 1987 ⁠ #Dazed #DazedBeauty⁠」7月20日 23時45分