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Mainstream medicine is partly to blame for the ridiculous ‘treatments’ Goop promotes

Some of the most prestigious hospitals and clinics in North America offer many of the same unproven "treatments" that Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop promote.

It is easy to mock the ridiculous and potentially harmful health advice and product lines promoted by Gwyneth Paltrow and her team at Goop. Sleeping near healing crystals, lugging around jade eggs in the vagina, swilling moon juice, undergoing raw goat milk cleanses, dabbing on sex dust, and snapping photos of your aura are just some of the ridiculous treatments and remedies offered at high prices to those looking for health ideas from a movie star.

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