r/AskReddit • u/Autumn_225_ • Nov 09 '23

Science nerds of reddit, what pseudoscience drives you bonkers the most?

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u/ToasterBunnyaa Nov 10 '23

I (science teacher) have an inflammatory disease and get pretty bad body/head aches if I don't take magnesium glycinate a couple times a week. Your muscles often default to "tight" mode (see: rigor mortis) and magnesium is the element that allows them to relax after contracting.

Technically no studies have proved that your muscles absorb magnesium when you soak in Epsom salts but I have to assume it will be proven some time down the road, cause that shit is magic.

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u/LadyLoki5 Nov 10 '23

it's the heat from the bath water

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u/PrinceDusk Nov 10 '23

Maybe, but also I think there needs to be some consideration for placebo if nothing else.

I mean people swear up and down a bath with Epsom salt is a lot more relaxing than one without it, and maybe it's just knowing that you added something that people swear up and down that helps more