The Health Gurus of Hereticon

If you’re someone who goes to the gym, eats healthy, and spends way too much time on X, odds are you’ve stumbled across the fascinating world of Health Twitter™ — a community, thousands strong, of everyday poasters (some with medical expertise, some most definitely without) touting the benefits of everything from parasite cleanses and Red Light therapy to sunning one’s testicles before a cold plunge. Over the years, I myself have become a frequenter of this community, and have been memed into turning myself into a science experiment on more than one occasion, putting some of these unconventional health practices to the test. Some have had little noticeable effect; others completely changed my life, helping me perform at my cognitive and physical best; still others sound so ridiculous I’ll probably never try them in my life (sorry, Peaters — I won’t be chugging Coke every day, no matter what “thermodynamic effect” it has on my metabolism).