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Jilly Juice is a quack pseudomedicine in the form of a fermented drink that is falsely claimed by its proponents to be able to cure an assortment of conditions, including cancer and autism spectrum disorders, as well as regenerate missing limbs, reverse the effects of aging, and "cure" homosexuality. No studies have proven any of these claims, nor has the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the recipe. The juice, composed of water, salt, and fermented cabbage or kale, is falsely claimed to expunge Candida (a yeast) and parasitic worms. Scientific evidence has shown that this treatment is not only ineffective, but is also toxic with potentially deadly adverse effects.[lower-alpha 1] Jilly Juice was conceived by Jillian Mai Thi Epperly, who has no medical or scientific background. She has garnered media scrutiny for her baseless claims that Jilly Juice can help treat medical conditions, and petitions and other efforts have been made to ban the product and its promotion from social media. Followers of Epperly have been dubbed members of a "poop cult", and by 2017, had formed a now-defunct Facebook group made up of over 58,000 members. In 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned Epperly that it is against the law to advertise a product's health benefits without proper scientific support.
References
- Subbaraman, Nidhi (March 17, 2018). "Here's How A "Poop Cult" With 58,000 Followers Set Off A Facebook War". Buzzfeed News. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhisubbaraman/facebook-jilly-juice-cabbage-epperly.
- Gander, Kashmira (May 3, 2018). "Woman Who Claims Cabbage Juice 'Cures' Autism and Can Regrow Limbs to be Probed by Officials". Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/jillian-mai-thi-epperly-claims-cabbage-juice-cures-autism-homosexuality-and-909737.
- Rahhal, Natalie (October 7, 2018). "'Poop cult' leader 'can't be held accountable' for followers death". The New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12138355.
- Epperly, Jillian Mai Thi (2017). Candida: Weaponized Fungus Mainstreaming Mutancy. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NILL2O7UiJTdRPvb1ZbjK9pXkntjL0hg/view. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- Subbaraman, Nidhi (October 4, 2018). "The Feds Just Asked The Woman Who Started A Facebook Cabbage Juice Cult To Remove False Claims From Her Website". Buzzfeed News. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhisubbaraman/poop-cult-jilly-juice-ftc-warning.
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- "Leaky Gut Syndrome: What Is It?". 2013-08-14. https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/features/leaky-gut-syndrome. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- Morris, Meagan (May 24, 2018). "Jilly Juice recipe creator claims her concoction can regrow limbs, cure homosexuality". Metro. https://www.metro.us/body-and-mind/health/jilly-juice-recipe-jillian-epperly.
- "Jilly Juice - Business Details". https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/canton/profile/health-and-medical-products/jilly-juice-0282-92019019/details.
- Schwarcz, Joseph (June 1, 2018). "The Right Chemistry: Beware of self-proclaimed health experts". Montreal Gazette. https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/the-right-chemistry-beware-of-self-proclaimed-health-experts.
- "Dr. Phil – "Jilly Juice: Claims to cure cancer, regrow missing limbs, reverse aging"". May 22, 2018. https://www.wwlp.com/news/entertainment/dr-phil-jilly-juice-claims-to-cure-cancer-regrow-missing-limbs-reverse-aging/.
