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Heidi Klum Says Everyone Has Parasites—Is That True (And Do You Need a Cleanse)?

Popular videos online suggest that people get parasites from food, water, or the environment, and need annual cleanses. Do we all have tiny worms wriggling around in our gut? According to supermodel ...
Time

You Might Be Hosting a Parasite Right Now. Here’s How to Tell

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. There are more parasites than any other organism on Earth—which is one of the reasons Emmitt Jolly finds ...
CNN

Do you need to cleanse your body of parasites? A doctor explains the social media fad

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about “parasite cleanses” and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...
Salon

Does your body need a parasite purge? Probably not

In 2008, Kurt started to experience things that hadn't bothered him before: dry skin, fatigue, irregular bowel movements and a white coating that formed over his tongue. For years, he saw both ...