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Neuropathy treatments: How to avoid scams?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 28 11:11am | Replies (850)

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@beyhan, welcome. You are wise to have your suspicions raised. With all the celebrities you mention in the summary, I would be highly suspicious of deep fakes and unauthorized endorsements. Here's some guidance from Mayo Clinic to help detect fake health information:
- Can you spot a fake health article? https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/spot-fake-health-articles-misinformation/art-20587692

Unfortunately, neuropathy is one of those conditions that is often targeted with promises, hype and fake cures. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't true. That's why professional marketers use tactics like making you "feel" like the messangers are honest and understanding.

If you used AI to help summarize the infommercial be aware that AI is designed to sound confident even when information is wrong or incomplete. Learn more here:
- What is Generative AI? What does this mean on Mayo Clinic Connect? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/about-connect/newsfeed-post/what-is-generative-ai-artificial-intelligence-what-does-this-mean-on-mayo-clinic-connect/

You're quite right that "the active substance in turmeric is curcumin. Curcumin is a powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants protect your cells from damage. Curcumin can also reduce swelling and pain." Read more from MSK https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/turmeric

Keep in mind that natural doesn't necessarily equal safe.
- Natural vs. safe: Why the two aren't the same https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/complementary-alternative-medicine/in-depth/natural-vs-safe-health-remedies/art-20587690

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Replies to "@beyhan, welcome. You are wise to have your suspicions raised. With all the celebrities you mention..."

Hello @beyhan, Another red flag for me is to see how many different “official websites “ are shown when I do a search using the product name. When I did a search for Presgera, it listed three different website addresses as the official website. That is a big red flag for me since they are all selling the same product. It may have some ingredients that have shown to help with neuropathy symptoms but there really is no cure.

You might find it helpful to scan through the many different discussions in the Neuropathy Support Group for discussions on "neuropathy what helps". Here is a search link that lists the different comments and discussions by members - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/.