• cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    13 days ago

    https://www.thehealthy.com/sleep/bar-of-soap-sleep-aid/

    Apparently, a bar of soap releases the mineral magnesium while you sleep, which believers say will relieve nocturnal leg cramping. And for those who suffer from RLS, Dr. Mehmet Oz of The Dr. Oz Show recommends leaving a bar of lavender soap under the sheets overnight. The relaxing scent of lavender can ease your symptoms, he claims

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      13 days ago

      If the small amount of magnesium in soap can do that, just imagine what sprinkling magnesium powder all over your bed could do!

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      13 days ago

      Any time I see Dr. Oz, I immediately disregard anything as snake oil. The man is a terrible human being…preying on the desperate so he can line his pockets with more cash. He was already a very successful surgeon making boatloads of money. How much of a greedy asshole can you be to then start lying to people to get more when you’re already rich?