Aloha Solutions Magic Water Debunked By Local News Anchor

[SPQR]

My dad just sent me this story:

Healing waters or medical hoax? (http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?s=6095483)

Soak your feet and remove toxins from your body. That's the idea behind some unusual parties in the [Las Vegas] valley. Women from upscale neighborhoods are paying big money on the promise of better health.

There's also a video link to the segment which aired yesterday in the upper left corner of the page.

I would just like to say," Way to go!" to KVBC News 3 and local anchor Beth Fisher.

[Miss Anthrope]

My dad just sent me this story:

Healing waters or medical hoax? (http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?s=6095483)



There's also a video link to the segment which aired yesterday in the upper left corner of the page.

I would just like to say," Way to go!" to KVBC News 3 and local anchor Beth Fisher.

That's great debunking, and so simple! Their defense is pathetic, but to their credit, I think they may actually believe this woo themselves. I'll bet you anything they never ran it with no feet in it before this.

[Psi Baba]

I'll bet you anything they never ran it with no feet in it before this.
Just as with ear candling. The litany of excuses and responses from "Bonnie" followed the same pattern as every other purveyor of woo. "It must be the water. The water was bad." "People are telling me they feel better, so there must be something too it." "Hey, we're not scientists!" "We are making no medical claims." Blah blah blah. You could apply these statements to every one of these types of scams.

[Starrman]

That was awesome. I find it ironic that the same person who claims that 'people aren't stupid' also sells water that 'doesn't go through your stomach'. I think the layman's term for that is called 'enema'.

[Orangutan]

That was awesome. I find it ironic that the same person who claims that 'people aren't stupid' also sells water that 'doesn't go through your stomach'. I think the layman's term for that is called 'enema'.

That is pretty amazing. It must know when it's in the 18" of Esophagus and do something pretty special before it gets to the stomach.

[Miss Anthrope]

That was awesome. I find it ironic that the same person who claims that 'people aren't stupid' also sells water that 'doesn't go through your stomach'. I think the layman's term for that is called 'enema'.

I know. I mean, anyone who bought that, I'm sorry, is STUPID.

[SPQR]

I loved how the the two women claimed not to be scientists yet they were wearing lab coats. :rolleyes:

[YourSpleen]

I fell in love with the reporter being unable to hold in a laugh at the end of the non-stomach-vector water report. You kind of know you are in trouble when the *local newsie* is giggling at you on camera.

[Hawkeye]

The first and only thing you have to do to debunk these people is ask them to name some of the toxins present in the body that should be cleansed out.
Pulls toxins out of my feet, huh? Name one. Any single one will do.

What an awfully stupid waste of water, especially when you’re living in a place like Las Vegas.

[SPQR]

What an awfully stupid waste of water, especially when you’re living in a place like Las Vegas.

You got that right.

[baron]

This product was debunked on UK TV about 3 months ago, on "Watchdog" I think although I could be wrong.