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On the Road with the Shambulance

Explore how the Shambulance health fads unveil the bizarre side of wellness trends like Ionic Foot Detox Baths and Ab Toning Belts.

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Hello from the land of boxes!

I'm about to move across the country, so there will be a brief hiatus from new stories here. But in the meantime, please enjoy some travel-themed reruns.

The Shambulance is a vehicle with an identity crisis (it might travel by land, sea, or space, and is potentially horse-drawn). It's also a series on this blog examining dubious health fads. Below, you'll find its complete voyages.

It has been, I think you'll agree, a twisted journey.

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Ionic Foot Detox Baths (June 2012)Hint: Don't.

Ab Toning Belts (or, Muscle Tone Is All in Your Head) (July 2012)This goofy infomercial product blew my mind. But not because it works.

Zero-Calorie Noodles? (August 2012)The only Inkfish post ever to involve a taste test.

Infrared Body Wraps (September 2012)Be glad this doesn't work.

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