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How to handle friends who oversell herbal remedies

My friend keeps pushing CBD oil and turmeric supplements on me for my arthritis pain and I don't want to hurt her feelings but I've tried them and they don't help and I'm tired of pretending they might.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social pressure to embrace alternative healing can force performative gratitude for ineffective treatments while suppressing honest feedback about personal experience.

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“Where Are You with Herbal medicine across traditions?”

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