While dry brushing helps to exfoliate, a vigorous brushing session might give you irritated, inflamed skin.

The more vigorous the massage, the more likely it is that hair strands break, causing hair loss.

The largest study of microdosing to date found participants who took a placebo experienced similar effects.

Ingredients may slightly boost one's mood, but they can also interfere with commonly prescribed medications.

"It is time to move on from cranberries," says a urinary tract infection expert.

While kadha tea is hailed as the ultimate home remedy in Indian families, there's no scientific evidence proving its health benefits.

There's no proof pink Himalayan salt -- which isn't even from the Himalayas -- offers any unique health or beauty benefits.

Excess biotin is flushed from the body in urine, not transferred straight to our hair as supplements promise.

Coconut oil is neither "pure poison," as one epidemiologist called it, nor a life-changing elixir. But it sure does taste great and make hair smooth.

However, the same benefits can be achieved by massaging and icing one's face.

Many influencers endorse drinking lemon water to aid weight loss, but research doesn't agree.

Putting pelvic muscles under the strain of constant contraction can lead to pain, bowel strain, and even discomfort during intercourse.

Research does not quite support ACV's weight-loss elixir status in wellness-blog world.

Activated charcoal can be helpful when ingested in the event of poisoning or overdose, but regular consumption does not carry the same benefits.

Reiki is a form of energy healing, essentially the Asian version of the ancient Christian practice of faith healing.

Antioxidants do have health benefits -- but in high amounts, their effects can backfire.

A new twist on the age-old girdle, these sweat-and-slim weight loss belts can actually cause health problems.

Better heart health is the most-established benefit of omega-3 supplements -- but the nutrient holds plenty of promise in other areas.