Introduction
Task
Ear candling
1. it became popular by spreading over the internet
3.I think that it will be successful because people will need their ears cleaned and the advertisements will convince them that your ears will become unblocked
4. I think that it will be unsuccessful because some people that read the whole advertisement or search ear candling, will see the side effects and how dangerous it is
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6. I would be least likely to try ear candling because I know how dangerous it can be, and there are much safer ways of doing this.
7. The main negative side effects for ear candling are alergic reactions, anaphylactic shock,
master cleanse
1. the master cleanse became popular by the internet
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3. I think it will be successful because it's basically a diet and it's a great way to lose weight. i think some people will do this
4. I think it could possibly become unsuccessful, because it can be a dangerous fad.
5. I wouldnt do the master cleanse because some people have gotten very sick, and therefo i wouldnt do the master cleanse.
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7. the negative side effects are, that you feel weak and lose muscle. you can get sick, and get heart problems
bee venom
1. It started off becoming popular by people spreading information over the Internet
3. I think it will be successful to few people, and those few people will only do it because they need to do it
4. I think it will be unsuccessful because bee stings hurt, and not many people enjoy them, so that why I think it might be unsuccessful
5. i would do this fad because it doesnt seem dangerous. The only negative is that people can have alergic reactions.
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7. allergic reactions to bee stings are the only main reactions
Process
| Type of Fad | The type of fad is ear candling |
| Person (Name, age, agender, photo) | The name of the person was Ardean Selby, she is 59 years old, and she is female. |
| Duration of health fad | she did it once, and tragically died the first time |
| reasons for going on health fad | it gets rid of wax in your ear |
| Symptoms | the symptoms are serious loss of hearing and death. Ardean Selby died because of ear candling |
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Did the health fad achieve what it claimed in any way? |
only to some people. it can be a great way to get rid of wax, for others, it can be a horrible way, due to loss of hearing. For Ardean, sadly it didn't. |
| Details of other similar casses | Diane Boehme, tried ear candling and since then, has had a ringing noise in her ears. Doctors say it's permanent. She also gets really sick |
Picture of chip ^
| Type of Fad | The type of fad is master cleanse |
| Person (Name, age, agender, photo) | The name of the person was Chip Stinchfield, he is 55 years old, and he is male. |
| Duration of health fad | it goes for 1o days, of eliminating toxic foods from your diet. the master cleanse was developed in 1940, and revived in Stanley Burroughs Books in 1976 |
| reasons for going on health fad | it makes you lose plenty of weight. |
| Symptoms | the symptoms are serious sickness, and heart problems, wekness and loss of muscle. very rarely death. Chip had a heart attack and was extremely sick |
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Did the health fad achieve what it claimed in any way? |
only to some people. If you do this more than once than yes, it achieved. If you do this more than once then pepole seem to get problems with their heart. this is because of a lack of calcium. |
| Details of other similar casses | brook rebertson, 23 years of age, suffered a minor heart attack from the master cleanse. she lost 45 |
Evaluation
Types of fad: The type of fad is huffing
Details- Mainly teenagers, they do it to get high because they feel bubbly and happy, and it makes them feel better when they take it. Although, it gets very addictive.
Types of people normally involved- The type of people involved are mainly teenagers 15,16,17, 18,19,20,21 etc.... Because they go crazy after graduating and so they do huffing. Hannah was 15, and she huffed everyday... This was because she loved the smell, and it made her feel free
Side Effects- the side effects for huffing are death, serious sickness, heart stops working, tingling and numbness
Researched info- Inhalants include chemicals found in household products as aerosol sprays, cleaning fluids, glue, paint, paint thinner, nail polish remover, amyl nitrite1 and lighter fuel. They are sniffed or “huffed” (act of inhaling vapors). Inhalants affect the brain.
Type of fad: The type of fad is tanning
details- mainly teenagers or adults. Ashley (23) years of age does tanning. You wear a bikini and go onto a tanning box, it tans your skin for you.
Types of people normally involved- the type of people involved are teenagers and adults. I think they do it because they don't have as much time to go to the beach as kids, but they still want to look tan and pretty.
Side effects- serious skin cancer, can cause death
researched info- Moderate exposure to the sun contributes to the production of vitamin D in the body,but exposure to ultraviolet rays has negative health effects, including sunburn and increased risk of skin cancer as well as depressed immune system function and accelerated ageing of the skin
Type of fad: The type of fad is Anphedamine
details- Anphedamine is a tablet that causes you to lose weight over a small period of time. You take 1 Tablet a day for 3 months maximum And You can lose 5 kg in a week
Types of people normally envolved- Mainly adults, some teens. Kids donot do this, unless theire parent allow them or they have to.
Side effects- you get very nautious, stomach pains, passing out, moody and mean, heart beats really fast, you get very scared and depressed. 30% die when they have it.
researched info- Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
Conclusion
Gwyneth Paltrow: macrobiotic diet
The 37 year old actress followed a macrobiotic diet for 11 years, but was recently diagnosed within an illness that can lead to the serious bone disease osteoporosis
beyonce: Maple syrup diet
beyonce looses 6kg a week from doing this diet
her diet consists of eating nothing for a whold fortnight, instead surviving on detox drinks including a syrup involving lemon juice, water and cayeene paper
harry styles: Placenta facial
Doctors have tried Harry's face
They are a 90 minute placenta facials derived from sheets umbilical chords
It costs between $350-$600
Credits
in conclusion: I never knew what health fads were before we did these sheets, so doing this has really helped me to understand what the are. I have discovered that some fads may seem harmless, but are very deadly and Can cause sickness. I thought the master cleanse was a fantastic fad and could cause nothing, but with a bit of research I discovered that it's highly dangerous! I also found out that to get people to try their products, they lie a lot to make people think that their product Is perfect. If I was to make a health fad, I would make a diet or a fitness course. The diet would envlove having a specific amount of food daily, a healthy amount of course. It would have a healthy cereal with fruit or something on top, and a healthy lunch and dinner. My fitness course would incude doing a jog for an hour, coming back and doing sit ups and pushups, on a daily basis. Do this for as long as you want, and you will gain upper body stregnth and loose weight.
I hope you enjoyed reading my assignment.