{"id":1377923,"date":"2022-03-15T07:24:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377923"},"modified":"2022-03-15T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:36:01","slug":"irresponsible-doctors-blast-young-influencers-with-blue-tongues-pushing-followers-to-ingest-fish-tank-cleaner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irresponsible-doctors-blast-young-influencers-with-blue-tongues-pushing-followers-to-ingest-fish-tank-cleaner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Irresponsible\u2019: Doctors Blast Young Influencers With Blue Tongues Pushing Followers To Ingest Fish Tank Cleaner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firresponsible-doctors-blast-young-influencers-with-blue-tongues-pushing-followers-to-ingest-fish-tank-cleaner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/blue-tongue.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Young \u201cinfluencers\u201d are coloring their tongues blue as they inform their audiences of the benefits of methylene blue, which is often used to clean fish tanks. In response, some doctors are either issuing warnings that ingesting the substance imperils one\u2019s health or mocking the idea of ingesting the substance.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/14\/doctors-slam-influencers-for-injecting-fish-tank-cleaner-to-fight-aging\/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&#038;utm_medium=SocialFlow&#038;utm_source=NYPTwitter\">The New York Post<\/a> reports, Washington-state based podcaster Ben Greenfield, American endurance runner Jordan Hasay, and makeup artist Luba Cohen have all extolled the virtues of ingesting the substance.<\/p>\n<p>Greenfield told his audience that methylene blue was one of his \u201cfavorite nootropics due to its wide-ranging benefits that include: enhanced mitochondrial function, provides neuroprotective effects against brain inflammation, increased memory and cognitive function, enhance the effects of light and oxygen therapies, and much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hasay wrote, \u201cIt can help to improve focus, endurance and sleep. I like using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/troscriptions\/\">@troscriptions<\/a>\u00a0\u2018Just Blue\u2019 product before my hard workouts. Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/troscriptions\/\">@troscriptions<\/a>\u00a0for more info and you can use code JordanBlue for a discount!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cohen echoed, \u201cMB has been very important for me while recovering from being sick. There is a few brands on the market but my absolutes favorite is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/troscriptions\/\">@troscriptions<\/a>\u00a0it comes in small lozenge. You place it between your cheek and gums and let it dissolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Australian Dr. Darren Saunders tweeted, \u201cI have just discovered the trend of fitness influencers sticking methylene blue on their tongue as a \u2018metabolic or cognitive enhancer,\u2019 and I can\u2019t stop laughing. OMG, of course it also \u2018slows down your chain of aging\u2019 \u2014 whatever the hell that is.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OMG, of course it also &#8220;slows down your chain of ageing\u201d \u2013 whatever the hell that is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B8NK4tLlE5\">pic.twitter.com\/B8NK4tLlE5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Darren Saunders (@whereisdaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whereisdaz\/status\/1501765697739051008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He added, \u201cI remember a fellow grad student accidently (sic) smashing a bottle of this stuff in the lab late one night. Worst mess I\u2019ve ever seen. Her mouth, eyes etc went blue and for months afterwards, everything would start to turn blue every time the benches got wet.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I remember a fellow grad student accidently smashing a bottle of this stuff in the lab late one night. Worst mess I\u2019ve ever seen. Her mouth, eyes etc went blue and for months afterwards, everything would start to turn blue every time the benches got wet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Darren Saunders (@whereisdaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whereisdaz\/status\/1501766847284510721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Canadian physician Dr. Jon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dr.jon.l\/video\/6958604240348548358?is_copy_url=1&#038;is_from_webapp=v1&#038;lang=en\">warned<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Hello there; Canadian physician here. Did you just tell your 500,000 followers that methylene blue can be used to fight COVID-19? The study behind you is a pre-clinical lab study \u2026 It needs to be tested in humans first to prove that it works. \u2026 It can cause destruction of red blood cells in people with G6PD deficiency causing potentially life-threatening hemolysis\u2026 it has an FDA warning because it interacts with people with antidepressants to cause something called serotonin syndrome, which means potentially fatal as well. Not\u00a0 to mention it can discolor your skin and bodily fluids. \u2026 I would also like to point out it\u2019s irresponsible for a non-medical professional to post that on their social media as it can lead to real harm.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/drugs\/20881-methylene-blue-injection\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a> notes of methylene blue that it is \u201cused to treat methemoglobinemia. This is a condition in which the blood loses its ability to carry oxygen through the body.\u201d The clinic also warns that someone should warn their health provider before taking the medicine if they suffer from \u201ccyanide poisoning, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, kidney disease, an unusual or allergic reaction to methylene blue, phenothiazines, thiazide diuretics, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives,\u201d if they are \u201cpregnant or trying to get pregnant or breast-feeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clinic also lists drugs that may interact dangerously with methylene blue, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bupropion<\/li>\n<li>certain medicines for depression or anxiety<\/li>\n<li>clomipramine<\/li>\n<li>doxepin<\/li>\n<li>duloxetine<\/li>\n<li>fluoxetine<\/li>\n<li>MAOIs like Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate<\/li>\n<li>milnacipran<\/li>\n<li>mirtazapine<\/li>\n<li>rasagiline<\/li>\n<li>selegiline<\/li>\n<li>St. John\u2019s wort<\/li>\n<li>trazodone<\/li>\n<li>tryptophan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3087269\/\">National Institutes of Health<\/a> notes in a section about methylene blue titled \u201cAdverse Effects\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Methylene blue is a safe drug when used in therapeutic doses (<2mg \/><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young \u201cinfluencers\u201d are coloring their tongues blue as they inform their audiences of the benefits of methylene blue, which is often used to clean fish tanks. 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