252: The Science of Chronic Fatigue & Ear Seeds

Dragons' Den promoted a purported "cure" to ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but are these Ear Seeds pseduoscience or a super-cure?Grab yourself some merch!You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channelHelp keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!sciguys.co.ukTikTokTwitterInstagramFacebookIf you spot any points that need correcting, head to sciguys.co.uk/correctionsFollow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @lukecutforthReferences and Further Readinghttps://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2022/11/26/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ear-seeding/?sh=12302f8452afhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56482374https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/24/doctors-complain-to-bbc-over-dragons-den-contestants-claim-to-have-cured-mehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68097756https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532287/https://www.britannica.com/science/acupuncturehttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/acupuncture/https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture-what-you-need-to-knowhttps://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-067475https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557676/https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q204.full