"Bordering On Quackery": The Liver Doc Slams Nayanthara For Promoting Hibiscus Tea
'The Liver Doc' has now turned his attention to 'Jawan' actress Nayanthara, as he slammed 'Lady Superstar' for promoting hibiscus tea.
Hepatologist Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly known as The Liver Doc on social media, is once again grabbing headlines. For the unversed, earlier, he sparked attention for criticising actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s post that advocated for alternative medicine therapy. In the latest entertainment news, 'The Liver Doc' has now turned his attention to 'Jawan' actress Nayanthara. In a now-deleted post talking about the alleged benefits of hibiscus tea, Nayanthara wrote, “This has to be my most favourite Tea, And the most exciting one in the meal plan curated by the genius @munmun.ganeriwal. It has long been used in Ayurveda. It is high in antioxidants and is helpful in diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heart-related ailments. It is very cooling for the system hence it is great for those who have acne, heat boils on skin etc."
“Hibiscus tea is great for the monsoon season as it is rich in vitamins and keeps our immune system in equilibrium. It has antibacterial effects that protects from seasonal infection/ illness. P.S. anyone who needs the recipe can check with @munmun.ganeriwal. Stay healthy. Stay happy," she added.
This shout out to hibiscus tea has irked The Liver Doc, and taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account, he wrote, "If she had stopped at hibiscus tea is kind of tasty, that would have been ok. But no, they have to go ahead and blow their health-illiteracy trumpet and also claim that hibiscus tea is helpful in diabetes, high blood pressure, acne, antibacterial and protects against the flu. Well, none of the above claims have been proven.”
The Liver Doc also said that Nayanthara's post seems like "an advertisement for her ‘celebrity nutritionist’". He also called it "absolute BS, bordering on quackery."
Check out the post here:
This is cinema actress Nayantara who has more than twice the following of the other actress Samantha miselading her 8.7 million followers on a supplement called hibiscus tea.
— TheLiverDoc (@theliverdr) July 29, 2024
If she had stopped at hibiscus tea is kind of tasty, that would have been ok. But no, they have to go… pic.twitter.com/d1fQCohsGU
In his post, The Liver Doc further wrote, "I have expertise in modulation of gut microbiome and my department at the Liver Institute where I work, is the only one in the world that caters to stool transplant and microbiome modulation for patients with severe alcohol-related liver diseases.”
"Be very careful about having hibiscus tea on a daily basis. Firstly, to clarify, hibiscus tea is made from Hibiscus Sabdariffa or Roselle. Do not confuse it with Hibiscus Macranthus, which is a herb claimed to promote male fertility and increase testosterone, which has been shown in at least one rat study; overall, understudied. The influenza does not clear this aspect,” said Dr Cyriac, going on to debunk each of the claims in the post by sharing scientific data, and sarcastically mentioning that “the claim from “Dr.” Nayantara is false," he added.
