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The Weird World of Alkaline Detoxes
IT’S BASIC
From branded water to gunky foot baths, people are trying to fix a problem that experts say doesn’t even exist.
Rebecca Bellan
Published
Mar. 16 2019
9:52PM EDT
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
Rebecca Bellan
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