Jilly Juice

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About

Jilly Juice is a drink that is comprised of water, Himalayan pink salt, and cabbage or kale that is blended and left to ferment that is claimed to perform a number of things ranging from curing ailments, including cancer, to the extraordinary, including curing autism, reverse aging effects, and regeneration of missing limbs. Created by Jillian Mai Thi Epperly, the product has received harsh criticism from scientific circles on the internet due to the unfounded nature of the claims made for it along with pushing inadvertent dangers as a result of increased consumption.

History

Jilly Juice was created by Jillian Mai Thi Epperly from Canton, Ohio, who created the drink in 2016. Epperly, who possesses no scientific or medical background, promoted the juice on Facebook alongside a health regimen she created called "The Jilly Juice Protocol" and by 2017 was making videos on the concoction. She would eventually garner a following, leading to the creation of a Facebook group called "Exposing the Lies Candida: Weaponized Fungus Mainstreaming Mutancy." That same year she also released a book of the same title that goes into detail about the Jilly Juice Protocol

The juice itself comprises of a mixture of water, salt (initally Himalayan pink salt), and either cabbage or kale blended together and left to ferment at room temperature for three days. The salt is claimed by Epperly to be a strengthener for the immune system while the cabbage and kale contains important nutrients. The juice is claimed to target the yeast Candida, which proponents claims attracts parasites in one's body. According to her book, she says

When a body is riddled with Candida, with no beneficial bacteria, the bad bacteria start multiplying at an alarming rate, punch holes in the intestine, and allow the toxins which do reside in the food leak through the gut into the blood stream.

The protocol proposed by Epperly calls for a restricted diet and starting with the consumption of two cups of Jilly Juice every day, gradually increasing the amount of up to 16 cups or a gallon of the concoction. Increased consumption of the juice, she claims, removes the yeast and parasites from the body through diarrhea, though Epperly and proponents term it as "waterfalling." She would later make extraordinary claims about the juice, claiming it could cure things like autism, cancer, and homosexuality, along with being able to regenerate missing limbs and reverse aging effects.

Reception

Epperly has received considerable criticism

In 2018, the FTC sent her a warning that she cannot advertise the health benefits

Death of Bruce Wilmot

Online Relevance

A number of online personalities have covered Jilly Juice and Epperly. A video from Pewdiepie about her appearance on Dr. Phil

Search Interest

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