In what may be the worst bait-and-switch in the history of bait-and-switches, sports fans tune in to The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday in hopes that one of his regular guests, Packers quarterback Rodgers, might deliver significant news on the future of his career. There was no news. Rodgers gave an endorsement for a 12-day cleanse that can sometimes involve blood, vomit, and oily enemas.
Rodgers said on the show that there would be no news today. I got out of a panchakarma as I was texting with you. Look that up. I'm pretty sure you did after we talked. It is a cleanse that started in India. It has been going on for thousands of years, and I have done it in the off season. I am getting my hand above the sand to see what is going on there.
There is a long-standing, pseudoscientific Indian medicine system that uses a cleansing and purification technique called Panchakarma. According to the National Institute of Health, the system is not based on science. The best that can be said for it is that there is a small amount of data that shows that a combination of herbs can help with arthritis and diabetes. There is not enough evidence for the benefits of any other conditions.
Many scientific reports have found that Ayurvedic preparations are rife with toxic components. Lead, arsenic, and mercury have been found in a number of Ayurvedic treatments. The formulas have been linked to poisonings.
AdvertisementRodgers did not mention that on the show Tuesday. He did not give any details of what his cleanse was about. He pointed to the Internet, where they can get the details of the cleanse from whichever digital rabbit hole they descend into.
Rodgers offered a specific diet and daily treatments for his cleanse. Rodgers said that the cleanse heals you physically and takes away mental stress. The spiritual part allows you to enjoy the meditations a bit more. When I come out, I think about the people in my life.
Altogether, Rodgers' revelation Tuesday is about what you might expect from a guy who announced he had been "immunized" against COVID-19 by taking homeopathic nostrum.What is panchakarma and what might the Rodgers cleanse include? A simple search of the term "panchakarma" will likely lead to an introduction to the practice from The Ayurvedic Institute, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based organization founded in 1984 by Vasant Lad.
A small group of high-profile Ayurvedic practitioners in the US are led by Lad. He came to the US in 1979. He collaborated with Baba Hari Dass, a silent monk and yoga master who was also seen as an early proponent of Ayurveda in the US. The Mount Madonna Center in California was created in the 1970s by Baba Hari Dass, who invited Lad to speak about the sister science of yoga. The College of Ayurveda is a part of the Mount Madonna Institute.
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