Nayanthara faces backlash for promoting Hibiscus tea, shares cryptic post later
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Nayanthara's recent post on the benefits of hibiscus tea has triggered a long debate on the internet. The Jawan actress found herself in the hot water after she shared an Instagram post on the benefits of hibiscus tea.
In the Instagrampost, the actress promoted hibiscus tea stating that the tea is rich in antioxidants and is beneficial for ailments like diabetes and acne. However, her post didn't settle well with an X userDr Cyriac Abby Philips, ahepatologist, who was quick to call out Nayanthara's claims.
Nayanthara's cryptic post
Hours after major backlash and deleting her post promoting hibiscus tea, Nayanthara shared a cryptic post.
Taking to her Instagram stories, the actress shared a post with a quote on arguing with stupid people. She shared a quote by Mark Twain, which read, “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
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In the post, 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.”
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She stated in her post, “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. (sic)”
What's the story?
After Nayanthara shared a post dedicated to hibiscus tea, Dr Philips, who goes by The Liver Doc on X, slammed the Annapurnaactress for misleading her millions of followers.
Criticizing Nayanthara's post, the doctorsaid, ''There are no studies to prove that hibiscus tea prevents acne or is antibacterial or prevents seasonal infections in humans. Evidence, or it did not happen. To claim otherwise is delusional and disservice to public health.''
Pointing out Nayanthara's Ayurveda point, Dr Phillips criticized calling it "absurd and unscientific theory of hot and cold foods principle" in Ayurveda.
He wrote,''And lastly, "Vaidya" Nayanthara quotes "Ayurveda" as the guiding principle to these claims. She also talks about "cooling" effect of the "food." Well, Ayurveda is pseudoscientific garbage and "hot and cold" foods principle is an absurd and unscientific theory on diet and nutrition put forth by Ayurvedic practitioners.''
Before Nayanthara, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips aka The Liver Doc slammed Samantha Ruth Prabhufor recommending a hydrogen peroxide nebulisation to her millions of followers.
