Saturday, June 24, 2017

NASA Calls ‘BS’ on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Latest GOOP Product



NASA Calls ‘BS’ on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Latest GOOP Product
by Jerome Hudson 23 Jun 2017
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand Goop is under fire for misrepresenting the materials contained in one of its products.

The wellness website is selling $120 “Body Vibes” stickers said to be made from “NASA spacesuit material” and meant to “rebalance energy frequency in our bodies.”

“Human bodies operate at an ideal energetic frequency, but everyday stresses and anxiety can throw off our internal balance, depleting our energy reserves and weakening our immune systems,” Paltrow’s website said in a blog post praising the stickers. “Body Vibes stickers come pre-programmed to an ideal frequency, allowing them to target imbalances.”

However, the stickers are “BS,” according Mark Shelhamer, former chief scientist at NASA’s human research division.

“Wow. What a load of BS this is,” Shelhamer told tech website Gizmodo.

Shelhamer shutdown the claim that Goop’s stickers contain carbon material from NASA spacesuits.

“Not only is the whole premise like snake oil, the logic doesn’t even hold up,” Shelhamer said. “If they promote healing, why do they leave marks on the skin when they are removed?”
A spokesperson for NASA told People magazine they “do not line their spacesuits with conductive carbon material.”

Goop has since removed any mention of the stickers containing the NASA material from its website. The company also issued a statement to People.

“As we have always explained, advice and recommendations included on goop are not formal endorsements and the opinions expressed by the experts and companies we profile do not necessarily represent the views of goop,” Goop said. “Based on the statement from NASA, we’ve gone back to the company to inquire about the claim and removed the claim from our site until we get additional verification.”
Body Vibes issued a statement apologizing to NASA for mischaracterizing their product.

“We apologize to NASA, Goop, our customers and our fans for this communication error. We never intended to mislead anyone. We have learned that our engineer was misinformed by a distributor about the material in question, which was purchased for its unique specifications,” the statement read. “We regret not doing our due diligence before including the distributor’s information in the story of our product. However, the origins of the material do not anyway impact the efficacy of our product. Body Vibes remains committed to offering a holistic lifestyle tool and we stand by the quality and effectiveness of our product.”

Paltrow has faced fire in the past for sharing cookbooks that include incomplete cooking instructions that could lead to increased risk of food poisoning.

People magazine
John F. Kennedy Jr. was the Sexiest Man Alive in 1988 for People magazine, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Note: Gwyneth Paltrow is a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation, and her “Body Vibes” stickers are said to be made from “NASA spacesuit material” and meant to “rebalance energy frequency in our bodies”, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed in 2013.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, and the Harlem Children's Zone.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood Foundation, is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter.
Michael R. Bloomberg is Emma Bloomberg’s father, was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Americans for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Gabrielle Giffords is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, and married to Mark E. Kelly.
Mark E. Kelly is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, married to Gabrielle Giffords, Scott J. Kelly’s brother, and an astronaut at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Scott J. Kelly is Mark E. Kelly’s brother, and an astronaut at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Michael D. Griffin was an administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and a contributor for the Center for a New American Security (think tank).
Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security (think tank), is an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, and the president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation.
Gabrielle Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, and married to Mark E. Kelly.
Mark E. Kelly is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, married to Gabrielle Giffords, Scott J. Kelly’s brother, and an astronaut at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Scott J. Kelly is Mark E. Kelly’s brother, and an astronaut at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
John B. King Jr. is a trustee at the Truman Scholarship Foundation, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
John F. Kennedy Jr. was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and the Sexiest Man Alive in 1988 for People magazine.
Gwyneth Paltrow is a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation, and her “Body Vibes” stickers are said to be made from “NASA spacesuit material” and meant to “rebalance energy frequency in our bodies”, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed in 2013.

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