Samantha Ruth Prabhu is one of the most talented pan-Indian actresses of her generation. The diva has mesmerised zillions of audiences with her impeccable acting chops, breathtaking beauty, and most importantly, her charismatic personality. Apart from her professional feat, the diva has, over the time, grabbed a lot of attention due to her personal life. For the unversed, she was previously married to Naga Chaitanya, and it was in 2021 when they filed for divorce. Moreover, she got diagnosed with the auto-immune condition of myositis in 2022, for which she decided to take a long sabbatical. Fast forward to now, the diva is back from her break and has rebounded on her work like no other.
Recently, Samantha Ruth Prabhu hosted an episode on her YouTube channel’s Take 20: Health Podcast Series. In the said episode, the diva interacted with health and wellness coach, Alkesh, on the issue of liver detoxification. The two of them discussed how in the fast-moving life of many people at the moment, it is essential for having a healthy diet, something that heals the liver, which is otherwise loaded with a lot of toxins. Moreover, at one point in the show, both Samantha and Alkesh suggest that consuming the herb, Dandelion is an effective way to improve liver health.
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However, it seems that Samantha’s suggestion of consuming the herb, Dandelion, as a measure for good liver health has landed her in trouble. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), a professional doctor, whose social media handle is named as ‘TheLiverDoc’ reshared the diva’s clip and retorted it as misleading information. The doctor called out Samantha for misguiding millions of followers by suggesting to consume Dandelion, in order to detoxify the liver. He claimed that the benefits of Dandelion hasn’t been proven to date, so suggesting it to the people is potentially dangerous. An excerpt from his blasting post can be read as:
“The podcast feature some random health illiterate "Wellness Coach & Performance Nutritionist" who has absolutely no clue how the human body works and has the most rubbish content on his Instagram handle, including complete nonsense such as herbs to manage autoimmune disorders. Its just two science illiterates sharing their ignorance. The Wellness Coach guy is not even a real medical person and would probably have no idea about functions of the liver. He says, the best herb to improve liver health is Dandelion. I am a liver doctor, a trained and registered hepatologist diagnosing and treating liver disease patients since one decade and this is complete and utter BS.”
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It was in 2022 when Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared the heartbreaking news to her fans, that she got diagnosed with the painful auto-immune condition of myositis. Shortly after, she decided to take a hiatus from work, where she dived into the way towards recovery and wellness. However, it was on February 11, 2024, when Samantha dropped a happy post about resuming her work, thereby elating her massive fan following. She penned:
“Hello, so, yes, I am going back to work, finally… But apart from that, in the meantime, I was so completely jobless. But I am doing something fun with a friend. It’s a health podcast. It is quite unexpected, but it is something that I really, really love. I am extremely passionate about it, and I am very excited that it is releasing next week. I hope that some of you really find it extremely useful. And, I think I have enjoyed making this."
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In an earlier episode of her Health 20 podcast series, Samantha Ruth Prabhu looked back in the past and discussed the difficult period of time she endured in her life, after her separation from Naga Chaitanya. She remarked that it was long before she could finally sleep, breathe and walk fresh in her life. In her words:
“I remember specifically the year before I had this problem, it was an extremely difficult year for me. I specifically remember the day that I think my friend/partner/manager Himank, and I were traveling back from Mumbai. And this was in June of the year before last, and I remember telling him that finally I feel calm. I haven’t felt a little relaxed and a little calm in a very, very long time. And I finally feel like I can breathe and I can go to sleep, and I can now wake up and focus on my work and be the best that I can be at work. And I woke up with this condition.”
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