So have you ever heard of someone saying that they know someone who put some WD-40 on their aching joints. And, that it most definitely worked.

I did a journal search on WD-40 to see if anybody had actually tried that for arthritis. Now this is really out there, obviously. It’s a lubricant for stuff. People use it for loosening nuts and bolts and that kind of thing. So if you can loosen nuts and bolts, why couldn’t it loosen up your joints and make everything go a little bit easier.

I saw that going around the internet one time, and the journal search I did on it came up absolutely nothing. Well almost nill. One very small editorial article came up that a family practice doc commented, “Hey, this is crazy. I had a few people do that. The only thing that happened was they came in with a rash.” You rub the stuff on your joints, on your knees and your elbows, and the next you know, you’re gonna come back with a dermatitis that needs to be fixed. There’s no way that this stuff can penetrate into any articular surface and increase cartilaginous structures, decrease arthritis, in any way.  Now think wrinkles, you’ll follow along.

It is another prime example that Pseudoscience is so prevalent that when you actually throw it out there, “Hey, why don’t you put some WD-40 on your joints?” People will go, “Huh.” They actually stop. They break. They think, “Ah ha, well, that might work.”

This is definitely the issue with all the media stuff out there. So many sound bites. So many bits and pieces. No real substance. Whether it’s talking about arthritis or skin care. That is the wow factor. It’s tough to filter through all the propaganda.

“Hey, why don’t you put some grape seed extract in your cream and it will get rid of your wrinkles. And people go, “Huh.” They actually stop. They wait in silence. They think, “Ah ha, well, that might work.”

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