karl goes to the sauna

i was reading tonight on karl's website about his love for detox and his recent attendance of the Hubbard Detoxification Program, otherwise known as the Purification Rundown.

quick lesson on the Purification Rundown: also known as the Purif or Hubbard Method, the purification rundown is a detox program designed by mr. hubbard himself involving tons of sauana time, way more vitamins than physically safe, lots of excercise, and a whole bunch of bogus science. the purif takes anywhere from a couple weeks to a month, where the attendee is supposed to take over 300 times the suggested dosage of niacin (this allegedly clears radiation and other toxins), spend up to 5 hours a day in the sauna, and drink some pretty disgusting conconctions of calcium, magnesium, and cider vinegar. just for the record and because common sense doesnt apply to scientology, several people have died from this method, and doctors across the US are pretty adamant about the danger of the practices.

to put it in perspective, even russia, the country that brought us the bulletproof fur hat, has officially denounced its practice anywhere in the country as a threat to the public health.

it costs somewhere around $5000 in 2007, and while that is a lot of money, at least it claims to boost your IQ by 15 points according to the church of scientology's website! genius standing here i come!