Admit it: Whenever you hear that a celeb dropped a quick five pounds on some snazzy-sounding Hollywood diet, you're a bit intrigued. If even for a split second, you might think something along the lines of: "That doesn't sound so bad. I could probably do it if I put my mind to it! And it's called a cleanse! It must be good for anyone!" But then your senses probably kick in, right? And you go back to your refrigerator where you grab yourself some real food, eat it, and say, "Mmmmm!"

Well, when I had a recent run-in with thoughts like these, my senses didn't kick in. I blame the fact that I'm getting married in less than two months. I was suffering from an acute case of bride brain! And I thought I'd give celeb trainer David Kirsch's 5-Day Ultimate Detox a shot. After all, I thought, it's made with all-natural ingredients, is only five days long, and you can eat two regular meals (well, plain mixed veg salads with 4 oz. of protein) while on it. So how hard could it be?

It’s happened again. Now you can put calcium on the list as one more thing we thought was good for us but could actually be killing us. First we are told that after a “certain” age, we need more calcium or our bones will start crumbling. It's among the many vitamins, hormones, and minerals we are encouraged to take after 40 so that we can maintain our vigor and avoid a hip-breaking, hunchback existence. We happily oblige and start wearing comfortable shoes and popping supplements like they are our salvation. Little did we know, we may be doing more harm than good.

Can eating candy make you smell dandy? Only if it's Deo Perfume Candy, apparently, an "edible deodorant" so powerful one dose will supposedly make a 145-pound person "smell like roses" for up to 6 hours. Sweet! Or ... scary. Or highly unlikely, you're probably thinking. That was my first thought, too: What a scam. Like sea monkeys for the personal hygiene market. People are soooo gullible.

But then I did a little more research, and as it turns out, the science behind these sweets doesn't stink. Basically, it's like this: You know how when a person eats a lot of garlic, they start to smell like garlic? And I'm not talking about someone coming back to work after lunch with the scent of garlic lingering on their breath or clothes, I'm talking about someone who seems to have the odor oozing from their pores.

Most of us feel pretty safe when we pick up our medications at the pharmacy or fill our prescriptions through mail order prescription companies. I know I do. My father's a pharmacist and I've not once wondered if the drugs I'd been prescribed to take were anything but the real thing.

According to the government, though, counterfeit drugs are turning into one of the fastest-growing industries. The WHO (World Health Organization) says that as many as 40 million of the 4 billion prescriptions filled yearly in the U.S. may be fake; filled with inactive, filler, or dangerous ingredients - which means that a lot of chronic health issues go untreated, even as we try to stay on top of them.

That's pretty darn scary!

The following are the drugs most likely to be faked, along with tips for avoiding getting anything but what you need:

There are some crazy pieces of technology out there in the medical field, and this? This is no exception. This weird robo-glove called the Tricorder is the second prototype of the Med Sensation breast exam glove. This glove, which was developed by medical students at Singularity University, is rife with sensors, which are intended to give doctors remarkable feedback while performing breast exams on patients. The glove could theoretically also help diagnose problems like enlarged kidneys and other issues that lie beneath the skin.

Weird? Um, yes. Looks like something out of a cheesy '80s futuristic movie, but if it can help save lives, who cares? Check it out.

President Obama is lookin' out for us ladies! Beginning today, August 1, given the government's new health care reforms, private insurance companies must start providing contraception for free! In other words, without any kind of co-pay. And that's not all. The rule applies to a bevy of other preventative women's health services, including well-woman visits, mammograms, gestational diabetes screening, HPV DNA testing for women 30+, STI screening (including HIV), breastfeeding support/supplies/counseling, and domestic violence counseling. Yippee!

But before running over to your local drugstore to demand the pharmacist fork over your monthly pill pack, check out this easy breakdown of how the new law may affect you, depending on your insurance sitch ...

Women have spoken, and we want companies trying to sell us pantyliners and tampons to start speaking more realistically! Enough of this Ana Steele "down there" insanity! How about some "vagina" with a side of "discharge"? Oh, I'm sorry, are those words too much? That's what some viewers are saying after seeing a new commercial for Carefree pantyliners, which just recently aired for the first time in New Zealand.

The ad features a nude spokeswoman, covered up by some lovely floaty white flowers (typical), actually discussing how the discharge we get around the middle of our cycles, or ovulation, is healthy and natural! OMG. And guess what? She even says it comes out of our ... vaginas! Not our "hoo-ha," "lady garden," or other ambiguous or borderline-derogatory term. Whoohoo!

Clearly, venturing into usually hush-hush territory like this was a bold, but also highly orchestrated move ...

Yikes. I've never been much of a sun worshipper, but this photo of a 69-year-old man who drove a delivery truck for the past 28 years (apparently somewhere very, very sunny) makes me even more wary of those skin-damaging rays. I mean, good lord -- look at what the sun did to the left half of his face!! (The condition is technically known as Unilateral Dermatoheliosis.)

Ready to freak out a little bit more?

According to the latest studies, the standard SPF you're probably using might not be enough.