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What’s Botox doing to your brain?

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Marc Arginteanu
Mar 17, 2022
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Botox is derived from a deadly bacteria. It’s a clostridium that kills its victim by emitting botulinum toxin, which may paralyze an infected person and stop him from breathing. Can you imagine how horrible it would be; being awake and alert and trying as hard as you can but not being able to take a breath?

But, like a number of other poisons, if used pr…

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