Fake health miracles are the catfish of the wellness world—flattering, flattering… then suddenly asking for your credit card.
This week, The Cynical Romantic takes on the viral “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Honey Formula,” a too-sweet scam that’s been popping up across social feeds. Turns out, Dr. Gupta never endorsed it—and those ads are as real as a Tinder bio that says “6’2 in person.”
With humor, honesty, and a dash of AI fact-checking, LL&S shows you how to sniff out phony claims in minutes—whether it’s a fake miracle pill or a fake Prince Charming.
Because trust should be earned, not marketed. Read the full blog, laugh a little, and learn how to spot a scammer before you swipe or click.
💋 Love Lies & Scandals—where passion meets poor judgment, and truth gets the last word.

Ever find yourself dreaming up big plans, only to get stuck in the loop of “someday”? You’re not alone. In this candid reflection, The Cynical Romantic peels back the layers of what it means to live with ADHD and OCD — where imagination often races ahead of reality. This isn’t a sob story; it’s a truth-telling moment about how easy it is to mistake thinking for doing. Through humor, humility, and a bit of hard-earned self-awareness, this post explores how neurodiverse minds can fall in love with possibility and forget the power of patience. Whether you’ve caught yourself overplanning, overhelping, or overthinking, this piece reminds us that growth begins not with grand gestures but with small, genuine actions. Sometimes, the bravest thing we can do is just take the first step.

You ever lie awake replaying your life’s blooper reel? Same. That’s where ASMR sneaks in—not the whispery weird stuff your ex mocked, but a science-backed hush button for brains that refuse to clock out. In this LL&S series, Tingles & Whispers, we explore how sound, rhythm, and human attention can calm chaos and help ADHD, OCD, and insomnia survivors find peace without the side of guilt

If you’ve ever lain awake replaying your top-ten regrets while the universe mocks you with silence, ASMR might be your next unlikely fling. Part science, part internet oddity, ASMR is the soft-spoken, tingle-triggering trend that promises calm brains, slower heartbeats, and maybe even better relationships. In this field guide, The Cynical Romantic dissects the phenomenon with the same sharp wit usually reserved for exes and bad first dates.