On the 18th January an episode of Dragons Den was aired in the UK. A pitch was made to business people asking for an investment into a company which sells acupuncture ear seeds. A claim was made by the entrepreneur that the ear seeds had aided her recovery from ME. Daniel is joined by Hollie-Anne Brooks, a journalist with ME who responded quickly with an article in Digital Spy which stressed why the segment was so damaging for people with ME. We talk about the episode, holistic therapies, media coverage, the role of the BBC and the hope that some positives might come from what has been a very difficult week for the ME community.

Hollie-Anne's article in digital spy can be read here:
https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a46456849/dragons-den-ear-seeds/

Hollie-Anne's Substack newsletter, Slow Living with ME can be found here:
https://slowlivingwithme.substack.com/

Steve Topple article in The Canary:
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/01/24/acu-seeds-dragons-den-2/

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