There are many reasons why food fads have continued to flourish. Garlic has long been touted(兜售)as an essential ingredient of physical prowess(能力)and as a flu【B1】______, squash has been thought by some to cure digestive disorders, and red pepper has been【B2】______to promote endurance. The natural human desire for a simple solution to a difficult problem【B3】______the stage for promoting miraculous potions(饮剂), pills and combination of chemicals. The 【B4】______individuals who eagerly embrace any second-hand information with scientific overtones(暗示)provide the foundation for healthy business enterprises. A person who has never crossed the【B5】______of a health food store may be astonished, 【B6】______or over-joyed. Countless elixirs(万应灵药), herbs, powders and other fascinating extracts are only a【B7】______of the high-profit selection. The available literature includes pamphlets extolling(赞扬)the amazing return of youth one can【B8】______while drinking a potion filled with tropical weeds, as well as volumes【B9】______the reader of an almost【B10】______longevity. The store is directly keyed to arouse visitors【B11】______over their health and to【B12】______on real and imagined problems by offering solutions that, 【B13】______cost more than the customers may be able to【B14】______Health food store patrons are often cajoled(劝诱)into buying tonics(补药)that promise to make the functioning of healthy organs even better, 【B15】______whether an improvement is【B16】______for. Promotion of expensive products that consumers do not actually need takes【B17】______initiative and insight. 【B18】______occasion, there may even be some slight【B19】______for truth in an entrepreneurs【B20】______to cure customer of ills—for a price.
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A. remedy
B. medication
C. therapy
D. recipe