Controversial influencer lists luxury Queensland home after backlash from medical professionals over claims she treated cancer cells with plant-based diet
Loni Jane is putting her Gold Coast Hinterland abode, which she shares with her partner and three children, under the hammer later this month.
The home, which it's understood the influencer purchased for $980,000 in 2015, features a motocross track, sauna, and resort-style pool.
Photos on realestate.com.au show Loni's luxury property comes complete with a poolside pavilion and an open-plan living and dining area.
Amenities in the home further include a covered alfresco area, an infrared sauna, a magnesium pool with a waterfall, a gym, and two gas fireplaces.
A wrap-around fence, electric security gates, and a 14-camera surveillance system offer security to the premises.
The listing material describes the "exquisite hilltop estate" as 'a private oasis with breathtaking hinterland views', offering "unmatched lifestyle".
"Experience luxury family living with a dedicated media room, study, and spacious family area designed for both work and relaxation," the material states.
"Downstairs is perfect for guests or dual living.
"This residence flows seamlessly between indoor and outdoor living, with high ceilings and elegant finishes adding a sense of grandeur."
Loni shares lifestyle and wellness content with her more than 300,000 Instagram followers, as well as nutrition, through her blog, Feel The Lean.
It's there that the mother of three sells recipe books filled with more than 240 "detoxing recipes" and Instagrammable juices and smoothie bowls.
However, Loni's content concerned medical professionals in 2018 when she claimed to have cured her 'abnormal cancerous cells' on her cervix (CIN) through a 'plant-based diet."
She shared photos of her alternative remedies with her Instagram followers, documenting her wellness journey extensively.
Loni, at the time, told The Daily Telegraph 'lymphatic fluid stimulation', 'watermelon cleanses', and 'charcoal' further helped rid the cells.
And it wasn't just the disease she claimed to have cured through her lifestyle, as Loni also said she healed herself from candida overgrowth, inflamed lymph nodes, HPV virus and fatigue through home remedies.
'I don't believe that only doctors, hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry can claim the word medicine,' she said.
However, leading gynaecologist Dr Michael Gannon, who has 18 years of experience in the field, said Loni's allegations were 'utter garbage'.
'These claims are harmful to those women who are silly enough to listen to them,' Dr Gannon said.
He expressed the influencer could have possibly led women who needed surgery for CIN into believing they could cure themselves instead.
AMA NSW president Dr Kean-Seng Lim echoed Dr Gannon, saying he was concerned about the term "medicine" being used to describe the alternative remedies.
Dr Lim said this would imply they have been tested despite Loni having no professional medical background.
Loni's home listing comes after she welcomed her third child, a girl named Remy, earlier this year.
SkyNews.com.au had contacted the influencer for comment.
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