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| − | '''Joseph Mercola''', doctor of osteopathy, is a popular [[guru]] of [[alternative medicine]] and a member of the [[right-wing]] [[quack]] outfit [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]]. He advocates and provides a forum for many classic [[crank]] medical ideas, such as [[vaccine hysteria]] and the belief that modern (sorry, "allopathic") medicine kills more people than it helps. His [webshite|website] is a veritable spring of [[pseudoscience]], [[quack]]ery, and [[logical fallacy | logical fallacies]]. He is a promoter of the idea of an AMA/[[Big Pharma]]/FDA conspiracy.<ref>[http://v.mercola.com/QA/When-Should-You-Use-Conventional-Medicine--2732.aspx When Should You Use Conventional Medicine?]</ref> | + | {{altmed}} |
| + | '''Joseph Mercola''', doctor of osteopathy, is a popular [[guru]] of [[alternative medicine]] and a member of the [[right-wing]] [[quack]] outfit [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]]. He advocates and provides a forum for many classic [[crank]] medical ideas, such as [[vaccine hysteria]] and the belief that modern (sorry, "allopathic") medicine kills more people than it helps. His [[webshite|website] is a veritable spring of [[pseudoscience]], [[quack]]ery, and [[logical fallacy|logical fallacies]]. He is a promoter of the idea of an AMA/[[Big Pharma]]/FDA conspiracy.<ref>[http://v.mercola.com/QA/When-Should-You-Use-Conventional-Medicine--2732.aspx When Should You Use Conventional Medicine?]</ref> | ||
Despite his claim that unlike <s>real</s> other doctors, he is not interested in profit<ref>http://www.mercola.com/forms/background.htm</ref>, he advertises all manner of unproven products, and has a health center that dispenses alternative medicine for a steep price.<ref>http://www.mercola.com/forms/nptour/index.htm</ref> | Despite his claim that unlike <s>real</s> other doctors, he is not interested in profit<ref>http://www.mercola.com/forms/background.htm</ref>, he advertises all manner of unproven products, and has a health center that dispenses alternative medicine for a steep price.<ref>http://www.mercola.com/forms/nptour/index.htm</ref> | ||
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Joseph Mercola, doctor of osteopathy, is a popular guru of alternative medicine and a member of the right-wing quack outfit Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. He advocates and provides a forum for many classic crank medical ideas, such as vaccine hysteria and the belief that modern (sorry, "allopathic") medicine kills more people than it helps. His [[webshite|website] is a veritable spring of pseudoscience, quackery, and logical fallacies. He is a promoter of the idea of an AMA/Big Pharma/FDA conspiracy.[1]
Despite his claim that unlike real other doctors, he is not interested in profit[2], he advertises all manner of unproven products, and has a health center that dispenses alternative medicine for a steep price.[3]
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Issues
In addition to the issues mentioned above, Mercola promotes various disproved crank health ideas such as:
- Toxic metals in vaccines and dental fillings. The idea of heavy metal poisoning as being responsible for many common health problems is a popular one, and completely wrong. The studies of mercury in dental amalgams and vaccines are conclusive---there is no danger.
- Statin drugs are dangerous. This one is particularly horrible, as few medications or interventions has been found to be as safe and effective as statins. Failing to prescribe a statin to someone with coronary artery disease is very much against the standard of care (meaning that it could be construed as malpractice).
- Microwaves "kill nutrients in food." Just plain wrong.[4]
- Modern medicine kills you dead, but homeopathy works!
- Seriously, just pick a quack bete noire out of a hat, anything from aspartame to water fluoridation.
FDA warnings
Mercola has received two warnings from the FDA for hyping coconut oil, chlorella, and the Living Fuel RxTM diet.[5][6] He received a third warning for selling infrared cameras that he claimed could be used to diagnose a number of illnesses.[7]
External links
- mercola.com
- FDA Orders Mercola to Stop Illegal Claims, Quackwatch
- 9 Reasons to Completely Ignore Joseph Mercola, Science-Based Medicine
- Joseph Mercola and the Town of Allopath, Merseyside Skeptics
- Respectful Insolence: Mercola Sells the Delusion of Homeopathy, Joe Mercola and Raw Milk Faddism Invade HuffPo, Joe Mercola's Shampoo Woo, Joe Mercola Plays the Religion Card Against Vaccines