Re: An alternative health website!

What I'm saying is that if he's got groundbreaking information, he's doing a great disservice to the public by making it appear that this info came out of nowhere. If he's not the first to advocate something, that's all the more reason why we should see a little background cited.

The comment about taking him seriously: If the guy has come up with a revolutionary way to diet and new methods of healing and preventing diseases, he should be a household name. Although he seems to have a following, I think it would be a serious stretch to say that this guy is a household name.

Re: An alternative health website!

I guess it just doesn't bother me that he doesn't cite his "research". If I want the info, I'll ask for it. But, it does bother you clearly, and you're not asking for it. Hmmm....
Anyone can self publish a book, and promote themselves on the web. It's up to the consumer to do due diligence. I don't expect any government organization to do this for me. In fact, I don't want them to.
I'm not going to make a value judgment on this guy's body of work because I'm not that familiar with it. If I wanted to know more, I'd engage him in debate like we're doing here. He is just one of many MD's that are taking a different path. I'm OK with that as I actually pay for subscriptions to several newsletters from different members of ACAM. I feel perfectly comfortable with what they are saying, and would have no problem asking them where the information is coming from if it was something I was interested in. I expect to ask questions.

Re: An alternative health website!

Originally Posted by indigo girl

But, it does bother you clearly, and you're not asking for it. Hmmm....

I'm the first one that asked for it, on this thread at least.

And if you're just reading what is written and not asking for any explanation (WHY do you believe this? Where is the background?), then what kind of thinking are you actually doing? Basically you're just reading some guy's stuff and saying, 'Okay, sounds good to me.' That's not independent thinking.

Re: An alternative health website!

Okay, let's tone it down. There is no need to make this "personal".

Let speak from the position of I and not YOU.... we will all learn more that way.

Re: An alternative health website!

Originally Posted by EricEnfermero

I'm the first one that asked for it, on this thread at least.

And if you're just reading what is written and not asking for any explanation (WHY do you believe this? Where is the background?), then what kind of thinking are you actually doing? Basically you're just reading some guy's stuff and saying, 'Okay, sounds good to me.' That's not independent thinking.

Because I am trained in many different alternative modalities myself, and because I read extensively in the area of complementary medicine, and I DO ASK QUESTIONS (IF I AM INTERESTED in something IN PARTICULAR), I don't have a problem with him. This is NOT to say that I would agree with everything I'm reading. I have a large body of PRIOR experience and information to draw on, and it just makes me more comfortable with this than you are. My belief system and experiences would certainly be considered outside the mainstream. I wouldn't think twice about asking Mercola for more info if I was interested in his products. But you see, I already knew about metabolic typing and who else was doing this. I repeat again, if you have a problem with what he is saying, why aren't you checking him out instead of debating with me? If you want to dismiss him because you don't see his sources in front of you on-line, you might just be missing out on something useful. Do your homework, and ask him about some of this stuff, or better yet, see if anyone else out there is advocating some of what he is saying. Why aren't you willing to ask him for his sources?

Re: An alternative health website!

I just spent some time on this site this afternoon. I don't understand what you are not seeing. There are links and, and references all over the place, not just for the articles on the health blog but also for some but not all products. The product one, may be a problem for some, but I'm OK with it, for example coconut oil, because I already have prior knowledge and sources about this. Maybe we'll just have to agree to disagree.

Re: An alternative health website!

Originally Posted by nightngale1998

Okay, let's tone it down. There is no need to make this "personal".

Let speak from the position of I and not YOU.... we will all learn more that way.

I'm sorry. You're right that there's no way I should risk this becoming personal for anyone. We do sometimes have to agree to disagree as to what we are seeing.

Re: An alternative health website!

Thank for sharing Good Information about Mercola.



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