You are surprised that Newsmax would engage in medical quackery? They make their money engaged in news quackery, they are principal exponents of political quackery, they practice history quackery, they support science quackery in schools — is this a trend yet?
FDA, FTC, where are you?
To the extent this is not quackery, it’s known, published material your physician has access to and can advise you on. To the extent this is not known, published material, it’s quackery. Where the information is good, it should be a violation of journalistic ethics to package this as somehow secret, unknown or suppressed by the medical establishment and news organizations — and available to you alone, if you only pay the fat fee demanded. Where the information is suppressed, it is suppressed because it is dangerous to patients — the real problem with quackery.
Do not ever think that Newsmax is engaged in news, after this.
Here’s the e-mail text Newsmax sent out today — the only thing missing is their actually calling this stuff “snake oil”:
Dear Newsmax Reader:
David Brownstein, M.D., one of the foremost American practitioners of conventional as well as holistic medicine, has some urgent health information that could dramatically affect your health and well-being. Please take a moment to read his information below.
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How to Prevent Arthritis, Cancer and Alzheimer’s!
Try this simple remedy for rheumatoid arthritis!
Use this mineral to protect against skin cancer!
See what to do now to prevent multiple sclerosis,
Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s!Plus, why a deficiency in this nutrient puts you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke!
Dear Friend,
Today I’ve got important news for you on preventing heart disease, stroke, skin cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s . . .
I’ve got an update on which vitamins (in addition to calcium) can strengthen your bones and fight osteoporosis . . .
I’ve got a simple, inexpensive, and almost entirely overlooked remedy for rheumatoid arthritis . . .
Plus, the risks of diuretic drugs, the importance of detox, and why most people are dehydrated and don’t know it!
Hi, I’m Dr. David Brownstein, editor of Natural Way to Health, the newsletter for folks looking for real solutions, not more drugs with harsh side effects.
In one moment, I’ll show you how to get a FREE copy of my latest report, “A Simple Way to Radically Improve Your Health,” covering all the topics above . . .
Plus, full access to all of my previous reports, including the two most popular ones, “The Biggest Fraud In Medicine: Cholesterol Leads to Heart Disease” and “How To Stop Heart Disease In Its Tracks, Naturally.”
But first, let’s look at how I successfully treated one of my patients for rheumatoid arthritis, and also how to safeguard against multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Crippled by Arthritis But Now
Up and Out of the WheelchairMy patient Susan had suffered from rheumatoid arthritis for 20 years. Her hands were swollen and deformed. Harsh drugs were robbing her of energy. And her painful joints had forced her into a wheelchair.
Susan had tried many conventional treatments, including taking large amounts of the steroid drug Prednisone, but nothing much helped.
“I really did not know what to do,” she told me. “My rheumatologist had nothing good to offer me . . . just one toxic medication after another that I could not tolerate.”
The conventional treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is anti-inflammatory agents such as Naprosyn, Motrin, and Voltaren. But as the disease progresses, conventional doctors prescribe harsh drugs such as methotrexate and Plaquenil.
Unfortunately, these immune-suppressing drugs have bad side effects, including depressed bone marrow function, low white blood cell count, low platelet counts, anemia and loss of energy.
Newer drugs like Enbrel and Remicade are no better . . .
They block a protein the body produces as part of the inflammatory response. But blocking this protein for any length of time increases your risk of life-threatening infections and even cancer.
A Safer and More Effective Course . . .
The first thing I told Susan is I wanted to test her for a bacteria that has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis since 1938 (see your FREE report for details).
Sadly, most physicians, even specialists, never bother to test for this bacteria because conventional medicine focuses myopically on expensive drugs that treat only symptoms (see why just ahead).
When I told Susan that her test came back positive for this bacteria, and that I could prescribe an inexpensive antibiotic to treat it, she was overwhelmed . . .
“I began crying when I found out that I was positive,” she said. “It was the first time that I could connect the dots on why I have rheumatoid arthritis.”
In your FREE copy of “A Simple Way to Radically Improve Your Health,” you’ll get the name of this bacteria (so you can ask your doctor for the test), as well as the name of the antibiotic (and dosage) I prescribed that has proved successful in treating it.
Next, I also addressed Susan’s diet because she was making her arthritis worse by eating refined foods and sugars.
Most people don’t realize how devastating sugar is to their bodies and how it leads to serious problems such as arthritis, arrythmia, arteriosclerosis, edema, and Type 2 diabetes (see your FREE report for details).
How’s My Patient Doing Today?
Within four weeks, Susan began to feel significantly better. After eight weeks, we began to wean her off the anti-inflammatory and steroid medicines.
And the best news of all: On her last visit, she told me, “Now I feel I can get out of the wheelchair.” That’s exactly what she’s doing and today she’s in therapy to strengthen her leg muscles!
You’ll get Susan’s full case study in your FREE copy of “A Simple Way to Radically Improve Your Health.” And I hope you’ll share it with everyone you know who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis.
But why didn’t Susan’s rheumatologist test her for the bacteria? And why didn’t he discuss nutritional alternatives that would’ve helped her?
What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know Can Hurt You
I’m sorry to report that conventional doctors have no knowledge of — and thus very little interest in — natural therapies. And that’s because “health and nutrition” are NOT taught in medical school.
What is taught there? The two Ds: Disease and Drugs.
Physicians are trained to diagnose illness and disease, and then to prescribe the approved drug (or drugs) that will treat that illness or disease. People are often surprised to learn this but . . .
The emphasis is on disease, not health. And on drugs, not nutrition. Nothing is taught about how to achieve optimal health or prevent disease.
How did we get such a narrow-minded medical system in America? In the early days of medicine here, drug makers formed an alliance (some say an unholy one) with the newly founded American Medical Association.
The drugmakers provided education (on drug use) to AMA-affiliated doctors and also helped this fledgling organization win out over its competitors to become the dominant force in American medicine.
In return, the AMA endorses Big Pharma’s drugs and teaches drug therapy in their schools (generally disparaging other therapies).
Don’t get me wrong: Drugs play an important role in medical treatment, and there are times when they literally save your life . . .
But they are not the best solution for every problem. And drugs that do more harm than good should never be promoted in favor of natural therapies that are both safer and more effective.
And yet that’s exactly what happens every single day because of this unholy alliance between the AMA and Big Pharma.
But you don’t have to be victimized by this narrow-minded approach even one day longer. I believe . . .
You deserve to know how to really prevent heart disease, cancer, fatigue, diabetes, arthritis, weight gain and many more health problems!
You’ll discover several of them today, but before we return to these subjects, let me just say . . .
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Today’s Epidemic of Dehydration
This one will surprise you . . .
Today, the majority of people are going through their lives in a constant state of dehydration. And that’s putting them at greater risk for several serious diseases . . .
Heart disease . . . Stroke . . . Multiple Sclerosis . . . Parkinson’s . . . Alzheimer’s are all linked to a sustained state of dehydration. Let’s find out why.
Your body is 75 percent water. Your brain is 80 percent water. Because of your body’s high water composition, you need sufficient water intake to achieve optimal function at the cellular level.
In my own practice, I’ve found that every patient suffering a chronic illness also was dehydrated. Every single one! Can this be a coincidence? No.
We are all creatures of habits, and we’ve developed some bad ones over the years.
Typically, when I ask new patients how much water they drink a day, they tell me they don’t drink much pure water, but they do drink plenty of coffee, soda pop, juice, and even beer, so they’re sure they’re getting enough.
No, they are not! Coffee, soda pop, juice, and alcoholic beverages are all dehydrating. If you’re drinking them, you need even more water!
Caffeine, especially, is a potent diuretic, forcing the body to expel water. It’ll also over-stimulate your adrenal hormones, exacerbate hormonal irregularities, and weaken your immune system.
Are you also fatigued? See your FREE REPORT to find out why!
Of course the sugar in soda pop, in juices, and in alcoholic beverages causes dehydration. And that holds true for what you may think of as healthy fruit juice.
Check the sugar content on that carton of orange juice in your refrigerator; you’ll see it’s got more sugar in it than the ice cream in your freezer.
Another problem with sugar is that it leads to a number of degenerative diseases, including heart disease, kidney disease, osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, and even cancer.
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How about diet sodas? Worse yet. The sweeteners NutraSweet and Splenda have their own bad side effects that can lead to serious health problems (see your FREE REPORT for details).
Okay. How much water should you drink a day?
In your FREE copy of “A Simple Way to Radically Improve Your Health” I’ll give you a simple formula that’ll tell you exactly how much water to drink based on your weight, and also what kind of water to drink.
Yes, you can have other beverages, but get your water first. And here’s why it’s vitally important . . .
Dehydration, Toxic Buildup, and Disease
Remember, your brain is 80 percent water. It needs sufficient water to bring nutrients in, and it needs sufficient water to flush toxins out. Neurological disorders such as . . .
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis are occurring at epidemic to pandemic rates today for a reason . . .
Widespread dehydration is causing a buildup and concentration of toxins in the brain, and this problem worsens over time.
Remember, we are bombarded every day with poisonous lead, mercury, aluminum, cadmium, arsenic, and bromine. These toxins are in our food, air, water, and thousands of consumer products, even in medicines!
Your first line of defense is the work your liver and kidney do to remove these toxins. But they can’t do their jobs without an abundance of water. Water makes detox possible.
And if you’re not getting enough water (most people aren’t), toxins will build up over time and become concentrated in your tissue and organs. That’s how disease gets started.
See your FREE report, “A Simple Way to Radically Improve Your Health” for complete details on the link between dehydration and neurological disorders — just go here now.
The Link Between Heart Health and Water
Few people know that dehydration is also an independent risk factor for heart disease, and one that is far more critical than “elevated cholesterol.”
Dehydration promotes thicker blood. And thick, sticky blood is more prone to plaque buildup and eventual clotting that can cause heart attack and stroke.
For more than 30 years, heart disease has been the No. 1 killer in America, and we’ve made very little progress against it. Why? Because we do not treat the underlying causes of heart disease.
The culprit is not “elevated cholesterol.” And if you’re taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, you’re wasting your time. You’d be far better off just drinking more water.
But there’s more you can do . . .
Be sure to read my two most popular reports — “The Biggest Fraud in Medicine: Cholesterol Leads to Heart Disease,” plus “How to Stop Heart Disease In Its Tracks, Naturally” (details on getting FREE copies just ahead).
But look here . . .
In your FREE copy of “A Simple Way to Radically Improve Your Health,” I’m going to show you the startling results of a six-year study in Vienna that compared the amount of water intake to the incidence of heart attack and fatal stroke. After you see these results, you’ll know how much water to drink and why.
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I don’t take anything away from what’s good about conventional medicine — and much is good. But . . .
Those who practice conventional medicine want to make drugs the solution to every problem, even when those drugs are harmful and ineffective. And again, that’s because of the unholy alliance between Big Pharma and the AMA.
You should know that, in many cases, there are safer, gentler, and more effective natural solutions. And you will know once you start reading Natural Way to Health each month.
Yes, I went to medical school and received the conventional training, but I’ve also spent the last 17 years studying holistic medicine.
Today at my clinic, The Center for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield Michigan, I’m integrating the best of conventional medicine with safe and natural therapies that in many cases work even better.
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This is bull shit cures INC. I’m afraid…
I am a licensed medical provider and there is a place where you can go for evidence based medical evaluations actually 2: The Cochrane Coalition, and the British Journal of Medicine put out books on the meta analysis of all these ” natural ” cure claims as well as many that are supported by high degree evidence…a few have reasonable evidence that states trying ” might help” and won’;t hurt to mostly , ” there is zero evidence that there is a statistically significant effect from the treatment…. you have to get research from a trusted source…read and then you decide… be real, not emotional…. the evidence is classed A-D, 1-4 based on all available research.
DO not tie the freebies to the subscriptions, let them both stand alone if they are rue and as a good as you say!
Give me the Freebies without the subscriptions tied to it. Let me decide if I want to try a trial subscription myself, and then renew it if it is that good.
Automatic forced subscriptions to anything uis not good and only lead to misunderstandings a eventually Fraud
If the Subscriptions are that good they should be able to stand on thier own just as any Magazine or News Letter. Give a reduced rate to start, but DO NOT tie them to a Supposed Freebie?
Jerry
Newsmax is not a new quack organization and the said
Dr.Brown is not mor3e a quack than is any medical doctor. However, Newsmax advertisers and/or Newsmax absolutely use deceitful mehtods when gettin gyou to sign up for “Free Stuff” with the obvious intention of tricking you into providing your CC info under the auspices of merely charging you or the “postage” for the procuct. Then as has been noted by previous commentors, they charge you for continuing stuff you supposedly got for free with an automatic renewal for eternity. I am still trying to get to the bottom of this scam. I am not easily scammed.
But Newsmax hurts its creds by partnering with these places. I havealways considred the principle a sneaky-looking and acting character in the first place. Anyone who was once allied with and is now “against” the Clinton has to be looked at pretty closely. Did Slick rub off on him or is it the other way around. Dunno.
I reseach news article from every source before believing it. I have yet to find any claim of news that is baseless. I also agree, due to a long history of dissapoointmetns with the mainstream AMA tactics, that there is a lot of good alternative treatments. Had I relied on the AMA touted remedies (on lack of) I would have been daead over fifteeen years ago.
Where is the FDA. Likely among all the liberals who also bel3ev ethat lies are a good justification as a means to an end. Or in bed with the big pharms.
But ya know, a better bet for consumer safety is “Buyer Beware.” We can not regulate morality or intentions or stupidity enough to do any better. Just as one is responisble for hisor her own saftey and the saftey of his family, so are we resposible for our own gulibility. Due diligence.
Glad I made you laugh. Not original with me tho’. I stole from a commenter on a blog. Couldn’t tell you now which one. Anyway, I’ve been passing it along ever since.
Actually, Nick, those words were from my Sock Puppet named Stan, not Stan himself.
Ellie? So, you’re saying qi is carried in the blood? (I really laughed at that.)
I’m putting this in all caps in the hopes that certain people might actually for once pay attention.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO ENGAGE IN A DEBATE THEN ANY CLAIMS MADE BY YOU HAVE TO BE BACKED BY EVIDENCE THAT YOU PROVIDE.
IN THE GAME OF LOGIC A CLAIM IS NOT HELD TRUE JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS IT. NOR IS IT HELD TRUE UNTIL PROVEN FALSE. IF YOU DON’T ATTEMPT TO BACK YOUR CLAIMS THEN DON’T EVEN BOTHER OPENING YOUR MOUTH, METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING, HERE.
NOR IS IT UP TO OTHER PEOPLE TO FIND THE EVIDENCE TO BACK YOUR CLAIM.
Stan writes:
“It’s not fair to call this quackery ‘quackery.’ I’m sure there are studies that support the quack claims — I can’t show you where, but I’m sure you can find them on the omnipotent internet. I wouldn’t recommend quack cures myself, but some of the quack cures might work, and they can’t hurt, even if they keep you away from the doctor, right?”
It’s your claim that some of them might not be quack cures so its up to you to find the studies that prove it.
And as for your last sentence does that mean if I tell you that me whacking you over the head with a nerf bat will cure you of whatever ails you you’ll let me proceed to do it just as long as you might not be harmed?
Sorry, I’m not interested in returning to 18th-19th century. And if you’re not willing to try quack cures yourself don’t sit there and recommend them for anyone else.
Nurse: Doctor! The patient is bleeding to death!
Doctor: Quick, nurse! Recharge his qi!
Shorter Stan B:
Yeah, well, when you find the studies and you can make specific recommendations, let us know.
I am always amazed at publications that tell you something is quackery then list the whole content of what they consider to be quackery. After reading the whole thing it is obvious this is sensationalism and not true to any studies but it is also true that by the time one finishes reading the whole article by the doctor it can get pretty confusing as to what is trying to be said. However to say that just because something is listed as holistic it is somehow not medicine than I am afraid that you are buying into a lie as big as the form email this supposed doctor wrote.
All Holistic means is a whole body, be it male, female and in a lot of cases animals, treatment using all means possible without using today’s medicines that often change one molecule in a prescription and call it something totally new.
There is a lot to consider when speaking of holistic medicine but the most important thing to remember is that before there was modern medicine there were people who from the times of cave persons used natural herbs, and other natural items to treat all types of diseases. And before you start condescending , remember that throughout history natural treatments were and still are in many cases better for you and have little or no side effects when used as directed by the person dispensing them.
The Chinese in modern medical hospitals use mostly herbal treatments. They do this and in most cases although most including myself do not know why but the treatments work. Yes they do still use modern medical treatment and dispense drugs when they feel the other treatments are not sufficient but they do in most cases use herbal treatments, acupuncture and other holistic approaches to the treatment of most of their patients.
I have not listed these treatments as they are easily looked up on line and in books because this is not a medical blog. I am just saying that to put aside a treatment because it is natural, and holistic is like cutting off a limb because it itches. The persons that have used these approaches to medical treatment are often scorned because they have no license or their self taught. That is foolish and without basis unless of course you are a college or a doctor committed to their trade and then the distortions and lies pervade the truth. These people are self educated and it took them a lifetime to amass their skills. After all isn’t that what a doctor does?
I like yourselves go to doctors and use drugs but when it is available, tried and true than I would and do use holistic approaches. It is safer and works. But you have to do your homework and this is where a lot of people fall short. It’s a lot of work but the rewards are great and the results can be as good or better than the use of modern drugs that often as you have seen on the tube have side effects that often can maim or kill you.
Good heavens! What do you do that you come in contact with so much heavy metals?
Just stumbled on this and was curious to read what this blogger is calling medical quackery. But when I read the piece I found myself saying, “This makes good sense.”
I don’t know Dr. Brownstein, and I don’t subscribe to his newsletter, but I do know that doctors who combine holistic medicine with conventional medicine (using what’s best for the patient) do get good results, and I can speak for that firsthand. Several conventional doctors could not get to the bottom of my problem: why I was so fatigued and got sick so often. But a doctor who combined the two disicplines easily found my problem — too much sugar and refined foods in my diet, and mercury and lead in my body that were suppressing my immune system. After changing my diet and going through a heavy-metal detox program, my health dramatically improved, and has remained good with no drugs needed. And regarding the latter, I’ve tried various prescribed pharmaceuticals over the years and have found many to have bad side effects without really helping. Why is it that when you visit a conventional doctor, the solution to every problem is a drug? But getting back to this particular piece, obviously it’s an advertisement, but does that make it quackery? And just because the blogger says so? If he had researched the doctor, visited his office, talked to his patients, maybe he could make a judgment, but he didn’t do that. He just condemned the doctor and his publisher based on an ad that, frankly, includes information that makes good sense. Higher standards of criticism are needed here. For now, I side with Dr. Brownstein. — DS
The moment the words “holistic medicine” appeared, it became evident it was quackery.
Newsmax. LOLZ.
Pepi,
How long ago did you sign up?
Are you receiving bills from them?
Signed up for the free trial but, never received anything and now that I’m trying to cancel I cant find a phone # or a way to do it. Doesn’t smell good.
There is no getting rid of asthma. Period. It can be treated, yes, but there is no cure.
They automatically renewed a subscription which I did not authorize and I was treated rudely by Joyce. I turned this in as fraud to my bank! Not even a notificatioin was sent!!
I subscribed health letter of dr.brownstein but from that time to now I didn’t receive any letter by mail or by internet .so now I didn’t beleive you .I cancel the subscription now ,I can’t wait for you
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This doctor is not a quack–believe it or not. You can choose whatever you want with healthcare—but if you are like most people, you will not get healthy with what most doctors are taught in medical school. However, you need to think outside of the box first. I am a nurse, and used to have asthma. I no longer do because of natural healing that I learned. It doesn’t matter to me if you don’t believe me–because it is people such as yourself who keep me employed… Hospitals count on sickness to keep them going. So I say, keep up the good work and keep doing what you are doing now and you probably will one day be like many of my patients in the hospital eating 10 plus drugs at a time and not getting any better.
Newsmax has always carried stuff like this. My inner “social darwinist” wants to think that this is a good way to raise our nation’s IQ (by getting rid of more gullible Newsmax readers). :)