He makes a lot of good points, imo. I don't agree with him on everything all of the time, but I thought I'd pass this article along. The pitiful state of medical ignorance | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
I was wondering when I would find out that the guy was selling "stuff" .. Yep.. another doctor using the Internet to spout an opinion and then just happens to have the magic pill or book to take care of the problem. Any possibly good points from these "commercially oriented" doctors are always lost on me.
And some of his ideas apparently are questionable science:
Book Review: 'The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle' by Mary Dan Eades and Michael R. Eades | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times
I do have to give him kudos for lambasting Kevin Trudeau... a major nutcase who spouts all sorts of medical misinformation wherever he can!
I disagree. I think that Dr Eades is spot on in the article that I posted, and those of you who disagree with him haven't really looked at the whole picture, and perhaps need to do some real deep research before you jump to conclusions and try to smear a person because you don't agree with his message.
I also think that if a person writes a book, that doesn't automatically turn them into a money grubbing opportunist.
You know what I also think? That SM is becoming a very intolerant forum and more often than not, when I come here, I go away very disappointed.
I'll leave you to happily discussing only those articles that you agree with, - articles by those "experts." The same ones who have wrecked the health and lives of many American people and their pets.
Imagine if everyone lived in a world where everyone agreed on everything....hmm.
If people would at least give it a shot - try to give up all grains for 2-3 weeks, I would wager a guess that ALL of them would feel better. But trying to tell people that is like banging your head against the wall.
Good article! I think I have in my pantry almost all those grains that they mention ... brown rice, steel cut oats, rye, spelt, kamut ... all so yummy and healthful!From Harvard . . . . a very informative article about the many health benefits of eating whole grains. The article is titled "Health Gains From the Whole Grains - What Should You Eat" and here's the link:
Health Gains from Whole Grains - What Should You Eat? - The Nutrition Source - Harvard School of Public Health
With all respect Suzann, you opend this thread with a link, not an opinion. If someone posts a link with a differing viewpoint, I do not think they are trying to "out link" you.For the thousandth time, it is not the diverse opinions that have made me move on. And for the thousandth time, I never post links and state them as fact. I almost always indicate that it is a person's opinion.
Now, I can get really rude here and say some not so nice things, but my mother did not raise me that way.
If you really knew me, you would know that I welcome diversity of opinion. I don't have all the answers in life, and I have much to learn from others. The reason why I believe what I believe is because I investigated when others had differences of opinions - and I changed some of mine because of that. I have several friends - some of them from right here on SM, with whom I differ on quite a few issues, but we we have some good conversations without intimidating each other.
Do you know how many times I receive PM's from SM members who are TOO AFRAID TO POST their opinions? Some who may agree with me on some of the threads about health, and won't post their views publicly because they are afraid of being bullied? They are too intimidated, and they will only converse via private message. That is the whole truth of the matter, folks.
That is very disappointing. There is the lack of real discussion from some who simply won't have a conversation about WHY they believe/think the way they do. Rather they try and "out link" me, or "out academia" me with links. I don't see much point to that, because it isn't a discussion.
Well, I've already said more than I wanted to say in this thread.
I've made many friends here, and I will continue to keep in touch with them.