On my first day of medical school, the first lecturer's first comments was that "there are no atheists among doctors because every doctor think he or she is G-d." That memory often comes to mind when I hear Dr. Oz spew out the word "miracle," which he does often. In fact, narely a show goes by in which he doesn't have a new miracle for the audience. On today's show, it was substituting certain unhealthy foods for healthier foods. That's a miracle???
I genuinely wish I could stop writing this daily review of the Dr. Oz show. I don't like to be negative and by constantly pointing out his inaccurate statements, that what I am being. But as long as people keep heeding his potentially dangerous advice, I have no choice but to continue trying to correct the record.
On today's show he recommended:
Holy Basil for anxiety. lowering blood sugar, and anti-inflammation (which he called Nature's Best Secret)
Lemon Balm for crankiness
L-Theanine for stress
As usual, there is no reliable and valid scientific data available to support the use of these products for these indications. So maybe Nature's Best Secret is a secret for a reason?
I genuinely wish I could stop writing this daily review of the Dr. Oz show. I don't like to be negative and by constantly pointing out his inaccurate statements, that what I am being. But as long as people keep heeding his potentially dangerous advice, I have no choice but to continue trying to correct the record.
On today's show he recommended:
Holy Basil for anxiety. lowering blood sugar, and anti-inflammation (which he called Nature's Best Secret)
Lemon Balm for crankiness
L-Theanine for stress
As usual, there is no reliable and valid scientific data available to support the use of these products for these indications. So maybe Nature's Best Secret is a secret for a reason?
What we need is a doctor like you on TV to examine the validity of all the claims being made daily on TV and in magazine by celebrity physicians and lifestyle "experts!"
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