I have been watching your show for the past several weeks.
After a number of episodes, I have done extensive research into some of the
recommended supplements and have not only found that many do not have
supporting evidence but in fact, have evidence to the contrary.
The problem I have with these almost daily pronouncements is
that you as a physician are making recommendations that some of my patients
are following which are inappropriate for them. This is creating a dangerous
situation. Your moral imperative and first rule as a physician should be to do
no harm.
Your show's disclaimer is a mere blur which no reasonable
person can read and I have even heard you state in reference to your
supplement pronouncements to your audience that you have "asked [them] to follow
them to the letter." You are potentially liable if something terrible
happens.
It is only a matter of time until someone, if it has not
already happened, gets seriously injured related to the type of medical advice you are giving. I know many emotions have already been negatively impacted by
the false hopes you have allowed to air on the show like allowing hyperbaric
oxygen therapy to be proclaimed as a cure for Alzheimer's.
I want the record to reflect that the show, the producers,
and you were duly warned of the dangers of recommending unvalidated,
potentially dangerous supplements and treatments to an unwary but eager for
valid solutions audience.
To prevent this from happening, you should caution the
audience whenever there are no valid studies to support the use of a
recommended product. A prime example would be Forksolin (aka Coleus forskohlii)
for which the only human study supporting its use for weight loss was deemed an
advertisement, and a second more reliable study showed no efficacy in weight
loss.
A word to the wise should be sufficient.
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