A bit about Dr. Oz.

Sidesteal

James Randi strikes me as a good guy. He doesn't like bullsh*t. In fact, he's pretty famous for debunking it.

Here's something hilarious that I came across after reading one of Alan Aragon's posts on bodybuilding.com.

This is in direct reference to Dr. Oz.

http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/jref-news/1260-pigasus-2011.html

The Media Pigasus Award goes to Dr. Mehmet Oz,

who has done such a disservice to his TV viewers by promoting quack medical practices that he is now the first person to win a Pigasus two years in a row. Dr. Oz is a Harvard-educated cardiac physician who, through his syndicated TV show, has promoted faith healing, "energy medicine," and other quack theories that have no scientific basis. Oz has appeared on ABC News to give legitimacy to the claims of Brazilian faith healer “John of God,” who uses old carnival tricks to take money from the seriously ill. He's hosted Ayurvedic guru Yogi Cameron on his show to promote nonsense "tongue examination" as a way of diagnosing health problems. This year, he really went off the deep end. In March 2011, Dr. Oz endorsed "psychic" huckster and past Pigasus winner John Edward, who pretends to talk to dead people. Oz even suggested that bereaved families should visit psychic mediums to receive (faked) messages from their dead relatives as a form of grief counseling.

stayxtrue

He has weird body hair as well

Elizabeth_C34

If people would stop watching him, he'd be off the air. Sadly, no other way he's leaving.

Saraj6337

I'm watching him right now lol

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Dan112358

Is he related to the Wizard of Oz?

adietron

BUMP. What a joker!

myak623

People watch him because so many think there is that magic pill somewhere that will solve all their problems.

Jorra

SergeantSunshine_reused

If people would stop watching him, he'd be off the air. Sadly, no other way he's leaving.

I told me dad i what I thought about him. Dad's response? No! He is a genius -.-

Saraj6337

Nah I watch him because he does give out some knowledgable info

stayxtrue

HAHAHA!!!

Elizabeth_C34

People watch him because so many think there is that magic pill somewhere that will solve all their problems.

For many men, this:



was that pill.

Jules2Be

I like cake.

Sidesteal

Nah I watch him because he does give out some knowledgable info

lol

Coco_Puff

People watch him, cause Oprah says so, his weightloss tips work wonders for her!

PhenomeNae

He has weird body hair as well

it's not weird, there's just a lot of it

Jorra

Nah I watch him because he does give out some knowledgable info

If you're knowledgeable enough to know the useful info from the crap, you don't need him to tell it to you in the first place.

Saraj6337

Umm Oprah has nothing to do with why I watch him lol

Elizabeth_C34

No Dr. Oz thread would be complete without this one:

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angieleighbyrd

My mom stopped taking her insulin because of this man. I hope he dies.

TexanThom

Don't trust him as far as I could throw him.....

creativephoenix

I do agree that he seems to always have a new 'cure all' pill that he is constantly hocking. If we were to take everything he suggests, we'd be on 40 supplements!

However, I do applaud that he is willing to give a forum on alternative medicines, as there are many options out there--not just one thing works all the time for everyone.

DavidOfOz

AND ITS NOT ME!!! just sayin!

Sidesteal

My mom stopped taking her insulin because of this man. I hope he dies.

And this would be a very extreme example of why I hate his show. So many people who, unfortunately for them, believe that his show consists of accurate medical advice, and they make changes in their lives based on that horrible information.

Elizabeth_C34

My mom stopped taking her insulin because of this man. I hope he dies.

And this would be a very extreme example of why I hate his show. So many people who, unfortunately for them, believe that his show consists of accurate medical advice, and they make changes in their lives based on that horrible information.

Agreed. As fun as it is to make fun of the guy for being a quack, sadly, he's also putting out a lot of garbage information that can potentially harm someone. He doesn't always preface his information with, "talk to your doctor about this" either.

angieleighbyrd

My mom stopped taking her insulin because of this man. I hope he dies.

And this would be a very extreme example of why I hate his show. So many people who, unfortunately for them, believe that his show consists of accurate medical advice, and they make changes in their lives based on that horrible information.

Agreed. As fun as it is to make fun of the guy for being a quack, sadly, he's also putting out a lot of garbage information that can potentially harm someone. He doesn't always preface his information with, "talk to your doctor about this" either.

I can't fully blame him. She has never been 100% compliant with her diseases. I just don't understand why anyone would listen to a quack on TV that is clearly getting paid to endorse garbage, over their own doctors who have been working with them for years and know their medical history in and out.

jg627

I hate going in to the office anymore, so I usually work from home a lot these days, but near me is a lot of religious people at work. I refer to it as the bible belt. When they're not praising Jesus, they're praising dr. Oz. The raspberry ketones thing came up quite a few times. Don't dare tell a dr. Oz fan that raspberry ketones don't work. Also don't discuss the gravitational lensing effect caused by a supermassive black hole in the bible belt either. Hmm or mention the fact that the spear of destiny carried by bishop Adhemar in the siege of Jerusalem during the first crusade was a fake either. Nevermind the fact that the normans, who constantly teased the franks about it being a fake, were actually inside Constantinople and met the emperor who already had one before they even left for Antioch. Experience talking here folks.

AprilRaineyBattle

Someone told me I was crazy because I said that cult leader came to mind when I asked what I thought of him....but I was soooo serious. This is just my personal experience but a lot of people who watch him say stuff like "Dr Oz says... "Dr Oz recommends..."Dr Oz suggests... and some follow him like he is the gospel truth over their own personal Dr. Its just not my cup of tea...