A bit about Dr. Oz.

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.

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.

I don't know either, but he is very charismatic. Sadly, this isn't the first time nor the most severe case I've personally heard where someone has stopped their meds.

I saw on here about a month ago where a girl's mom stopped taking chemo for her cancer, which was successfully shrinking her tumors, to do some herbal pill supplement that Dr. Oz had on his show.

LillysGranny

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

Yes, he does! And I know people who never cared about what they ate who are trying wonderful healthy things like olive oil and avacado because Dr. Oz suggested it. He might not get it right all the time but, all in all, I think he's making a positive difference in the awareness that people have regarding their own ability to take care of themselves.

Skeebee

HAHAHA!!!

DITTO!!!:laugh:

mes1119

They have it on at the gym when I'm there. I just watch with my mouth hanging open in disbelief.

arcticfox04

Dr. Oz likes to scare people. Basically everyone that's looking for the Fad diet or will this Kill me tune in. Sadly he's makes money for some BS and the real hero's in helping everyone get better end up getting no credit.

cheshirequeen

hubby and i both work at whole foods market. i work in the office, but hubby works in his office and goes throughout the store since hes the computer guy. he said hes sick and tired of all these people coming in and asking if we have things that are way out there and the persons answer if we dont sell it, is usually, well dr oz said it works so it must be healthy so you should sell it. hes tired of dr. oz hawking all these products and endorsing all these things for a paycheck. every day somebody comes in saying dr oz said i should do this. the people in whole body say, thats not a good idea, well dr. oz says it is and i trust him more than you. to each his own.

Acg67

Elizabeth_C34

They have it on at the gym when I'm there. I just watch with my mouth hanging open in disbelief.

That would be dangerous. I'd get all ironed up and throw a barbell plate at the TV.

Bakernicolep

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

ShanR77

A patient came into my lab telling me that Dr. Oz said people needed to be seen when their hands are blue. I asked her to show me these so called blue hands. It took everything not to bust up laughing..I had to say with a straight face.."Ma'am....those are your veins" I mean COME ON!!! REALLY!!!!

Taylerr88

dr oz is a walking billboard... do you need to sell some products??? call dr oz..

activemom

there's not a magic pill???? jk

junglejd13

Is he related to the Wizard of Oz?

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

docktorfokse

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

that was cute, i guess. but i would like to state that medical science is not based in one's "beliefs."

Saraj6337

Well regardless I plan to still watch the show doesn't mean I have to try every supplement etc he says
I just enjoy the show

Sidesteal

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz?

Look at my post count. The vast majority of my time spent on this site is to help people and I am doing the same with this post, you just don't understand that right now.

How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently.

We are not as different as you think:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/you-are-not-different.html

It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

You do not understand. There are hundreds of people on this site who regularly see something on Dr Oz (something bogus, like Raspberry Ketones), and they will post about it and usually spend money on it because they think that what they saw on TV was medical advice. This is HARMFUL.

I am here to HELP people to see through that.

I'm sorry that you do not see it this way.


Strong first post.

Jorra

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

Dr. Oz gets paid to peddle useless supplements and programs that either have never been proven or have been disproved by science. His advice is potentially dangerous, as you may have already read here.

Yes, we are losing weight, gaining weight, or maintaining health. In this process we are becoming more educated about health and fitness. This education has shown us that he is dangerous. What's wrong with sharing that knowledge? Is that not a positive thing?

hiker282

One word: Quack!

Acg67

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

docktorfokse

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz?

Look at my post count. The vast majority of my time spent on this site is to help people and I am doing the same with this post, you just don't understand that right now.

How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently.

We are not as different as you think:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/you-are-not-different.html

It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

You do not understand. There are hundreds of people on this site who regularly see something on Dr Oz (something bogus, like Raspberry Ketones), and they will post about it and usually spend money on it because they think that what they saw on TV was medical advice. This is HARMFUL.

I am here to HELP people to see through that.

I'm sorry that you do not see it this way.


Strong first post.

I just want you to know, I think you're an pretty cool guy.

Elizabeth_C34

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz?

Look at my post count. The vast majority of my time spent on this site is to help people and I am doing the same with this post, you just don't understand that right now.

How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently.

We are not as different as you think:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/you-are-not-different.html

It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

You do not understand. There are hundreds of people on this site who regularly see something on Dr Oz (something bogus, like Raspberry Ketones), and they will post about it and usually spend money on it because they think that what they saw on TV was medical advice. This is HARMFUL.

I am here to HELP people to see through that.

I'm sorry that you do not see it this way.


Strong first post.

I just want you to know, I think you're an pretty cool guy.

Sidesteal is totally awesome.

becoming_a_new_me

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...

The moment Dr. Oz comes out with his own name-branded kool-aid product, know then that the world will probably end.

Contrarian

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

Your right. We probally never will see him in person and that makes us miserble.

Paulie444

Great job

joejccva71

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

mes1119

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

soooooooooooo tempting.....please tell me you see what I see? not gonna go there tho :noway:

Microfiber_wechange

I've never heard of Dr Oz until I joined MFP, tbh :blushing:

I thought Oprah's guru was Dr Phil :laugh:

jg627

Are you a doctor, or did you go to medical school and study rigorously? I don't like thate everyone here is trying to loose weight, loosing weight is a postive thing, but yet your focussing your energy on Doctor Oz? Yes the media makes stuff up or makes things bigger then it seems but maybe it is his beliefs and works for him. How can you say it doesn't work when clearly all of our bodies are different and react differently. It sounds and looks like to me with all the negative posters that you guys are miserble with yourself. focus on being happy with yourself, your weightloss goals, rather than immature bashing on a person we probally will never even see in person.

Coincidently I did go to a medical school. It wasn't for medicine though. Maybe you should define rigorously. Some people study harder than others. Hey what's the difference between dr. Oz and dr. Mengele? One's a drunk on power madman who enjoys decieving people and using them for dangerous experiments and the other is german.

Sidesteal

Sidesteal is totally awesome.

I just want you to know, I think you're an pretty cool guy.

Aww, thanks

I'll be back in about 3 minutes.

mes1119

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...

The moment Dr. Oz comes out with his own name-branded kool-aid product, know then that the world will probably end.

NO, it would just be natural selection. Paving way for a more intelligent and successful species