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I hear you like Doctor Oz.
dbmata
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http://www.vox.com/2014/12/17/7410535/dr-oz-advice
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And what they found was disappointing but not exactly surprising: about half of the health recommendations had either no evidence behind them or they actually contradicted what the best-available science tells us. That means about half of what these TV doctors say to their millions of satellite patients is woo, and potentially harmful and wasteful woo at that.
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And what they found was disappointing but not exactly surprising: about half of the health recommendations had either no evidence behind them or they actually contradicted what the best-available science tells us. That means about half of what these TV doctors say to their millions of satellite patients is woo, and potentially harmful and wasteful woo at that.
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I can't stand that guy. He sells his name to the highest bidder. As soon as anyone says anything about Dr. Oz, I just stop listening.0
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But... Garcinia Camembert!0
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I saw the show once. He was selling storage containers, but doing it as if it were medical advice, lol. Like, medically speaking, this storage container was superior to other storage containers.
It's just wrong. They ought to revoke his license.0 -
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I saw the show once. He was selling storage containers, but doing it as if it were medical advice, lol. Like, medically speaking, this storage container was superior to other storage containers.
It's just wrong. They ought to revoke his license.
wait a minute, serious? Were they for like, sharps or something?0 -
wait a minute, serious? Were they for like, sharps or something?
Maybe it was similar to the Beachbody 21 day fix (or something like that), where you put all your food in their little containers for portion control?
Sometimes I feel like the only freak in the world that has never seen Dr. Oz.0 -
I have never watched Dr. Oz or the Doctors.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
Maybe it was similar to the Beachbody 21 day fix (or something like that), where you put all your food in their little containers for portion control?
Sometimes I feel like the only freak in the world that has never seen Dr. Oz.
i did see a minute or so of his senate committee hearing though, just to see what a sad panda looked like.
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Infotainment. More entertainment than vetted information. I'd add the twenty-four hour news channels to this too. I avoid them all, but can't completely since they are on infinite repeat - even at the gym.[url="http://www.vox.com/2014/12/17/7410535/dr-oz-That means about half of what these TV doctors say to their millions of satellite patients is woo, and potentially harmful and wasteful woo at that.0 -
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he has a new show premiering on discovery fit & health called Surgeon Oz, and it's all about these life threatening surgeries he's completing and people who he's saved. If it were anyone else I would take is seriously...but it screams "For realz I'm a real doctor!" to me0
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Oh yeah, not even going to start in on news channels. A lot of that is like reading rooster intestines as well.0
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AmykinsCatfood wrote: »
Medical storage containers? Wut.
For organ donations? Or is that where Dr. Oz stores his brain while filming?
Zing!
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he has a new show premiering on discovery fit & health called Surgeon Oz, and it's all about these life threatening surgeries he's completing and people who he's saved. If it were anyone else I would take is seriously...but it screams "For realz I'm a real doctor!" to me
From what I've been told, he's actually a competent surgeon. I have no first hand experience though.0 -
misskittyninja wrote: »
Sounds like some kind of tasty camembert cheese.... from mexico. Let's sell it as a miracle weight loss drug. We can say it just melts the fat away. ;D
It's the base of any quality vat of queso dip.0 -
I got a panicked phone call from my mother once asking if my kids still drank apple juice......but the arsenic!
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I have never watched Dr. Oz or the Doctors.
i did see a minute or so of his senate committee hearing though, just to see what a sad panda looked like.
I haven't purposely avoided seeing him, I just rarely watch TV during the day. I googled him once just to see who he was after my sister started taking some coffee bean supplement he promoted.0 -
Oh man, there was a post on Facebook that made me want to punch someone in the face.Laurend224 wrote: »I got a panicked phone call from my mother once asking if my kids still drank apple juice......but the arsenic!
Chicken contains arsenic!
....ugh... shut up.
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If the tv is ever on during the day, it's food network, on mute.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
I haven't purposely avoided seeing him, I just rarely watch TV during the day. I googled him once just to see who he was after my sister started taking some coffee bean supplement he promoted.
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This is fun too.
Pseudoscience promoter Dr. Oz’s Twitter Q&A was a magnificent train wreck
"If i get flu shot again, should i expect double autism, or is the one from last year gone and i will just get new one? #OzsInbox #skeptic"0 -
No! they weren't sharps containers. That would at least make sense. Those have to be able to handle chemicals and various body parts. And sharp items.
wait a minute, serious? Were they for like, sharps or something?
No, these were storage containers to store food, like Tupperware or Rubbermaid. I cannot remember the name of the stuff he was selling, but he really did pretend that, medically speaking, THIS storage container was better.
I wasn't surprised that someone would say this container was better than all others, but it was surprised and disappointed to hear a doctor saying it like, for your health, you should be using this storage container.
The profession is already having a harder time attracting smart kids. They don't need people thinking of doctors as snake oil salesmen. They really should pull his license.
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Maybe if you put the flu vaccine in the containers it would leach out the thimerosal....
He's full Howard, but I really hope kids with caviar dreams aren't looking at him and saying, "I'll be an actuary instead."0 -
No! they weren't sharps containers. That would at least make sense. Those have to be able to handle chemicals and various body parts. And sharp items.
No, these were storage containers to store food, like Tupperware or Rubbermaid. I cannot remember the name of the stuff he was selling, but he really did pretend that, medically speaking, THIS storage container was better.
I wasn't surprised that someone would say this container was better than all others, but it was surprised and disappointed to hear a doctor saying it like, for your health, you should be using this storage container.
The profession is already having a harder time attracting smart kids. They don't need people thinking of doctors as snake oil salesmen. They really should pull his license.
Maybe they were BPA free? Just trying to imagine what could possibly make one container better than another, other than leaky seals.0 -
were they shaped like pyramids? Pyramids provide all sorts of benefits...0
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From what I've been told, he's actually a competent surgeon. I have no first hand experience though.
I've heard that as well that he is a very good surgeon. It's just hard to take him seriously anymore and I think that is why he wants to do this show, to show people that he actually is competent and a real doctor.
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I don't remember and can't say why. I was that shocked that he was selling storage containers that I cannot remember what he said. It's been quite a while.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
Maybe they were BPA free? Just trying to imagine what could possibly make one container better than another, other than leaky seals.
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He did used to be respected as a doctor. He wrote some really decent books before he had a tv show.0
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