Have you guys seen this guy’s website before? I just subscribed to his newsletter and have been reading some of his articles and watched this video. I was surprised to find myself being so quick to judge some of the things he suggests as crazy. I had the same reaction that people have when I tell them I eat a plant based diet. “I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t give up [insert food here]” and, “I don’t think that is important enough for me to change”. The funny thing is, these emotions were like knee jerk reactions to someone proposing that I change my life for the better. So I decided to take a closer look at the things he suggests.
So far here are some things I’ve noticed.
· He is light on references and facts. For example, in the “Reduce cancer by 50% video” (http://vitalvotes.com/blogs/public_blog/How-to-Reduce-Your-Risk-of-Cancer-By-50--8790.aspx ) he shows a graph that is of the rate of cancer based on how many degrees away from the equator you are. Besides being a leap to infer that that information leads to the conclusion that sun exposure prevents cancer, he also doesn’t site the source of the data on that page
· There are products that he is trying to sell that go along with many of his articles.
o The article about the dangers of Teflon and “other” chemical coatings is trying to promote and sell his pots and pans (http://www.mercola.com/products/cast-iron-cookware )
o The article about restoring your vision is promoting the sale of $150 audio program http://www.mercola.com/products/natural_vision_cd/index.htm
· He talks about a wide variety of topics on his website and has years of archived articles so he has been around awhile.
· He allows comments to be posted along with some of his articles and he appears to respond to questions posted in the comments fairly regularly
What do you think?
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