Snake Oil from Martha Stewarts Show – Detox Doc

Why these charlatans get any airtime is beyond me……as picked up in Michael’s Minute: Martha Stewart Gets Bamboozled By Detox “Doc” and as he points out: 

it’s simply modern day snake oil salesman 

THe myth that we have such a toxic environment we have to detoxify is preposterous. Not a shred of evidence supporting these claims:

 

There isn’t one scientific report validating any of these claims yet people continue to believe based on the power of personal persuasion. He (Mr Junger) exploits people’s ignorance with flim-flammery tricks and deceit. If detoxification was effective he wouldn’t need shady sales techniques. Instead, there would be scientific studies demonstrating its effectiveness. Mr. Junger should want these tests to validate his beliefs. He resists efforts to measure and verify his treatment because it would be revealed as the scam it is 

You can see the marketing spin in this clip

Why is Martha Stewart allowign such tripe to be broadcast adding wieght to these claims. Don’t get fooled – our water, food  and air is safe and you don’t need to pay any money to someone to detoxify or clean your Insert name of food, air or fluid>

Additional Dangers of Vicodin

In the US Vicodin is the most common prescription given to patients coming in at 127 Million prescriptions (to give you a comparison there were ~13 million prescriptions of antibiotics for ear infections per year)

Unfortunately Vicodin (AKA Lortab and Percocet) contain a potentially dangerous ingredient that most people rarely think about: Acetaminophen (aka Tylenol). The FDA issued warning to manufacturers regarding the strength and highlighting the additional ingredients in these medications: 

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Prescription Acetaminophen Products to be Limited to 325 mg Per Dosage Unit; Boxed Warning Will Highlight Potential for Severe Liver Failure and even posted a video on YouTube: Prescription Acetaminophen/Opioid Combinations: Making Pain Medicines Safer

Sadly in some 40% of liver failure cases accidental overdose/over medication is the cause and preventable as detailed in this study Acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure: results of a United States multicenter, prospective study.

The message in my mind – we take far too many pain killers and these drugs come with some significant risks

Props to Scott Hensley for the original post FDA Clamps Down On Acetaminophen In Prescription Drugs

Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Candy Recalled for Lead

You may nto have even heard of it but I am bettign yrou kids have – Toxic Waste, Nuclear Sludge Chew Bar

The FDA has issued a recall for elevated levels of lead (0.24 parts per million; the U.S. FDA tolerance is 0.1 ppm) that potentially could cause health problems, particularly for infants, small children, and pregnant women.

Another reason to avoid Toxic Waste?!

A Contraceptive Culture

The US lags far behind Europe in contraceptive use with a corresponding higher rate of teen pregnancy and abortions….
A Contraceptive Culture
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/01/contraceptive-culture.html

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