Blaylock

[RobinN]

Dr Blaylock believes that nighttime seizures can often be diagnosed as a sugar imbalance > hypoglycemia. This goes undiagnosed most often.

 

[epileric]

Dr Blaylock believes that nighttime seizures can often be diagnosed as a sugar imbalance > hypoglycemia. This goes undiagnosed most often.

Dr. Blaylock has been shown to give un-healthy advice & is not respected by most doctors. He speaks out against science based medicine, vaccinations & promotes very unhealthy behaviour.

Allegations of health dangers

Blaylock has been quoted several times in media outlets regarding his position that MSG is toxic to the brain.[11][12][13] He also states that the widely-used artificial sweetener aspartame is toxic[14][15] and may be the cause of multiple sclerosis.[16] He has additionally cautioned against heavy use of the artificial sweetener Splenda (sucralose).[17] These positions are not supported by scientific consensus or regulatory bodies, as extensive studies support the safety of aspartame, sucralose, and MSG.[2][3][18]

Blaylock has also urged avoidance of the swine flu (H1N1) vaccination, which he claims is more dangerous than the infection itself. In various alternative media outlets, Blaylock has given advice on what he feels an individual should do if faced with mandatory vaccination.[19] Current research indicates that an effective vaccine is a vital tool in protecting the public and that the new H1N1 vaccine is both safe and effective.[4][20] Advertisements selling the 'Blaylock Wellness Report' at newsmax.com contain claims of additional health dangers, including fluoridated drinking water, fluoridated toothpaste, vaccines, dental amalgam, cholesterol drugs, pesticides, and aluminum cookware.[21]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Blaylock#Allegations_of_health_dangers

Blaylock has retired from neurosurgery and has taken up a career opposing science-based medicine and promoting pseudoscience-based medicine and supplements that he sells under the label Brain Repair Formula. He suggests that his supplements can treat and prevent such diseases as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

http://www.skepdic.com/blaylock.html

 

[RobinN]

...and my daughter is improved because of this advice. Dogtor J believes it too, as do the Othmer's at the EEG Institute.
Many people are affected by MSG and aspartame.
Science and regulatory are paid off by these companies.

Even veternerians are currently suggesting far fewer vaccinations. Perhaps they know more now, about the burden of such.
There are many willing to say that the H1N1 vaccine is questionable.

I will argue each of these health dangers you have posted. They all are being questioned by educated professionals.

 

[epileric]

As I've said before we know your daughter improved, there's nothing proving it was Blaylocks advice. Also, Dogtor J is a vet who specializes in animals. I would feel much better knowing the doctors advice I'm taking specializes in humans.

 

[epileric]

I will argue each of these health dangers you have posted. They all are being questioned by educated professionals.

You can argue all you want but if it's not shown to be true in a lab then all you have is anecdote and the word of unrespected doctors.

 

[epileric]

Many people are affected by MSG and aspartame.
Science and regulatory are paid off by these companies.

Not only is there no proof that aspartame & MSG have such effects but claims like the fact that they are being paid off are no more than just conspiracy theorys, at least at this point. I'm not saying that some people may not have certain reaction but it's been shown to be no more dangerous than an aspirin.

Even veternerians are currently suggesting far fewer vaccinations. Perhaps they know more now, about the burden of such.
There are many willing to say that the H1N1 vaccine is questionable.

I don't know what veterinarians are saying but I do know that the vast majority of doctors are not saying to reduce vaccines and that H1N1 vaccine is perfectly safe

In studies, the vaccine appears both effective and safe,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] providing a strong protective immune response and having similar safety profile to the normal seasonal influenza vaccine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H1N1_vaccine.

 

[RobinN]

I believe animals are used for medical testing.

I know for a fact that it was their advice that allowed me to search for alternative answers.

http://www.naturalnews.com/030948_fluoride_water.html

http://www.iaomt.org/articles/category_view.asp?intReleaseID=193&catid=30

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/01/flu-shot-narcolepsy-_n_816868.html?ref=swine-flu
even the military separates those with immune issues and will not allow them to have the live virus due to increased symptoms connected to it

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21787768

Plastic was deemed safe at one time and now we learn differently.

How many studies done by the FDA, and Pharma, and then proven to be wrong.
"There was only one small problem -- in those taking the drug, deaths from heart attacks increased 25 percent, deaths from heart disease increased 40 percent and overall deaths increased 200 percent.(ii) After spending $800 million in development Pfizer had to walk away from the drug. Oops. "

a good article on cholesterol drugs:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/lower-cholesterol-naturally_b_815393.html

 

[epileric]

I believe animals are used for medical testing.

Certain animals might have specific characteristics similar enough that they may give an idea of how humans might react to something when they’re tested in labs but being a vet does not educate someone enough on the human body to prescribe human treatments. If that were so we’d all be healthier eating only what mice eat.

I know for a fact that it was their advice that allowed me to search for alternative answers.

http://www.naturalnews.com/030948_fluoride_water.html

Robin, you’re using Natural News to try & tell me that alternative medicine is viable? Natural News is a conspiracy site that claims germs don’t exist. The Germ Theory Hoax on the next NaturalNews Talk Hour They also have tons of “Big Pharma” conspiracies & even claim that the ATF are trying to arm Mexican gangs .Why would a health site be talking about Mexican gangs? This doesn’t even take into account all the stuff that Jesse Ventura
wrote for them.He even has his own conspiracy theory site.

Just the fact that you used this conspiracy site to try and give validity people like Mike Adams (Natural News editor), Mark Hyman, Russell Blaylock & Joe Mercola I don’t see how I can think anything but that they are incompetent quacks. As I’ve said, a majority of Doctors (who have nothing to do with big pharma) have no respect for their "health" advice.

Mike Adams, editor of Natural News, is, in my opinion, a dangerous conspiracy-mongering crank. There is simply no way to be kind to his views and the nonsense he spreads on his website. His intellectual sloppiness is indistinguishable from dishonesty, as he peddles dubious cancer cures, pseudoscience such as homeopathy, and attacks vaccines and effective therapies for AIDS and other serious diseases.

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/mike-adams-takes-on-skeptics/#more-1506

http://www.iaomt.org/articles/category_view.asp?intReleaseID=193&catid=30

Re. your “study” on Mercury
First of all, Chapel Hill at UNC has been known to be dishonest in their surveys. For someone so suspicious I’m surprised you’d trust them Academic Dishonesty at UNC as Reported on Two Differing Surveys

Your “scientific case” was really very unscientific. Ignoring the fact that it is 10 years old, it discussed mercury without referring to its proper scientific name to let us know what kind of mercury was being tested. There are types of mercury that have little to no known effects found naturally, even in herbs and plants and only in 1 of the quoted studies did they differentiate and only between 2 kinds.

Mercury is found throughout the environment. Rocks, sediments, water, and soil, all contain small amounts of mercury, which may be released into the environment due to exposure to wind, water, and volcanic activity

http://enhs.umn.edu/current/5200/mercury/intro.html

Your study also spoke in terms of a “war”. When talking about a war that means you perceive ones self as being on one side with a specific goal. That is not very objective, and remember that the whole point of science is to be objective. This groups goal is to stop the use of amalgam but they haven’t shown objective proof that it needs to be removed.

It talks about how much “mercury” might be in amalgam and good science only makes observations, not speculations like that. Also there is not even the slightest discussion on how it effects individuals or whether it is absorbed. They only say it might be inhaled without knowing if it is or not. Despite having found mercury in various animals it makes no mention of having tested mercury levels beforehand. Even the human studies discussed made no mention of what kind(s) of mercury were found, what the mercury levels were before the test or how else the mercury might have gotten in their bodies like eating fish.

Also, if you look at the citations you’ll see that they are between 10 and 54 years old. 10 years is a long time in terms of scientific research but 54 years old is very rarely still relevant. Reading this it’s easy to see how specific parts of articles were cherry picked to give a specific impression and not to convey objective research or a truth.

This is very good propaganda but I have trouble perceiving it as a study or even science. I’m not going to say that amalgam is safe but this is a far cry from proving it unsafe.
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If Dr. Blaylock believes this then you’re only showing me that he likes to scare people & cause fear.

The "Mercury Toxicity" Scam:
How Anti-Amalgamists Swindle People

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/01/flu-shot-narcolepsy-_n_816868.html?ref=swine-flu
even the military separates those with immune issues and will not allow them to have the live virus due to increased symptoms connected to it

I saw no mention of the military in any of your articles-sorry but regarding what was in it, your article said it was “likely” that it was that & other factors. The article also said it was a preliminary study which means that nothing is definite. As well, despite the vaccine being used globally the narcolepsy stayed local to Finland. Doesn’t that make it sound like it’s not likely to be associated with the vaccine? I have to say that what I like about science is that they question themselves & double check everything. You seem very quick to believe these preliminary studies that have not come to any conclusion and contradict previous studies but you don’t seem to want to believe certain scientific facts even after they’ve been double tested & accepted.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21787768

I see nothing here. It says what they believe to be the outcome but nothing else, It doesn’t tell us how the study was performed, what was observed, what they believe it to mean & why they believe that.

Plastic was deemed safe at one time and now we learn differently.

The only part of plastic thought to possibly be unsafe is BPA which is not in all plastic. First, you have to stop generalizing, second you have to read the scientific studies and what they say. Please, if you’re going to claim a Big Pharma or Big Plastic conspiracy then have some viable proof.

How many studies done by the FDA, and Pharma, and then proven to be wrong.
"There was only one small problem -- in those taking the drug, deaths from heart attacks increased 25 percent, deaths from heart disease increased 40 percent and overall deaths increased 200 percent.(ii) After spending $800 million in development Pfizer had to walk away from the drug. Oops. "

a good article on cholesterol drugs:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/lower-cholesterol-naturally_b_815393.html

First of all, Hyman doesn’t cite his statistics or even say where he got them, he just spouts questionable numbers. This makes it strictly anecdotal.

Secondly, Mark Hyman is notorious as a quack among his peers. Here are just 3 of them & no, they’re not related to big pharma.
"Mark Hyman deceives about "science research deception"

Dr. Hyman is definitely an up-and-comer as far as providing me with grade-A crankery to blog about. For that, I can't help but be a little bit grateful to him. Truly, he is not only a connoisseur of woo but a constant source of amazingly nonsensensical statements about health.
And he does a lot of it on that wretched hive of scum, villainy, and quackery, The Huffington Post.

Dangerous flu misinformation from HuffPo----again

We already know about the Huffington Post's war on science and its shameless publication of snake oil ads disguised as journalism. Now, Mark Hyman, an evangelist for the cult known as "functional medicine", is giving even more bad flu advice (and shilling for his books).

This guy is great because he scientifically takes Hymans theories apart & explains why they don’t work as well as sites various studies.
Functional Medicine IV

Anyway, my point was that Russell Blaylock (as well as every other “professional” you’ve posted) was considered incompetent by many of his peers. Posting random unproven things that they believe does not prove them to be any more qualified. It just proves my point that they aren’t.

You are very suspicious that big pharma is connected to doctors but in the US doctors are paid by the clients & insurance, not by what they prescribe & in Canada insurance (govt. or private) pay the doctor by the patient, not how much they prescribe. Basically all you have is a conspiracy theory. However, despite your suspicion of doctors and this conspiracy you put all your trust in Dr. Blaylock who we know for a fact sells his own Special “Brain Repair Formula” which at least is a conflict of interest at worst, it influences his decisions. It makes more sense to me to be skeptical of Blaylock. [http://www.russellblaylockmd.com/] Hyman [http://store.drhyman.com/] has his own online store and Mike Adams [http://www.naturalnews.com/000358.html] is busy plugging various Brands of supplements. Rather than suggest eating garlic he suggests Kyolic garlic pills. That doesn’t make you suspicious?

As much as I’m happy Rebeccas seizures lessened, I’d be hard pressed to believe it was the advice of these people that did it. I do know of someone who had seizures since she was a kid and on dilantin to control them until she was in her teens when they’d stopped. She’s now in her 30’s & they haven’t come back at all, even after stopping the dilantin however it doesn’t mean that the dilantin cured her.

 

[Endless]

Even though I believe in real science, not psudo-science, I only want to comment on one thing - mercury.

I had an amalgam filling removed and a porcelain filling put in its place. The dentist used a dental dam ( a big piece of rubber) to islolate the filling from the rest of my mouth and block off my throat before he took the filling out, and he wore a special mask, as did I over my nose. I guess that's standard procedure these days. They want to protect the patient from the mercury.

My mom would let me play with the mercury from broken thermometers when I was a kid. Kinda fun because it's liquid metal that breaks apart in puddles. Of course I never washed my hands afterwards and surely touched my mouth and nose, or ate with those mercury contaminated hands. I still wonder what affect that had on me.

Yes, quantity and type makes a difference. But pure mercury, that can't be good.