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"In this environment, diet was considered quackery. John would ask, "Doesn't diet have something to do with heart disease?" and his colleagues would tell him that the science was controversial. John continued to read the scientific research and to talk to his colleagues and only became even more baffled. "When I looked at the literature, I couldn't find the controversy. It was absolutely clear what the literature said." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Believe me, I have seen plenty of gimmicks and quackery peddled to my patients. Physicians must rely on scientific research studies conducted through double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials (the standard in clinical medicine). Because I know it's the most effective evidence available, I present only clinical trial study results in this book. Most of the medical studies I offer here are not from abstract or alternative journals." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, both cries of 'quackery' and persecution from the medical establishment have driven this caustic cancer therapy research, started by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Otto Warburg, underground." [Pharmacology Biochemistry Behavior 21 Suppl 1:7-10, 1984; Pharmacology Biochemistry Behavior 21: 11-13, 1984] However, Sartori's research, conducted nearly two decades ago, also included vitamins, chelating (mineral removing) agents, selenium and a special diet. So his results cannot be solely attributed to the effects of cesium." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"In this proposed news release, they were described as nothing more than simple quackery, just like the widely condemned Laetrile and pangamic acid preparations. In essence, the recommendation to shift our eating habits to more fruits and vegetables and whole grains was a fraud. This was the committee's attempt to demonstrate their ability to be the supreme arbiter of reliable scientific information! Having looked forward to my membership on this new committee, I was shocked to see what was emerging." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Add to this a large helping of magic, of belief in judicial astrology, and of downright quackery, such as the use of bezoar stones (calcoli found in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals), and you will appreciate that the medical knowledge brought by the Spaniards to the New World was largely ineffectual. In contrast, while the Aztec ticitl or doctor used a good deal of magic in his or her cures, and while Aztec disease etiology also had an overall theoretical scheme made up of contrary principles (such as "hot" vs. "cold"), native medical practices were light years ahead of the Spaniards'." - Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe, The True History of Chocolate (Get the book.)

"They believe it is sheer quackery and wouldn't believe magnets could relieve arthritis pain regardless of the scientific evidence. Truthfully, we have a hard time swallowing this approach ourselves because we cannot imagine how magnets would work. On the other side of the equation is the popularity of magnets. Several years ago sales were reported at $5 billion annually. An individual magnetic bracelet is relatively cheap and without side effects. Of course just because they are affordable and popular does not mean they are worth a damn. So, are there any valid data to support magnet therapy?" - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"According to an article published in the February 1993 issue of the New York State Journal of Medicine, TMJ syndrome is an area in which "dental quackery" is quite common. Q Orthodontists, dentists, physical therapists, and many other "specialists" now offer various treatments for TMJ syndrome. However, it is estimated that 90 percent of all cases of TMJ syndrome respond to simple, inexpensive treatments, such as those recommended in this section. It therefore makes sense to try such measures before investing in expensive medical or dental treatment." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"It's really just pharmaceutical quackery.) Herceptin holds nothing to the power of this information to prevent and even help cure cancer. That's one reason why I'm so dedicated to helping educate and empower people with information that can save their lives and protect them from the harm of the for-profit cancer industry. The Declaration of Journalistic Independence confirms I earn nothing from the products listed in these pages. A truly independent writer That's also why I've created the Declaration of Journalistic Independence and pledged to follow it." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "In another time, they would have made fine members of the Flat Earth Society, and would have accused anyone of quackery who dared say the Earth was a sphere. Let's take a closer look at some of the scientific fraud that typifies the behavior of drug companies and conventional medicine. Eli Lilly treated the American public "like guinea pigs," says Harvard psychiatrist Martin Teicher, referring to evidence that Eli Lilly forged study data to hide Prozac's connection to increased Suicide risk." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Not smoking for health was called quackery. The list goes on and on. CHELATION CURES HEART DISEASE AND OTHER DISEASES There are two types of chelation, oral chelation and intravenous chelation. Oral chelation can be done at home. There are many oral chelation products on the market. You can go to the internet and search under "oral chelation" and see a host of various products; they are very good. If you want faster results, find a healthcare practitioner in your area that does intravenous chelation." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.) "Throughout history, those people who rocked the boat about the medical profession, those people who suggested that the status quo needed to be changed, and those people who suggested something that was outside the profitability range of the medical industry were called promoters of quackery. Chiropractors were called quacks, acupuncturists were called quacks, homeopaths were called quacks, massage therapists were called quacks, and even those who prayed were called quacks." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.) "When I say it I'm called a liar and promoting quackery, but how can you disagree with the research? Scientists at the University of California found that the natural form of Vitamin D, which comes from the sun, dramatically reduces the chances of developing breast, ovarian, and colon cancer. Report after report after report is now coming in, stating the truth about the benefits of getting natural sunlight. This is a natural cure they don't want you to know about." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Instead, cancer patients are given the idea that any alternatives to the dis-proven therapies now in use represent nothing more than quackery. Cancer patients and their families usually don't study up on the topic of cancer till it strikes. Then the volumes of information are just too large to know where to begin to investigate. Be forewarned. When you or a loved one gets cancer, you will be entering the treacherous territory of the cancer industry." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Many Americans are rejecting Freudian talk therapy as quackery. The whole field is lacking the kind of quality research (randomized, placebo controlled experiments) that now guides the rest of medicine. How can psychiatry even be seen as a legitimate branch of medicine? I also saw how badly biological psychiatrists want to be regarded as doctors, and accepted by the rest of the medical profession. In their desire to be accepted as real clinical scientists, these psychiatrists were building far too dogmatic an edifice . . . pushing their certainty far beyond what the data could support." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"It might serve, for example, to identify nutrition quackery. A BIG SURPRISE At the time that this new Public Nutrition Information Committee was being formed, a maelstrom was developing across town at the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS). A public dispute was taking place between the NAS president, Phil Handler, and the internal NAS Food and Nutrition Board. Handler wanted to bring in a group of distinguished scientists from outside of the NAS organization to deliberate on the subject of diet, nutrition and cancer and to write a report." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Staff in the NHS should not, of course, promote any drug for a purpose for which it has not been licensed; to do so is blatant quackery. In September 1998, with the help of an accountant whose wife had been affected by HRT, Maggie worked hard to stage a conference at the Brighton Conference Centre, entitled 'HRT, Remedy or Time Bomb?' In organising this conference, there were many times when Maggie thought that she had overreached herself. She chose the occasion to release copies of a booklet on which she had been working with a journalist, Jackie Williams." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.) "Amid all this medical degeneration, hormone replacement therapy stands out as a classic paradigm of corruption and quackery. Besides the drug companies we find selected physicians and political leaders with no real interest in health. Perhaps those most to blame for the continuing confusion about HRT are journalists. In Britain, at least, medical journalism has become almost completely debased. What you read, on the whole, in your newspaper, is often simply an arid regurgitation of PR items from Big Pharma." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"For good measure, they have a combative section about what they consider to be "cancer quackery." Their remarks point to the vital role of a patient's own thoughts and feelings, even in the context of the pressures of hospital life. 3 The title of my book is Living Proof. Does the fact that I am alive prove anything? No. Only that I am not dead. On the other hand, I would not wish to have done without my therapies, and I continue with them. My point about proof is that the concept of proof is sometimes used loosely, as I shall indicate, and patients should view it with caution." - Michael Gearin-Tosh, Living Proof: A Medical Mutiny (Get the book.) "Knee-jerk cries foul, fraud and quackery, Dr. Crusher goes puce, Dr. Wry knows of a clinic in Georgia that is closed half the year while its guru collects herbs. "Do feel that my door is kindly open after it all goes wrong for you," sighs Dr. Very Straight. Dr. Alert insists that if he does not see how something works, there is no point. I exaggerate? "His face dark red, spittle flying" as he "bellowed" disapproval is a description by Professor Candace Pert in Molecules of Emotion (p. 211)." - Michael Gearin-Tosh, Living Proof: A Medical Mutiny (Get the book.)

"Light and color therapy have been used as mainstream forms of treatment for years in Russia, whereas the view of color therapy in most orthodox medical circles is that it is quackery. My own understanding of light is still in its infancy. For many years I have used a soft, low-powered laser over acupuncture points for young children and for those who are scared of needles. This painless device emits an infrared laser beam (remote controls produce the same frequencies) that penetrates several centimeters beneath the skin." - Robin, Dr. Kelly, The Human Antenna: Reading the Language of the Universe in the Songs of Our Cells (Get the book.)

"Despite these revelations, still no action was taken against either Wyeth-Ayerst or the publishers of Feminine Forever for quackery or for making false claims. The Wilson Research Foundation had actually been funded by a whole clutch of drugs companies, including Searle, Ayerst and Upjohn. He promoted different oestrogen therapies, regardless of whether or not he believed in using them in his own clinical practice." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"Despite the concerns about deformity percentages, obvious quackery, and lying in the industry, recent reports indicate that the USDA and the EPA are comfortable with selling cloned animals and having the industry advertise the products as essentially identical to normal animals. Corporate attempts at limiting research and journalism that might be negative to genetic manipulation have been effective." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.)

"Vociferous and over-zealous protestation by oncologists, who are convinced that nutrition in cancer treatment is inherently worthless and tantamount to quackery, is embarrassing to the institution of medicine. It exposes many of these doctors as little more than medical automatons, who do only as they have been taught, adhering to established medical orthodoxy, extracting money and making profits for drug companies on the backs and lives of cancer patients." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"Clearly, as a society, we should be studying the best examples of healing we can find, even if they seem like quackery or story-telling at first glance, and apply those principles for the benefit of all sick people. And we must sharpen our focus on a paradigm of health that seeks optimal vibrant wellness, instead of one that allows unrecognized low-level malaises to mature into full-blown diseases, which we must then treat:—often causing misery to the patient while squandering large sums of money Two thousand years ago, Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." - Dawson Church, The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention (Get the book.)

"Through a series of heavy-handed tactics, the AMA derided anything outside their allopathic sphere as quackery. Restrictive laws were passed, certifications were withheld, careers were ruined—and patients suffered. Today, we have a massive—and expensive—health care system that ranks thirty-seventh in the world. Yet most Americans remain oblivious to this fact. We have been programmed into believing we have the best health care on the planet, yet are conditioned to settle for less—much less. We casually accept the highest prescription drug costs in the world." - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.)

"THE FDA'S WAR ON "QUACKERY" In the fall of 1971, the FDA also made a serious attempt to halt the growth of the increasingly popular field of alternative medicine. By defining all unorthodox medical treatments as "quackery," which they interpreted as "misinformation about health," the FDA attempted to prevent physicians, manufacturers, and consumers from practicing alternative therapies. The federal government's war against quackery was supported by the pharmaceutical companies and the AMA." - Elaine Feuer, Innocent Casualties : The FDA's War Against Humanity (Get the book.)

"By mid-point, the American Medical Association held the chiropractic to be quackery and declared interactions with chiropractors on a professional level to be unethical. The battle moved into the marketplace, where the chiropractic thrives and practitioners now number around 60,000, mainly in the United States. It also moved into the courts, so that by 1975 the chiropractic was licensed in all states and, four years later, the formalized prejudice of the American Medical Association was found to be illegal. " - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.) "It can be a form of quackery that masquerades as science and usually operates as follows. Given the belief that there must be a disease underlying every illness, it is seductive to assume that any demonstrable coincident abnormality, or difference, is the likely culprit. The twentieth century witnessed the removal of countless tonsils to protect children from pharyngitis and of many retroverted uteruses for backache before prescient judgment, and then the appropriate epidemiological studies, took hold." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.) "In response to "heroic medicine" and all the quackery, the nineteenth century birthed a religious backlash that included Christian Science and the Pentecostal movement. Homeopathy and other therapeutic movements that challenge the tenets of mainstream medicine are termed "sectarian" by my guild. "Sectarian medicine" is a pejorative term. It is not meant to imply that all sectarian practitioners are cultists or even true believers; rather, it designates the systems of health care that compete both with each other and with mainstream medicine." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

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