One More Session with Robert Carroll, Professional Skeptic

 

Bi-Weekly Natural Health Newsletter May 21, 2012 RELATED Hospital Stays Trigger Cognitive Decline Pharmaceutical Bribes Exposed Alcoholic Surgeons Abound Medical Marijuana under Fire Medications Most Likely to Send You to the Hospital   CONNECT WITH US   PODCASTS Dr. Bob Carroll's "Skeptic Dictionary" Attacks Alternative Medicine (42:04 min) Maintain Good Health With Detoxification (37:33 min) Death In Your Sleep (19:08 min)   Letter from the Editor    In this newsletter, Jon explains how when it comes to your health, you should absolutely be skeptical. Take nothing at face value, no matter what the source -- the Baseline of Health Foundation included. If you're looking to try something -- mainstream or alternative -- check out some "well reasoned" skeptical voices (which rules out Bob Carroll's Skeptic's Dictionary) to get a different POV. Then make your own decision. (Click here to read article...) Note: for the last 10 days of May, if your order at Baseline Nutritionals® totals $206 or more, you can buy up to one canister of Jon Barron's legendary Private Reserve Superfood™ for 70% off – or just $26.98 a canister. That's a savings of $62.97 off the retail price of $89.95. Or take advantage of the category discount and buy your canister for just $18.00, for a savings of $71.95 a canister. If you haven't already signed up to receive your discount coupons, learn how. It's free. PS: Don't miss our Daily Health Tips. Sign up for free here. And now Jon. Kristen Barron   One More Session with Robert Carroll, Professional Skeptic by Jon Barron In the last newsletter, we confronted Bob Carroll's Skeptic's Dictionary -- not so much because it was of any importance, but because it feeds on some of the negative bromides used to negate alternative medicine. The interesting thing is that these misconceptions seem to have acquired a certain cachet, not because they are supported by fact, but simply because they have been repeated so many times. Things such as: Energy work in alternative healing has no basis in scientific fact. It does. Chelation therapy is a myth. As it turns out, it not only isn't, it's the only FDA approved treatment for lead poisoning. There is no need for supplements or organic food. Unfortunately, that's empirically untrue. Colons do not store fecal matter…which turns out to be a huge surprise to the millions of Americans who are chronically constipated. In any case, I thought we were done with the issue, but as it turns out, we received a torrent of emails on the newsletter. It seems there is a great deal of pent up anger in the alternative health community when it comes to the so-called professional skeptics like Bob Carroll and Stephen Barrett (more on Stephen later). A couple of these emails were brought to my attention by the Foundation staff. They contained a copy of correspondence that two of our readers, Drs. Suresh Shottam and Ray Shelton exchanged with Bob Carroll. I thought they were interesting enough and added enough new information to the discussion to warrant publishing them here... Continue Reading... Find more great topics on natural health @ JonBarron.org! Health Topics | Detox Program | Health Articles | Programs | Podcasts   Copyright © 2002-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation - All rights reserved. - Contact Us The Baseline of Health Foundation newsletter and website are made possible by grants from Jon Barron and Baseline Nutritionals, Inc.

 

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