#2936: Alan Greenberg (?)

The phrase ‘Alan Greenberg, MD’ is often attached to the following frequently reposted quote:

 

“As a retired physician, I can honestly say that unless you are in a serious accident, your best chance of living to a ripe old age is to avoid doctors and hospitals and learn about nutrition, herbal medicine and other forms of natural medicine unless you are fortunate enough to have a naturopathic physician available. Almost all drugs are toxic and are designed only to treat symptoms and not to cure anyone. Vaccines are highly dangerous, have never been adequately studied or proven to be effective, and have a poor risk/reward ratio. Most surgery are unnecessary and most textbooks of medicine are inaccurate and deceptive. Almost every disease is said to be idiopathic (without known cause) or genetic - although this is untrue. In short, our mainstream medical system is hopelessly inept and/or corrupt. The treatment of cancer and degenerative diseases is a national scandal. The sooner you learn this, the better off you will be.”

 

The delusions, incompetence, medical illiteracy, dishonesty and paranoia reflected in that quote does make one wonder who the alleged Dr. Greenberg could possibly be. And to be honest: he may not even exist (hence the question mark). But people over at metabunk did some internet archeology, and there are some candidate referents.

 

At least there is (or was) a “Dr. Alan Greenberg” promoting chelation therapy at something called Tree of Life Health Ministry (“Supporting Genetics Naturally”), which is run by one Robert Miller (“BCTN, ANWPB”), “a Board-Certified Traditional Naturopath specializing in the field of genetic-specific nutrition”), and which also pushes “Bionic Hydrotherapy Foot Baths”. That Dr. Greenberg seems to be the same Dr. Greenberg as the Dr. Greenberg who founded the website scienceformulas in 2003 (with one Timothy Wilson) to “work with people suffering from toxic metal poisoning using hair analysis and an effective natural detoxification product which he formulated – Chelorex”. He also claims to have been poisoned himself by his amalgam fillings. The 2003 date is probably significant since there is a Dr. Also Greenberg who had his Maryland medical license set to “Revocation. The Board found that the physician is mentally incompetent to practice medicine” in 2001, which would be a telling interpretation of the “retired” part of his quote above.

 

Diagnosis: So there is certainly (or was – he would be old and might be dead) a serious loon, crackpot and general health kook with his name. Whether the quote is actually by him or by someone else with the name… doesn’t ultimately matter. Do not listen to either Alan Greenberg about anything.