tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post7065661442613382800..comments2024-03-29T07:00:27.146-04:00Comments on Encyclopedia of American Loons: #2084: Gwyneth PaltrowG.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-1513522023546769752020-10-26T23:21:39.583-04:002020-10-26T23:21:39.583-04:00I found this site while looking up Joseph Mercola ...I found this site while looking up Joseph Mercola and Gary Null, which led me to a few other folks. This entry about GP is a real revelation, though. It's sad that someone with such money and influence would waste it on such nonsense. (Then again, there's Oprah!) What all of this confirms for me, though, is something I'd always suspected: Successful quacks are, basically, good salespeople, savvy marketers or shrewd entrepreneurs, and nothing more. Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-678554492487466142019-03-10T16:52:49.789-04:002019-03-10T16:52:49.789-04:00Dr. Jen Gunter,MD has a couple articles about GP.
...Dr. Jen Gunter,MD has a couple articles about GP.<br /><br />https://drjengunter.wordpress.com/<br /><br />To the folks who write for this site. Wow, thanks, this is my first time here. What a great public service.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />GeorgeNot available at this time...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06823834545247410137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-34286261552091612242018-11-19T04:19:50.977-05:002018-11-19T04:19:50.977-05:00I don't think it would be correct to call any ...I don't think it would be correct to call any of this "alternative ideas". The Goop gang is doing some really savvy marketing, and are really good at targeting their audience, but there is nothing really *alternative* about their marketing strategies.<br /><br />Oh, you mean the wellness claims they are making? I don't think those qualifies as *ideas*. It's incoherent mumbo-jumbo. What matters for Goop is the *packaging* of that mumbo-jumbo. In fact, I suspect most of the target audience don't really care much about the "wellness ideas" either - whether it is true or sensible or coherent. What attracts the customers is the packaging, the lifestyle idea and the sense of luxury, empowerment and bonding that comes with it.G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-85411818625441715252018-11-19T04:18:53.314-05:002018-11-19T04:18:53.314-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-55409702539129411342018-11-18T01:47:45.146-05:002018-11-18T01:47:45.146-05:00what kind of propaganda is this you promote agains...what kind of propaganda is this you promote against alternative ideas ?<br />dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371734655281036321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-58607987312627148732018-11-09T09:02:06.726-05:002018-11-09T09:02:06.726-05:00Yes, i'd also like to echo those sentiments; &...Yes, i'd also like to echo those sentiments; " I am thankful for the work you do on this blog to educate the public of these frauds, but not sure how many people, who need to hear about this, actually does". This is my go-to website to do background checks as a "big filter" before going in deep! And i pass out the link to spread the "love". An amazing effort.SomeJerkOntheInternethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700896372785935108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-10437158678901678582018-10-22T16:54:54.227-04:002018-10-22T16:54:54.227-04:00I feel sorry for Gwyneth Paltrow. I once believed ...I feel sorry for Gwyneth Paltrow. I once believed in all of this mumbo jumbo too, and suddenly started questioning it only because it didn't really bring me better health. It all just started with me randomly visiting Dr L. Wilson's website, which I read out of curiosity, but suddenly became convinced of it's content. The problem is, when you first open up to the idea that alternative medicine is the truth and regular science and healthcare is wrong, then you start to believe that all of it must be true, as long as it is alternative to mainstream. When I woke up the reality that it was all a scam (thanks to QuackWatch), it made me really sad and angry, because of all the money and time wasted. It even affected my family, because I convinced my mother of it all too, and my father didn't believe in it, and it made their relationship more cold and distant. It also affected my education, because Dr Wilson also preached that university education is full of false knowledge and a waste of time, so I didn't take my education serious, which I regret now! One day Gwyneth Paltrow will probably learn that she has been scammed too, and regret all the time and money wasted and relationships and health harmed. I wish it was taught more in school or from the government to the public that these loons are out there, and how we can recognize fact from fantasy. I am thankful for the work you do on this blog to educate the public of these frauds, but not sure how many people, who need to hear about this, actually does. Btw, I didn't see you mention Dr Wilson on your site yet. If you find the time, here is a link to his website: www.drlwilson.comSommerfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269490990629819485noreply@blogger.com