Look at what this hack of a doctor is trying to sell. I hope no one buys this book and believes this crap. This so called doctor is going to look like a fool sooner than later.
Dr. Mercola is known for this sort of thing. He pushes a lot of “natural” products also. I believe he is a naturopath. Kelly
How can he be so stupid to sell a book like this? Surely he knows he will be outcasted even by his followers once this thing hits. I honestly cannot believe that even HE believes what he is saying about BF. Does he not follow the human deaths?
Slay giants… ????
well, anyway, besides being full of a bunch of “doctors”… there sure are a lot of “bonuses.” sheesh. Thought I’d never get to the end of that page. Sadly, I expect to see a lot of this kind of snake oil selling before this is all over with… from both sides of the fence.
Interesting that he emphasizes the NY Times Bestseller List so much. The whole point of buying the book seems to be to get it on the list, not to read it. Probably he gets some kind of financial bonus from his publisher.
I heard a radio interview of Dr Mercola on one of those morning health shows a few weeks ago. While I believe he offers a lot of good information on many subjects not often covered by the mainstream press, I believe he has gone over the edge on BF. From the way he was talking, I suspect it may have something to do with his animosity to Bush. That seems to be almost a disease that causes a deficiet of reasoning ability in many that have it.
I agree he seems to have a beef with Bush. On his website he says bird flu benefits Rumsfeld. Whether or not you like the US government, they did not make up the bird flu. If people buy into this book, that is bad! I guess they will die in the pandemic by starvation or dehydration. I think it was irresponsible for a “doctor” to put this book out when he has no proof bird flu is a hoax!
In the past I have agreed with a number of things Mercola had to say about the pharma companies, and other topics. But I am very, very disappointed with him about this book. While there may be some valid reasoning in the book about the deceptions and/or failures in the American health care system (I have not read the book yet!)…WHY he decided to call the bird flu a HOAX in the title, is totally beyond my comprehension. That fact, coupled with the way he is pushing this book, seems very disturbing.
My dictionary defines the word “hoax” as a trick or a fraud, esp. one meant as a practical joke. Bird flu and particularly H5N1 is not any of that, it is an act of nature.
Mercola currently has a huge following in the alternative health community. I sincerely hope they are smarter than to be deceived by the title of this book…and led into a mindset that such an act of nature is not possible or is not happening, even as we speak. Indifference to this issue could end up being harmful or even deadly to a lot of good people that look to him (and often with good reason!) for information on alternative health methodologies. I will be interested to see if he teaches any scientific information at all, about how easily and quickly the influenza virus can change character. Those are long-proven facts not to be ignored by anyone, whether inside or outside of alternative health.
Np1 at 23:47,
Thanks, it’s my understanding that Dr. Mercola is actually an osteopath. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
I fear this book may have another effect - that of putting those interested in “alternative” methodologies in a bad light. This is unfortunate, especially if there are some alternative methods (possibly in combination with standard allopathic methods) that help to shield us from this virus.
I do know a number of altmed folks who are wedded to Mercola’s blusterings about this. It’s a shame. None of them are people who follow bird flu info closely, so it is easier to deceive them.
Dr. Mercola is a quack. He has a track record of this sort of thing. Kelly http://tinyurl.com/3soww
Brooks at 10:24, yes it’s quite sad. I also know people that are looking at this new book - people I care about, and I’ve received numerous emails from them about the book. I could only be honest with them how I feel about this current H5N1 problem, trying to reason with them using some factual information.
Mercola’s website is now said to be the #1 “natural health” website, see http://www.mercola.com/forms/rankings.htm.
And, his e-newsletter which goes out twice a week has a circulation of 700,000 (http://www.mercola.com/blog says Over 700,000 people, including 25,000 health care professionals, receive the newsletter twice a week, and 6 million pages are viewed every month to help people find the answers to their health care questions.). He has been pushing the book in every email for several weeks now.
But what additionally bothers me is the title, and the fact that this book will be sitting in bookstores with THAT TITLE and the word HOAX glaring at the general public, even if they don’t buy the book. It’s a “subtle programming” concern.
I would invite any professionals in the field to submit their respectful thoughts, with concise back-up information, as to why Mercola’s HOAX assessment is not accurate in any way.
Well, most people won’t prepare until the pandemic is upon us anyway. I think where it is more likely to make a difference is in long-range community or corporate planning. They should generally have more information available to them than the public would.
CurEvents has done some good point-by-point critiques of Mercola’s (or similar) message.
“think of it as evolution in action!”
Let me say it another way, and then I will stop my comments.
I believe the presence of Mercola’s title with the word HOAX on the nation’s bookshelves, is a large if not potentially huge setback for the efforts of many of us trying to urge people to prepare…scientists, people on forums especially the fluwikie, even people in government and business that are ramping up their preparedness efforts.
For that reason we need respectfully delivered, concise hard information from other professionals why the title is off-base. Many, many people agree with Mercola that the medical system is corrupted to some degree or another. But that’s not the issue at this point in time. Unfortunately, Mercola has mixed these two major issues (bird flu and medical system) in a way that may be difficult for the general public to separate, so additional light needs to be shed on differentiating between these issues.
A person in my county that is spearheading local preparedness meetings and efforts, has also received phone calls about this book, and contacted me for my opinion. This is not a small issue that has surfaced, it needs a response as soon as possible. Just my honest opinion.
beehiver at 11:24- I agree. While Mercola may be credible on some things, I think he has gone overboard with this book. And in the link I provided, he actually says “there is no pandemic coming”. How can he know that? He can’t. And it’s irresponsible for someone in hs position to say such things. I have been begging my family to prep and take this seriously. Now when they see this book at the store, they will take it as fact. Lot’s of people do. As much as some may dislike Bush, he did not create a bird flu hoax. Sheesh. And he sure is pushing hard for this book to get into the top 10. Wouldn’t that be sad?
Brooks at 11:06. If you are able to include a link what has been been posted at CurEvents about Mercola’s book, that would help to pull some thoughts together.
anonymous at 11:53. Thanks for passing along your thoughts about your family & prepping. This is exactly my concern, that people will become complacent on this issue or go backwards.
H5N1 was around long before Bush, even before his father was up and running.
beehiver, here are a couple of threads from CurEvents:
I wonder if Dr Mercola is aware of all the Indonesia human deaths. His book was likely completed before the recent deaths.
On the thread “Great Bird Flu Hoax” I just posted a copy of the comments I sent to the publisher and the Mercola’s co-author’s response to my criticism. oOrry the post is a little sloppy—still learning the text formatting!
I slo started a new thread on Dr. Tenpenny’s bird flu “hype” book if people are interested in reading about another pandemic threat denier’s work.