Dr. Oz ranted and raved about his anger and disgust about the companies that use his name to sell their health products.

He wasn’t talking about me…LOL!

But he did show a fake website that his staff put up this last week about the benefits of African Mango which he had previously recommended on an earlier show. Some people thought it was real, but he did it to prove a point.

Dr. Oz and Health Scams

Well, what exactly did he prove today?

Dr. Oz proved that he may be considered to be a ‘celebrity authority’ by unsuspecting audience members who watch his shows on TV and go to his website for medical information. These naive people blindly take his advice and seek out the products that he recommends and talks about on his hourly show. He does this…no one forces him to talk about health products. He tells people to take health products every day, so what does he expect is going to happen!

Then the shocker that shows the ignorance of this TV doctor: Dr. Oz says that he doesn’t endorse any product.

Sure, right, really?!? When he tells his audience to take a product, that is an implied endorsement. Is he a moron or does he think that if he doesn’t name a brand, it makes it OK?

Listen…the commercials that are played during the hour that his show is on the air also contradicts his statement. He is ‘selling’ the time to companies that are shady, pharmaceutical companies, and even worse – those who sell dangerous products packaged to appear to be healthy for the consumer. Dr. Oz is guilty of deceit whether he will admit it or not. When I watched the commercial for Splenda Essentials, this became obvious that he doesn’t monitor the companies who advertise and support his show. This would be called ‘blasphemy’ if he were a doctor of a religion…

Anyway, it is important for you to know that Dr. Oz doesn’t understand what he is doing when he promotes a product or an approach on his show. Today, he told his audience to take two herbal supplements that should not be taken regularly, but he is too ignorant to know that!

Blasphemy…I tell you!

He had the ‘gall’ to tell you that ginseng, fish oil, probiotics, and several other herbs are ‘scams’. This shows his lack of depth when treating any subject in fifteen minute segments. It’s appalling… Not all brands can be trusted to contain what they have on their labels, but that doesn’t always equate to being a ‘scam’. In the case of probiotics, the labeling is a reasonable statement of what is true and factual at the time of manufacturing. The company cannot control what happens to the bottles once they leave their warehouse. They can be exposed to extreme high temperatures which will kill live cultures. It’s not a lie, it’s a fact.

However, you do have to be careful about the brands of nutritional supplements, herbs, and health products you buy and your expectations. When Dr. Oz tells you to buy the cheapest at a discount store: BEWARE! He gives you terrible advice on some of these things. When you go to legitimate stores like Whole Foods Markets who do background checks and Due Diligence on the companies and products they carry in their stores, you can trust them to do their best to provide you with a superior product.

The health care product industry arose because we were all disappointed with the shelac on the outside of vitamin supplements that were found in pharmacies and grocery stores. We wanted to control the quality and improve the industry. Once we did this, the other big companies either tried to buy out the smaller companies or copied our products. It’s been a ‘bait and switch’ scam by companies that you though you could trust. Just take the yogurt wars for instance…with Activia, Yoplait, and others which are not healthy yogurts trying to convince you with ads and commercials galore on TV, in magazines, and even on the Dr. Oz show.

That’s why you should avoid taking nutritional advice from physicians trained in Western Medicine and drugs. It would be more appropriate for doctors like Oz to investigate the corruption and problematic issues in the pharmaceutical industry and leave the health products to those who have true expertise in this area. It’s is going to be better for you to visit a Holistic Health Care professional who is properly trained who is capable of giving you excellent care and guidance when it comes to supplementation, treatments protocols, and ways to become healthy.

If anyone should be the target of the anger Dr. Oz is feeling about companies using his name to sell their products, it should be redirected toward Dr. Oz. He should be angry with himself for setting the stage for this to happen in the first place. If he didn’t randomly recommend a product, those companies wouldn’t be using his name. Duh! Dr. Oz…you are the first person who should change the way you conduct yourself!

For example, a few days ago, Dr. Oz tried to tell you that there was a new Superfood that you should know about. Here is the page on his website that actually says that it it approved by Dr. Oz. This is a common berry that we would not classify as a Superfood under any circumstances, although it is a staple in many dishes and desserts. I would never put the jam or jelly on toast or combine it with flour in baked goods. Dr. Oz is his own worst enemy and is the proverbial ‘pot calling the kettle black’!

Lingonberry as a Superfood ‘Approved’ by Dr. Oz

Most people would consider ‘approved’ to be an endorsement and thus it stands to reason that Dr. Oz is a hypocrite. After being so critical of those who use his image or quote him, he went on to tell people what products to take daily. That’s irresponsible…

I usually attempt to direct you to the professional companies and businesses who can be trusted for a variety of products and services. But ultimately, it’s up to you to perform your own Due Diligence on anything and any company. It’s your body and you are the only one who can adequately decide what to put into it for your own reasons. I don’t often agree with most of what Dr. Oz tells you, but I give you the reasons for that, so you can form your own opinions and make up your own mind. Trust yourself…not some doctor on TV who hasn’t even taken a third of the health products that he discusses and promotes on his TV show.

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