Book recommendations
Book List
Lies I Taught in Medical School: How Conventional Medicine Is Making You Sicker and What You Can Do to Save Your Own Life
Robert Lufkin, MD
Miller’s Review of Critical Vaccine Studies: 400 Important Scientific Papers Summarized for Parents and Researchers
Neil Z. Miller
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period
Jeff T Bowles
The Vitamin D Solution: A 3-Step Strategy to Cure Our Most Common Health Problems
Michael F. Holick and Andrew Weil
Methylene Blue: Magic Bullet: The Ultimate Mitochondrial Support. Explore An Approach to Healing and Health That Goes to The Core of All Diseases
John Lieurance
Reclaiming the Commons: Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, and the Rights of Mother Earth
Vandana Shiva
Seed Sovereignty, Food Security: Women in the Vanguard of the Fight against GMOs and Corporate Agriculture
Vandana Shiva
The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World
Lynne McTaggart
War on Ivermectin: The Medicine that Saved Millions and Could Have Ended the Pandemic
Dr. Pierre Kory and Jenna McCarthy
The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be
Dr. Martha Herbert and Karen Weintraub
Life Force: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life & Those You Love
Peter H. Diamandis and Tony Robbins
Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine
Robert H Lustig
Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness
Dr. Thomas Cowan and Sally Fallon Morell
Female Brain Gone Insane: An Emergency Guide For Women Who Feel Like They Are Falling Apart
Mia Lundin RNC NP
Depression After Childbirth: How to Recognise, Treat, and Prevent Postnatal Depression
Katharina Dalton
The Eggplant Cancer Cure: A Treatment for Skin Cancer and New Hope for Other Cancers from Nature’s Pharmacy
Bill E. Cham
3 Secrets Behind Social Media Health Advice
Some of the most popular social media influencers regularly offer health advice to their followers. They share great stories of personal success or even health transformation, thanks to a new product they have begun using.
The stories are compelling, and the products are alluring because of the influencers who share them. But there are good reasons you should consult your healthcare professional before buying a new product promoted on social media.
Secret *1: Influencers aren’t the experts they appear to be :
Most social media influencers are well-intentioned and often have compelling information about a new product and its benefits. Informative data from someone you admire is a powerful combination, which is exactly what influencers sound like experts. But the truth is they aren’t healcare professionals and rarely have formal training or education around the health products they promote. So, they probably aren’t qualified to objectively evaluate products, much less give health advise to others.
Secret *2: They are being paid for what they say
Most health products promoted by influencers are backed by venture capitalists or private equity firms whose primary goal is to make money. It’s a proven formula: they leverage huge marketing budgets to pay influencers to talk about their products on Instagram and TikTok. That strategy attracts new customers like you (many of whom sign up for ongoing subscriptions), which generates more money for the sponsors. In the best case, the products are high-quality but way more expensive than they should be. In the worst case, they are poor products that only look good thanks to great marketing.
Secret *3: They don’t actually care about your health
Social media allows you to feel connected to well-known public figures. It feels like you know them because they have given everone access to parts of their lives. But that’s purely a one-way street; influencers often usually don’t care about you and certainly don’t know your health situation. So even if they believe in the product they’re promoting (as opposed to only promoting it for money), they might be selling you a health product you don’t need or that could hurt you.
Your healthcare professional is a uniquely valuable resource: they are an expert who knows you, is committed to making you healthier, and only dispenses the high-quality products you need to achieve your health goals. It’s hard work, but it’s worth it – because your health is at stake.