Re: Holistic or Homeopathic Dietitian - Quackwatch.com vs Quackpot

[Guest guest]

In all due respect I certainly wouldn't recommend Bland and his moneymaking

dietary supplement history.

His teachings are scary. I would never be proud to have his own made up

" degree " after my name - I would be embarrassed. You know we will always

disagree on this one Jan.

>

>

> I surely don't place ANY trust in Quackwatch. If you research the supposed

> doc that runs the site, you'll learn that he's very questionable himself.

> Also,

> Quackwatch lists RDs as " QUESTIONABLE " !!!! Give me a break.

>

> This man posts crap on quackwatch without doing his own due diligence and

> research into what the people he lists as " questionable. "

>

> _http://www.quackpotwatch.org/_ (http://www.quackpotwatch.org/)

>

> For an even further " balanced enthusiasm " be sure that if you bother to

> read Barrett's blather, you also understand that this failed doctor just

> found

> quackwatch.com as a way to make money after he couldn't succeed in the

> medical

> profession:

>

> There's more if you look at all sides.

>

>

> The Internet needs health information it can trust. Barrett doesn't

>

> provide it...

> Barrett is one of those people whose ambitions and opinions of himself far

> exceeds his abilities. Without ANY qualifications he has set himself up as

> an expert in just about everything having to do with health care - and

> more.

> And this from a man who is a professional failure.

> Records show that Barrett never achieved any success in the medical

> profession. His claim to being a " retired Psychiatrist " is laughable. He

> is, in

> fact, a " failed Psychiatrist, " and a " failed MD. "

> The Psychiatric profession rejected Barrett years ago, for Barrett could

> NOT pass the examinations necessary to become " Board Certified. " Which, is

> no

> doubt why Barrett was, throughout his career, relegated to lower level

> " part

> time " positions.

> Barrett, we know, was forced to give up his medical license in Pennsylvania

>

> in 1993 when his " part-time " employment at the State Mental Hospital was

> terminated, and he had so few (nine) private patients during his last five

> years

> of practice, that he couldn't afford the Malpractice Insurance premiums

> Pennsylvania requires.

> In a job market in the United States, where there is a " doctor shortage, "

> Barrett, after his termination by the State mental Hospital,

> couldn't

> find employment. He was in his mid-50s at the time. He should have been at

> the top of his craft - yet, apparently, he couldn't find work.

> It is obvious, that, after one humiliation after another, in 1993 Barrett

> simply gave up his medical aspirations, turned in his MD license, and

> retreated, in bitterness and frustration, to his basement.

> It was in that basement, where Barrett took up " quackbusting " - which, in

> reality, means that Barrett attacks " cutting-edge " health professionals and

>

> paradigms - those that ARE achieving success in their segment of health

> care.

>

> In a message dated 9/20/2008 5:32:25 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

> nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com> writes:

>

> Be sure to keep your enthusiasm balanced:

> Some sites to read first...

>

> _http://www.quackwathttp://www.quackhttp://www.quachttp://www_'>http://www.quackwathttp://www.quackhttp://www.quachttp://www_

> (http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html)

>

> _http://www.quackwathttp://www.quackhttp://www.http://www_

> (http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/bland.html)

>

> On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:02 PM,

<_nicolerdld@...<_nicolerdld%40yahoo.nic>_

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> (mailto:nicolerdld@... <nicolerdld%40yahoo.com>) >wrote:

>

> > Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been seeing more patients who

> > are into alternative/ are into alternative/<WBR>complementary medicine an

> > being integrated into our profession.

> >

> > Also, my best friend passed away in March from lung cancer. She was

> > working on her second master's degree in TCM (Traditional Chinese

> > Medicine). Although she underwent chemo and radiation before she passed,

> > she was also using complementary and alternative treatment options.

> > Although I didn't believe in everything she believed in (ancient

> tradition

> > vs. science-based) vs. science-based)<WBR>, I certainly had a respect for

>

> > quite interesting.

> >

> > I have really been interested in learning more about this and how to

> > integrate it into western medicine. I will definitely be looking into

> some

> > of these resources to learn more. This is so helpful. Thank you!

> >

> > RD, LD

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> > >

> >

> > > Are any of you holistic or homeopathic dietitians? I would love to

> >

> > > find out more information on studying and teaching the more natural

> >

> > > approach to nutrition. If you know of any online teaching or schools,

> >

> > > please let me know!

> >

> > > Thanks

> >

> > >

> >

> > > Hudson MS,RD,LD

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> > > Chapter Leader of ICAN of , MS

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> > > Many Women

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> > >

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> > > Many Visions

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> > > One Scar

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> > > One Purpose

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> > > www.ican-online. org

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> > > www.icanofjacksonms .blogspot. com

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