Being a wise consumer of health information is tricky in the age of the internet. Both traditional and alternative health care systems profit from poor health by selling prescriptions, supplements, various health tools, diet plans, and more. I want you to know that this website is not for marketing, and the information published here is not biased for my financial gain. I do not sell anything on this site and am not affiliated with any products recommended on this website. This website generates no money. I have created it solely to provide information for my patients and others in the global community who want to access better health.

When you don’t feel good or are always worried about you health risks you want to do everything possible to get better. This makes you a perfect target for health and wellness marketing.

Tips to help you become an informed consumer of health-related media:

• Is anything sold, recommended, or produced by your source? If so, be wary, they are likely trying to make a profit rather than fully and fairly reporting data
• Be skeptical of information that comes with an emotional content, either fear or excitement.
• One person’s sincere story is just that: one person’s story. Beware of single-source information not backed up by data, especially if it is anecdotal. Even if it’s true, it might not work for you.
• Chronic illness seldom has a quick fix or a silver bullet. Health takes time.
• Very few health problems start because of a lack of supplements. If someone is telling you that your problems are caused because you are lacking one specific item…they are probably wrong.
• Links to products often make money for the website owner. Do you trust the owner? Are their recommendations based on profit? Are they being transparent about their financial stake in the matter?
• It is very easy to make statistics sound more impressive than they are. Pharmaceutical companies are masters at this. Make sure you understand the math behind the claim. Very important things to look at are:
  • How many people were involved in a study (more is better)
  • How are the publishers measuring improvement, and how much improvement are they counting as a ‘success’ (you might be surprised by how little it takes)