No: 10 in a series of articles - Dr. Joseph Mercola
If one studies the success of medical opinions and advice disseminated over the internet, along with a successful online retail business, inevitably one concludes that mercola.com leads the charge. When one considers that mercola.com deals with “natural health” and “alternative” treatments it is without doubt the 300 pound gorilla in that market place.
Dr. Joseph Mercola’s sphere of influence is considerable with over one million subscribers to his twice weekly newsletter making it the largest medical self help website in the world. His site analyses other’s opinions and findings with his own unique commentary on the natural health perspective and point of view to a given issue.
If you want to get a quick reference of “natural medicine’s” take on a particular subject, mercola.com is a must stop on the transit line of exploration.
Dr. Mercola is an osteopathic physician, board-certified in family medicine and a licensed surgeon in the state of Illinois. He is proud that osteopathic physicians practice a "whole person" approach to medicine, treating the entire person rather that just the symptoms, with a focus on preventive health care. As he describes his mission statement he help patients develop attitudes and lifestyles that don't just fight illness, but help prevent it, too. All of this gives Dr. Mercola the kind of perspective that I wanted to feature I my documentary on alternative treatments for prostate cancer. Getting healthy is the first step to getting a cure.
There is no doubt that today’s media environment breeds what I like to call the “stars” of the medical field – those for whom it would appear that their screentime on CNN et.al., is more important than the message they carry. No so with Joseph Mercola. Not only does he practice what he preaches, but he spends much of his considerable resources evaluating the plethora of sometimes outrageous claims made by both sides of the medical paradigm, before he gives xxx to it on his website.
Mercola’s message to sufferers of prostate disease is very much in line with others who dance to the “natural” drummer. Change your diet, lifestyle and habits to allow your own body and immune system to do what they were designed to do. As we know, this is hard if not impossible for many people. They are still hopeful that their prostate situation can be resolved by some yet to be invented (perhaps discovered) silver bullet. More of Dr. Mercola’s personal insight will be forthcoming in my documentary.