Comments on: Shut Up, Dr. Suzanne Somers & the Mainstream Media Who Glorify This Celeb Quack

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:57:12 +0000

After having 2 craniotomies 5 years apart (the second one turned to be a grade 4 Glioblastoma and they gave me 6-9 months at that time…back in 07!) I’m alive today after 2+ years of “chemotherapy!” It sux but, WTF is the alternative- that new-age hippie medicine that Somers is selling?

Moreover, if Oprah Winfrey was stricken with brain cancer, do you believe she’d seek “alternative” medicine? She would want the latest state-of-the art conventional treatment available including “chemotherapy.”

DS did a public service. Suzanne Somers shouldn’t delve into areas she’s clueless about.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:22:15 +0000

Suzanne Somers’ own stupidity will eventually kill her. First off, the majority of doctors she has interviewed are not oncologists or endocrinologists and some had their medical licenses suspended. Secondly, Suzanne brought on two of her own conditions, maybe three….

1. Her bioidentical estrogen caused her to develop uterine hyperplasia, prompting a hysterectomy. She attributed this to an incorrect dosage and to not following the “Wiley Protocol”.

2. Her cortisol supplementation, which she calls “part of the menopausal experience” lowered her immune system to the point where she developed a life-threatening systemic fungal infection commonly known as “California Fever”

3 (maybe). She developed breast cancer while taking bioidentical hormones, which she refused to stop after the diagnosis because she insisted that breast cancer is not fueled by estrogen.

It will be a matter of time before something else happens, whether it’s liver failure due to the 60+ supplements she ingests daily along with all the other growth hormone and Lithium shots she gives herself or something else.

By: Emily K

Emily K — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:30:52 +0000

First I would like to compeletly agree with Debra Trojan above. Second, it’s obvious that you, Debbie, have never actually read one of Suzanne’s books. I agree that no one in their right mind would take advice from “Chrissy”. HOWEVER, if you take the time to actually read Suzanne’s books…the information does not come from her. It comes from very successful doctors…now these are not your normal doctors taking outrageous incentives from Big Pharma…these are doctors treating and CURING real people without destroying their bodies in the process. I’m just saying…read the book(s), and then you can provide an accurate review. You either agree with the idea that it’s time to look beyond to alternative ways of tackling disease, or you feel safer with convential medicine due to a lifetime of drug company brainwashing. It has nothing to do with Suzanne Somers other than she gives the doctors a conduit…they are much more concerned with helping people than lining their pockets. She interviews them…the facts come from DOCTORS in her books, the facts don’t come from Suzanne. But, judging from your post, you’re not too keen on facts anyhow.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:29:18 +0000

I think Suzanne Somers is all about the money and exploiting the fact that she had cancer, simply to make a buck.

By: Debra Trojan

Debra Trojan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:18:38 +0000

Debbie, your’re the one that should “Shut Up!” Your ignorance is insuffurable. Read “Dr. Mary’s Monkey,” and educate yourself about the corruption in mainstream medicine–especially cancer treatments. If you can’t read well or have no patience for it (like most Americans) then at least go on Amazon.com and read the customer reviews of what the book is about. I’d advise others reading this post do the same.

By: JulieJ

JulieJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:12:13 +0000

I took part in a clinical trial dealing with the efficacy of three drugs rather than two to treat ovarian cancer. I have no regrets about it. Don’t sell chemo short.

By: JulieJ

JulieJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:06:37 +0000

Chemo is very effective. I know people who went for “alternative treatment” and now are in real danger of dying!

By: sharen paul

sharen paul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:20:32 +0000

I have seen the negative effects of chemo, and I believe in many non-western treatments for disease. But, I agree – let’s get the facts DIRECTLY from doctors and researchers. NOT Suzanne Thighmaster Sommers. I remember a quote from her on some tv show “At this point, I am practically a doctor” she laughed. Great, so Suzanne, operate on your own relatives first – I want to see how it turns out.

And the ONLY reason she came out with her cancer story (which if you investigate – the facts and type of cancer she had is very vague…) was that one of the tabloids had photos of her leaving a plastic surgery center in Beverly Hills that specialized in liposuction – just weeks before she was to promote one of her diet and exercise books! CAUGHT!! She then went on Larry King’s show all teary-eyed and said that she had lipo because she felt all lumpy and had water weight after having radiology for breast cancer… (have you ever heard this before? And would a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon remove fat from someone that was a cancer patient and likely to lose weight?)

It was almost her best acting performance next to two seasons of “She’s the Sheriff”

By: MK750

MK750 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:39:36 +0000

JulieJ, That you are alive 8 years after Ovarian is a testimony to the efficacy of chemo in some cancers. You’ve survived one of the worst ones in terms of morbidity. G-d bless you. I think what is wrong here is the either/or approach. In non-cancerous situations certainly try alternatives. I had a similar experience to Ali-gater’s. I was told I had MS for almost 9 years. Well, “probable” MS. I even needed a wheelchair from time to time and could do nothing. Do you know that it was a simple dental problem and had the American dentists been willing to address the issues in affordable parts, I would not have suffered all that time? All I needed was to have some dead roots removed from a tooth that the crown broke off. We can’t explain the mechanics of it but I am symptom free. This is not a remission. This is the real deal. When I came to Israel, although the dentists prioritized some other work, they had no problem removing those roots and agreeing to work on a prosthetic later.
Ali, that is a horrible story about your step-father. I was all set to take the MS drugs myself then the nurse who came to train me to give the shot told me “you may have some trouble breathing after you’ve been taking it a while!” Uh, Hello! I have mild allergic asthma and sensitivities to almost ALL drugs. When I heard that I said forget it. You would not believe the hard-sell the drug company (which was funding my prescriptions) gave me. They kept calling me to let ‘just try it” and with every objection they lied and said that what was in their own literature wasn’t there about side effects. I had to threaten a restraining order to get them to stop calling.
DO NOT TAKE MONEY FROM DRUG COMPANIES, DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN “CLINICAL TRIALS” (THIS IS HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION) AND DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED.

WE have bene sold a bunch of lies by Big Pharma that we NEED meds. Listen to politicians. They always talk about “Seniors not having money, having to choose between food an their medication” I am a senior and I don’t take meds regularly.
I agree with Ali again. We’re all going to die and I would rather have a heart attack or stroke and go quickly “too soon”, because my cholesterol may be “too high” than live long enough to be uncomfortable, incoherent and grieving my family. I pray that neither will happen but that’s my preference if it comes down to that.

By: JulieJ

JulieJ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:38:11 +0000

Farah did an alternative treatment in Germany. I suspect that had she done conventional treatment in America, she would still be alive. And I will say the same thing about Dominick Dunne. Sorry – I really do believe that chemo can perform miracles.