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[[image:joseph_mercola.jpg|right|300px|Joseph Mercola]]

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[[image:mercola.gif|right|300px|Mercola's residence in Illinois<ref>[http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/mercola.html FDA Orders Dr. Joseph Mercola to Stop Illegal Claims]</ref>]]

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'''Joseph Mercola''' (born July 8, 1954) is a US-American [[Osteopathy|osteopathic]] physician, businessman, author, and founder of the [[alternative medicine]]-website mercola.com which markets and sells his health-related products. He is also an [[anti-vaccinationist]], [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/aids-denialist]], an outspoken critic of FDA and critic of mainstream medicine, especially regarding the use of prescription drugs. His business practices are regarded as dubious by various sources, and he received several warnings by FDA for violating the law by advertising products using false and exaggerated claims. He is criticized for applying snake-oil vendors' methods, promising expensive products ''free of charge'' and scaring visitors of his website into buying his products with his articles.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/may2006/sb20060523_063274.htm Old-Time Sales Tricks on the Net], Business Week, May 23 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/mercola.html Joseph Mercola, D.O.] in the Skeptic's Dictionary</ref>

'''Joseph Mercola''' (born July 8, 1954) is a US-American [[Osteopathy|osteopathic]] physician, businessman, author, and founder of the [[alternative medicine]]-website mercola.com which markets and sells his health-related products. He is also an [[anti-vaccinationist]], [[HIV/AIDS denialism|HIV/aids-denialist]], an outspoken critic of FDA and critic of mainstream medicine, especially regarding the use of prescription drugs. His business practices are regarded as dubious by various sources, and he received several warnings by FDA for violating the law by advertising products using false and exaggerated claims. He is criticized for applying snake-oil vendors' methods, promising expensive products ''free of charge'' and scaring visitors of his website into buying his products with his articles.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/may2006/sb20060523_063274.htm Old-Time Sales Tricks on the Net], Business Week, May 23 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.skepdic.com/mercola.html Joseph Mercola, D.O.] in the Skeptic's Dictionary</ref>

==Cancer claims==

==Cancer claims==

Mercola also promotes the dangerous [[Germanic New Medicine]] of the racist [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]] as a "new view of cancer" on his website.In an article form 2011 he writes that Hamer was "persecuted and harassed by German and French authorities" when he tried to publicize his findings. The [[http://psiram.com/en/index.php?title=Victims_of_New_Medicine total number of victims]] of Hamer's method in and outside of Germany exceeds 140(as of 2007). Eleven patients died in Italy only. And no case of a successful cancer treatment according to the principles of New Medicine has been documented so far.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/21/a-new-view-of-cancer-german-new-medicine.aspx</ref>

Mercola also promotes the dangerous [[Germanic New Medicine]] of the racist [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]] as a "new view of cancer" on his website.In an article form 2011 he writes that Hamer was "persecuted and harassed by German and French authorities" when he tried to publicize his findings. The [[Victims_of_New_Medicine|total number of victims]] of Hamer's method in and outside of Germany exceeds 140(as of 2007). Eleven patients died in Italy only. And no case of a successful cancer treatment according to the principles of New Medicine has been documented so far.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/08/21/a-new-view-of-cancer-german-new-medicine.aspx</ref>

He also promotes the [[Sodium_Bicarbonate_Therapy_according_to_Tullio_Simoncini Sodium Bicarbonate Therapy according to Tullio Simoncini]], which must be considered one of the most ineffective and absurd methods claiming to cure cancer patients. Simoncini believes that cancer is a fungus and that it can be cured with baking soda.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/05/fungus-causing-cancer-a-novel-approach-to-the-most-common-form-of-death.aspx</ref>

He also promotes the [[Sodium Bicarbonate Therapy according to Tullio Simoncini]], which must be considered one of the most ineffective and absurd methods claiming to cure cancer patients. Simoncini believes that cancer is a fungus and that it can be cured with baking soda.<ref>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/05/fungus-causing-cancer-a-novel-approach-to-the-most-common-form-of-death.aspx</ref>

==Mercola on Food==

==Mercola on Food==

Mercola basically advocates a so called [[Paleolithic diet]], consisting mostly of [[Raw foodism|unprocessed foods]]. He recommends the use of coconut oil<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/07/14/coconut-oil-part-four.aspx Low-Fat Diet Myths and the Advantages of Coconut Oil, Part I] mercola.com, July 14 2004</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/07/17/coconut-oil-part-five.aspx Low-Fat Diet Myths and the Advantages of Coconut Oil, Part II , mercola.com, July 17 2004</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/07/21/coconut-oil-part-six.aspx Low-Fat Diet Myths and the Advantages of Coconut Oil, Part III , mercola.com, July 21 2004</ref>, and to avoid most fish (due to mercury content), grain, trans fats, artificial sweeteners, sugar, and pasteurized/homogenized milk. He advises persons with elevated insulin levels (such as diabetics) to avoid all grain products, fruit juices (including fresh-squeezed fruit juices), and canned, packaged or artificial foods.  

Mercola basically advocates a so called [[Paleolithic diet]], consisting mostly of [[Raw foodism|unprocessed foods]]. He recommends the use of coconut oil<ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/07/14/coconut-oil-part-four.aspx Low-Fat Diet Myths and the Advantages of Coconut Oil, Part I] mercola.com, July 14 2004</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/07/17/coconut-oil-part-five.aspx Low-Fat Diet Myths and the Advantages of Coconut Oil, Part II], mercola.com, July 17 2004</ref><ref>[http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/07/21/coconut-oil-part-six.aspx Low-Fat Diet Myths and the Advantages of Coconut Oil, Part III], mercola.com, July 21 2004</ref>, and to avoid most fish (due to mercury content), grain, trans fats, artificial sweeteners, sugar, and pasteurized/homogenized milk. He advises persons with elevated insulin levels (such as diabetics) to avoid all grain products, fruit juices (including fresh-squeezed fruit juices), and canned, packaged or artificial foods.  

His dietary advice is criticized, as for example studies proved grain my have a protective effect against type 1 diabetes and a whole-grain diet strongly protects against type 2 diabetes.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15162131 Cereal grains, legumes and diabetes], Venn BJ, Mann JI , European Journal of Clinical Nutrition(November 2004)</ref><ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10837294 Nutritional factors and worldwide incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes], Muntoni S, Cocco P, Aru G, Cucca F, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (June 2000)</ref>

His dietary advice is criticized, as for example studies proved grain my have a protective effect against type 1 diabetes and a whole-grain diet strongly protects against type 2 diabetes.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15162131 Cereal grains, legumes and diabetes], Venn BJ, Mann JI , European Journal of Clinical Nutrition(November 2004)</ref><ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10837294 Nutritional factors and worldwide incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes], Muntoni S, Cocco P, Aru G, Cucca F, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (June 2000)</ref>