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Beware the Misinformation
By
Don Bennett, DAS
No one would
be surprised that there is misinformation and disinformation about
the human diet; the meat and dairy industries are full of it. And
no one would be shocked to hear that the alternative health movement
has its share of info that wasn't in your best interest health-wise.
But it might surprise some folks to learn that mis- and dis-info
exists in the raw vegan community as well, and we have human nature
to thank for this.
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misinformation: false or misleading
information that the provider doesn't know is untrue
disinformation: knowingly false
or misleading information that is purposely shared by someone
with ulterior motives
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Not all health
educators abide by the first and most important tenet of the Hippocratic
Oath, "First, do no harm". So in case a
health educator is miseducated, or his/her ego gets in the way of
teaching accurate information, or worse, they say things that are
false because they're actually running a profits-before-people business
(even though they make it appear like the opposite is true), instead
of simply embracing info from a health educator you resonate with,
if you want to follow accurate information so you can have the best
future health possible, both what the health educator teaches and
your learning journey inquiries should be based on the ethos
of science:
open
questioning, no authorities, no biases or personal preferences,
honesty, transparency, and reliance on evidence
This approach
can make the world a better place by burying myth and dogma (of
which there is plenty). And by looking at things from the perspective
of reality (the body, the soil, the environment) you'll get reality-based
information. And by-the-way, the requisites for this inquiry are:
respect for rational and honest discussion, the ability to change
your mind when the evidence merits it, a skeptical interrogation
of accepted notions, and above all, an intolerance of distortion
and misrepresentation
And on that
last note, I'll share with you a bit of my experience with some
health educators who – for the above mentioned reasons –
appear to not have your best interests at heart. And this is sad
because they do have some spot-on information that is very accurate
and helpful, but it's outweighed by the inaccurate information they
continue to spout, and you need to be able to recognize the difference
between the two if you want the best future health possible. Some
are well-intentioned but too arrogant/egotistic to consider that
something they're teaching is in error and they will not peer-to-peer
with anyone who offers to have a dialog about the inaccurate info
they're teaching because they feel they are "without peer"
(ego). And no list would be complete without a charlatan.
So, here are
a few examples... and if these are favorite people of yours, please
don't shoot the messenger; as I said above, I'm just trying to bury
myth and dogma and shine a light on any "bad actors" in
the raw vegan community so that people can follow information that
is truly in their best interests; information that will allow you
to have fantastic future health instead of failing to thrive at
some point.
http://health101.org/interactions_Loren_L
http://health101.org/rebuttal
<-- This one
has to do with Doug Graham
http://health101.org/morse
http://health101.org/interactions_william
<-- The so-called
"Medical Medium"
Recommended
Reading...
http://health101.org/blog.htm#opinion
http://health101.org/blog.htm#inaccurate
http://health101.org/blog.htm#overlook
http://health101.org/art_misinformation2
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Q:
How can you say any negative things about ___________! Shame
on you!!! You're so arrogant!
A:
When a counselor works with someone who had been working with
___________ but who didn't resolve an ill health issue, and
it is determined why, and it was due to inaccurate info from
___________, this is an objective fact. And when a knowledgeable
raw vegan educator listens to many ___________ videos where
he offers advice, and some inaccurate advice is heard, this
can be an objective fact. So there's no arrogance at work
here.
And while it's
true that many raw vegan groups like to stay positive and
not touch upon anything negative, for other groups (like this
one) this seems like an unbalanced approach to education,
and these groups feel that both the positive and negative
aspects of all vegan and raw vegan educators should be out
there for all to see. But not many do this as thoroughly as
I do, or are as willing as I am to shine a light on the inaccurate
info being taught in the raw vegan community.
And since I've
counseled people who failed to thrive or failed to completely
resolve an ill health issue by following a particular program
or educator, and they were then able to get well by following
fully accurate info, I am well qualified to speak to this
issue, and again, arrogance has nothing to so with it, as
those who've worked closely with me can attest to (both patients
and colleagues).
And lastly, it's
important to point out that folks like ___________ and ___________
and others have far more accurate info than inaccurate info.
And way more accurate info than those promoting
an animal-based diet. And there have been tons of people who've
experienced health improvements from following their advice
(and we obviously hear of these testimonials). But it must
also be taken into consideration that, due to the small amount
of inaccurate info, there are those who, after the initial
improvements, find they either didn't fully resolve their
ill health issue, or did but found their health taking a reversal
after a period of time (usually many months or years). And
when this is due to misinformation, I feel it should be discussed
openly in an open-minded, dispassionate, rational, unbiased
way.
So people who give
a broad-based recommendation to follow ___________ without
pointing out his few negatives can contribute to some people
failing to thrive. This is why it is good for those who would
recommend ___________ to have a complete understanding of
what he teaches that is inaccurate, no?
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And a complimentary
copy of my book on misinformation is available to all those who
have read the info on this page. Send me a PM through the Contact
page of this website requesting your copy of this
book. Be sure to make mention that you are responding to this
offer.
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