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Dr. Oz

Hindmost said:
I don't understand how this guy can live with himself...he's hurting people and--unless he has some type of brain disorder--he knows it.

glenn
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You'd be surprised at the mental gymnastics people invoke when a lot of money is involved.
 
elgarak said:
I stumbled into his show this morning. There were some dietary tips, nothing too outlandish, just the usual "less red meat, plenty of fruits and veggies" etc.

Except that the segment was titled "Detox your body".

Ugh.
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It seems that every show of his I've seen, he's introducing some special fruit, vegetable, or other kind of food, along with a recommended daily/weekly intake in order to stay healthy/improve this or that body system/counteract the effects of aging/whatever. I've thought of starting to make a note of all these daily serving suggestions to find out how long it takes before the list of things you're supposed to eat every day surpasses the USDA's 2,500 calorie recommended daily allowance.
 
technoextreme said:
I doubt it. A large amount of the crap that he promotes is because of his wife.
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His wife may be a factor, but how much money does he make doing his TV and radio show? He was already wealthy, but now?

Oz’s multifarious endeavors have certainly made him rich. Beyond whatever money he and Roizen earned for the first five “You” books, they received a $7 million advance from the Free Press for the subsequent three, according to Crain’s New York Business. A television-industry expert told me that the bare minimum he is making for the first year of “Dr. Oz” is $3 million, which would rise significantly within a few years. Oz doesn’t dispute those figures. But he was plenty affluent without all his current media activities. He purchased his home in Cliffside Park — a sprawling manse — about a decade ago, and well before “Dr. Oz,” he plunked down $2.5 million to annex the lot beside it.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/magazine/18Oz-t.html?pagewanted=4

Then there's the fame...
 
TubbaBlubba said:
You'd be surprised at the mental gymnastics people invoke when a lot of money is involved.
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I should know that because I have seen it...but doctors should make reasonable money without resorting to this...I find it disgusting. It panders to weakness.

glenn
 
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