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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on June 14, 2017, 01:44:26 PM

Title: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 14, 2017, 01:44:26 PM

Or rather, she doesn't but sells dangerous snake oil


http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-health-event-dangerous-unethical-advice-doctors-los-angeles-a7787276.html
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: floo on June 14, 2017, 01:47:54 PM
If a celeb is recommending it, gullible people won't question its efficacy! :o
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: Harrowby Hall on June 14, 2017, 02:38:48 PM
I agree with all the condemnatory statements that this ... err ... adventure will draw.

However, in calling this "unethical" Dr Gunter misses a point. As far as I know, Miss Paltrow makes no claim about any academic or professional qualification in medicine. How, then, can her behaviour be considered "unethical"?
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 14, 2017, 02:57:03 PM
I agree with all the condemnatory statements that this ... err ... adventure will draw.

However, in calling this "unethical" Dr Gunter misses a point. As far as I know, Miss Paltrow makes no claim about any academic or professional qualification in medicine. How, then, can her behaviour be considered "unethical"?
Don't think you need to claim professional qualifications to be unethical.
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: Harrowby Hall on June 14, 2017, 03:01:39 PM
I do not see any such claim in the article.
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 14, 2017, 03:05:45 PM
I do not see any such claim in the article.
And I don't think any such claim is necessary for something to be unethical
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: Rhiannon on June 14, 2017, 03:49:24 PM
She makes money out of it without any real knowledge of whether it works or not. That's unethical.

Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: floo on June 14, 2017, 03:51:33 PM
She makes money out of it without any real knowledge of whether it works or not. That's unethical.

That can be said for many of the ads promoted by celebs, some more harmful than others.
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: Rhiannon on June 14, 2017, 04:00:56 PM
That can be said for many of the ads promoted by celebs, some more harmful than others.

But this is her own personal website and company. She invites 'experts' along as associates with the endorsement of her business.
Title: Re: Gwyneth does medicine
Post by: jeremyp on June 15, 2017, 01:02:19 AM
It's fairly clear that she doesn't really know what some of the stuff on her web site is about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6pfrT3bHpM