Michael Edmonds • Dec 17, 2012 •
I was invited to discuss “Is Modern Medicine Killing You?” on Mediawatch last week. An Mp3 of my interview with Adelia Hallett can be found here (after about 18:30 minutes). Read More
Michael Edmonds • Nov 24, 2012 •
Is everyone in New Zealand magnesium deficient? That is the impression I am getting from this TV series, as the majority of clients are being prescribed it. Fish oil and vitamin C are also fairly commonly prescribed, though this is probably a fairly reasonable suggestion given some of the poor dietary habits that their clients are admitting to. This week … Read More
Michael Edmonds • Oct 18, 2012 •
Before describing this week’s two cases, I want to point out the rather absurd strawman/false dichotomy presented during the show’s introduction “Are prescription drugs always the answer or is modern medicine killing you?” In reality, there would be very few doctors who would consider drugs are always the answer and I have yet to see a case on this programme … Read More
Michael Edmonds • Oct 10, 2012 •
In episode two our intrepid integrative medical practitioner, Dr Pitsilis is joined by colleague, Dr Glenn Twentyman in treating two patients who don’t feel they have received effective treatment from their previous medical practitioners. The first patient was a young woman who suffers from blackouts, up to 10 a day, something I’m sure most of us would consider to be quite … Read More
Michael Edmonds • Oct 03, 2012 •
Well I have just watched the first episode of “Is Modern Medicine Killing You?” on TV 1 and it certainly could have been worse. There are a few concerns that I have about the show but all in all it was quite interesting. This week we met two patients, suffering from different conditions, for which they had had little success … Read More