Fake Medicine: Exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health

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Hachette Australia, Mar 31, 2021 - Health & Fitness - 304 pages

We all want to live healthier, happier and longer lives, but too many of us are charmed by charlatans, misled by marketing or scammed by sciencey-sounding salespeople.

Dr Brad McKay, Australian GP and science communicator, has seen the rise of misinformation permeate our lives and watched as many of us have turned away from health experts. Too often, we place our trust in online influencers, celebrities and Dr Google when it comes to making important health decisions.

Fake Medicine explores the potential dangers of wellness warriors, anti-vaxxers, fad diets, dodgy supplements, alternative practitioners and conspiracy theories.

This book is an essential tool for debunking pseudoscience and protecting you and your loved ones from the health scams that surround us. Protect your mind, body and wallet by fighting fake medicine.

 

Contents

INTRODUCTION
A PAIN IN THE
ROOT CAUSE
DR GOOGLE
THE WHOLE PANTRY OF LIES
THE POWER OF INFLUENCERS
THOUSANDS OF YEARS
TWEAKING BOOSTING AND RATTLING
SLEEPY DEMONS
SEXIST MEDICINE
LOSING
DETOXES AND CLEANSES
ANTIVAXXERS
COOKED
THE COVID19 CONSPIRACY
FIXING THE FUTURE

QUACKS
THANK

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About the author (2021)

Dr Brad McKay is an Australian science communicator, TV host and GP at his clinic in Sydney. He is an experienced broadcaster, interviewer and public commentator, appearing regularly on TV and radio, including as a host of ABC's Catalyst and a regular commentator on The Today Show, and presenting several medical podcasts for health professionals. He is also on the editorial board for The Medical Republic magazine.
Brad has hosted the Logie-nominated Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, a show dedicated to decreasing stigma and raising awareness of traditionally 'taboo' health topics. He is a member of the Immunisation Coalition, an Ambassador for the Immunisation Foundation and the Stroke Foundation.

Bibliographic information

TitleFake Medicine: Exposing the wellness crazes, cons and quacks costing us our health
AuthorBrad McKay
PublisherHachette Australia, 2021
ISBN0733646875, 9780733646874
Length304 pages
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Health & Fitness / General
  
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