I almost hesitate to post this one, because I don't want anyone to think that I am down on Oprah, but the "crazy talk" cover story on Newsweek really hit the mark on some of the wacky things her misinformed guests have spouted over the years. Case in point is Suzanne Somers, who apparently has never seen a supplement pill she doesn't like. According to the article, whenever she drinks wine she detoxifies with high doses of vitamin C. This is exactly backwards! Wine polyphenols are much more potent antioxidants than vitamin C or any other vitamin, and vitamin megatherapy has been debunked in every major study that has looked at it. Typical of this way of thinking, the hard science is dismissed as a conspiracy between the pharmaceutical industry and miseducated doctors, as if she would be in a position to know. As a dedicated and honest physician, I can't begin to tell you how insulting and naive that is.
By the way, what ever happened to the thighmaster? One thing Suzanne Somers did get right was the importance of regular exercise. Time to start exercising some good judgment about supplements.
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