“As a medical doctor having taken care of thousands of patients in my life, I strive to ensure the health safety and superior wellbeing of my patients. I continue to encourage, educate and inform not only my patients, but the public to stay strong and healthy any time, not just during a pandemic. Our body is our temple and what we put in it and what we don’t affects the way we feel, think and function. Essential vitamins and minerals are key component to daily functioning but thats not always possible in this day and age with our busy hectic lifestyles, so after years of educating my patients, now I made it a little easier to get all the nutrition you need to live strong and stay healthy.”
These are the words from an advertisement for “Immune System Support for your Active Life” sold by Dr. Janette Nesheiwat who was just nominated as Donald Trump’s next SURGEON GENERAL. Amongst other items, she sells 60 capsules of ‘B+C BOOST Plus D3 & Zinc‘ for US$26.99.
Her website describes the new US Surgeon General as follows:
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is a top Family and Emergency Medicine doctor. She brings a refreshingly no-nonsense attitude to the latest medical news, breaking down everything you need to know to keep you- and your family- healthy at all times.
Whether caring for her patients in the ER, serving on the front lines of disaster relief with the Red Cross, or sharing need-to-know info with TV audiences, Dr. Nesheiwat’s mission is not only to save lives—but to change them, by giving real people the treatment and the expertise they need.
Her sincere and straightforward approach is a product of her background. She was one of five kids raised by a widowed mother, and also completed US Army ROTC Advanced Officer Training in Ft. Lewis, Washington prior to becoming a Family and Emergency Physician. She has led medical relief missions around the globe and today she is a medical news correspondent and the Medical Director at CityMD.
I was always telling my patients who were unwell drink some tea, take some vitamin b12 and vitamin C. I found myself repeating my all natural regimen to my patients over and over “take some B12 and C to Boost” your immune system. Thats how I came up with BC Boost. Although I am a doctor, I am not quick to prescribe drugs unless I feel necessary as we want to put into our body the most natural wholesome ingredients.
Vitamin B12 is a cofactor in DNA synthesis. It helps maintain healthy blood cells and nerve function as well as prevent anemia which causes fatigue, a common complaint in those who are sick, tired, run down. Vitamin C is needed for development of collagen and a strong immune system as well as body repair and growth.
Yes, you are quite right, Dr. Nesheiwat might have forgotten one or two not-so-unimportant details:
- If you eat a healthy diet, you don’t need vitamins.
- If you do need vitamins, you can buy them cheaper elsewhere.
- These vitamins do not boost your immune system.
- Boosting the immune system could actually do a lot of harm to the many people suffering from auto-immune diseases.
But never mind, we can nevertheless be confident that Dr. Nesheiwat will bring great joy to the US supplement industry. I am less confident, however, that she did public health a great service when, in her role as a regular ‘Fox News’ commentator, she warned that wearing face masks during the pandemic exposed consumers to toxic substances linked to seizures and cancer.
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@Edzard
Sir, we can agree on that, she certainly would not be my pick either. She was much too sympathetic to the popular and government narratives with regard to the pandemic. I’m hoping she won’t last long.
@RG
What is it with quacks / antivaxxers / conspiracy loons and ‘narratives’?
Just because people like you tend to make up things and promulgate these fantasy stories (a.k.a. narratives) as ‘truth’ doesn’t mean that real doctors and real scientists are doing the same.
If you don’t like the facts with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, just say so. There are quite a few facts that I don’t like either, e.g. the fact that millions of Americans chose Trump to be their president, and the fact that Trump in turn chooses nothing but antivaxxers, incompetents and grifters as his cabinet members, with unconditional loyalty as the only job requirement.
But I don’t call these facts ‘narratives’; I accept them for what they are, and resigned myself to look on in horror and, admittedly, a bit of fascination as well – as this new Trump ‘administration’ will steer the US a.k.a. The TrumpTanic in completely uncharted but doubtlessly murky and turbulent waters.
So don’t go around accusing millions of doctors and scientists of lying and making up stuff by using the word ‘narrative’ all the time.
It is said that the USA and the UK are two countries divided by the same language. We are also divided by Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and Ignorance Based Medicine (IGM).
Who would have thought just a few years ago that simply being with a certain TV-station would be a (if not THE) key qualification to be selected for a leading position in the US government?!
I think, it’s safe to say, when it comes to healthcare, the Trump administration is shaping-up to be a replay of the Clinton administration, with quacks being given a free hand. This should not surprise anyone after, thanks to Oprah – who the Democrat Party insists on campaigning with every election – the nation’s most well-known Doctor had to be dragged before Congress and told to stop selling “magic beans.”
Pretending Trump should have some special medical expertise, or more ability to see through quackery than most, is unfair. Pretending Oprah Winfrey has been a journalist over all this time is also unfair – to the public – including Donald Trump
Know your enemy
I haven’t checked if anyone else has said it, but, I’d like to point out, how well quackery stands-out in a Republican administration, when it’s been fitting right in with the Democrats, without any real complaints, for decades
“without any real complaints, for decades”???
No, you were not looking or listening!