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On closer examination I find that the statement I made about Mindell being sentence to prision appears unsubstantiated. While I feel that he is a phooey I and his "cures" are worthless, I wish to retract my rather tentative statement and reemphasize my quote "caveat emptor" even from me. Data from I believe quackwatch on his background contains the following. "Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., author of Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible and numerous other publications promoting questionable uses of food supplements. His "Ph.D." is from the University of Beverly Hills, an unaccredited school. He helped found the Great Earth chain of health food stores, which is now the nation's second largest." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles T. Meyer MD" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Parkinson's Information Exchange Network" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Re: Drugs and You > Bob: > > According to some sources Mindell has been sentenced to prison. A review of > one of his works can be found at: > http://www.quackwatch.com/cgi-bin/mfs/24/home/sbinfo/public_html/04ConsumerE > ducation/NegativeBR/hbible.html?36#mfs > > caveat emptor > Charlie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert A. Fink, M. D." <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 2:57 PM > Subject: Re: Drugs and You > > > > Date sent: Sun, 14 May 2000 17:25:33 IST > > Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > <[log in to unmask]> > > From: Sinead Aungier <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Drugs and You > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > More Excerpts from The Vitamin Bible: > > > > > > > > The release of stored sugar places heavy stress on the endocrine > > > system. > > > > > > Who says so? Not at all true, actually. What kind of "stress" on what > > part of the endocrine system? > > > > > > Heavy coffee drinkers often develop nervousness or become > > > jittery. Coffee-drinking housewives demonstrated symptoms typical of > > > drug withdrawal when switched to a decaffeinated beverage. > > > > This is true, but only when large doses are ingested. > > > > > > > > > > > > People who drink five cups of coffee daily have a 50 percent greater > > > chance of having heart attacks than non-coffee drinkers, according to > > > the British Medical Journal. > > > > > > Please let me have the citation. > > > > > > > > > > > > Scientists at John Hopkins University have shown that caffeine can > > > interfere with DNA replication. > > > > > > Also, a citation, please. > > > > > > > > > > > > The Centre for Science in the Public Interest advises pregnant women > > > to stay away from caffeine, since studies have shown that the amount > > > contained in about four cups of coffee per day causes birth defects in > > > test animals. > > > > > > And a few years ago, caffeine also caused heart attacks, hypertension, > > breast cysts and a few other nasty things and recent data has > > contradicted this allegation. > > > > > > > > > > > > High doses of caffeine will cause laboratory animals to go into > > > convulsions and then die. > > > > > > Caffeine can be highly toxic [the lethal dose estimated to be around > > > 10g] new research shows that the one quart of coffee consumed in three > > > hours can destroy much of the body's thiamine. > > > > Huge doses of caffeine will indeed cause convulsions. The dose > > mentioned above (10 grams) is about the equivalent of a *thousand > > cups* of very strong coffee! There is probably enough water in a > > thousand cups of coffee to throw someone into fatal heart failure! > > > > > > > > > > > > Regular tea is not the answer either, since that has nearly as much > > > caffeine. But herb teas can be quite invigorating. > > > > Right. There are a few which contain poisonous substances such as > > strychnine (in small doses). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What Alcohol Does to Your Body > > > > > > Alcohol is the most widely used drug in our society, and because it is > > > so available, most people don't think of it as a drug. But it is; and > > > if misused, it can cause a lot of damage to your body. > > > > > > Alcohol is not a stimulant, but actually a sedative-depressant of the > > > central nervous system. > > > > > > It is capable of rupturing veins. > > > > > > Tell me how. Maybe if it (alcohol) is injected directly into veins. > > > > > > Postings such as this, filled with half-truths (and an occasional truth), > > can cause fear, guilt, and worse, if people in power are influenced, can > > lead to abridgement of individual rights. We tried to ban alcohol in > > this country and we got Al Capone; now we are working on > > cigarettes; who knows, maybe steak and sex will be next? > > > > > > Best, > > > > Bob > > > > > > ********************************************** > > Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. > > 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 > > Berkeley, California 94704-2636 > > Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 > > WWW: http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/ > > > > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > > "Ex Tristitia Virtus" > > > > ********************************************* >