NutraQuack Nancy

Quacks come in all shapes and sizes. Just like there are good and not so good doctors there are naturopaths and holistic healers and worse ones. Enter Nancy S Mure, who couldn't quite decide what she wanted to be when she grew up until she alit on being a self proclaimed natural healing practitioner. We'll get into why I say self proclaimed in a minute. But first let's talk about what the whole naturopathic thing-a-ma-bob is all about.

As far as I can tell, naturopathic healing is believing that your body has the capacity to heal itself without the aid of modern medical intervention. Oh and unicorns and rainbows. Now I am not against a healthy lifestyle and I believe it can prevent many illnesses but I highly doubt that it can cure diseases - chronic diseases like cancer and MS, as our little NutraQuack believes. Also there are real naturopathic healers (I use the term loosely myself) that are trained in accredited universities and attain certification and/or licensure (in the USA) through  the American Naturopathic Association (ANA), representing about 1,800 practitioners and the American Naturopathic Medical Association (ANMA). (according to wikepedia.)

"The level of naturopathic training varies among traditional naturopaths in the United States. Traditional naturopaths may complete non-degree certificate programs or undergraduate degree programs and generally refer to themselves as Naturopathic Consultants. These programs often offer online unaccredited degrees, but do not offer proper biomedical education or clinical training. Those completing a Doctor of Naturopathy (ND) degree from an ANMCB approved school can become a Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor. This board certification is in no way the same as holding an ND license and holds no weight in states that regulate the practice of naturopathic medicine."

In doing some background checking, I looked into NutraQuack's educational claims. She has no certification from any accredited body. Anywhere. She attended an unaccredited online diploma mill in which you basically pay for a little piece of paper that claims you have a PhD. She doesn't. It's not real, nor are any of her certifications. You can check for yourself by checking US accredited higher learning institutions with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. I won't even give you a link, lest one of NutraQuack's believers claim I am misdirecting. Google it for yourself. Her partner in crime, "Dr" Patrick Wanis obtained his doctorate from an even shadier Indian diploma mill online in which you can get a bachelors/masters in 2-3 days online and a PhD in less than a month. It'll only cost you 10 grand US or so.

The thing that first alerted my bullshit meter was a post from the NutraQuack herself, in which she talks about how people should emulate dogs in their own behaviors. Seriously, this is her philosophy. She seems to think her pet dog knows more about healthy habits than does she (even after all that simulated education). Dogs apparently never overeat nor drink water while they are eating. Funny though that Nancy admits in many online publications to drinking wine in Italy every summer so maybe dogs should drink wine. Not sure on that one, I'd ask her but she banned me from her facebook for asking intelligent questions. She IS into "natural hygiene". Not sure what it is, but if she is emulating her dog, I'm going to guess she licks her own ass after, well, a 'cleanse'.

Now, I first wondered whether these people had been duped into thinking that they were getting an accredited degree but seriously, if you think that you get a real PhD by submitting a 1500 word essay online, you aren't even bright enough for the Associates degree that NutraQuack actually did earn before she went to work in a bank. Nope, NutraQuack Nancy knows exactly what she's doing. She wants fame and fortune. She tried to go a more legitimate route, writing children's books, which by many accounts are quite good. But I guess that wasn't enough to keep her in fame and fortune. She also wrote for a magazine about food. Really, but it wasn't the same food she peddles now - take a look for yourself:

Now I have nothing against cookies, but then I also don't run around telling people I can cure chronic and debilitating diseases with a daily juice cleanse either. But wait. What goes better with cookies than milk right? But Nancy doesn't want you to drink milk - it's the devil!

In this article she tells us that not only is milk toxic and not a good source of calcium or vitamin D she states unequivocally that we should not consume it; 

"Don't buy into the Dairy Industry's hype. Humans shouldn't drink milk from a Cow. Nature supplies the milk of each species to fit the needs of its young. Cow milk is meant to grow cows. It contains a protein that is meant for cows.  It is not meant for humans, that's why babies have trouble digesting it and in children and adults,  it's making us fat."

OK, lots of people don't drink milk and don't believe in it but Nancy does, when it suits her purpose. Check out this video that she proudly posted from her account called Nutritionist Nancy at about the time she's claiming to have had all that "natural" education from that "university".

Um, hey Nancy, I think mozzarella is made from milk. So I guess milk is OK if it's in line with your career goals. NutraQuack cites her time on this show with Tyler Florence (who is NOT a vegetarian) as one of the highlights of her 'career'. So I guess if the TV studios had liked her she'd be pushing pizza and milkshakes instead of colonics to cure cancer.

Yes, these are the sorts of people that recommend a 3 day cleanse for a toddler, claim to cure cancer using coffee enemas and pig pancreas all based on a crazy theory developed by a dentist. Yes, I said dentist. But this dentist wasn't happy with handing out braces (though he did even manage to lose his dental license) Old DDS Kelley thought he was an oncologist too. You seriously can't make this shit up! But, this is the danger people like Nancy represent. She wrote an article about how Angelina Jolie should have ignored her BRCA markers and gone to Nancy to eliminate her risk of cancer. This is where the rubber meets the road for me. You can sell organic BS products and supplements all you want (though supplements can be quite harmful as well), but when you start peddling medical advice based on some cockamamie disproven theories as opposed to proven scientific study, that's when it stops being amusing or faddish or remotely funny. 

So, because of the blatant hypocrisy we can tell she's not buying her own line of bullshit so she's a charlatan making bucks off the so called natural (read completely uncontrolled by any oversight agency) supplements, products, diets and "cures" that she peddles regularly through fear-mongering.

This earns NutraQuack Nancy our highest rating of Five alarm, get the bucket brigade, damn it's hot in here, PANTS-ON-FIRE award.

So, my last words will be more harsh than usual but they need saying. Nancy, just cut it the fuck out before you hurt more people. Your career is not worth the lives you are risking with bad advice. Stick to writing kids books about meatballs and pizza. Something you are infinitely more qualified to do.

That's all folks!

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