This show makes me so mad, because it could have been so useful - I completely grant that these people are endangering their health, and the table o’ deepfry is scary. And some of the things she does, like taking people to a farm to pick fresh vegetables, are spot on.
BUT
I’ve seen her “diagnose” one or more of her subjects, palpate the stomach and making pronouncements about what she finds. This isn’t just stupid, it’s illegally practicing medicine without a license.
Her obsession with poo really requires an intervention. AFAIK, colonics are not generally useful either in diagnosis or therapy. But going by the show, you’d think they’re the best way to tell if you’re healthy or not.
I really, really hate how she tries to impose changes on people that are so radical they’ll never be able to keep up compliance. Someone who has a breakfast pastry and coffee with cream and sugar every morning could usefully be counseled to have some whole grain pancakes or peanut butter on whole grain toast, cut down on the sugar, and use milk in the coffee. These changes, and similar ones throughout the day, make a huge cumulative difference, and are not so different from the person’s normal food that they’ll abandon the effort.
But no, she has the pastryphile switch to waking up an hour earlier to brew up vomit-textured vegetable “juice” or savory soup. And sure, it might work for a few weeks while the person knows she’ll be checking in and the cameras will record their progress, but it’s not a sane and sustainable approach to healthier living.
I can’t help feeling that any week’s worth of food, no matter how healthy or unhealthy, would look disgusting when piled randomly on to a table.
So would anyone’s shit! I mean, what, am I supposed to believe that “healthy” people only shit out rabbit like pellets that have no odor or taste?
Oh, the other thing I hate about her is she spreads the misconception that Candida albicans infection is somehow related to ingestion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in baked goods. (Presumably due to the fact that both critters are colloquially called “yeast.” Just the level of scientific knowledge I’d expect from a “doctor” with a PhD from a non-accredited school of woo.)
I’ve now watched two episodes. Opinions:
A week’s worth of junk food on a table puts me right off junk food, so that’s nice–I’m trying to lose weight myself.
Tongue diagnosis? :dubious: Yeah, she’s obsessed with poo. There’s probably a lot you can tell from poo, after all that’s what hunters and zookeepers do, but do we have to hear about it quite so much? Maybe I’ll develop a really strong stomach from watching this.
The weight-loss results for these people are astounding. The guy I watched last night dropped over 50 pounds. :eek: Are these people working really, really hard to stay fat? Was there secret liposuction? What the heck? I mean, my BIL eats good food, and exercises moderately, but he’s bigger than that guy was.
Some of those recipes look yummy.
Some of those folks eat very scary stuff. There was one guy who was downing 10 energy drinks a day. :eek:
I’m going to keep watching for a while, if only to stay off the sugar.
Oh, one thing I’d love is to see her treat someone with a lot of food allergies. My kid can’t eat legumes or nuts–I’d be interested to see her plan around that, or a fruit allergy or something.