Gwyneth does medicine

[Nearly Sane]

Or rather, she doesn't but sells dangerous snake oil


http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-health-event-dangerous-unethical-advice-doctors-los-angeles-a7787276.html

[floo]

If a celeb is recommending it, gullible people won't question its efficacy!

[Harrowby Hall]

I agree with all the condemnatory statements that this ... err ... adventure will draw.

However, in calling this "unethical" Dr Gunter misses a point. As far as I know, Miss Paltrow makes no claim about any academic or professional qualification in medicine. How, then, can her behaviour be considered "unethical"?

[Nearly Sane]

I agree with all the condemnatory statements that this ... err ... adventure will draw.

However, in calling this "unethical" Dr Gunter misses a point. As far as I know, Miss Paltrow makes no claim about any academic or professional qualification in medicine. How, then, can her behaviour be considered "unethical"?

Don't think you need to claim professional qualifications to be unethical.

[Harrowby Hall]

I do not see any such claim in the article.

[Nearly Sane]

I do not see any such claim in the article.

And I don't think any such claim is necessary for something to be unethical

[Rhiannon]

She makes money out of it without any real knowledge of whether it works or not. That's unethical.

[floo]

She makes money out of it without any real knowledge of whether it works or not. That's unethical.

That can be said for many of the ads promoted by celebs, some more harmful than others.

[Rhiannon]

That can be said for many of the ads promoted by celebs, some more harmful than others.

But this is her own personal website and company. She invites 'experts' along as associates with the endorsement of her business.

[jeremyp]

It's fairly clear that she doesn't really know what some of the stuff on her web site is about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6pfrT3bHpM