HM writes: “I have a question about the organization by Kevin Trudeau called the Global Information Network. I have friends that have been trying to get us involved for a while, and I always just thought of it as a scam. But now, all signs are telling me to stay far away.
Category Archives: Self Help
FDA Issues Warning About Homeopathic Diet Aid
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to stay away from “homeopathic” human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) weight loss products that are sold in the form of oral drops, pellets and sprays. They can be purchased online or in retail stores.
Seekers Beware! The New Age can be Deadly
In what should serve as a warning to many who follow after the mostly non-credentialed gurus who populate the New Age self-help industry, the once popular James Arthur Ray, a favorite of Oprah Winfrey, was sentenced to two years in prison for the grisly deaths of three people during a New Age sweat-lodge ceremony near Sedona, Arizona in October, 2009.
New Book Reveals Steve Jobs Tried Acupuncture, Bowel Cleanings, Psychics to Treat Cancer
n a new book that goes on sale today, author Walter Isaacson reveals more details about the late Apple founder Steve Jobs’ decision to try to cure his pancreatic cancer with alternatives rather than receive the surgery that could have saved his life.
Paula D’Arcy’s New Age Connections
MC asks: “Do you know anything about Paula D’Arcy and the Gift of the Red Bird book.She is doing a retreat in my diocese and I just wanted to know if this is New Age.”
“Wonder Vitamin” Guru Commits Suicide in Jail Cell
Don Lapre, best known for his infomercials selling “The Greatest Vitamin in the World” and facing a fraud trial that could land him in jail for 60 years, committed suicide two weeks ago in an Arizona jail cell.
Tired of Church Bashing at AA Meetings
I received this post from a reader who quit Alcoholics Anonymous because he got so tired of all the Church-bashing at the meetings. But I’ll let him tell you for himself . . .
What Role Did Alternatives Play in the Death of Steve Jobs?
In the wake of the tragic death of Apple founder Steve Jobs from pancreatic cancer last week, questions are being raised about what role his use of alternatives rather than conventional medicine may have played in his early demise.
Did God invent “Maximized Living” Chiropractics?
AW writes: “My sister is seeing a Maximized Living Doctor and is getting other members of the family in for ‘adjustments.’ Do you know anything about this philosophy and is there anything we should be concerned about as practicing Catholics?”
The New Age Hijacking of Myofascial Release Therapy
DP writes: “I have had myofascial release done on my neck and other parts of my body by physical therapists in the past. Not by massage therapists, but actual PT’s. . . . Can you speak of this on your blog, under the name of myofascial release, so that people may be aware of how similar this practice is to craniosacral therapy, and how they have the potential to make one vulnerable to the occult?”
