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It increases
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KEY:
Your body's electric.
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They don't want you
to know that.
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They want you to think
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PERSON: Right now, I think
people are starting to realize
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that this isn't
hokey-pokey talk no more.
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PERSON: What we're doing
is just doing our little part
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to fight back
the massive injustices
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that are going on masquerading
as something called healthcare.
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PETER:
I think everybody's here
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because they know
something is wrong.
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JAN:
At a time when we are
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at an extraordinary apex
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of medical
and scientific discovery...
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PETER: There's no patient group
that we can find
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where it's an advantage
to take one of the vaccines.
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- We are in some ways,
in an information vacuum.
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PETER:
This is not disinformation.
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It is published
scientific data.
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JAN: So many messages.
You have so much noise.
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SPEAKER:
Now, we've officially
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got to defeat
all of the mandates.
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JAN: So many people
are just trying
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to get good information.
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- Not just Covid,
not just Hepatitis B--
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every single stupid vaccine...
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JAN: But if they can't get it
from their doctor...
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Where else
are they gonna get it?
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SPEAKER:
Are you ready to win this war?
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PROTESTER:
Healthy is not the new sick.
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No vaccine passports!
[cheers and applause]
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CLYBURN:
Americans across the country
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have been targeted
by an unprecedented level
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of misinformation
about the coronavirus.
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- The Covid vaccine
doesn't work!
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PROTESTER:
Freedom over fear!
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NEWSCASTER:
From epidemic to infodemic...
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NEWSCASTER: Wrong information
is spreading quickly
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on social media.
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- I'm sure you've seen
the pictures
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all over the Internet
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of people who've had
these shots
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and now they're magnetized.
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JAY: Fraudsters began to push
coronavirus cure-alls
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and preventative treatments.
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COOPER: More than half
of unvaccinated Americans
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think the vaccine
is more dangerous than Covid.
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to perpetuate it.
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- We are told
that the Covid injections
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- The most influential
super-spreader
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of misinformation...
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MERCOLA: These drug companies
are criminal entities.
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Like, you've got Fauci
who's a sociopathic criminal.
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KAYE: His name
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NEWSCASTER 1: Dr. Mercola.
NEWSCASTER 2: Joseph Mercola.
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NEWSCASTER 3:
Dr. Mercola.
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PERSON:
Joseph Mercola.
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MERCOLA:
Those who are vaccinated
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might be dropping like flies.
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This is the most effective
brainwashing
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propaganda campaign
in the history of mankind.
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- Dr. Mercola, to me,
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MERCOLA:
I've been studying
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food's impact on health
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JAN: He has the white coat,
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of mainstream establishment
medicine,
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seems assuring and yet informed
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KAYE: Who knows how many
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NEWSCASTER:
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PERSON: 15 million visitors
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JAN: He seems as safe
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PERSON 1:
Rampant disinformation.
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PERSON 2:
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SARAH: I have to tell you
that things that I found
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on Mercola's website
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Dr. Mercola gives answers
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food reactions.
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about Dr. Mercola.
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MERCOLA:
This is Dr. Mercola,
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and I've been
a family physician
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for over three decades.
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And 20 years ago,
I established Mercola.com,
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which is the most visited
health site in the world.
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I'm a Chicago native.
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I was born and raised
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within the city limits
of Chicago.
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I started in regular
conventional medicine,
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then went to
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to osteopathic school
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as opposed to medical school
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philosophically,
they were more inclined
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towards my interest
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which is more looking
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at the foundational causes
of disease.
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when I went...
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- He was a classmate of mine
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He was very much
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MERCOLA: In fact,
when I was in medical school
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I was on the front cover
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for the national
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JAY: And analyzing
exactly what was being taught
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as the way
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I know that he started
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NEWSCASTER:
And his doctor thinks
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bad air at his school
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MERCOLA: The range of symptoms
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such as runny nose, itchy eyes,
hay fever type of symptoms.
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I kind of bought the model
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and wound up prescribing a lot
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ANTHONY:
I--I remember Joe.
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We worked together
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osteopathic programs.
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there's a big difference
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to improve function.
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immense amounts of money
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to "educate" doctors.
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in argument.
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"We want you to know
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"that this is a drug-sponsored
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"and that these presentations
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by a drug company
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sitting down.
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I'd stick around
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I wound up taking care
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of some--a patient
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and studied
Dr. William Crook's material.
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for these interventions
and seeing the results.
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a moment that helped
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MERCOLA: So I wrote a letter
to all my patients.
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I said, "Listen,
if you aren't interested
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"in getting off
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you're gonna need to find
a new doctor."
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I lost 75% of my patients.
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It was the best thing
that ever happened to me
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because I only had people
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then all over the state.
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from all over the world
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Today, I'm going to review
seven ways
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in which you can
be healthier.
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You're gonna find information
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that's just not
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under traditional
medical journals.
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- He created a system
of speaking
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- We had
well over 100,000 people.
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So many people looked in,
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it actually crashed
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RACHEL:
And that engendered trust.
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It also helped
to build his brand
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as a person
who would tell them things
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that other doctors
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MERCOLA: Then I realized
that doesn't scale very well.
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It was really a prescription
for financial catastrophe.
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Ultimately, you have
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RACHEL: One of the things
that he started doing
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within a few years was
he started to sell products.
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- If you've got
Teflon cookware in your home,
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get rid of it.
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One of the safest choices
you could make
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cast iron cookware.
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RACHEL:
And within just a few years,
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to find out
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that it actually sold out
in four days.
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RACHEL:
Selling products online
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and fueling content
for his website
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began to overtake his business
of actually seeing patients.
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And after some time,
this became his full-time job.
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He stopped seeing patients
in 2009.
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- Optimizing your gut
micro-biome may be
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one of the most
important things
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you can do for your health.
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And we have one
of the best high-potency,
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multi-strain products
on the market bar none.
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RACHEL:
There aren't a lot of doctors
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who have a multimillion-dollar
supplement business.
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- Let me tell you how
I designed this supplement...
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- With millions of followers...
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- And if you want
more information
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about artificial sweeteners,
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please, please, please
read my book Sweet Deception.
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- Most of what he says or does
is not crazy.
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But he started
pushing some ideas
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that many people,
including experts,
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felt were quite dangerous.
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MERCOLA:
Why are we immunizing
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four million helpless infants
a year?
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It just doesn't make sense.
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MERCOLA:
Hi, this is Dr. Mercola.
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And I am excited to share
some information with you.
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[indistinct chatter]
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What I want to do
is take the wisdom
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I've compiled
in the last 30 years or so,
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and focusing
on these natural strategies,
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is share the best
of the best with you,
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and specifically fine-tune it
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for what you need to do
to prepare yourself
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in light of what's happened
the last two years.
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[unsettling music]
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KEY: We have medical doctors
around the world now
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that are saying
they have cured Covid
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utilizing this simple solution.
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- I went through med school.
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They don't teach us nutrition.
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- I have a dim memory
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that the Kellogg's company--
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like, the people
who bring you Corn Flakes--
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that they are affiliated
with the original wellne--
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one of the wellness movements.
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I mean,
that's how far back it goes.
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[cheerful music]
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♪ ♪
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By the mid to late '60s,
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you had the rise
of all kinds of movements.
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[overlapping shouting]
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A new way of thinking.
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A new way of looking
at your body.
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PERSON:
And as you can see,
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it's unlike any other
group therapy known
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in the history
of psychology.
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JAN: A new way to look
at your life.
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One branch of that thinking
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was to be suspicious
about anything
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that you're putting
into your body
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that was not "natural."
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It was thought
to be aspirational.
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That was the climate
of the times
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in which Mercola came of age.
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At the same time,
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many people
rightfully began to mistrust
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what modern medicine
represented.
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There were clinical trials
without consent.
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And, of course,
the terrible mistakes
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at the behest of big pharma--
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Thalidomide,
the DES babies.
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There's lots going on
that lead people to question
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what used to be accepted
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as the absolute truths
of modern medicine.
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- Hello, this is Dr. Mercola,
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and if you've been
a subscriber
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to my award-winning
newsletter,
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you'll know
my mission has been
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to investigate and report
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on deceptive
and fraudulent practices
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that can impact your health.
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Now, in the past,
that focus has been...
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- You watch his videos
and he seems very earnest
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and very much like he cares.
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- And I would like
to take time out now
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and thank you,
my loyal readers.
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- And it felt genuine.
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MERCOLA:
For some time now,
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we've offered
a vitamin B12 supplement.
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SARAH:
Nobody said to me,
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"You know, a B12 deficiency
is actually really serious."
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Mercola was offering me
some information
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that regular doctors
were not addressing.
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- First of all,
it's important to understand
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that vitamin B12
is the largest vitamin
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that we know of.
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SARAH:
It was very pricy.
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But, you know,
it was my health.
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I was willing to pay it.
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♪ ♪
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I literally felt better,
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so I knew
that it actually was working.
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I didn't get all better,
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but it was a jumping-off point
for me to try
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to track down
what was going on.
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And I'm grateful
to that website
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for giving me that.
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STEVEN:
My first day at Mercola.com,
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I really didn't know
what to expect going in there.
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I'd never heard of the guy.
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I was in the content
strategy department.
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We were helping
find the content
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that would go
into the newsletter,
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and we were also running
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his various
social media pages.
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Well,
one of my responsibilities
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was to actually
comb through
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trending content
on the Internet,
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try to see
what's working well,
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copy what's working,
avoid what's not.
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And then I would send it on
to my boss.
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I think Dr. Mercola
might have even weighed in
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on some of that.
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Then they selected
the content,
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and then basically
sent to writers
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who then wrote the content
in Dr. Mercola's voice.
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And then
it would get published.
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You know, a lot of the content
that did the best was, um,
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borderline clickbait-ish,
where it was, you know,
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try to create an image
with a tagline on it
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that would--
captures people's attention.
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[cheerful music]
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[unsettling music]
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We went through
a number of phases.
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Our page really evolved.
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You know, it took a long time
for him to get
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his one millionth
Facebook fan,
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and then he hit two million,
you know,
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not that much longer after.
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It was growing fast.
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When I was there,
I believe we grew about--
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I have the numbers actually
on my resume.
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Give me a second.
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When I was running
Dr. Mercola's social media,
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I believe his Facebook page
was growing
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by about 1/4 million fans
a year.
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It was big.
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Bryan: I was the senior writer
for Chicago Magazine.
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And my editor came across
a guy named Joseph Mercola
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who was in the Chicago suburbs.
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And his website was getting
so many hits
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for seemingly
super outrageous claims.
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DR. OZ:
Please welcome Dr. Joe Mercola.
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BRYAN:
He had appeared on
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The Dr. Oz Show
a couple of times.
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- You're arguing
that cancer can be cured
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by eggplants.
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- Coconut oil is interesting
because it may be useful
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in the treatment
of Alzheimer's.
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- And I went out
to his offices.
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[curious music]
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I thought there would be
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more treatment rooms
or something.
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And I asked the receptionist
about it and she said,
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"No, this is really
kind of sales and marketing,
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you know, is what we do here."
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So she led me back...
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♪ ♪
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And there he was.
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♪ ♪
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He was very polite.
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There was just this sort of
prickliness and a--
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a deep sense
of suspicion toward me.
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He was willing to answer
just about anything.
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But there were certain topics
he was evasive about--
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certainly his wealth.
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I asked about the home
in Barrington,
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vacation in Mexico
and South Beach.
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He got a little defensive.
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One thing
that really struck me was
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how willing he was to talk
about his marketing prowess.
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He is keenly aware
of the power
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of being provocative
and shocking.
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STEVEN: They would do a lot
of headline testing.
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A select group of customers
would get
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one of the articles
for the next day,
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and they would have
one of four various headlines
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so they could test
which headline did the best,
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you know, which one got
the most clicks.
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And then that would be
the subject
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of the next day's newsletter.
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- Learn How Homeopathy
Cured a Boy of Autism.
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Your Flu Shot Contains
a Dangerous Neurotoxin.
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Vitamin D,
The Silver Bullet for Cancer.
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I just wondered what...
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goes through the mind
of, uh, Dr. Mercola
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or the people
who write these headlines.
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Like, do they believe that?
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And if so,
how can they believe it?
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And how can they promote it
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when really
it could harm people?
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MERCOLA:
Hello, this is Dr. Mercola.
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And if you've been
on this site
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for any length of time,
you'll know that vitamin D has
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a profound and dramatic
influence on your health.
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- He promoted vitamin D being
good for your immune system.
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But then he would also take it
a step further sometimes--
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how vitamin D can help
prevent cancer.
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If you have cancer,
it might help you fight it.
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- If you're going to use
a tanning bed,
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as I've said
time and time again,
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you want to make sure
it's a safe tanning bed,
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a tanning bed that uses
electronic balance.
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- Corresponding with that,
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he, uh, offered
his own tanning bed...
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MERCOLA:
We have some of the--
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actually, some of the best
and safest tanning beds
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in the world.
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BRYAN:
For $3,000 on his website.
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- And, really,
the only tanning beds
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that have been approved
by the Vitamin D Council.
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NEWSCASTER:
The American Association
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for Cancer Research has found
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people who use
indoor tanning beds
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have a two to four time
greater risk
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of developing melanoma.
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HARRY: Is there such a thing
as a safe tan?
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- If you ask
the dermatologists, Harry,
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the answer is
an unequivocal no.
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BRYAN: From my research
that I found in my reporting,
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90% of his claims...
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you know, were just flat out
contradicted by facts,
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by studies.
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He's just marketer supreme.
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He's selling mistrust
and skepticism.
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And he's recognized
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there's a great demand
and a great market
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for what he's selling.
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- Our new Pro-Puffs line
of snack foods.
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- Uh, it was an opportunity,
it appears, uh, to Joe.
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- For a long time, right.
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It's--it's a business.
Yeah.
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And these are
business decisions.
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MERCOLA: Order a ClearAir
personal air purifier.
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ANTHONY: The very thing
that we believed
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was so wrong
with the pharmaceuticals,
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that they were trying
to indoctrinate doctors
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that their product
was necessary
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for certain diagnoses,
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has somehow become adopted.
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♪ ♪
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I--I don't know what happened
to Joe Mercola.
511
00:20:26,629 --> 00:20:28,867
Power corrupts.
512
00:20:28,900 --> 00:20:30,904
Absolute power
absolutely corrupts.
513
00:20:36,314 --> 00:20:37,918
MERCOLA:
You know if you've been
514
00:20:37,951 --> 00:20:39,822
in the COVID-19 pandemic
that anything
515
00:20:39,855 --> 00:20:41,626
the mainstream media tells you
is wrong.
516
00:20:41,659 --> 00:20:42,928
That was the big lesson.
517
00:20:42,961 --> 00:20:45,433
They were telling you
misinformation
518
00:20:45,466 --> 00:20:47,003
in spades on steroids.
519
00:20:47,036 --> 00:20:50,009
SPEAKER: They are murdering
people every single day
520
00:20:50,042 --> 00:20:52,648
in these hospitals in
the United States of America.
521
00:20:52,681 --> 00:20:54,785
KEY: They want every single
one of you guys
522
00:20:54,819 --> 00:20:57,825
to take this bio-weapon
and put your freakin' mask on
523
00:20:57,858 --> 00:20:59,862
and deprive your body
of oxygen
524
00:20:59,895 --> 00:21:01,632
because they say it helps you.
525
00:21:01,666 --> 00:21:02,634
- They're talking
about literally
526
00:21:02,668 --> 00:21:03,837
programming our minds.
527
00:21:03,870 --> 00:21:05,473
You speak out
against the government,
528
00:21:05,507 --> 00:21:07,410
guess what's gonna happen?
They're gonna cut you off.
529
00:21:07,443 --> 00:21:08,813
MERCOLA: They can shut down
your bank accounts.
530
00:21:08,847 --> 00:21:10,817
They can make it
almost impossible
531
00:21:10,851 --> 00:21:11,986
to survive
'cause you have nothing
532
00:21:12,019 --> 00:21:14,725
to buy food
or pay for shelter for.
533
00:21:14,758 --> 00:21:16,963
SPEAKER: I am going to talk
about this with everybody.
534
00:21:16,996 --> 00:21:19,300
BRYAN:
At the time I spoke to him,
535
00:21:19,334 --> 00:21:21,539
Joseph Mercola
was very passionate
536
00:21:21,572 --> 00:21:25,614
about the evils
of the government
537
00:21:25,647 --> 00:21:28,987
and the evils of big pharma.
538
00:21:29,020 --> 00:21:31,893
♪ ♪
539
00:21:31,926 --> 00:21:33,997
This is from
Mercola's website.
540
00:21:34,030 --> 00:21:37,470
"Fraud, kickbacks,
price-setting, bribery,
541
00:21:37,504 --> 00:21:39,508
"and illegal sales activities.
542
00:21:39,542 --> 00:21:40,744
"You'd think it was the script
543
00:21:40,777 --> 00:21:43,015
"for a thriller,
global action movie.
544
00:21:43,048 --> 00:21:46,656
But no, it's just big pharma
at its deceitful best."
545
00:21:47,958 --> 00:21:51,499
- The corruption between
the pharmaceutical companies,
546
00:21:51,532 --> 00:21:53,068
agricultural industry,
the FDA,
547
00:21:53,101 --> 00:21:55,406
and these regulatory
governmental agencies
548
00:21:55,439 --> 00:21:57,410
will continue to destroy
the American health
549
00:21:57,443 --> 00:21:58,913
and the health of the world.
550
00:21:58,947 --> 00:22:01,451
- He also drew attention
from the FDA.
551
00:22:01,484 --> 00:22:05,292
He was cited for
unfounded claims repeatedly.
552
00:22:06,361 --> 00:22:08,633
He would comply grudgingly,
553
00:22:08,666 --> 00:22:10,937
while complaining
all the way,
554
00:22:10,971 --> 00:22:14,410
and use them as evidence, uh,
555
00:22:14,444 --> 00:22:17,016
that he was being persecuted
for his views
556
00:22:17,049 --> 00:22:18,520
by the government.
557
00:22:18,553 --> 00:22:19,955
- This is
a pay-to-play system,
558
00:22:19,989 --> 00:22:21,057
and if you challenge
the system,
559
00:22:21,091 --> 00:22:22,159
you will be punished.
560
00:22:22,193 --> 00:22:25,700
- The rates of vaccine injury
are off the charts--
561
00:22:25,734 --> 00:22:28,606
ten times anything
anyone is telling you.
562
00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,744
And we are here
alerting you to this fact.
563
00:22:30,777 --> 00:22:33,950
- There is not
one single childhood vaccine
564
00:22:33,983 --> 00:22:35,854
in the U. S. or--
or in the Western world
565
00:22:35,887 --> 00:22:38,125
that has ever been tested
against a placebo.
566
00:22:38,158 --> 00:22:39,628
- I did the research.
567
00:22:39,662 --> 00:22:41,398
I didn't believe
the tell-a-lie-vision.
568
00:22:41,431 --> 00:22:42,801
MERCOLA: You have to identify
good sources,
569
00:22:42,834 --> 00:22:45,139
so I believe our site
is one of them.
570
00:22:45,172 --> 00:22:48,980
BRYAN: Mercola is
and always has been anti-vax,
571
00:22:49,013 --> 00:22:50,884
long before Covid.
572
00:22:50,917 --> 00:22:52,854
- He always promoted himself
as being
573
00:22:52,888 --> 00:22:55,092
very pro vaccine information.
574
00:22:55,125 --> 00:22:56,161
You know, he just says
575
00:22:56,194 --> 00:22:57,230
that you should really look
at what's out there.
576
00:22:57,263 --> 00:23:00,135
But then if you look
at what he puts out there...
577
00:23:00,169 --> 00:23:03,041
♪ ♪
578
00:23:03,075 --> 00:23:04,477
Everything says
that vaccines are
579
00:23:04,511 --> 00:23:05,947
very bad and dangerous.
580
00:23:05,981 --> 00:23:09,487
- You will be deluged
581
00:23:09,521 --> 00:23:13,930
with promotions
to get the flu vaccines.
582
00:23:13,963 --> 00:23:17,436
But there are
far more effective,
583
00:23:17,470 --> 00:23:21,646
less expensive,
and less risky alternatives.
584
00:23:21,679 --> 00:23:24,518
- Vaccine resistance
has been around
585
00:23:24,551 --> 00:23:26,087
as long as there have been
vaccines.
586
00:23:27,624 --> 00:23:29,862
And this belief
would ebb and flow
587
00:23:29,895 --> 00:23:32,634
through the centuries.
588
00:23:32,668 --> 00:23:36,509
In the late '90s,
Andrew Wakefield writes
589
00:23:36,542 --> 00:23:38,211
a destructive article
590
00:23:38,245 --> 00:23:42,621
associating the vaccine for
measles, mumps, and rubella
591
00:23:42,654 --> 00:23:45,760
with what seems to be
an uptick in autism.
592
00:23:45,794 --> 00:23:49,501
- There were medical events
associated with the exposure
593
00:23:49,535 --> 00:23:53,141
that then subsequently led
to the child's decline.
594
00:23:53,175 --> 00:23:56,214
- It's been discredited
so many different ways.
595
00:23:56,247 --> 00:23:58,151
NEWSCASTER: The very journal
which published it said
596
00:23:58,185 --> 00:24:00,155
it was fundamentally flawed.
597
00:24:00,189 --> 00:24:02,861
- But fearful parents
took note,
598
00:24:02,894 --> 00:24:06,636
challenging the childhood
schedule of vaccines.
599
00:24:06,669 --> 00:24:10,142
- Let's start a revolution,
folks.
600
00:24:10,175 --> 00:24:13,115
You don't have to--to give in
to these anymore.
601
00:24:13,148 --> 00:24:16,722
We--we are conscious,
educated adults
602
00:24:16,756 --> 00:24:20,730
that have a decision as to
what we input into our kids.
603
00:24:20,764 --> 00:24:22,668
STEVEN: As I was doing
the training with more people,
604
00:24:22,701 --> 00:24:24,103
I was actually
getting challenged
605
00:24:24,137 --> 00:24:25,740
by some of the new hires
606
00:24:25,774 --> 00:24:28,680
about the information
that was being put out there.
607
00:24:28,713 --> 00:24:31,217
It just, you know, planted
seeds of doubt in my mind.
608
00:24:31,251 --> 00:24:32,954
There were
specific posts and articles
609
00:24:32,988 --> 00:24:34,223
that would come up
that raised
610
00:24:34,257 --> 00:24:36,862
a lot of potential concerns
about vaccines.
611
00:24:36,896 --> 00:24:38,833
We were giving them
a lot of medical advice.
612
00:24:38,866 --> 00:24:39,968
Even though we always said
613
00:24:40,002 --> 00:24:41,171
we weren't giving
medical advice,
614
00:24:41,204 --> 00:24:42,774
people would stop after--
615
00:24:42,808 --> 00:24:43,876
like, they wouldn't get
a second opinion.
616
00:24:43,910 --> 00:24:45,880
They would just come and get
what Dr. Mercola says
617
00:24:45,914 --> 00:24:47,149
and then that's that.
618
00:24:47,183 --> 00:24:50,155
[birds chirping]
619
00:24:51,024 --> 00:24:52,661
SARAH:
I would ignore the stuff
620
00:24:52,694 --> 00:24:54,598
that I thought was...
621
00:24:55,934 --> 00:24:57,169
Bordering on ridiculous.
622
00:24:57,203 --> 00:25:00,677
But at a certain point,
it shifted.
623
00:25:00,710 --> 00:25:03,783
- You never really want
to put your phone
624
00:25:03,816 --> 00:25:06,555
in--on your body,
unless it's in airplane mode.
625
00:25:06,589 --> 00:25:09,561
SARAH: He said that your
cellphone would cause cancer.
626
00:25:09,595 --> 00:25:10,830
MERCOLA:
So you probably want to know
627
00:25:10,864 --> 00:25:12,601
how cell phones cause cancer.
628
00:25:12,634 --> 00:25:16,742
And so he came out
with his Blue Tube headphones.
629
00:25:16,776 --> 00:25:18,045
MERCOLA: Every member
of your household
630
00:25:18,078 --> 00:25:20,550
who uses a cell phone
on a regular basis, uh,
631
00:25:20,583 --> 00:25:23,021
needs to own
their own Blue Tube headset.
632
00:25:25,059 --> 00:25:26,929
SARAH:
This is either an opportunity
633
00:25:26,962 --> 00:25:28,098
to make a bunch of money
634
00:25:28,131 --> 00:25:30,069
or he believes this thing
635
00:25:30,102 --> 00:25:32,139
that doesn't make any sense.
636
00:25:32,173 --> 00:25:34,177
Neither one of those
is appealing.
637
00:25:34,210 --> 00:25:37,918
♪ ♪
638
00:25:37,951 --> 00:25:40,824
SARAH: As time went on,
I felt like he went
639
00:25:40,857 --> 00:25:42,293
more and more
off into the weeds.
640
00:25:42,326 --> 00:25:44,898
- I stop eating
after 3:00 or 4:00.
641
00:25:44,932 --> 00:25:47,236
Most of us kill our pets,
not intentionally.
642
00:25:47,269 --> 00:25:48,673
I'll tell you how.
643
00:25:48,706 --> 00:25:50,777
Just like you,
your pets need to fast.
644
00:25:50,810 --> 00:25:54,050
The safest light to use
in your home at night
645
00:25:54,083 --> 00:25:55,285
would be a candle.
646
00:25:55,319 --> 00:25:57,089
Fluoride is a poison.
647
00:25:57,123 --> 00:25:59,026
Now I sit down
less than 30 minutes a day.
648
00:25:59,060 --> 00:26:00,295
Chicken's not a good food.
649
00:26:00,329 --> 00:26:03,268
Oh, I sleep
in a Faraday cage at night.
650
00:26:03,301 --> 00:26:05,707
SARAH: He seemed to have
over time
651
00:26:05,740 --> 00:26:08,846
kind of a growing
almost paranoia
652
00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:10,750
about, uh, the government.
653
00:26:10,784 --> 00:26:12,921
- There's a cultural war
going on.
654
00:26:12,954 --> 00:26:15,927
There's a collusion
that results
655
00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,933
in a suppression
about the truth.
656
00:26:18,966 --> 00:26:23,008
- It became
like a conspiracy theory.
657
00:26:23,041 --> 00:26:24,611
- And it's this suppression
658
00:26:24,645 --> 00:26:27,383
will gradually,
progressively erode
659
00:26:27,416 --> 00:26:30,289
our private individual rights,
our freedom.
660
00:26:30,322 --> 00:26:32,393
- You know, them.
661
00:26:32,426 --> 00:26:35,667
The other--
the, um, nefarious entity
662
00:26:35,700 --> 00:26:37,036
that was trying
to shut him down.
663
00:26:37,069 --> 00:26:41,277
- That our ancestors fought
so hard to achieve.
664
00:26:41,311 --> 00:26:44,852
And it's eroding at a regular,
persistent basis.
665
00:26:44,885 --> 00:26:47,791
- I didn't have any interest
in buying into that.
666
00:26:47,824 --> 00:26:49,360
♪ ♪
667
00:26:49,393 --> 00:26:51,197
Mercola kind of shifted
668
00:26:51,231 --> 00:26:53,301
into kind of
a cult of personality,
669
00:26:53,335 --> 00:26:55,038
and that was when I was like,
670
00:26:55,072 --> 00:26:57,209
"Okay, I can't do
this anymore."
671
00:26:57,243 --> 00:26:59,781
[waves lapping]
672
00:26:59,815 --> 00:27:02,754
STEVEN: The company relocated
to Florida.
673
00:27:02,787 --> 00:27:04,892
It didn't really appeal
to me.
674
00:27:04,925 --> 00:27:06,027
You know, I felt like
I was just putting
675
00:27:06,060 --> 00:27:08,231
a lot of bad information
out there.
676
00:27:08,265 --> 00:27:09,802
I wanted to move on
and I wanted to put
677
00:27:09,835 --> 00:27:11,237
good in the world instead of--
678
00:27:11,271 --> 00:27:12,774
I felt like I was not putting
good into the world.
679
00:27:12,808 --> 00:27:14,812
I felt the opposite.
680
00:27:14,845 --> 00:27:17,349
♪ ♪
681
00:27:17,383 --> 00:27:20,289
I left the company
in December of 2018.
682
00:27:20,322 --> 00:27:24,832
♪ ♪
683
00:27:24,865 --> 00:27:27,403
MERCOLA:
Okay, here I am at the beach.
684
00:27:27,436 --> 00:27:30,275
Clearly, the ideal way
to get your vitamin D
685
00:27:30,309 --> 00:27:31,846
is to be in the sun.
686
00:27:31,879 --> 00:27:34,250
You can see I always wear
a hat when I'm in the sun
687
00:27:34,283 --> 00:27:36,054
because there's no reason
to get
688
00:27:36,087 --> 00:27:38,291
sun exposure on your face.
689
00:27:38,325 --> 00:27:39,795
Glad you're staying healthy.
690
00:27:39,828 --> 00:27:41,364
We need to keep you healthy
for a while, man.
691
00:27:41,397 --> 00:27:42,868
We got work to do.
PERSON: I know.
692
00:27:42,901 --> 00:27:44,103
Lots of it, so yeah, that--
693
00:27:44,136 --> 00:27:45,940
I haven't--I haven't hit
act two yet,
694
00:27:45,974 --> 00:27:47,076
so I'm getting ready
for act two.
695
00:27:51,886 --> 00:27:54,257
[mellow music]
696
00:27:54,290 --> 00:27:55,760
[seagull calls]
697
00:27:55,793 --> 00:28:02,139
♪ ♪
698
00:28:02,172 --> 00:28:06,147
DIANE: Dr. Mercola is
1/3 of my healthcare team.
699
00:28:06,180 --> 00:28:08,786
I've never met him.
He's never treated me.
700
00:28:08,819 --> 00:28:10,957
But I'm here today
because of him.
701
00:28:10,990 --> 00:28:13,128
♪ ♪
702
00:28:13,161 --> 00:28:15,299
- But I believe that
if you catch them early enough,
703
00:28:15,332 --> 00:28:17,002
almost all these cancers
are curable.
704
00:28:17,036 --> 00:28:18,171
You've gotta know
what you're doing,
705
00:28:18,205 --> 00:28:19,775
and you gotta stay away
from strategies
706
00:28:19,808 --> 00:28:21,444
that are gonna
take you backwards...
707
00:28:21,477 --> 00:28:24,217
- I was diagnosed with
very, very advanced
708
00:28:24,250 --> 00:28:26,989
stage four ovarian cancer
four years ago.
709
00:28:28,391 --> 00:28:31,364
And I underwent
two major surgeries,
710
00:28:31,397 --> 00:28:33,301
18 rounds of chemotherapy.
711
00:28:33,335 --> 00:28:36,341
And I mean, I felt like
I had been poisoned.
712
00:28:36,374 --> 00:28:38,445
So I was taking
all kinds of things
713
00:28:38,478 --> 00:28:40,349
to counteract that.
714
00:28:44,825 --> 00:28:47,329
I really, uh,
credit Dr. Mercola
715
00:28:47,363 --> 00:28:49,100
with saving my life.
716
00:28:49,133 --> 00:28:51,437
I mean, yes, a doctor
that did surgery on me,
717
00:28:51,471 --> 00:28:55,045
an oncologist, also, yes,
helped save my life,
718
00:28:55,078 --> 00:28:57,116
but he's where I started.
719
00:28:57,149 --> 00:29:00,122
And he was the primary source.
720
00:29:00,155 --> 00:29:03,796
And he's kind of, at first,
alls I had to go on.
721
00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:08,539
- Every day, 1,600 people
die from cancer
722
00:29:08,572 --> 00:29:10,342
in the United States alone.
723
00:29:10,375 --> 00:29:12,346
And how do we beat
this disease with lifestyle?
724
00:29:12,379 --> 00:29:13,816
By paying attention
725
00:29:13,849 --> 00:29:15,520
to the types of foods
that you're eating
726
00:29:15,553 --> 00:29:17,222
and when you're eating them.
727
00:29:17,256 --> 00:29:20,395
- When you feel
that your life has been saved
728
00:29:20,429 --> 00:29:23,134
by somebody, you are gonna
be so grateful to that person
729
00:29:23,168 --> 00:29:24,470
and trust that person,
730
00:29:24,504 --> 00:29:26,474
so that the next thing
that they say to you,
731
00:29:26,508 --> 00:29:28,813
you're gonna maybe be
even more inclined to believe,
732
00:29:28,846 --> 00:29:31,484
or at least loyal enough
to listen.
733
00:29:31,518 --> 00:29:33,088
And that's what
makes it insidious
734
00:29:33,121 --> 00:29:35,827
when some
really dangerous idea appears
735
00:29:35,860 --> 00:29:37,396
in the middle
of a bunch of other stuff
736
00:29:37,429 --> 00:29:39,501
that seems reasonable.
737
00:29:39,534 --> 00:29:43,074
That's how you get
misinformation into people.
738
00:29:44,878 --> 00:29:46,515
NEWSCASTER: Over a million
have now been infected
739
00:29:46,548 --> 00:29:48,318
by coronavirus worldwide
740
00:29:48,351 --> 00:29:49,855
since the start
of this outbreak.
741
00:29:49,888 --> 00:29:50,857
FAUCI: But we're having
a lot of suffering,
742
00:29:50,890 --> 00:29:52,126
a lot of death...
743
00:29:52,159 --> 00:29:53,261
NEWSCASTER: A situation
that unfortunately
744
00:29:53,295 --> 00:29:54,998
has grown more dire
by the day.
745
00:29:55,032 --> 00:29:56,869
Across social media,
Covid misinformation--
746
00:29:56,902 --> 00:29:58,138
it's running rampant.
747
00:29:58,171 --> 00:30:00,142
- When that Covid stuff
first started,
748
00:30:00,175 --> 00:30:03,048
I kind of was like,
eh, I wasn't paying attention
749
00:30:03,081 --> 00:30:05,118
to it too much, and, you know,
750
00:30:05,152 --> 00:30:06,421
it became
more and more prevalent,
751
00:30:06,454 --> 00:30:07,590
so I started listening in.
752
00:30:07,624 --> 00:30:09,995
And so I actually started
getting fearful.
753
00:30:10,028 --> 00:30:13,268
And then I started learning
about some protocols
754
00:30:13,301 --> 00:30:15,005
with some natural
supplementation
755
00:30:15,038 --> 00:30:16,407
that would counteract that.
756
00:30:16,441 --> 00:30:17,544
It would be less severe.
757
00:30:17,577 --> 00:30:19,180
MERCOLA:
We're gonna discuss
758
00:30:19,213 --> 00:30:21,417
the specific interventions
you can do
759
00:30:21,451 --> 00:30:23,421
to stay safe and stay healthy.
760
00:30:23,455 --> 00:30:25,593
One is time-restricted eating.
761
00:30:25,626 --> 00:30:26,595
Then, of course,
you're gonna want
762
00:30:26,628 --> 00:30:28,031
to optimize your vitamin D.
763
00:30:28,064 --> 00:30:29,300
Zinc--you need
to make sure you have
764
00:30:29,333 --> 00:30:30,870
enough zinc onboard.
765
00:30:30,903 --> 00:30:34,010
My favorite supplement
is molecular hydrogen,
766
00:30:34,043 --> 00:30:38,184
which causes your body
to make its own antioxidants.
767
00:30:39,220 --> 00:30:43,061
- This era is just
right in his wheelhouse,
768
00:30:43,094 --> 00:30:46,602
you know, to--to, uh--
to exploit.
769
00:30:47,604 --> 00:30:50,242
He's positioned himself
as the leader.
770
00:30:50,275 --> 00:30:53,516
And surely that attracts
a lot of people to him.
771
00:30:53,549 --> 00:30:55,118
He says exactly what--
772
00:30:55,152 --> 00:30:58,091
he plays on all of the fears.
773
00:30:58,124 --> 00:31:04,538
♪ ♪
774
00:31:06,207 --> 00:31:07,176
- Mm-hmm.
775
00:31:07,209 --> 00:31:08,344
For me, it wasn't that bad,
776
00:31:08,378 --> 00:31:10,215
but, you know,
I exercise every day.
777
00:31:10,248 --> 00:31:12,186
I take--I've been taking
large quantities
778
00:31:12,219 --> 00:31:13,455
of vitamin D3.
779
00:31:13,488 --> 00:31:15,993
MERCOLA:
My favorite is, uh--
780
00:31:16,027 --> 00:31:17,329
I simply use
very low concentrations
781
00:31:17,362 --> 00:31:18,933
of hydrogen peroxide,
782
00:31:18,966 --> 00:31:21,605
about 30-fold decrease
from the typical concentration
783
00:31:21,638 --> 00:31:24,376
you buy at the grocery store
or the pharmacy.
784
00:31:24,410 --> 00:31:26,380
And just breathe it in.
785
00:31:26,414 --> 00:31:27,617
DIANE: He said
if there was, you know,
786
00:31:27,650 --> 00:31:29,220
like, breathing difficulties,
787
00:31:29,253 --> 00:31:31,959
and you were nebulizing
with hydrogen peroxide,
788
00:31:31,992 --> 00:31:33,529
that you would have, like,
a lot of results
789
00:31:33,562 --> 00:31:35,399
just, like,
by the end of the day.
790
00:31:35,432 --> 00:31:38,572
I did go ahead and buy
all those products.
791
00:31:40,409 --> 00:31:41,945
- My wife,
when she had Covid,
792
00:31:41,979 --> 00:31:43,348
she was having
respiratory problems.
793
00:31:43,381 --> 00:31:46,120
And we got the food-grade
hydrogen peroxide
794
00:31:46,154 --> 00:31:48,626
and we got a nebulizer,
which we never had at home.
795
00:31:48,659 --> 00:31:50,963
- And all you do
is put it over...
796
00:31:52,667 --> 00:31:54,303
And simply breathe
in and out.
797
00:31:54,336 --> 00:31:56,073
JAY: It did help her
quite a bit.
798
00:31:56,675 --> 00:31:58,244
Actually, right away.
799
00:31:58,278 --> 00:32:02,654
- Do not put hydrogen peroxide
into your nebulizer.
800
00:32:02,687 --> 00:32:04,991
NEWSCASTER: Health experts say
it's dangerous for your lungs
801
00:32:05,025 --> 00:32:06,360
and can be fatal.
802
00:32:06,394 --> 00:32:08,264
DIANE: You know, I told people
that I knew about it.
803
00:32:08,298 --> 00:32:11,237
And it's, like,
nobody wants to listen.
804
00:32:11,270 --> 00:32:13,374
I just said, "Well,
I'll just keep it for myself,
805
00:32:13,408 --> 00:32:16,180
and I have it here
if I need it."
806
00:32:16,214 --> 00:32:19,120
JAY: I think that he is
a man of great integrity
807
00:32:19,153 --> 00:32:22,025
to examine things
scientifically
808
00:32:22,059 --> 00:32:26,502
to let people know what's
the healthiest lifestyle.
809
00:32:32,045 --> 00:32:34,183
- You know,
I haven't read that much.
810
00:32:34,216 --> 00:32:38,559
I haven't read anything,
really, by him,
811
00:32:38,592 --> 00:32:42,700
that I can remember
concerning vaccination status.
812
00:32:42,734 --> 00:32:44,571
NEWSCASTER: In every corner
of the country,
813
00:32:44,604 --> 00:32:47,142
Americans have been rolling
up their sleeves today,
814
00:32:47,176 --> 00:32:49,413
hope that this is
a game-changer.
815
00:32:49,446 --> 00:32:51,350
- I feel extreme confidence
816
00:32:51,384 --> 00:32:54,156
in the safety and the efficacy
of this vaccine.
817
00:32:54,190 --> 00:32:57,697
- It's vitally important
to understand reality
818
00:32:57,730 --> 00:33:00,335
when it comes to these
Covid injections and jabs,
819
00:33:00,368 --> 00:33:02,740
how that can contribute
820
00:33:02,774 --> 00:33:05,378
to an enormous pathology
that will radically increase
821
00:33:05,412 --> 00:33:07,349
your risk
of dying prematurely.
822
00:33:07,382 --> 00:33:10,088
Many people believe
this depopulation strategy
823
00:33:10,121 --> 00:33:13,061
is the--one of the ultimate,
uh, motivations
824
00:33:13,094 --> 00:33:15,566
behind this, uh,
Covid injection strategy.
825
00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,171
- There's a lot
of risks involved
826
00:33:18,204 --> 00:33:20,442
that are, you know,
being underreported.
827
00:33:20,475 --> 00:33:22,780
- The vast majority
of injuries and deaths
828
00:33:22,814 --> 00:33:25,318
are simply unreported.
829
00:33:25,352 --> 00:33:30,730
We are at a--a--
an absolute conservative base
830
00:33:30,763 --> 00:33:32,199
of 12,000 deaths.
831
00:33:32,232 --> 00:33:34,738
Now, probably over 50,000
in reality.
832
00:33:34,771 --> 00:33:37,209
- I did come across
some information.
833
00:33:39,113 --> 00:33:42,152
And there was some connection
to the vaccine.
834
00:33:42,185 --> 00:33:44,123
I don't know
if it was existing cancer
835
00:33:44,156 --> 00:33:46,327
or could create cancer.
836
00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,264
And as soon as I got
one whiff
837
00:33:48,298 --> 00:33:52,574
of "cancer" in that vaccine,
instant no-go.
838
00:33:53,809 --> 00:33:56,480
Dr. Mercola, I felt that
he was just trying
839
00:33:56,515 --> 00:33:58,084
to present another side.
840
00:33:58,117 --> 00:34:00,055
He wanted people
to know the truth.
841
00:34:05,332 --> 00:34:06,367
- 65% of the disinformation
842
00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:10,108
that we see online is coming
from 12 people.
843
00:34:10,141 --> 00:34:12,312
- The Disinformation Dozen
are the folks
844
00:34:12,346 --> 00:34:14,383
that we identified as being
845
00:34:14,416 --> 00:34:17,122
the super-spreaders
on social media.
846
00:34:17,155 --> 00:34:19,628
Can I lay out to you,
perhaps the macro issues
847
00:34:19,661 --> 00:34:20,596
that we've been looking at?
848
00:34:20,630 --> 00:34:23,134
My name's Imran Ahmed,
I'm chief executive
849
00:34:23,167 --> 00:34:25,238
of the Center for Countering
Digital Hate.
850
00:34:25,272 --> 00:34:27,844
CCDH kind of looks
at online harms
851
00:34:27,877 --> 00:34:30,583
and the way in which
bad actors,
852
00:34:30,616 --> 00:34:32,386
from a range of sectors,
853
00:34:32,419 --> 00:34:36,427
use bad platforms
to create harm.
854
00:34:36,460 --> 00:34:38,264
- Coronavirus, you're probably
concerned about it
855
00:34:38,298 --> 00:34:39,333
for yourself and your family.
856
00:34:39,366 --> 00:34:41,170
You might be curious.
857
00:34:41,203 --> 00:34:42,807
How did this virus start?
858
00:34:44,778 --> 00:34:47,149
IMRAN:
Our most prominent report
859
00:34:47,182 --> 00:34:49,821
was a snapshot
taken in March 2021
860
00:34:49,854 --> 00:34:52,159
of who were
the 12 most influential
861
00:34:52,192 --> 00:34:55,131
digital anti-vaxxers,
the Disinformation Dozen.
862
00:34:55,165 --> 00:34:56,735
They included people
like Joe Mercola,
863
00:34:56,768 --> 00:34:58,271
who was number one.
864
00:34:58,304 --> 00:35:01,143
They all target
a different bit.
865
00:35:01,177 --> 00:35:02,714
Right,
so you've got RFK Jr.
866
00:35:02,747 --> 00:35:05,686
who targets
African American communities.
867
00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:08,224
You've got the Bollingers,
868
00:35:08,257 --> 00:35:10,596
who target Trump
and QAnon communities.
869
00:35:10,630 --> 00:35:12,500
You've got
all these different figures
870
00:35:12,533 --> 00:35:16,508
targeting markets
because they're marketers.
871
00:35:16,541 --> 00:35:20,181
And Mercola
is the wellness market.
872
00:35:20,215 --> 00:35:22,854
It works really effectively.
873
00:35:22,887 --> 00:35:24,858
[tense music]
874
00:35:24,891 --> 00:35:26,227
NEWSCASTER:
The wrong information
875
00:35:26,260 --> 00:35:28,298
is spreading quickly
on social media.
876
00:35:28,331 --> 00:35:30,168
- Almost 100% of our deaths
have been
877
00:35:30,201 --> 00:35:31,470
in unvaccinated individuals.
878
00:35:31,505 --> 00:35:32,640
- In parts of the country
879
00:35:32,674 --> 00:35:34,476
with very low
vaccination rates,
880
00:35:34,511 --> 00:35:37,517
things are approaching as bad
as they have ever been.
881
00:35:37,550 --> 00:35:42,326
- The vaccine disinformation
has three fundamental themes.
882
00:35:42,359 --> 00:35:44,597
One is that vaccines
are dangerous.
883
00:35:44,631 --> 00:35:47,804
MERCOLA: This is an
experimental gene treatment.
884
00:35:47,837 --> 00:35:49,941
IMRAN: Two is that Covid
isn't that dangerous.
885
00:35:49,974 --> 00:35:52,780
- It really, uh, aligned
886
00:35:52,814 --> 00:35:55,753
with the, uh,
normal epidemics of flu
887
00:35:55,786 --> 00:35:56,922
that we have every year.
888
00:35:56,955 --> 00:35:59,326
- Three is that
you can't trust doctors.
889
00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,598
MERCOLA: We have
a Facebook group page now,
890
00:36:01,631 --> 00:36:04,203
spreading this message
far and wide.
891
00:36:04,236 --> 00:36:06,608
♪ ♪
892
00:36:06,641 --> 00:36:09,881
JAN: One of the worst things
that you can say
893
00:36:09,914 --> 00:36:11,885
to someone
who is vaccine-hesitant
894
00:36:11,918 --> 00:36:14,924
is to accuse them
of being ignorant
895
00:36:14,958 --> 00:36:18,799
because their questions
come from a good place.
896
00:36:18,832 --> 00:36:21,638
They're just trying to get
good information.
897
00:36:22,807 --> 00:36:25,546
I think a lot of people
feel confused.
898
00:36:25,579 --> 00:36:28,251
It's not been
sufficiently explained
899
00:36:28,284 --> 00:36:30,523
that all
the pharmaceutical companies
900
00:36:30,556 --> 00:36:33,394
were told they would be paid
regardless
901
00:36:33,428 --> 00:36:35,766
of whether their vaccine
was successful or not.
902
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:41,444
And so the financial incentive
to cut corners was eradicated.
903
00:36:41,477 --> 00:36:43,615
But most people
don't understand that.
904
00:36:44,684 --> 00:36:47,456
- There's a lot of ironies
with Mercola's career.
905
00:36:47,489 --> 00:36:49,259
♪ ♪
906
00:36:49,293 --> 00:36:51,430
Chief among them
is this notion
907
00:36:51,464 --> 00:36:55,472
that he's anti big money
when it comes to medicine
908
00:36:55,506 --> 00:36:57,810
and pharmaceuticals.
909
00:36:57,844 --> 00:36:59,681
He's a rogue,
you know, a rebel,
910
00:36:59,714 --> 00:37:01,818
battling against
these huge forces
911
00:37:01,852 --> 00:37:03,689
and wealth and riches,
912
00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:06,394
when his very business
is predicated
913
00:37:06,427 --> 00:37:11,571
on textbook corporate
marketing to make money.
914
00:37:11,605 --> 00:37:15,579
- You know, with big pharma,
915
00:37:15,613 --> 00:37:17,550
yeah, they're making money
off of you,
916
00:37:17,583 --> 00:37:21,490
but they have a vested interest
in you being sick.
917
00:37:21,525 --> 00:37:24,497
You know, if people are saying
that about Dr. Mercola,
918
00:37:24,531 --> 00:37:28,572
he has a vested interest
in you being healthy
919
00:37:28,605 --> 00:37:29,908
and staying healthy.
920
00:37:29,941 --> 00:37:31,845
I'd have never thought
about him
921
00:37:31,878 --> 00:37:33,782
as regards to
"Oh, he's profited--
922
00:37:33,816 --> 00:37:35,719
profiting me
off of vitamin D3."
923
00:37:35,753 --> 00:37:38,759
I'm going, "Thank God
he's selling the D3 with K2.
924
00:37:38,792 --> 00:37:42,032
Send me another bottle
because it's working."
925
00:37:42,065 --> 00:37:43,836
NEWSCASTER:
According to a affidavit filed
926
00:37:43,869 --> 00:37:46,440
back in 2017,
his net worth right now
927
00:37:46,474 --> 00:37:48,712
is around $100 million.
928
00:37:48,745 --> 00:37:50,850
RACHEL: Look, if, like,
P. T. Barnum
929
00:37:50,883 --> 00:37:52,753
wants to go out and say, like,
930
00:37:52,787 --> 00:37:54,657
"Look at my, like,
giant two-headed goat,"
931
00:37:54,691 --> 00:37:56,895
and people want to buy that,
then, like, that's--
932
00:37:56,928 --> 00:37:57,997
he's a business man,
933
00:37:58,030 --> 00:37:59,767
and we live
in a capitalist society.
934
00:37:59,801 --> 00:38:04,042
But when somebody who is
in the truth-telling business
935
00:38:04,076 --> 00:38:07,482
and accuracy business
and science business
936
00:38:07,517 --> 00:38:09,521
and you-have-to-trust-me
business,
937
00:38:09,554 --> 00:38:12,827
you can't have that person
giving you misinformation
938
00:38:12,860 --> 00:38:14,664
or telling you lies
939
00:38:14,697 --> 00:38:17,335
if he knows
that they're not true.
940
00:38:17,369 --> 00:38:20,509
IMRAN: Here we're seeing
Joe Mercola, on Amazon,
941
00:38:20,543 --> 00:38:24,349
his--his sort of book,
The Truth About COVID-19.
942
00:38:24,383 --> 00:38:26,020
His book was an attempt
to sort of create
943
00:38:26,053 --> 00:38:29,661
a political ideology
around vaccine disinformation.
944
00:38:29,694 --> 00:38:32,432
- Have you found yourself
wondering
945
00:38:32,465 --> 00:38:33,702
if you're in a dream
946
00:38:33,735 --> 00:38:36,440
or some type
of dystopian nightmare?
947
00:38:36,473 --> 00:38:40,381
♪ ♪
948
00:38:40,415 --> 00:38:42,720
IMRAN:
He's really pushed this idea
949
00:38:42,753 --> 00:38:45,593
that there is
a dangerous group
950
00:38:45,626 --> 00:38:47,563
of powerful people
who are pushing
951
00:38:47,597 --> 00:38:50,903
this agenda of vaccines
to enslave humanity.
952
00:38:50,936 --> 00:38:52,640
MERCOLA:
The effort appears to be
953
00:38:52,673 --> 00:38:55,378
the great transfer
of wealth and power
954
00:38:55,411 --> 00:38:58,785
from the masses
to a few of the global elite.
955
00:38:58,819 --> 00:39:00,421
Overwhelming evidence shows
956
00:39:00,455 --> 00:39:02,827
that the United States
Federal Government
957
00:39:02,860 --> 00:39:05,799
was directly funding
the dangerous,
958
00:39:05,833 --> 00:39:08,805
gain-of-function
virus research that led--
959
00:39:08,839 --> 00:39:10,943
actually led
to this global pandemic.
960
00:39:10,976 --> 00:39:13,481
And the media helped to bury
961
00:39:13,515 --> 00:39:16,086
any evidence of the lab leak
by calling it
962
00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,090
"a conspiracy theory."
963
00:39:18,124 --> 00:39:19,827
- In September of 2021,
964
00:39:19,861 --> 00:39:21,531
YouTube removes his channel
965
00:39:21,565 --> 00:39:23,535
because he's promoting
misinformation.
966
00:39:23,569 --> 00:39:26,073
- Isn't it interesting
that anyone--
967
00:39:26,106 --> 00:39:28,411
anyone who asks questions
968
00:39:28,444 --> 00:39:30,616
or challenges
the mainstream narrative
969
00:39:30,649 --> 00:39:34,591
is immediately censored
on social media?
970
00:39:37,062 --> 00:39:38,565
IMRAN: Mercola's been banned
from YouTube,
971
00:39:38,599 --> 00:39:40,502
and yet here he is
all over it.
972
00:39:40,536 --> 00:39:42,840
- I've got to tell you,
it's a different experience
973
00:39:42,873 --> 00:39:44,042
being here in person.
974
00:39:44,076 --> 00:39:47,182
- You can see that the first
recommendation that comes up
975
00:39:47,215 --> 00:39:50,856
on a Mercola video
is for more Mercola videos.
976
00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:52,125
RACHEL:
Every time Joseph Mercola
977
00:39:52,158 --> 00:39:53,427
gets slapped on the wrist,
978
00:39:53,461 --> 00:39:55,098
it is a marketing opportunity.
979
00:39:55,131 --> 00:39:56,902
It's way for him to say,
980
00:39:56,935 --> 00:39:58,437
"I am
an anti-establishment person
981
00:39:58,471 --> 00:39:59,874
"that is willing
and brave enough
982
00:39:59,908 --> 00:40:00,943
"to tell you the truth.
983
00:40:00,976 --> 00:40:03,982
They don't want you to hear
what I have to say."
984
00:40:04,016 --> 00:40:05,986
- Rise up against
tyrannical governments
985
00:40:06,020 --> 00:40:07,757
and the pharmaceutical
industry
986
00:40:07,790 --> 00:40:09,627
that are coordinating
the assault
987
00:40:09,661 --> 00:40:11,965
on our personal freedoms
and civil liberties.
988
00:40:12,767 --> 00:40:16,808
JAN:
When you are being criticized,
989
00:40:16,841 --> 00:40:21,150
or constrained
by prudent good-faith norms,
990
00:40:21,183 --> 00:40:22,753
in the current climate,
991
00:40:22,787 --> 00:40:25,158
you can turn that upside down
992
00:40:25,191 --> 00:40:26,494
and present yourself
as a martyr
993
00:40:26,528 --> 00:40:27,930
and a victim to truth.
994
00:40:27,964 --> 00:40:30,502
MERCOLA: In August,
I was forced to delete
995
00:40:30,536 --> 00:40:32,472
15,000 articles from my site.
996
00:40:32,506 --> 00:40:33,341
DIANE:
I'm like, really?
997
00:40:33,374 --> 00:40:36,681
He's just trying
to make people aware,
998
00:40:36,715 --> 00:40:38,518
and he was being silenced.
999
00:40:38,552 --> 00:40:40,556
MERCOLA: We're gradually
restoring many of them
1000
00:40:40,589 --> 00:40:42,025
to Substack.
1001
00:40:42,058 --> 00:40:44,196
- He's got thick skin,
and I thank God
1002
00:40:44,229 --> 00:40:46,768
he continues to do
what he does.
1003
00:40:46,801 --> 00:40:49,039
CALLUM: Mercola's managed
to maintain his presence
1004
00:40:49,072 --> 00:40:50,509
on Facebook.
1005
00:40:50,542 --> 00:40:52,980
He's still on Twitter,
uh, on Instagram--
1006
00:40:53,014 --> 00:40:55,051
Substack,
where he's actually making
1007
00:40:55,084 --> 00:40:56,955
a substantial amount of money.
1008
00:40:56,988 --> 00:40:59,894
And he's got a whole sort of
storefront page on Amazon
1009
00:40:59,927 --> 00:41:01,698
and as well
as his own website,
1010
00:41:01,731 --> 00:41:03,769
which is incredibly popular.
1011
00:41:03,802 --> 00:41:05,839
As long
as mainstream platforms
1012
00:41:05,873 --> 00:41:08,077
are allowing him to operate,
1013
00:41:08,110 --> 00:41:10,816
he is seeing slow
but steady growth.
1014
00:41:10,849 --> 00:41:12,820
And that means
that his disinformation
1015
00:41:12,853 --> 00:41:14,891
is reaching
an ever-growing audience.
1016
00:41:19,232 --> 00:41:20,769
ALL:
[chanting] No more tyranny!
1017
00:41:20,803 --> 00:41:23,742
JAN: So many people feel
oppressed by this pandemic
1018
00:41:23,775 --> 00:41:25,044
in so many ways.
1019
00:41:25,078 --> 00:41:27,282
PROTESTER: Who's body?
ALL: My body!
1020
00:41:27,315 --> 00:41:29,086
PROTESTER: Who's body?
JAN: Their children
1021
00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:30,522
are being taught things
1022
00:41:30,556 --> 00:41:31,891
that the parents
don't believe in.
1023
00:41:31,925 --> 00:41:33,895
- Save our children!
1024
00:41:33,929 --> 00:41:36,901
- They're being told
by the government
1025
00:41:36,935 --> 00:41:39,272
to take medicines
they don't believe in.
1026
00:41:39,306 --> 00:41:41,210
PROTESTER: Do you want
vaccine passports to exist
1027
00:41:41,243 --> 00:41:43,782
as a human being?
ALL: No!
1028
00:41:43,815 --> 00:41:45,753
- And Mercola gets that.
1029
00:41:45,786 --> 00:41:47,556
SPEAKER:
We'll win our rights.
1030
00:41:47,590 --> 00:41:51,898
JASON:
Joseph Mercola is dangerous.
1031
00:41:51,931 --> 00:41:55,706
I think this is a way to see--
to gain power and influence
1032
00:41:55,739 --> 00:41:58,310
and ultimately money.
1033
00:41:58,344 --> 00:42:01,250
Unfortunately,
the currency of that fortune
1034
00:42:01,283 --> 00:42:05,324
is lost lives,
hospitalizations,
1035
00:42:05,358 --> 00:42:09,232
and unnecessary deaths--
preventable deaths.
1036
00:42:09,266 --> 00:42:12,105
People's consumption
of misinformation
1037
00:42:12,138 --> 00:42:13,307
will continue,
1038
00:42:13,340 --> 00:42:14,977
and that will be
to the detriment
1039
00:42:15,011 --> 00:42:18,117
of the institutions
which have been there all along
1040
00:42:18,150 --> 00:42:20,823
to keep us safe
and healthy and well.
1041
00:42:20,856 --> 00:42:23,260
That is ultimately
the downstream impact
1042
00:42:23,294 --> 00:42:25,666
that we have to take care of.
1043
00:42:25,699 --> 00:42:27,235
It's a kind of evil
in my opinion.
1044
00:42:27,268 --> 00:42:29,607
- Welcome, everyone,
this is Dr. Mercola
1045
00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:31,578
helping you take control
of your health and we're...
1046
00:42:32,045 --> 00:42:35,886
JAN: If someone says to you,
"Take control of your health,"
1047
00:42:35,919 --> 00:42:37,990
it implies that you don't have
control over your health
1048
00:42:38,023 --> 00:42:39,727
and it's something
you need to regain.
1049
00:42:39,761 --> 00:42:42,600
It implies
you've lost autonomy.
1050
00:42:42,633 --> 00:42:45,104
It implies you've lost choice.
1051
00:42:46,908 --> 00:42:48,612
- We gotta become
our own doctors.
1052
00:42:48,645 --> 00:42:51,216
SPEAKER: If the propagandists
at our media station
1053
00:42:51,250 --> 00:42:53,154
ever air this stuff,
this is over.
1054
00:42:53,187 --> 00:42:54,389
- I think people need
to pay attention
1055
00:42:54,423 --> 00:42:57,730
to what's really going on with
this so-called Great Reset.
1056
00:42:57,763 --> 00:42:59,266
Talking about being
in perpetual,
1057
00:42:59,299 --> 00:43:02,071
ongoing enslavement
for every man, woman, or child.
1058
00:43:06,013 --> 00:43:07,883
PERSON:
He tells the truth.
1059
00:43:08,752 --> 00:43:10,188
And he's been persecuted
and de-platformed
1060
00:43:10,221 --> 00:43:12,125
and he did not change his tune.
1061
00:43:12,158 --> 00:43:13,595
So I respect that.
1062
00:43:16,133 --> 00:43:17,268
ANTHONY:
I can't explain it.
1063
00:43:17,302 --> 00:43:18,505
I don't understand it.
1064
00:43:18,538 --> 00:43:22,646
One of the things that's part
of the osteopathic oath is,
1065
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:27,322
"I will not besmirch
or critique
1066
00:43:27,355 --> 00:43:30,161
another physician's
rightful practice."
1067
00:43:30,963 --> 00:43:34,804
The term "rightful"
is very important to me.
1068
00:43:34,837 --> 00:43:37,342
If you are against science,
1069
00:43:37,375 --> 00:43:40,181
and you are profiting
from that,
1070
00:43:40,214 --> 00:43:44,356
I think you've left
the boundaries of rightful.
1071
00:43:44,389 --> 00:43:46,628
And that's one of the reasons
why I'm talking.
1072
00:43:46,661 --> 00:43:51,905
- The perfect conditions
for a--a snake oil salesman
1073
00:43:51,938 --> 00:43:56,681
to step up is when there
is an unanswerable question.
1074
00:43:56,714 --> 00:44:02,325
And Dr. Mercola can tackle
any issue--
1075
00:44:02,358 --> 00:44:04,964
any issue,
and offer you a solution.
1076
00:44:04,997 --> 00:44:07,670
And it only costs you
this much.
1077
00:44:09,072 --> 00:44:12,245
- It just seemed easy
to put it in this thing.
1078
00:44:12,278 --> 00:44:13,815
This is most of it.
1079
00:44:13,849 --> 00:44:17,355
Some of the new stuff
that I'm mixing in
1080
00:44:17,388 --> 00:44:20,161
is kind of up here.
[pills rattling]
1081
00:44:20,194 --> 00:44:23,969
In December, I was doing
my three-month checkup,
1082
00:44:24,002 --> 00:44:27,041
and now I've had
a cancer reoccurrence.
1083
00:44:27,075 --> 00:44:30,114
I knew all my options
right away.
1084
00:44:30,147 --> 00:44:34,189
There's hardcore chemotherapy
that may kill me,
1085
00:44:34,222 --> 00:44:38,698
that may damage my organs,
destroy my immune system,
1086
00:44:38,732 --> 00:44:40,201
make my bladder bleed.
1087
00:44:41,303 --> 00:44:44,242
I might develop new cancers
in other areas.
1088
00:44:45,278 --> 00:44:47,148
And then there's options
1089
00:44:47,181 --> 00:44:50,187
that involve
other supportive therapies.
1090
00:44:54,830 --> 00:44:57,268
- No, I haven't talked to them
about it at all
1091
00:44:57,302 --> 00:45:01,978
because of fear
of being ridiculed.
1092
00:45:02,011 --> 00:45:03,047
It's almost, like, you know,
1093
00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:04,850
we don't know about it,
we're gonna criticize it.
1094
00:45:04,884 --> 00:45:06,888
There's only one way to do it--
cut, poison, burn.
1095
00:45:06,921 --> 00:45:08,758
Surgery, chemo, radiation.
1096
00:45:08,792 --> 00:45:10,896
There's no other way
to treat cancer.
1097
00:45:10,929 --> 00:45:14,269
Well, I got news for you.
There's lots of ways.
1098
00:45:15,906 --> 00:45:19,145
It's my body
and my decision.
1099
00:45:21,316 --> 00:45:23,120
[voice breaking]
And, uh--
1100
00:45:23,153 --> 00:45:26,260
and I know I'm doing
the best option for me
1101
00:45:26,293 --> 00:45:29,199
for long-term success
and to remain healthy.
1102
00:45:31,537 --> 00:45:34,744
I think Dr. Mercola--
1103
00:45:34,777 --> 00:45:37,248
honestly, I think
that he would say
1104
00:45:37,282 --> 00:45:38,985
I was doing the right thing.
1105
00:45:41,958 --> 00:45:44,797
- The U. S. healthcare system
by so many different measures
1106
00:45:44,830 --> 00:45:47,035
is broken for so many people.
1107
00:45:47,068 --> 00:45:49,205
♪ ♪
1108
00:45:49,239 --> 00:45:51,911
And in that sense,
is he exploiting
1109
00:45:51,945 --> 00:45:53,949
the holes
in the healthcare system?
1110
00:45:53,982 --> 00:45:56,453
He's certainly benefiting
from them.
1111
00:45:56,486 --> 00:46:00,027
- Is he a true believer
or is he just a marketer
1112
00:46:00,061 --> 00:46:03,200
taking advantage of a market?
1113
00:46:03,233 --> 00:46:06,006
I think it could be both,
and is.
1114
00:46:06,841 --> 00:46:08,043
JAN:
I think the guy really knows
1115
00:46:08,077 --> 00:46:10,782
how to take
a good temperature.
1116
00:46:10,816 --> 00:46:13,020
He rode the wellness wave.
1117
00:46:13,053 --> 00:46:18,063
He correctly assessed when
the--the winds were shifting
1118
00:46:18,097 --> 00:46:21,236
around belief
in conventional medicine
1119
00:46:21,269 --> 00:46:23,173
and science.
1120
00:46:23,207 --> 00:46:25,846
Man, the guy just pulled out
that thermometer
1121
00:46:25,879 --> 00:46:29,185
and went, "Hmm. Okay."
[chuckles]
1122
00:46:29,219 --> 00:46:32,325
"I know the right medicine
for that fever."
1123
00:46:32,358 --> 00:46:34,362
♪ ♪
1124
00:46:34,396 --> 00:46:39,239
In that way,
he's a good doctor.
1125
00:46:39,272 --> 00:46:46,253
♪ ♪
1126
00:46:46,286 --> 00:46:48,157
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