Amy LaRocca
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Yeah, I mean, it's enormous, right? To start with the positives, her openness, her willingness to talk about it. I think a lot of her biggest contributions around mental health and her willingness to really bring things that had been previously off limits for, you know, into the conversation.
Yeah, I mean, it's enormous, right? To start with the positives, her openness, her willingness to talk about it. I think a lot of her biggest contributions around mental health and her willingness to really bring things that had been previously off limits for, you know, into the conversation.
Yeah, I mean, it's enormous, right? To start with the positives, her openness, her willingness to talk about it. I think a lot of her biggest contributions around mental health and her willingness to really bring things that had been previously off limits for, you know, into the conversation.
When it comes to physical health, it's a little bit more complicated because she has been willing to go off the mainstream and promote some kind of out there things that have been disproven.
When it comes to physical health, it's a little bit more complicated because she has been willing to go off the mainstream and promote some kind of out there things that have been disproven.
When it comes to physical health, it's a little bit more complicated because she has been willing to go off the mainstream and promote some kind of out there things that have been disproven.
And it's so interesting, right, because Jenny McCarthy says, well, at first I thought this couldn't be real because if it was real, it would be on Oprah. And, of course, in saying that, well, now it's on Oprah. Therefore, now it's real. That was a very meta. It was, right? Yeah. So that happens again and again with Oprah.
And it's so interesting, right, because Jenny McCarthy says, well, at first I thought this couldn't be real because if it was real, it would be on Oprah. And, of course, in saying that, well, now it's on Oprah. Therefore, now it's real. That was a very meta. It was, right? Yeah. So that happens again and again with Oprah.
And it's so interesting, right, because Jenny McCarthy says, well, at first I thought this couldn't be real because if it was real, it would be on Oprah. And, of course, in saying that, well, now it's on Oprah. Therefore, now it's real. That was a very meta. It was, right? Yeah. So that happens again and again with Oprah.
I talk in the book about her going to see John the Healer in Brazil, who's someone who's in prison now.
I talk in the book about her going to see John the Healer in Brazil, who's someone who's in prison now.
I talk in the book about her going to see John the Healer in Brazil, who's someone who's in prison now.
Yes, John of God, who's a healer in Brazil who would rape patients, claiming he was putting his healing energy inside of them. And Oprah really was willing to push the envelope, and it came with really mixed results. So her openness sometimes led to, you know, some pretty complicated stuff that I personally wish had been better vetted because her influence is so tremendous.
Yes, John of God, who's a healer in Brazil who would rape patients, claiming he was putting his healing energy inside of them. And Oprah really was willing to push the envelope, and it came with really mixed results. So her openness sometimes led to, you know, some pretty complicated stuff that I personally wish had been better vetted because her influence is so tremendous.
Yes, John of God, who's a healer in Brazil who would rape patients, claiming he was putting his healing energy inside of them. And Oprah really was willing to push the envelope, and it came with really mixed results. So her openness sometimes led to, you know, some pretty complicated stuff that I personally wish had been better vetted because her influence is so tremendous.
You know, more and more I do because the state of health care is so jagged in America that if you're someone with the influence of Oprah Winfrey, you've got to know that people are really listening and that it's very likely that people are not getting adequate health care through traditional channels.
You know, more and more I do because the state of health care is so jagged in America that if you're someone with the influence of Oprah Winfrey, you've got to know that people are really listening and that it's very likely that people are not getting adequate health care through traditional channels.
You know, more and more I do because the state of health care is so jagged in America that if you're someone with the influence of Oprah Winfrey, you've got to know that people are really listening and that it's very likely that people are not getting adequate health care through traditional channels.
Dr. Oz, yeah. He was brought in front of Congress for doing this. He went on his television show and talked about a miraculous green coffee pill that could make anyone lose weight. And he described his guest as a naturopathic doctor. He wasn't a doctor. He was a marketing executive representing a company that sold green coffee extract. And Dr. Oz stood to benefit Dr.
Dr. Oz, yeah. He was brought in front of Congress for doing this. He went on his television show and talked about a miraculous green coffee pill that could make anyone lose weight. And he described his guest as a naturopathic doctor. He wasn't a doctor. He was a marketing executive representing a company that sold green coffee extract. And Dr. Oz stood to benefit Dr.