The Dr. Tyna Show
Fake Credentials & Medical Misinformation: What You Need to Know | SOLO
03 Apr 2025
EP. 204 There’s a lot of misinformation out there, and today, I’m breaking down the truth about fake credentials in the medical and wellness space. From bogus board certifications to outright fake PhDs, I’m giving you the tools to spot the red flags and protect yourself from bad advice. Too many people are being misled by so-called experts, and it’s time to set the record straight. In this episode, I’ll walk you through the different types of credentials, what’s real, what’s not, and how you can make sure you’re getting advice from someone who actually knows what they’re talking about. Sponsored By: → Sundays | As a Listener of The Dr Tyna Show, you can Get 40% off your first order of Sundays. Go to sundaysfordogs.com/DRTYNA and use code DRTYNA at checkout. → BIOptimizers | Go to bioptimizers.com/tyna and use promo code TYNA10 to order Masszymes now and get 10% off any order → Lumen | lumen.me/DRTYNA to get 20% off your Lumen. → Manukora | Head to manukora.com/DRTYNA to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, → Qualia | Go to qualialife.com/DRTYNA for up to 50% off your purchase and use code DRTYNA for an additional 15% → Nutrisense | Head over to nutrisense.io/drtyna to get $125 off your program. On This Episode We Cover: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:05:12 - Dr. Tyna’s credentials → 00:11:14 - Completing two medical programs → 00:14:20 - PhD education & credentials → 00:17:36 - Primary care providers vs. health coaches → 00:20:07 - Turf wars in medicine → 00:27:03 - Fear tactics in wellness → 00:33:53 - What makes a naturopathic doctor fake? → 00:37:46 - Real doctor, fake ND → 00:40:40 - The rise of fake PhDs → 00:42:31 - Fake degrees & diploma mills → 00:45:38 - Fake board certifications → 00:46:43 - What real naturopathic credentials look like → 00:51:01 - Legitimate PhDs vs. fake ones → 00:52:46 - The truth about functional medicine → 00:53:31 - How to vet your practitioner → 00:54:44 - Unqualified Medical Advice → 00:55:45 - How fake doctors are made → 00:56:07 - Red flags to watch for Further Listening: → Orthopedic Medicine Playlist Disclaimer: Information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only. This information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product. Do not use the information provided in this podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or other supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. Information provided in this blog/podcast and the use of any products or services related to this podcast by you does not create a doctor-patient relationship between you and Dr. Tyna Moore. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ANY disease.
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You are tuned into The Dr. Tina Show with Dr. Tina Moore. For more, visit drtina.com. Hey, guys. On this episode of The Dr. Tina Show, I maybe chose violence. I woke up today feeling very strongly that there was some information you guys need to know. And...
I hate to be the messenger on this one, but there are a lot of people in the online social media space with fake credentials and you're all getting snowed by them. So I am going to break this down for you in detail to help give you guys some information that I think you all deserve to know that nobody's put together yet that I can find because nobody wants to upset the apple cart.
While I'm not necessarily trying to tout my own degrees as being superior or having any kind of turf war, there is so much fakeness out there that is impacting you that you have no clue about. And I recently made a post about this. Well, I didn't make a post. I posted about it in my stories on Instagram and it got a lot of response.
And there was a whole lot of people saying, oh my gosh, I had no idea. How are we supposed to sort this out for ourselves? The problem is it's not easy. I'm going to give you some parameters today on this episode. And then there were people who came at me and were mad and said, you're just trying to say that your credentials are all that matter.
And, you know, you're just trying to turf war and, you know, whatever, accused of all kinds of things. I think you should know that there are people out there calling themselves doctor who are not doctors. I think you should know that there are people out there who are certain types of doctors, but they're not at all clinical or health doctors.
And they're giving medical advice and you're taking it. I think you should know that there are diploma mills and there are ways that you can just go literally buy a board certification. There's a whole lot of fake PhDs out there and it's getting worse and worse and it's bleeding over into spaces. And I don't feel right about it.
So I'm going to just tell you what I know, and I'm going to break it down for you. And hopefully on this episode, you guys will leave knowing more than you walked in with, and you'll be armed with some information that who knows, maybe life-changing for you. So let's jump in. Guys, I have to tell you about the absolute game changer in my dog's lives. Sunday's dog food.
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