Hi Dave. Seeing as you're the only doctor on the boards (and best of wishes to your wife in getting there too), I was just wondering what you think of Dr. Joseph Mercola (Natural Health Information Articles and Health Newsletter by Dr. Joseph Mercola). Dr. Mercola is an Osteopathic physician and public activist with a lot of controversial opinions. A lot of things he supports and opposses are really good, well-informed arguments that need to be made (ie. taking issue with corn syrup in all our food, aspertame, nutritional/diet issues, FDA regulations, emotional health etc). But then, as per his "controversial" title, I find myself questioning a lot of his claims too. Though he's the doctor, not me, of course.


Anywhoo, Mercola is very vocal about his opinion that vaccinations are overdone, sometimes dangerous, and often unnecessary. He points to the roughly 2% of children with mitochrondrial disorders that are at high risk for autism and other disorders (not from this vaccine in particular), and generally seems not-too-big on the whole mandatory vaccination issue. So I was wondering what you, as a quallified medical professional, thought about this guy and his opinions. Do you believe they have some merit, are unfounded, or perhaps a balance of both?


Oh I was also just curious, do you specialize in any particular medical field, or stick to the general practice? Just wondering. Thanks man. :jointsmile: