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Beck's Pivot Point

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I'm not sure what to make of this. At first reading it sounds real but Beck has pulled so many stunts in the past that I'm not willing to give him much slack.

What do you think?
 
I'm not sure I can imagine a scenario where Glenn Beck giving up his show and focusing on his personal life that's bad for me. It would probably be good for him even if he's not ill.
 
Well, at least he's being treated by the best: naturopaths and chiropractors.

(Wiki)
In the spring of 1986, Carrick was asked to establish the chiropractic neurology diplomat certification program by the American Chiropractic Association.

Carrick returned to clinical practice in 2012. He joined the clinical faculty of Life University's LIFE Functional Neurology Center. He left the LIFE Functional Neurology Center in the Spring of 2013.

In the summer of 2013, Carrick became Chief of Functional Neurology at the Carrick Brain Centers.
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Seems fitting somehow.
 
marplots said:
Well, at least he's being treated by the best: naturopaths and chiropractors.



Seems fitting somehow.
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Yep. Sounds like a "brain cloud", except that was in a fictional story and even in the story it was a bogus diagnosis.

He's got Woo Diseases. Besides, God told him his work isn't complete. Sad to say that Beck's going to be with us for a while. (Adrenal Fatigue is woo of the highest order.)
 
Foolmewunz said:
Yep. Sounds like a "brain cloud", except that was in a fictional story and even in the story it was a bogus diagnosis.

He's got Woo Diseases. Besides, God told him his work isn't complete. Sad to say that Beck's going to be with us for a while. (Adrenal Fatigue is woo of the highest order.)
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If I were a fraction of a millimeter more cynical, I'd think Beck was just shilling for the chain of clinics and the whole thing was made-up for that purpose.

Celebrity reveals mysterious disease that has been cured by new sponsor?
 
... once, his friends and his wife had to carry him from an airplane to a hotel room.
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Really, no wheelchairs at the airport? Carrying him was less conspicuous?
 
I simply can't overlook this remarkable factoid, from the article linked in OP:
he was tested for traumatic brain injury and found that he was functioning in the bottom tenth percentile
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I'm astounded he tested that high.

Is there a state with more high profile nutjobs per capita than WA? Beck, L Ron Hubbard, JZ Knight, to name a few. Not counting Texas of course.
 
Yeah, the story is full of warning bells, and his claims regarding e.g. REM sleep are obviously distorted or peddled to him by practitioners who aren't serious. But based on his descriptions, I think Glenn Beck has a very serious condition - an anxiety disorder. I'm perfectly willing to believe the guy suffers from panic attacks and anxiety without realizing or being willing to accept it, and actively looking for alternative practitioners who will ascribe his symptoms to mystery somatic diseases.
 
marplots said:
If I were a fraction of a millimeter more cynical, I'd think Beck was just shilling for the chain of clinics and the whole thing was made-up for that purpose.

Celebrity reveals mysterious disease that has been cured by new sponsor?
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Bingo. Grifters gotta grift.
 
Spindrift said:
Really, no wheelchairs at the airport? Carrying him was less conspicuous?
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:) No kidding.

wikipedia said:
Adrenal fatigue or hypoadrenia are terms used in alternative medicine to describe the unproven belief that the adrenal glands are exhausted and unable to produce adequate quantities of hormones, primarily the glucocorticoid cortisol. Adrenal fatigue should not be confused with recognized forms of adrenal dysfunction such as adrenal insufficiency or Addison's Disease.[1][2][3]

The term "adrenal fatigue", which was coined in 1998 by James M. Wilson,[4] may be applied to a collection of mostly nonspecific symptoms.[1] There is no scientific evidence supporting the concept of adrenal fatigue and it is not recognized as an actual diagnosis by the medical community.[3]

Blood or salivary testing is sometimes offered by alternative medical practitioners to diagnose adrenal fatigue. The concept of adrenal fatigue has given rise to an industry of dietary supplements marketed to treat this condition. These supplements are largely unregulated in the U.S., are ineffective, and in some cases may be dangerous.[1]
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Unabogie said:
Bingo. Grifters gotta grift.
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I was watching the news this morning and Dr. Oz' health tip of the day was "drink tart cherry juice," in a segment sponsored by ... brand X maker of tart cherry juice. It's almost enough to make one cynical.
 
carlitos said:
I was watching the news this morning and Dr. Oz' health tip of the day was "drink tart cherry juice," in a segment sponsored by ... brand X maker of tart cherry juice. It's almost enough to make one cynical.
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How the hell do people listen to that guy?
 
Unabogie said:
How the hell do people listen to that guy?
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Slowly, over the years, with much effort, I have managed to wean my wife off Doctor Oz ("pay no attention to that man behind the curtain").

She appears to have switched to The Doctors. :covereyes
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
Slowly, over the years, with much effort, I have managed to wean my wife off Doctor Oz ("pay no attention to that man behind the curtain").

She appears to have switched to The Doctors. :covereyes
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Try to get her hooked on House reruns instead.
 
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