Canadian Quackery at its wackiest

Eos of the Eons · 13th March 2008, 10:50 PM

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/au...ling-hope.html

This person works out of her HOME.

Quote:

It relies on scents and the stimulation of other senses to get the brain to repair itself.

Her protocol, which costs $5,000 for the
first six months and $3,000 for subsequent six-month periods, is
claimed to produce "98% success" in from three months to three years.
CBC's investigation concluded that: (a) there is no scientific
evidence that the program works, (b) scientists whom she claims
support her do not back her claims, and (c) universities from which
she claims to have graduated said that they did not issue degrees to
her.

And she is not going to jail. Nope, still making money. Although I don't know how people fall for something so blatantly ridiculous as aromatherapy curing every ailment under the sun, I doubly don't know how this person is getting away with telling everyone that.

Wolfman · 13th March 2008, 10:52 PM

Woo, eh?

Paul C. Anagnostopoulos · 14th March 2008, 05:12 AM

You're underestimating the power of chemicals. Those are chemicals she's having people sniff. Chemicals, I tells ya!

I think this is a classic example of placebwoo.

~~ Paul

Ivor the Engineer · 14th March 2008, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Claudie Gordon-Pomares, who runs the Brain Repair Institute of Canada, says she has successfully treated 98 per cent of her patients. (CBC)

I can believe that. Her treatment has no affect on the 2% of each patient which is actually in need of repair.

Eos of the Eons · 14th March 2008, 07:30 AM

Why is this legal??? Why why why???

Every time I see something as insane as this, I get very tempted to make a fast buck. I could use some bucks, dangnabit. I'm tired of being poor by trying to make an HONEST living. Heh, I could sell homeopath lollipops where I work, since there are lots of people worried about all them seasonal germs.

Another scheme to hit my province lately is people selling 500 buck sessions to come into your home and tell you what techno-radiation is killing you as you watch tv or use a cell phone. -I don't think I could a straight face doing that though.

Then there's the blood readers... I think I could pull that off. Gotta sell lots of lollipops to afford to rent an office to give myself an air of legitimacy. I figure running things out of home would be too obvious, but even the government gave that lady in the OP money...

*tries to hatch more schemes*

13th March 2008, 10:50 PM	#1
Eos of the Eons Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta Posts: 13,594	Canadian Quackery at its wackiest http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/au...ling-hope.html This person works out of her HOME. Quote: It relies on scents and the stimulation of other senses to get the brain to repair itself. Her protocol, which costs $5,000 for the first six months and $3,000 for subsequent six-month periods, is claimed to produce "98% success" in from three months to three years. CBC's investigation concluded that: (a) there is no scientific evidence that the program works, (b) scientists whom she claims support her do not back her claims, and (c) universities from which she claims to have graduated said that they did not issue degrees to her. And she is not going to jail. Nope, still making money. Although I don't know how people fall for something so blatantly ridiculous as aromatherapy curing every ailment under the sun, I doubly don't know how this person is getting away with telling everyone that.
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13th March 2008, 10:52 PM	#2
Wolfman Chief Solipsistic Autosycophant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dongguan, China Posts: 8,963	Woo, eh?
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14th March 2008, 05:12 AM	#3
Paul C. Anagnostopoulos Nap, interrupted. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a little toolshed Posts: 17,452	You're underestimating the power of chemicals. Those are chemicals she's having people sniff. Chemicals, I tells ya! I think this is a classic example of placebwoo. ~~ Paul
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14th March 2008, 05:18 AM	#4
Ivor the Engineer Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Britain, near the middle Posts: 6,671	Quote: Claudie Gordon-Pomares, who runs the Brain Repair Institute of Canada, says she has successfully treated 98 per cent of her patients. (CBC) I can believe that. Her treatment has no affect on the 2% of each patient which is actually in need of repair.
	__________________ "Nothing is impossible for an engineer." - Isambard Kingdom Brunel Last edited by Ivor the Engineer; 14th March 2008 at 05:49 AM. Reason: Should that be affect or effect?

14th March 2008, 07:30 AM	#5
Eos of the Eons Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Alberta Posts: 13,594	Why is this legal??? Why why why??? Every time I see something as insane as this, I get very tempted to make a fast buck. I could use some bucks, dangnabit. I'm tired of being poor by trying to make an HONEST living. Heh, I could sell homeopath lollipops where I work, since there are lots of people worried about all them seasonal germs. Another scheme to hit my province lately is people selling 500 buck sessions to come into your home and tell you what techno-radiation is killing you as you watch tv or use a cell phone. -I don't think I could a straight face doing that though. Then there's the blood readers... I think I could pull that off. Gotta sell lots of lollipops to afford to rent an office to give myself an air of legitimacy. I figure running things out of home would be too obvious, but even the government gave that lady in the OP money... tries to hatch more schemes
	__________________ Motion affecting a measuring device does not affect what is actually being measured, except to inaccurately measure it. the immaterial world doesn't matter, cause it ain't matter-Jeff Corey my karma ran over my dogma-vbloke The Lateral Truth: An Apostate's Bible Stories by Rebecca Bradley, read it! Last edited by Eos of the Eons; 14th March 2008 at 07:31 AM.