I thought Skeptoid fans might enjoy this hilarious but ultimately fair-minded article about "doctor" (he isn't) Nish Joshi. He's a celebrity darling: Princess Di - that monarch of claptrap – adored him, and Gwyneth Paltrow once appeared in a backless dress that showed her cupping marks. It looked weird, but man, you should have seen her qi.
The article is by Rachel Cooke in The Observer. (I can't post links yet, so you'll have to google it.) Here's an extract:
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I hand over my forms, but he barely looks at them. I tell him, truthfully, that I am tired, that I get headaches, and that my sleep seems to do me no good. I find the gym exhausting; I worry I will brain myself with a dumb-bell simply for want of some strength in my wrists. He tells me, without examining me, or taking any samples, that he thinks I have a hormonal imbalance, that my adrenal glands are not functioning properly, and that my bowel is lazy. I also have a chromium deficiency. He is going to put me on a diet and give me supplements that will sort these things out. He is also going to refer me to the Wellness Centre, where the trainers will work with me in a way that is not exhausting. Now, would I hop on the couch? I do, and he starts sticking acupuncture needles into my temples, wrists and ankles. Why? 'To reboot your computer,' he says, lightly. But what will they do? 'I already told you,' he says. 'They will reboot your computer.'
It gets better later when she gets a real doctor to double-check this diagnosis.
8th October 2007, 09:42 PM
