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Dr, Oz On Web

         No matter how good his intentions when he started, the name Dr. Oz has come to be associated with scams and false advertising, Be very careful about opening things on Facebook with his name.

         More than likely it's an ad for a product which he has not endorsed, but might have mentioned on his show one time. Some he has claimed that he has never endorsed or recommended but there are a lot more out there claiming his approval. I've seen his show; he is skeptical about miracle cures, He presents the ideas if they are not dangerous, but, if you watch carefully he is not endorsing the products. He does not point to scientific research outside the manufacturer. He's merely a news reporter when this happens, not a doctor recommending something to you.

         But even beyond that, his own company has books and a magazine. One day, I checked out an article and somehow started getting a magazine I didn't want. Every month I'd get two or three bills. I would send one back with a response that I did not subscribe and did not want the magazine; please stop sending me anything. I received two, maybe three magazines all together and many bills. No one ever responded. I refused to pay on principle. Maybe I clicked on the wrong thing; I don't know. i didn't want it, and I didn't want to pay. I notified them immediately, and they didn't fix it. (I never opened the magazines. I tried sending one back. One I gave to a nursing home.)

         It's been over a year now. I still get mail that looks like bills. But they're advertisements. I'll never subscribe to it. I'll never read it. They got my dander up.