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Joseph Mercola

American alternative medicine proponent and purveyor of anti-vaccination misinformation · United States · On the map · Doctors · Born 1954 · age 72

Joseph Michael Mercola is an American alternative medicine proponent, osteopathic physician, and Internet business personality. He markets largely unproven dietary supplements and medical devices.

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Sacred Fire of Liberty Award
Excellence in Integrative Medicine Award
Excellence in Health Journalism Award
Freedom of Informed Choice Award
Ultimate Wellness Game Changer

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On his website, Mercola and colleagues advocate unproven and pseudoscientific alternative health notions including homeopathy and opposition to vaccination. These positions have received persistent criticism. Mercola is a member of several alternative medicine organizations as well as the political advocacy group Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, which promotes scientifically discredited views about medicine and disease. He is the author of two books.

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Born 1954 · age 72

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