You are quite right. However, Kevin Trudeau is a shrewd multi-level marketer with an extremely checkered past to say the least. He has taken the current crisis of our dismal health care system and turned it into a cash cow — not for the benefit of those afflicted, but for his own financial glory. The concepts in his book are nothing more than generic blanket statements that have been regurgitated from various sources, and could be obtained from hundreds of other reputable books if one was inclined to do so.

He says nothing of the how, the why, or anything of real value to someone who buys his book. His book may have brought “natural cures” to the forefront, but in a negative way. He provides no substance to his recommendations, no personal experience, no expertise, and simply feeds off the existing fears of the public.

Take a little trip down to Consumer Affairs and you can learn first hand what people think. People with cancer and other fatal diseases are scared to death that the medical community is going to hasten their demise and are purchasing Trudeau’s book thinking that he is going to provide the cure for what ails them. What do they find?–Nothing that anyone with half a mind couldn’t find themselves on the internet. The sad part is that they are then left feeling not only frightened, but cheated. Others are finding that their credit cards are then being erroneously charged money for his newsletter that they didn’t want in the first place.

“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”–Tom Brokaw, Broadcast Journalist

* Eating only organic foods and produce
* The removal of silver/metallic dental fillings
* The adverse health risks associated with Teflon products
* Your views on the FDA
* The importance of proper herbal supplementation
* Health benefits of Infra-red Saunas
* Health benefits of intestinal/colon cleansing

etc. etc.

While Kevin Trudeau may be far from being an alternative medicine messiah, and his book does contain many shameless plugs for his website subscription and newsletter services - He has done something that I feel will have a positive impact on many people’s lives and a positive imact on your business in particular. That is to get people, who may otherwise have not known about homeopathic and alternative medicinal products and procedures, to seek them out. The more people seeking out these products - the greater the chance they will find your website, and buy your products - such as I have done.

You should focus more on the message, and not just the messenger.

Allan

It is possible that you may have misread something in regards to Kevin Trudeau. Let me clarify.

First, I am an advocate of all alternative therapies, and like many, am a firm believer that conventional medicine offers very little in respect chronic health maladies. Even more so, I support all those who contribute to the industry of alternative medicine, as there are certainly natural cures to the majority of chronic health problems that we may face.

However, I do NOT believe that Kevin Trudeau represents these concepts. Yes there are natural cures, and yes “they” don’t want us to know about them, but Kevin Trudeau’s loyalty is not with alternative medicine. Rather, his focus is a financial one, it always has been.

In regards to his past, we are not talking about some irrelevant run-in with the law for picking pockets when he was 18. His legal past has direct relevance to the subject at hand. Furthermore, his book is nothing more than a long-winded gripe about the medical profession, and doesn’t really contain any useful information. For those who seek natural cures, he pitches them to buy his newsletter. From his pyramid scheme fraud-ridden past, to his lousy book, he has made his money off of duping others.

My gripe is not with the message, it is with the messenger. For this I call him a quack.

1. He makes many specific claims regarding the system and how it works. These are easily verified one way or the other. Why not pull these apart rather than call him a quack.

2. As for his past. Be careful the finger that your point. It is my understanding that most of us would have a difficult time clearing an integrity check depending on how deep the check goes. You may not have gone to jail but you probably have some dirt in your closet. Bottom line, what does this have to do with the facts. Stick to the fact; prove or disprove them.

3. The medical industry is a multi-trillion dollar industry. Do you really think this industry is going to allow unpatentable medicines and healthy living to take this all away.

4. As a professional engineer, I understand the value of professionals, including doctors, and what they have to offer society. When I was sympton free (up to 32 years of age) I too believed that natural cures and remedies were quakery. This all changed when I started having minor complaints:

1. I solved my constipation and my digestive problems by simply changing my diet. No diet ever offered to correct the problem at the source.

2. I have fibromyalgia. I can eliminate the symptons completely in 6-7 days by simply going to a simple raw food diet.

3. I have back problems. My doctor simply prescribes drugs with little benefit except numbing of pain. The chiropractor provides instant relief and helps to avoid future episodes.

In conclusion, your professional rants are not fooling people. Judging from the conversations that I have with friends and relatives, the trust and respect we have for the medical industry is at an all time low. In fact, many of us now believe that treatment by traditional doctors alone will ensure pain, suffering leading up to our death.

If there is a God, it is my sincere wish that those that deceive us the most, suffer the most. And then, are dramatically improved by natural remedies.

CB