And we thought the Thighmaster was bad....
Suzanne Somers' New Target: Chemotherapy
NEW YORK (AP) – Suzanne Somers is at it again.
Less than a year after the former sitcom actress frustrated mainstream doctors (and cheered some fans) by touting bioidentical hormones on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," she's back with a new book. This one's on an even more emotional topic: Cancer treatment. Specifically, she argues against what she sees as the vast and often pointless use of chemotherapy.
Somers, who has rejected chemo herself, seems to relish the fight.
"Cancer's an epidemic," said the 63-year-old actress in an interview in a Manhattan hotel a day before Tuesday's release of "Knockout," her 19th book. "And yet we keep going back to the same old pot, because it's all we've got. Well, this is a book about options.
"I'm 'us'," Somers adds. "I'm not them. I've been on the other side of the bed. And it's powerful to have information."
The American Cancer Society is concerned.
"I am very afraid that people are going to listen to her message and follow what she says and be harmed by it," says Dr. Otis Brawley, the organization's chief medical officer. "We use current treatments because they've been proven to prolong life. They've gone through a logical, scientific method of evaluation. I don't know if Suzanne Somers even knows there IS a logical, scientific method."
More broadly, Brawley is concerned that in the United States, celebrities or sports stars feel they can use their fame to dispense medical advice. "There's a tendency to oversimplify medical messages," he says. "Well, oversimplification can kill."
Good idea Juliaia.
In a bit of irony - I paid for the tires yesterday and have the appointment this afternoon to get them put on. We now have 2 inches of snow on the ground and it is still falling.
People buying snow tires makes the Snow Miser hot....
eta: But not literally.
lisa - your post in apocy... made me think of one of the shows on HGTV that I am OBSESSED with - designed to sell. also real estate intervention. anyhoo, I feel like I have learned tons from those shows that I will use when it is time to sell my place (like I am a hugely atypical buyer). their website might be helpful for some tips for him.
ION - I had a to-do list for today with 3 yucky things on the workside (above and beyond normal work which does not go on the list) and 7 things on the personal side. I've addressed 1 on the work side (although it is not complete, just awaiting a response) and 3 on the personal side. DO not think I will make it through the list today, given what is on the normal pile. still, productive.
lisa - your post in apocy... made me think of one of the shows on HGTV that I am OBSESSED with - designed to sell. also real estate intervention. anyhoo, I feel like I have learned tons from those shows that I will use when it is time to sell my place (like I am a hugely atypical buyer). their website might be helpful for some tips for him.
I have watched so many of these type of shows (Canadian versions: Take this house and Sell it, The unsellables, UK: House Doctor) that I could probably become a pro.
Thanks, msbelle. We will check it out. I thing the big thing is people are super bargain hunting rightnow. I think he'll need to drop the price below what he paid for it, which sucks...and makes me feel guilty.
that's a lot of what they go through on real estate intervention. The last one I saw, the people opted to rent their place instead on sell. As a rental, they could make more and almost cover their monthly mortgage, whereas selling, they would need $20-30K out of pocket to close a deal.
I have learned that I should probably paint some of my rooms to a neutral color before showing (bye pink kitchen), get about 1/3 of my furniture into storage, stage my upper living room as a dining room. Would probably make back the money if I replaced the bathroom vanity and sink, and if I redid the floors.
Yeah repainting to neutral colors might help. It's hard for us to think about investing in that place right now. The energy and money is going into our home here. He does have friends renting it now for part of the mortgage and he can stay there when he's back for work so that's something but not a perm solution.
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
That looks really good. I loved
Nickel and Dimed,
but that's the only book of hers I've read.
