Michael Specter Quotes
Benjamin Franklin refused to have one of his children vaccinated against smallpox. The four-year-old boy died, and Franklin wrote later of how mistaken he was to expose him to the needless risk.
I think it is true that you can eat extremely healthy food at McDonald's, and you can eat amazingly badly at Chipotle.
People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free. Not even the truth will set them free.
Your dollar cheeseburger isn't a dollar if you factor in what it's going to cost in health care.
I understand the horrors of having no insurance, but, believe me, eight hours of sleep and good meals are NOT going to prevent you from getting sick. Don't gamble with your life; it's a stupid bet.
In the Internet age, with the screaming on the radio, etc., it is hard to know what to believe and who is informed and who is not.
I started to write about science and medicine at the Washington Post, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
I have never earned one penny from any pharmaceutical company. I will never accept one penny from them either. Ever.
It is not possible to assert publicly that Monsanto is anything other than venal without being accused of being a sellout, a fraud, or worse.
There is a major problem with reliance on placebos, like most vitamins and antioxidants. Everyone gets upset about Big Science, Big Pharma, but they love Big Placebo.
Consumers deserve the right to know what's in their food - and obviously, most people want that choice. It's hard to see how more knowledge about the products we eat every day can hurt us.
There has never been a verified scientific report that chelation therapy, a gluten-free diet, or anything else can cure autism.
