Vernon Coleman's Health Letter

Information is the most valuable resource on earth – far more valuable than gold or platinum. Accurate information gives power to those who have it. Information gives you power over many things but most important of all it gives you power over your own health – and increases your chances of survival in an increasingly dangerous and dishonest world. There is, of course, plenty of information available. The world is, indeed, awash with information. Have you ever wondered how you can possibly keep up? Have you ever worried about what to read and, more importantly, who to believe? How can you possibly keep up with the knowledge flow – particularly when having the right information is so crucial; literally a matter of life and death? The problem is made worse by the fact that there are many lobbyists and PR organisations busy laying traps and false information in order to sell specific products and particular points of view. For financial reasons these people often want to hide the truth from you. Much of the material you read in newspapers and magazines has been ‘planted’ by public relations experts – wanting to sell or protect a particular product. The same is true of TV and radio programmes. There are just as many spin doctors in the world of health care as there are in politics. In order to navigate these traps – and to differentiate between the truth and the fallacies – you need specialist knowledge and expertise and you need a lot of time. Just browsing, letting information wash over you isn't enough. How do you differentiate between the hype and the truth? In our society those who shout the loudest (and have the biggest bank balances) are invariably the ones who get most of the attention – regardless of their real value. All this means that you need a guide. And that's what Dr Vernon Coleman is: your guide to good information and good health. Dr Vernon Coleman has been writing on health matters for over thirty years. And he has an unrivalled reputation for finding the truth about health matters. Vernon Coleman was the first doctor to draw public attention to the: number of health problems caused or made worse by stress problem of tranquilliser addiction risk of mad cow disease affecting human patients exaggerated claims about AIDS dangers of too much exercise fact that the waiting times and service vary within the NHS uselessness of general screening programmes ability to control high blood pressure without drugs potential hazard of breast cancer screening programmes danger to human health of genetic engineering fact that it is often cheaper to buy drugs over the counter rather than obtain them on prescription dangers associated with intensive care units failure of high technology medicine danger of xenotransplantation (using animal organs for human patients) power of the mind over the body ineffectiveness of the cervical screening programme overuse of antibiotics (by doctors and farmers) with a consequential increase in the number of serious infections link between diet and cancer return of tuberculosis increasing incidence of infectious diseases link between power lines and cancer hazards of passive smoking fact that one in six patients in hospital are there because they have been made ill by a doctor hazards of ECT potential hazard of mobile telephones health hazards of vaccination potential hazards of anti-perspirants fact that medical tests and investigations are now a major cause of illness uselessness of modern medical research (particularly cancer research) effectiveness of TENS machines fact that drinking water may contain drug residues hazards of X-rays ineffectiveness and dangers of some types of alternative medicine way in which patients can benefit by learning to listen to their bodies potential hazard of mobile phone masts dangers of air conditioning systems health risks of flying Dr Coleman’s readers were the first in the world to be warned about these problems. He has campaigned on numerous other issues, and has on many occasions been the first writer to draw attention to the hazards associated with specific drugs. Although Dr Coleman was widely attacked by governments, the medical establishment and parts of the media for making these warnings; the accuracy of the predictions and exposés on the above list are now widely accepted by the medical profession and the media. Some of Dr Coleman’s recent comments which have not yet been accepted include his warnings that: microwave ovens may be a health hazard meat causes cancer reliance on animal experimentation is a significant factor in the incidence of doctor-induced illness there is a link between damaged immune systems and cancer Home