The Cult of Celebrity Doctors
Sounds Like A Cult
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Doctor Phil's a Celebrity Doctor
A study found that only 54% of recommendations studied had even one piece of medical evidence to back them up. Think about who is watching these late afternoon doctor shows. It's people who are anxious about making sure their children are healthy. And that makes them vulnerable, especially when these celebrity doctors have such a sort of nurturing paternal disposition. They're like, daddy, like my my actual husband is at work. So then women trust them even more because, like, their always engaging with women.
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