Frank Lipman

[[File:Frank Lipman.png|thumb|165px|Frank Lipman]]
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'''Frank Lipman''' {{lived|1954}}<ref>[http://health.heraldtribune.com/2013/12/17/heres-to-good-health-but-no-toast/ Here's to good health (but no toast)] Here's to good health (but no toast)] by Bee Shapiro (December 17, 2013) ''International Herald Tribune''.</ref> is a [[South Africa]]n-born celebrity doctor, [[alternative medicine]] practitioner, [[Anti-vaccination movement|anti-flu vaxxer]] and [[cholesterol denialist]].

Lipman is the founder of the '''Eleven Eleven Wellness Center''' in New York, which claims to "combine Western Medicine with Alternative Therapies, creating sustainable wellness through the marriage of [[mind]], body, and [[soul]]."<ref>[http://archive.is/PhXwp Eleven Eleven Wellness Center ]</ref> Lipman is a fan of [[acupuncture]], [[Brainwave woo|biofeedback]], [[Chinese medicine]], [[herbal medicine]], [[meditation]] and [[yoga]].<ref name="Goop">[https://goop.com/goop-authors/dr-frank-lipman/ Dr. Frank Lipman]. Goop.</ref> He is associated with the [[pseudoscientific]] [[Goop]] website.<ref name="Goop"/>{{efn|The Goop website is known for promoting and selling products and treatments that have no scientific basis and have been criticized by the medical community as harmful or misleading.<ref>[https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/gwyneth-paltrow-and-goop-another-triumph-of-celebrity-pseudoscience-and-quackery/ Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop: Another triumph of celebrity pseudoscience and quackery]</ref><ref>[https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/19/15988180/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-jade-egg-debunkers Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop pseudoscience winning?]</ref><ref>[http://www.sheilakealey.com/2017/07/15/goop-doctor-pseudoscience/ 4 Goop Doctors: A Look at Their Pseudoscience]</ref>}}

==Pseudoscientific detox program==

Lipman is a fan of pseudoscientific detox [[Cleanse|cleansing]] that is popular amongst celebrities.<ref name="Outline">[https://theoutline.com/post/350/the-sickening-business-of-wellness The sickening business of wellness]</ref><ref>[https://www.glamour.com/story/frank-lipman-be-well-cleanse How to Do a Cleanse: All the Details on Celebrity Guru Dr. Frank Lipman's Be Well Program]</ref><ref>[https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/frank-lipman-detox-diet I Tried This Celeb-Favorite Cleanse & It Changed My Approach To Detox Forever]</ref> He promotes a two-week detox program featuring his supplements and smoothies.<ref name="New York Times">[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/fashion/Dr-Frank-Lipman-Gives-Health-and-Nutrition-Help-to-Celebrities.html Here’s to Good Health (but No Toast)]</ref> Unsurprisingly, [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] was one of his clients.<ref name="New York Times"/>

Lipman has written about magnesium deficiency. Instead of recommending a balanced diet, he suggests that people soak in a bath of magnesium oil or Epsom salt and detox on green smoothies.<ref name="Outline"/>

==Anti-flu vaccination==

Lipman has argued against [[swine flu]] vaccination.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/swine-flu-what-to-do_n_286245 Swine Flu: What To Do?]</ref><ref name="SBM">[https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/huffington-post-is-at-it-again/ The Huffington Post is at it again]. Science-Based Medicine.</ref> He recommends exercise, washing hands, [[homeopathic medicine]], and [[vitamin supplement]]s.<ref name="SBM"/><ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/28/huffpo-still-pushing-antivax-nonsense/#.XIeuaORCdPY HuffPo still pushing antivax nonsense]</ref>

Physician Peter Lipson of [[Science-Based Medicine]] has commented that:

{{quotebox|His self-declared status as an expert in prevention is irresponsible. He makes no [[Evidence-based medicine|evidence-based recommendations]], and many that are downright dangerous. He illustrates one of the fundamental contradictions in the alternative medicine movement: the claim to be pro-prevention but actions that completely belie the claim. It would be sad if it weren’t dangerous and irresponsible.<ref name="SBM"/>}}

==Cholesterol denialism==

{{cquote|The research is clear – statins are being prescribed based on an incorrect hypothesis, and they are not harmless.|||Frank Lipman<ref name="Mercola">[https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/01/12/7-factors-cholesterol-levels.aspx 7 Factors to Consider if You’re Told Your Cholesterol Is Too High]. Joseph Mercola.</ref>}} Lipman is a [[Statin denialism|cholesterol and statin denialist]]. He argues against the [[scientific consensus]] by claiming that blood LDL cholesterol levels do not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and advises people not to take statins.<ref name="Mercola"/> He also argues against the scientific consensus by claiming, "long term studies have not shown a correlation between saturated fat intake and blood cholesterol."<ref>[https://www.integrativenutrition.com/blog/2016/02/dispelling-the-myths-about-fat Dispelling the Myths About Fat]. Frank Lipman.</ref> In reality, saturated fat consumption is linked to the increase of blood LDL cholesterol levels.<ref>[https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/features/cholesterol-facts#2 Facts About Cholesterol]. "Only saturated fats increase blood levels of cholesterol and heart-disease risk… Eating foods with a lot of saturated fat raises your risk for heart disease; this causes the amount of bad LDLs in your blood to increase while good HDLs decrease."</ref><ref>[https://www.heartuk.org.uk/low-cholesterol-foods/saturated-fat Saturated fat]. "There are different types of fat in the food we eat, and saturated fats are the type that raise blood cholesterol.</ref><ref>[https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-truth-about-fats-bad-and-good The truth about fats: the good, the bad, and the in-between]. "A diet rich in saturated fats can drive up total cholesterol, and tip the balance toward more harmful LDL cholesterol, which prompts blockages to form in arteries in the heart and elsewhere in the body."</ref><ref>[https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/prevention-and-treatment-of-high-cholesterol-hyperlipidemia/the-skinny-on-fats The Skinny on Fats]. "Your body naturally produces all the LDL cholesterol you need. Eating foods containing saturated and trans fats causes your body to produce even more LDL, raising the level of “bad” cholesterol in your blood."</ref>

Alternative medicine guru [[Joseph Mercola]] has promoted Lipman's inaccurate statements on cholesterol and statins.<ref name="Mercola"/>

==Anti-GMO hysteria==
Predictably, in the case of the [[fractally wrong]], Lipman has also jumped on the [[GMO]] panic and anti-[[soy]] bandwagons.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190716004153/https://drfranklipman.com/2019/07/12/no-no-no-to-impossible-burgers/ Diane Hatz, "NO NO NO to Impossible Burgers!" drfranklipman.com. July 12, 2019. Accessed July 15, 2019.]</ref>

==External links==
*[https://elevenelevenwellness.com/ Eleven Eleven Wellness Center]

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