Suzanne Somers

[[File:Suzanne Somers in Ina Soltani (cropped).jpg|thumb|165px|Suzanne Somers, 2011]]
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'''Suzanne Somers''' {{lived|1946|2023}} was an American actress, author, two-time Playboy cover model and [[woo]] promoter. She played the ditzy blonde character Chrissy on the American television show ''Three's Company'', and later became the chief spokesperson and infomercial star for the Thighmaster.

Her career as a [[woo]]-meister included writing a number of books promoting medical woo, as well as shilling for "health supplements" such as  "sexy leg renew [[vegetarian]] capsules"<ref>[http://www.suzannesomers.com/RestoreLife-Formulas-Sexy-Leg-Renew-P1958C39.aspx suzannesomers.com Sexy Leg Renew dietary supplement]</ref> on her website. She also had a talk show on the Lifetime network.

==Books==
Somers wrote a number of books, including poetry, diet cookbooks, and [[self-help]] advice. Many of her books contain unscientific medical advice, including interviews with [[quack]] [[Russell Blaylock|Dr. Russell Blaylock]].

In ''Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones''<ref>[http://www.suzannesomers.com/Ageless-P1705.aspx suzannesomers.com Ageless]</ref> and in ''Stay Young & Sexy with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement: The Science Explained'', Somers claims that alternative [[Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy|bioidentical hormone therapy]] can prevent [[disease]] and ward off the [[aging]] process.

In ''Knockout: Interviews with Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer--And How to Prevent Getting It in the First Place'',<ref>[http://www.suzannesomers.com/KNOCKOUT-P1927C8.aspx suzannesomers.com Knockout]</ref> Somers claims that doctors can cure [[cancer]] with [[Alternative medicine|alternative medical]] techniques not involving [[chemotherapy]] and radiation.

==Health views==
Somers believed that the key to good health was achieving hormonal balance. She was an advocate of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, which proponents claim is safer than treatment with synthetic hormones for conditions like menopause, although there is no scientific evidence for this assertion. Somers further claimed that bioidentical hormones can ward off numerous illnesses and help avoid age-related decline.<ref>[http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/on-women/2009/03/25/why-suzanne-somers-loves-bioidentical-hormones health.usnews.com why-suzanne-somers-loves-bioidentical-hormones]</ref>

Somers was the spokesperson for a website, foreverhealth.com, that allows visitors to find doctors who prescribe bioidentical hormones, and on which you can also purchase [[vitamin]]s and other supplements, including one called "Libido Support"  which "combines Muira Puama, Maca, ''Avena Sativa'' [oats], and [[List of medicinal plants#G|ginseng]] to aid sexual health" for $29.95.<ref>[http://foreverhealth.com/shop/libido-support/ foreverhealth.com]</ref>

A breast cancer survivor, Somers promoted alternative cancer treatments to chemotherapy (she herself had a lumpectomy and [[radiation]] treatment). She was widely criticized by doctors for telling cancer patients to avoid [[evidence-based medicine]].<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/20/earlyshow/leisure/books/main5400958.shtml CBS News books]</ref><ref>[http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/suzanne-somers-cancer-expert/ NY Times Suzanne Somers Cancer Expert]</ref>

Somers claimed that the cause of [[mass shooting]]s across the US is "excitotoxins" that "over-electrolize" the [[brain]]. Cited toxins include [[aspartame]], [[MSG]], hydrolyzed protein, [[aluminum]] (from [[vaccine]]s), and "flavorings".<ref>[http://wayback.archive.org/web/20130512115843/http://www.suzannesomers.com/Blog/post/Toxic-Massacre-with-Dr-Russell-Blaylock.aspx suzannesomers.com/blog Toxic-Massacre-with-Dr-Russell-Blaylock]</ref> Somers advised listeners to "stay away from anything you can't pick, pluck, [[milk]] or shoot."

Somers opposed water [[fluoridation]].<ref>[http://wayback.archive.org/web/20130522131853/http://www.suzannesomers.com/Blog/post/Water-Fluoridation-Get-the-Facts.aspx suzannesomers.com/Blog Water-Fluoridation-Get-the-Facts]</ref>

Somers herself received the science-based medicine of autologous [[stem cell]]s, taken from her own adipose tissue, to regenerate her breast tissue.<ref> http://www.lef.org/Magazine/2011/12/Suzanne-Somers-Uses-Stem-Cell-Therapy-Breast-Rejuvenation/Page-01</ref>

After the [[Sandy Hook massacre|Sandy Hook massacre]] in Newtown, [[Connecticut]], Somers told HuffPost Live's Nancy Redd: "Everybody's looking at [[gun]]s — I look at it and go, 'what is the diet of that guy who went nuts? What [[toxins]] was he exposed to? What kind of household cleaners are they using?'".<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/suzanne-somers-adam-lanza-newtown-shooting-diet_n_2451983.html</ref>

==See also==
* [[Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy]]
* [[Chemophobia]]

==External links==
* [http://www.suzannesomers.com/ Official site]
* [http://foreverhealth.com/ Forever Health]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkxFWVGqUCg The Thighmaster]

==References==
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