Beware of “board certified” doctors

You may have seen doctors advertising themselves as “board certified.” If so, beware! No, it doesn’t mean they’re bad doctors. But it also doesn’t mean they're good doctors. Today, board certification doesn’t mean what it used to. And the change could have a significant impact on your health care.

Years ago, board certification was for life. After many years of rigorous training, passing the certification exam meant you had attained a certain level of knowledge, skill, and ability. In the past 25 years though, certification has become temporary. It now has an expiration date. As a result, passing the exam doesn’t mean what it used to.

I’ve experienced these changes. And I’m not happy. I was certified by both the American Board of Family Practice (AAFP) and American Board of Emergency Medicine. I also went through recertification. I did it simply to keep my credentials in an otherwise hostile environment toward alternative doctors. In my opinion, the AAFP exam was a sham. 

Can this oil treat Alzheimer’s 
disease and other brain disorders?

You may have heard reports lately about an oil that can stop Alzheimer’s disease. My friend and colleague Frank Shallenberger, MD wrote about the power of coconut oil to halt and even reverse this terrible disease. But does it really work?

If you ask Dr. Mary Newport, the answer is a resounding yes. She was the subject of Dr. Shallenberger’s report. She claims that feeding her husband coconut oil dramatically helped his Alzheimer’s – in just one day. “It was like switching a light bulb on,” he said.

How to cure pesky fungal infections

Of all the infections I treat in my practice, fungal infections are definitely the hardest to eradicate. Most bacterial and viral infections will go away without antibiotics or antivirals with the right supplements and oxidation therapies. But fungal infections are tough.


I recently received the following letter, which shows how hard these infections are to cure. Diane M. writes:

“I have been fighting allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis for several years. It seemed that I had cleared the fungus from my left lung three years ago after my pulmonologist treated me with antifungal drugs.