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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Craniosacral_therapy" title="Craniosacral therapy">Craniosacral therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mercola" title="Joseph Mercola">Joseph Mercola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heroic_medicine" title="Heroic medicine">Heroic medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorpuncture" title="Colorpuncture">Colorpuncture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biofeedback" title="Biofeedback">Biofeedback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Korean_medicine" title="Traditional Korean medicine">Traditional Korean medicine</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%; color:White; background-color:#d4aa00; text-align:center;"><b>Woo-meisters</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%; background-color:#ffeeaa;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Weil" title="Andrew Weil">Andrew Weil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bastyr_University" title="Bastyr University">Bastyr University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sn%C3%A5samannen" title="Snåsamannen">Snåsamannen</a></li> <li><a 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</td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#CCEADD;" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Category:Pseudoscience" title="Category:Pseudoscience"><img alt="Icon pseudoscience.svg" src="/w/images/thumb/7/7a/Icon_pseudoscience.svg/100px-Icon_pseudoscience.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" srcset="/w/images/thumb/7/7a/Icon_pseudoscience.svg/150px-Icon_pseudoscience.svg.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/7/7a/Icon_pseudoscience.svg/200px-Icon_pseudoscience.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="200" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%; color:White; background-color:#009955; text-align:center;"><b>Popular <a href="/wiki/List_of_pseudosciences" title="List of pseudosciences"><font color="white">pseudosciences</font></a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%; background-color:#CCEADD;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">Alternative medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creationism" title="Creationism">Creationism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racialism" title="Racialism">Racialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pseudopsychology" title="Pseudopsychology">Pseudopsychology</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%; color:White; background-color:#009955; text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Category:Pseudoscience" title="Category:Pseudoscience"><font color="white">Random examples</font></a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 95%; background-color:#CCEADD;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Depleted_uranium" title="Depleted uranium">Depleted uranium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pseudomathematics" title="Pseudomathematics">Pseudomathematics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silva_method" title="Silva method">Silva method</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Generation_Rescue" title="Generation Rescue">Generation Rescue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moon_hoax_(fran%C3%A7ais)" title="Moon hoax (français)">Moon hoax (français)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_goo" title="Grey goo">Grey goo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_helmet" title="God helmet">God helmet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohamed_El_Naschie" title="Mohamed El Naschie">Mohamed El Naschie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cholesterol_denialism" title="Cholesterol denialism">Cholesterol denialism</a></li></ul> <div class="vte plainlinks" style="font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Template:Pseudosciencenav" title="Template:Pseudosciencenav">v</a> - <a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Pseudosciencenav" title="Template talk:Pseudosciencenav">t</a> - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Pseudosciencenav&action=edit">e</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Joshua Lee Axe</b> practices <a href="/wiki/Quack" class="mw-redirect" title="Quack">quackery</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chiropractic" title="Chiropractic">chiropractic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naturopathy" title="Naturopathy">naturopathic medicine</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-credentials_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credentials-2">[2]</a></sup> He has doctorates in chiropractic<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> and naturopathic medicine; he is <i>not</i> a medical doctor.<sup id="cite_ref-credentials_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-credentials-2">[2]</a></sup> He is also a <a href="/wiki/Nutritionist" title="Nutritionist">Certified Nutrition Specialist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> He promotes <a href="/wiki/Cancer_woo" class="mw-redirect" title="Cancer woo">discredited and unproven cancer treatments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cancer_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cancer-5">[5]</a></sup> Allegedly his <b>DrAxe</b> website receives over 100 million visits per year.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> Assuming this is true, his website receives more visitors than <a href="/wiki/Mehmet_Oz" title="Mehmet Oz">Doctor Oz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercola" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercola">Dr. Mercola</a> or <a href="/wiki/NaturalNews" title="NaturalNews">NaturalNews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Dr. Axe jumped on the <a href="/wiki/Keto_diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Keto diet">keto diet</a> bandwagon and promotes other low-carb quackery.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Medical_woo"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Medical woo</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#I_wanna_get_off_Dr._Axe.27s_wild_ride"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">I wanna get off Dr. Axe's wild ride</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Publications"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Publications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Medical_woo">Medical woo</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Medical woo">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Dr. Axe pushes<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> a range of <a href="/wiki/Nature_woo" title="Nature woo">natural</a> health-products, including the classics: <a href="/wiki/Apple_cider_vinegar" title="Apple cider vinegar">apple cider vinegar</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Salt_woo#Himalayan_salt" title="Salt woo">Himalayan pink salt</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Colloidal_silver" title="Colloidal silver">colloidal silver</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p><p>He has written a book called <i><s>Eat Shit & Die</s></i> <i><a href="/wiki/Geophagia" title="Geophagia">Eat Dirt</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> whose title is intended to be taken literally.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> He is a fan of <a href="/wiki/Low-carb" class="mw-redirect" title="Low-carb">low-carb</a> dieting and promotes the <a href="/wiki/Ketogenic_diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Ketogenic diet">ketogenic diet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> Dr. Axe sells keto supplements for $59.95.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p><p>Dr. Axe makes money by selling <s>dirt sandwiches</s> <a href="/wiki/Dietary_supplement" class="mw-redirect" title="Dietary supplement">nutritional supplements</a> that contain — among other things — a "Soil and Plant based probiotic and prebiotic blend with 5 billion cfu…<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[note 1]</a></sup> <i>Saccharomyces boulardii, Bacillus clausii, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus sbutilis,</i> Bacteriophage<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[note 2]</a></sup> Blend (Myoviridae T4, Myoviridae LH01, Myoviridae LL12, Siphoviridae LL5)".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[17]</a></sup> </p><p>Dr. Axe is a proponent of curing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/leaky_gut_syndrome" class="extiw" title="wp:leaky gut syndrome" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: leaky gut syndrome">leaky gut syndrome</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> which he describes as a "rapidly growing condition that millions of people are struggling with and don’t even know it."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[19]</a></sup> In reality, leaky gut syndrome is not a recognized medical condition and is only found in alternative medicine literature.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[20]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[21]</a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/NHS" class="mw-redirect" title="NHS">NHS</a> has written that "there is currently little evidence to support the theory that a porous bowel is the direct cause of any significant, widespread problems."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[22]</a></sup> </p><p>He is supportive of dangerous and unproven alternative cancer treatments such as <a href="/wiki/Gerson_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerson therapy">Gerson therapy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cancer_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cancer-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span id="I_wanna_get_off_Dr._Axe's_wild_ride"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="I_wanna_get_off_Dr._Axe.27s_wild_ride">I wanna get off Dr. Axe's wild ride</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: I wanna get off Dr. Axe's wild ride">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div role="note" class="hatnote">See the main article on this topic: <a href="/wiki/Fractal_wrongness" title="Fractal wrongness">Fractal wrongness</a></div> <p>Dr. Axe warns customers against consuming heavy metals, <a href="/wiki/Hypocrisy" title="Hypocrisy">whilst simultaneously</a> pushing bentonite clay,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[23]</a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Quack" class="mw-redirect" title="Quack">quack</a>-treatment which contains potentially hazardous levels of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/toxic_heavy_metal" class="extiw" title="wp:toxic heavy metal" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: toxic heavy metal">toxic heavy metals</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> <a href="/wiki/Arsenic" title="Arsenic">arsenic</a>, cadmium, chromium, and <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[24]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[25]</a></sup> </p><p>He compares (confuses) <a href="/wiki/Ionizing_radiation" class="mw-redirect" title="Ionizing radiation">ionizing radiation</a> from a (<a href="/wiki/Fukushima" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukushima">Fukushima</a>) nuclear reactor with non-ionizing radio waves from a <a href="/wiki/Microwave_oven#Microwave_ovens_produce_radiation.21.5B10.5D" title="Microwave oven"> microwave oven</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[26]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[27]</a></sup> </p><p>Dr. Axe recommends <a href="/wiki/Chelation" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelation">chelation</a> as a treatment for <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autism</a>, despite the fact <a href="/wiki/Chelation#Chelation_therapy_and_autism" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelation"> it has not been shown to work, and can be hazardous to the patient</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[28]</a></sup> </p><p>Dr. Axe promotes <a href="/wiki/Coffee_enemas" class="mw-redirect" title="Coffee enemas">coffee enemas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[29]</a></sup> which have no known medical benefit but have numerous risks (burning, rectal perforation, infection and electrolyte imbalance). </p><p>Dr. Axe states he is a <a href="/wiki/Creationist" class="mw-redirect" title="Creationist">creationist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[30]</a></sup> This declaration could endear him to the only sector of the market who would buy his shtick, i.e., those who don't ask for <a href="/wiki/Evidence" title="Evidence">evidence</a>. </p><p>If you are having trouble swallowing his bullshit, Dr. Axe has a treatment for your <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dysphagia" class="extiw" title="wp:dysphagia" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: dysphagia">dysphagia</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>: <a href="/wiki/Acupuncture" title="Acupuncture">acupuncture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[31]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Publications">Publications</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Publications">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><i>Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It</i> (Harper Wave, 2017) ISBN 978-0062433671</li> <li><i>Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, Boost Brain Health, and Reverse Disease</i> (Little, Brown Spark, 2019) ISBN 978-0316529587</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/">The Dr. Axe webshite</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Swksd9ivRs">Dr Josh Axe is a moron</a> by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AddictedToIgnorance">AddictedToIgnorance</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Quack_Miranda_warning" class="mw-redirect" title="Quack Miranda warning">quack Miranda warning</a> on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/fl8zR#selection-2143.0-2143.1">the Dr. Axe website is not only in small-print, it's also in low-contrast.</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/doctorjoshaxe/search?query=bentonite">The Dr. Axe YouTube channel.</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://badscidebunked.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/axe-idental-poisoning-josh-axe-debunked/">More on Dr. Axe's promotion of bentonite-clay</a> by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.csicop.org/author/mark_aaron_alsip">Mark Aaron Alsip.</a></li> <li>Dr. Axe's <s>snake</s><a href="/wiki/Essential_oils" class="mw-redirect" title="Essential oils"> essential-oil</a> program <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://store.draxe.com/products/dr-axes-essential-oil-transformation-program">is only $197.00</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/V3lCZ#selection-446.1-469.26">Dr. Axe is co-founder of <i>"Ancient Nutrition"</i></a> : who offer <a href="/wiki/Nutritional_supplement" title="Nutritional supplement">nutritional supplements</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/Fmi8b/7861a011f14698acb7896ebd807fb78cbba519eb">A photo of Dr. Axe</a> posing with <a href="/wiki/Dr_Oz" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr Oz">Dr. Oz</a>, and Jolly Roger.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Adams" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Adams">Mike Adams</a> has Dr Axe's (competing) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://youtu.be/rZ8TDsE5EjM?t=48s"><i>"Ancient Nutrition"</i> protein-powder in the cross-hairs of his mass-spectrometer.</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notes">Notes</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="font-size:90%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">"CFU" is Colony-forming unit, or the number of units that are able to multiply via binary fission under the controlled conditions.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Bacteriophages are <a href="/wiki/Viruses" class="mw-redirect" title="Viruses">viruses</a> that target <a href="/wiki/Bacteria" title="Bacteria">bacteria</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2; font-size:80%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/dr-axe/">Dr. Axe</a> by D. Van Zandt (10/26/2017; Updated 11/30/2018) <i><a href="/wiki/Media_Bias/Fact_Check" title="Media Bias/Fact Check">Media Bias/Fact Check</a></i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-credentials-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-credentials_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-credentials_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/about-dr-josh-axe/">About Dr. Axe</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/File:Apparently_Joshua_Lee_Axe%27s_Tennessee_chiropractor_license_expired_in_2013.png">Apparently Dr Axe's chiropractor-license expired in 2013.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/fiy8W#selection-169.0-173.930">Where To Get Professional Nutrition Advice</a> by Stephen Barrett. <i>Quackwatch</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cancer-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Cancer_5-0">5.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Cancer_5-1">5.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/10-natural-cancer-treatments-hidden-cures/">10 Natural Cancer Treatments Revealed</a>. Josh Axe.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/EUvrN#selection-977.164-983.46"><i>"www.DrAxe.com ... has over 11 Million visitors a month."</i></a> says "PaleoFx.com".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/HcOi5">2017 comparison of "Dr. Axe.com" with competing websites</a>,<br /> (the "SE traffic" figures are monthly visitors via Google Search Engine).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZpL14p0ZiI">Dr. Josh Axe on the Keto Diet</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210211164118/https://draxe.com/affiliate-disclosure/">Affiliate Disclosure</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i>. In the small-print Dr. Axe states he's on-commission. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/apple-cider-vinegar-uses/">20 Unique Apple Cider Vinegar Uses and Benefits</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/pink-himalayan-salt/">Pink Himalayan Salt Benefits that Make It Superior to Table Salt</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/colloidal-silver-benefits/">8 Proven Colloidal Silver Benefits, Uses and Side Effects</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It</i> by Josh Axe (2016). Harper Wave. ISBN 0062433644.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=FhDwsgEACAAJ&dq=isbn:0062433644&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuuKGgxpjSAhWHy4MKHVZVB6YQ6AEIHDAA">Book summary on Google Books.</a> <i>Dr. Axe offers simple ways to get these needed microbes, from incorporating local honey and bee pollen into your diet to forgoing hand sanitizers and <b>even ingesting a little probiotic-rich soil.</b> </i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/dr-axe-keto-diet-book/">Dr. Axe’s Keto Diet Book</a>. Josh Axe.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://store.draxe.com/collections/keto">Keto Supplements</a>. Josh Axe.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> Compare: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://store.draxe.com/products/adrenal-restore">Probiome RX Adrenal Restore</a> Dr. Axe. "Contains Rhodiola rosea, Holy Basil and Schizandra [...] INGREDIENTS: 5 Billion CFUs* per serving, Plant- and Soil-Based Organisms, Prebiotics, 10 Adaptogen Superfoods and Herbs"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/leaky-gut-diet-treatment/">The Leaky Gut Diet and Treatment Plan, Including Top Gut Foods</a>. Josh Axe.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/7-signs-symptoms-you-have-leaky-gut/">Leaky Gut Syndrome: 7 Signs You May Have It</a>. Josh Axe.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/leaky-brain-leaky-gut-are-they-real/">Leaky Brain, Leaky Gut: Are They Real?</a>. Science-Based Medicine.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbhs.com.au/health-well-being-blog/blog-article/2017/10/29/the-latest-on-leaky-gut-syndrome">Leaky gut syndrome is not real | What's really happening in your gut</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/leaky-gut-syndrome/">Leaky gut syndrome</a>. NHS.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://draxe.com/10-bentonite-clay-benefits-uses/">10 Proven Bentonite Clay Benefits and Uses</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171115091452/https://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm492157.htm">Best Bentonite Clay by Best Bentonite: FDA Alert — Risk of Lead Poisoning</a> (03/23/2016) U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/Su84h">Bentonite Clay Nutrition</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i> (archived from February 17, 2017). A table from Dr. Axe acknowledging that bentonite clay contains lead and other toxic metals.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://youtu.be/Zla_JBaeo2U?t=1m24s">With a sunburned face, Dr. Axe has the cheek to lecture his audience about protection from radiation.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://youtu.be/WWywWhtgTyQ?t=23s">YouTube where Dr. Axe tells his audience microwave ovens & cellphones cause cancer.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-30">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/9wFBZ#selection-731.0-743.1"><i>"autism-natural-treatment"</i></a><i>, from Dr. Axe.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180916194033/https://draxe.com/coffee-enema/">Fight Cancer & Detoxify with a Coffee Enema</a> <i>Dr. Axe</i>. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/S250C#selection-623.125-623.157">Why I DON’T Eat a Paleo Diet… But Close</a> Dr. Axe writes <i>"I personally am a creationist."</i> (archived from February 17, 2017)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-33">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.is/QSx7q/1bf13b1ea8d5d10db451b401a137c7ed454d187b.jpg">Graphic from Dr. Axe, at bottom right he recommends acupuncture for dysphagia.</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div>    </div></div><div class="printfooter">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&oldid=2559055">https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Axe&oldid=2559055</a>"</div> <div 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