Dr. Dean Edell
Persons of a mystic and holistic bent may deeply despise the message of Dr. Edell. However, they could hardly prevail over him in a rational dialogue. Without his efforts, mystic holistic purveyors would lead even more people down the garden path, and this website would not be.
Dr. Dean Edell, a one time a holistic doctor, is easily the most brilliant person in broadcasting. Given his talent for breaking down difficult subjects into plain words, he tackles the uncommon, the seldom explored and the contentious. Taking on pseudoscience and various irrational notions.
Throughout a politically correct era, and in spite of the forces that would silence him, how Dr. Edell has functioned so freely for so long is a tribute to his passion for the truth.
Beginning his broadcasting career in 1978, the arrival of Dr. Dean Edell in the media brought us a mind that before had not been available to such a vast audience. Thankfully, he is one of the most popular talk show hosts in syndicated radio... The Dr. Dean Edell Show, heard in hundreds of markets, has in-formed us, entertained us, answered our questions and guided us through an assortment of mystic holistic frauds.
Dr. Edell has received an abundance of recognition over the years for his on-air work: the American Cancer Society recognition award, the American Heart Association award, the C. Everett Koop Media Awards competition, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and a national Emmy. His books, (Eat, Drink, & Be Merry: America's Doc-tor Tells You Why the Health Experts Are Wrong and Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Healthiness: Dr. Dean's Commonsense Guide for Anything That Ails You) highlight scientific medicine, and make it comprehensible.
His work has touched millions.
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