"Among the new hires at CBS announced by Bari Weiss is a doctor who has claimed that he has reduced his biological age by 20 years with therapies including cold plunges; that cod liver oil can treat autism and that conditions like Alzheimer's and dementia can be reversed with the kind of nutritional supplements he also sells on his online store."
"Dr Mark Hyman, who has been called a germ theory denialist by medical author Harriet Hall, and has been brought on as a contributor in Weiss's revamping of CBS's news division. He is perhaps the most prominent exponent of so-called functional medicine (FM), an alternative medicine that oncological surgeon David Gorski has described as pure quackery."
"Hyman is also a beneficiary of some of the same Silicon Valley venture capitalists who have backed Weiss's previous ventures. Early investors in his company include Andreessen Horwitz, whose co-founders Marc Andreessen and David Horowitz have been outspoken Trump supporters and donors. Andreessen and like-minded investor David Sacks invested in a seed funding round for Weiss-founded outlet, the Free Press, which was acquired by CBS's parent company Paramount Skydance in the deal that landed Weiss at the network."
Dr Mark Hyman claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years using therapies including cold plunges and asserts cod liver oil can treat autism and that Alzheimer's and dementia can be reversed with nutritional supplements he sells online. Medical author Harriet Hall has called Hyman a germ theory denialist. Oncological surgeon David Gorski has described functional medicine as pure quackery, and science communicator Jonathan Jarry warned that hiring Hyman will misinform CBS's audience on health. Hyman is a prominent exponent of functional medicine and a longtime collaborator with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his company has early investors tied to prominent Silicon Valley figures associated with political donors.
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