The MD Emperor Has No Clothes

by Peter J. Glidden

Dr. Glidden, a licensed Naturopathic physician (ND) delivers a brilliant insider's expose' on the differences between MD directed pharmaceutical medicine and ND directed Wholistic medicine. He pulls back the curtain on how and why your MD operates, then uses over 2 decades of clinical experience to provide examples of clinically verified Wholistic solutions to common medical conditions. What an eye-opener! This book is destined to create real social change as to how medicine is practiced in the United States. If your health is going from bad to worse and you are looking for safe, effective and affordable Wholistic medical advice, do not overlook this gem. It is just what the doctor ordered...

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

176 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published September 18, 2012

Reviews

[Ngaire · Rating 1 out of 5]

This would best be described as a polemic against the medical establishment. I actually agree with some of Glidden's arguments - the conventional medical obsession with tests and diagnostics (and the attitude that if it can't be tested, it doesn't exist - I liken this to my husband's attitude of "well, I didn't hear a clanging in the hot water heater, so it doesn't exist), the reliance on drugs which are often worse than the diseases they are supposed to treat, the insistence on focusing on parts instead of the whole person, not to mention the lack of nutrition knowledge. I have a whole raft of issues with conventional medicine just from my own experience and the experiences of family and friends. I generally think that doctors are good body mechanics - they'll fix you when you have a broken bone or a blood clot, but aren't much good at any other time unless you are prepared to do your own exhaustive research and stand your ground with them til they do what you want.

But Glidden is just as bad - he spends basically 75% of this book demonizing the medical establishment, and his arguments are not well supported. And then to make matters worse, he shills for his friend Joel Wallach's supplement company, which kind of annoys me since he spends so much time indicting doctors for being in the pockets of drug companies. Plus, I basically think that a lot of the treatments he supports, such as traditional Chinese medicine, are just as bad as conventional medicine or worse (not to mention the fact that some Chinese medicine has endangered animal parts in it). I do agree that alternative medicines such as acupuncture and chiropractic should be covered by insurance, but then I come from a country where they are part of mainstream medicine.

And what the heck is wrong with potato skins?

[Elyon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a hilarious manifesto which regularly belittles the reader and makes clear from the first page it is intended for those with the reading level of a child and the gullibility of a particularly stupid and sheltered child. This book accidentally contains a lot of truth about the medical industry and I would recommend it in parts for those segments. For profit, reductionist medicine is largely the enemy of the people, as Dr. Glidden is happy to tell you, if he can keep on topic. Just as this book gets the reader interested, it veers wildly into likening MD's to fascists and saying that pharmaceutical drugs are like tiny communists in your bloodstream. As soon as he feels the reader is with him on the endless red scare metaphors and the hamfisted rhyming of "allopath" with "shallowpath", he jumps in to encouraging the reader to drink expensive water to cure autism. His observations about nutrient deficiency being the root cause of most 'genetic' diseases is absolutely correct, as are his accusations thrown at the medical industry for throwing good money after bad and ignoring research that helps people in favor of the all mighty dollar. That said, Dr. Glidden will not take any better care of your health. He is fuzzy at best on his proposals for health, but occasionally admits he administers "spirit water" as a treatment, so please, reader, is you suffer chronically, seek actual medical help. I can safely say this is the funniest book I have read in a long time and as full of nonsense as it is, its only as bad as its hospital competitors.

[Lukman Aliyu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I must admit that the book surprisingly contains actual facts, most of the book was just about the author demonstrating his extreme intelligence against the stupidity of both the reader and the conventional medical establishment. Taking this approach didn't do the author any good. He needed a better approach to even stand a chance of convincing people like me who are directly associated with the pharmaceutical industry. It's not a surprise that he only succeeded in annoying me with his talk of vital force and spiritual waters.

[Edna Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

changed my way of living for the better. I now take the mega vitamins and am amazed at the difference (pain free--and more energy)

[Mr Shahabi · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very pretentious statements.

[Patrick Macke · Rating 3 out of 5]

most of what this guy says makes sense and, personally, i like sarcasm, but i fear the the heavy dose of it used here - even though he's right - hurts his credibility; also his zealotry regarding his recommended supplement provider introduces bias and conflict of interest into the entire topic ... the medical establishment is failing Americans to an obscene degree, and much like the state of medical marijuana, the medical machine with regard to wholistic approaches has completely lost its ability to subjectively act in patients interest and now only serves its own interests in profits and servicing the machine ... the book adds some balance to the discussion and we would all probably benefit from less MD

[Eileen Morilleau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Today, 1/31/2023, I wonder what people or how people would critique this book today. Most of the critiques date back 5 years. I am now passing it along to friends on an extra Kindle as you can hardly find the book anywhere or at astronomical prices of $50 and up for a paperback copy. I wonder why that is. Could this be a form of censoring ??? All I can say is that I am reading the book for the 2nd time on a Kindle edition I was lucky to get years ago. While people are critical of this author, I do find that he has hit the nail on the head with regard to differences between allopathic/naturopathic medicine. For sure that allopathic tends to take care of the symptoms while the problem still remains. Then if people get into that roll, they have never finished with medication. Now that we are in the COVID epic, what are people thinking now, with constant sudden deaths, blood clots, and heart problems on adults and children with our BIG PHARMA ALLOPATHS injecting what would appear to be a « death » jab into people ? I will still go along with Dr. Glidden any day as I do believe that we all mostly have the essential capacity to « cure » ourselves for everything but necessities for surgery/accidents, etc. Can I be inferring that the medical allopathic field does not have OUR interests in mind ? For each to determine on his own !! In the meantime, Dr. Glidden, I go along with a lot of what you are saying and think that your book is well-worth the read and must speak truth. Otherwise, I would like to know why the book is so hard to find ? Prohibitive ???

[Oliver Hyde · Rating 1 out of 5]

this guy is an absolute quack.

not only is his medical knowledge questionable at best but its based on Naturopathy this is based on the ancient Greek 4 Humors so i should not have to tell you why this guy is a quack but there are people out there who think this guy is a right clever clogs.


the book Is FILLED and i mean FILLED with out right lies about drugs and doctors's just bashing them for not knowing how to treat the Vital force with spirit water and other quack nonsense.

[Joanne Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I am mostly aligned with the author's view that our current AMA-controlled medical system is sadly lacking and Holistic medicine has much to offer, I think this book will fall mostly on deaf ears. The author's holier-than-thou attitude and snarky, sarcastic tone made it difficult to take seriously. It feels more like a screed than a thoughtful, well-reasoned examination of our healthcare options.