Newsweek’s attack on Oprah isn’t helpful to women

omen to Women, one of the pioneers in providing healthcare by women, for women, denounced the recent article by Newsweek on the health advice given on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Marcelle Pick, NP and co-founder of Women to Women, said “I am disappointed by the coverage in Newsweek because it only adds to the impasse between alternative and conventional medicine — and leaves women not knowing whom to trust. This sensationalistic article takes a few sound bites, out of context, and turns them into an argument of fear-based messages that don’t help women understand the choices they have when determining what is best for their own wellness.”

“The thing that is most upsetting to me about the recent attempt to undermine Oprah’s approach,” says Pick, “is that it doesn’t present a balanced perspective on alternative therapies and the role they play in our wellness. There is a substantial body of scientific literature supporting alternative approaches, which is why more and more Americans are choosing to include an alternative perspective when considering their health. Much of what is considered as alternative in our country is part of the conventional standard of care in Europe and Asia, where alternative therapies have been helping people for centuries.”

At Women to Women the standard practice of care is helping a woman understand the spectrum of choices that are available to her, ranging from alternative to conventional. By helping women understand their choices, they are empowered to make better decisions about managing their health. The practitioners at Women to Women further go on to criticize the article for ignoring the role that factors like nutrition and emotions play in wellness and healing.

“It is unfortunate that often the media relies on selling fear to make a profit,” concludes Pick, “And that some reporters don’t spend more time helping women understand the science behind the many choices they have in maintaining and restoring their health and wellbeing. With a little balanced reporting they could have told the whole story.”

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