Disgraced Health Guru Hosts PS800-a-Go Seminar at Trump's Scottish Hotel Despite Banned Status in Australia

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Barbara O'Neill, a 70-year-old health guru banned from practising in Australia after her teachings were found to be dangerous, is hosting a six-day PS800-a-go seminar at Trump Turnberry Hotel in Scotland. The event, which kicks off on September 22, includes 20 lectures by O'Neill and guest speakers, as well as Q&A sessions and a ceilidh and dinner. O'Neill has more than a million followers online, who are eager to meet her in person despite her lack of scientific credentials.

Key Takeaways:

  • Barbara O'Neill, a health guru, has been banned from practising in Australia due to her teachings being considered dangerous.
  • O'Neill's Christian faith-based advice included claims that cancer was a fungus that could be cured by bicarbonate of soda.
  • The Australian watchdog found that O'Neill never held membership with any accredited professional health organisation and had failed to obtain any relevant health-related degrees or diplomas.
  • O'Neill claimed that doctors have a 90 per cent success rate curing cancer with sodium bicarbonate injections without evidence.
  • She discouraged Australian cancer patients from having chemotherapy and advised mothers to feed their babies raw goats' milk instead of breast milk.
  • An investigation by the New South Wales Health Alzheimer's Care Complaints Commission in 2019 found that O'Neill gave potentially dangerous advice regarding antibiotics and vaccinations.
  • Scottish GP Margaret McCartney warned that following so-called experts with non-scientific advice and methods can lead to "real harm".

Statistics:

  • 1 million: the number of followers O'Neill has online.
  • PS800: the cost of attending O'Neill's seminar at Trump Turnberry Hotel.
  • 20: the number of lectures by O'Neill and guest speakers during the six-day seminar.
  • 66: the age at which "The Assassination of Barbara O'Neill", a book written by O'Neill's husband Michael, was published.
  • 90%: the alleged success rate of doctors in curing cancer with sodium bicarbonate injections, claimed by O'Neill without evidence.

Sources:

  • Good Food Project website
  • Daily Record
  • "The Assassination of Barbara O'Neill", a book written by Michael O'Neill
  • An investigation by the New South Wales Health Alzheimer's Care Complaints Commission in 2019