Thread 3: To feel disappointed after reading this in The Observer about the author and her husband from The Salt Path book and film?

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I also think both of them do it to declare vested interest. RO can’t talk objectively about it and not mention they share a publisher.

Thanks for sharing this, the most interesting reflection thus far.

Omg have I inadvertently unearthed a ringer?! I think I might have to make a tiktok and rebrand myself as an Internet sleuth! I really re- posted that in good faith as I thought it had some fair points but blimey. The salty twists and turns...

The publisher has made an absolute shitload of money out of the books. They have no reason to sue.

And a key point is each condition is different.
Some conditions can be reversed with treatment . Some people with my condition go into remission for periods with treatment. CMD is not one of those conditions.

And also, some conditions like mine are actually made worse by exercise. I know that I will have to plan to rest after exercise and I stick to things like swimming where I can stop the moment my symptoms start appearing. Rest heals my condition and exercise makes it worse. Which is incredibly hard as I love exercise. I am lucky actually to have an amazing husband who picks up most of the housework so I can use my "active time" to swim or go for short walks for pleasure. I have given up seeing some friends because it's obvious they don't want to learn about my condition they just want to preach about exercise

And I realise it's not CBD I am talking about in my case, but my point is two fold

One: it's always thoughtless and ignorant to recommend exercise to friends as a cure unless you are genuine specialist on their condition (nb, not a GP) and you know it will help

Two: it should be a criminal offence for people to misrepresent themselves as having a condition and then claim some natural remedy can cure it (whether that's the Walkers selling walking as a remedy in books, or Belle Gibson and her "brain cancer', or the MLM bots who claimed they had arthritis and that their disgusting MLM gloop would cure it)

Ooh that's interesting. Sophie Raworth read the report about this on the six o'clock news last night (and I thought she looked a bit aggrieved about it). #Awkward.

TSP has sold two million copies. She will have received a substantial sum for the film rights. However a new wing for a hospital will cost many millions maybe tens of millions so perhaps she can just fund an outpatient clinic.

I’m sure she’s a wealthy woman now it I doubt she’s super rich

I’m not sure that they have any cause to sue. The publisher has made an absolute shitload if money from the books. There will be a big boost in sales over the next few weeks as everyone buys the book to find out what the fuss is all about.

Did you really in good faith think that that the Insta poster was measured when they minimised Sally's stealing as 'getting into debt' yet called her relative a 'loan shark'?

So that there’s no jump in sales it would be great to start a campaign and return copies to charity shops.
That way the charities are the only beneficiaries, and we can rid ourselves of the junk!

R4 did a story on the mum who dissuaded her daughter from cancer treatment and the daughter died. So dangerous

and then there was Elle McPherson

these people should be prosecuted

I did exactly that today!

Yes, I agree - I love my book club and the best meetings are where we disagree about things (or at least have differing viewpoints) and can have a really thorough discussion. Nobody takes it personally.

The meetings where everybody has the same opinion on the book aren't generally nearly so good.

Do you mean Belle Gibson, the health food fraudster? I’m not aware that Elle MacPherson has done anything untoward.

God, I would HATE to have the author there at a book club! How could you possibly discuss a book freely in front of its author?

Our book club has a couple of members who actually have written some published novels/memoirs, and we have very carefully avoided choosing them as our books!

I’m guessing it references the Andrew Wakefield stuff

No - she’s a British high profile Covid conspiracy theorist person. I’ll have a google

ellel had breast cancer and was cured from her healthy lifestyle and didn’t need chemo. No mention of the mastectomy which will have actually sorted (my mum had a mastectomy and didn’t need chemo and is cancer free years later without having followed elles lifestyle)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crenzwyvpn1o

found it

The reputational damage is quite significant, though. But I can't imagine they'd sue, because it only draws more attention to their own lack of processes.

Probably where she got it from.

Exactly, my friend had breast cancer (and a double mastectomy ) and is cancer free 10 years later despite a lifestyle of TV watching and cakes (and who can blame her tbh!)! Maybe she should market it as a miracle cure

I think that just shows how easy it is to con ordinary people who think the best of others.

My auntie has the same. Except she also did actually like a long walk too. That one is obviously key 😉.