I've always believed in practicing the age old precept, question authority. It is absolutely vital that this attitude be maintained when in the face of authority, any authority - be they governmental, educational or even the author of a book.

I enjoy reading this forum because it attempts to expose various lies and misconceptions in the media (and elsewhere) today. Russ' amalgam story is something I immensely enjoyed reading; I love the brazen persistence with which he approached the seemingly zombie-like office workers of his tale (“Alisha in Billing”, et al.)

But ‘Question Authority’ is a two-fold maxim. It means that not only should the questioners question but that they, themselves, should, in turn, be questioned. Full transparency.

Now I don’t own and nor have I read the Huggins book. So this entire thread is little more than hearsay to me. Nevertheless, Huggins likely began his career as a revolutionary questioner who opened the eyes of many – the trouble is people do have a tendency to become corrupt as their success/influence/power/etc. grows. Even if Huggins is a completely honest individual, he too should be questioned – especially now that he’s making money off his informing people about amalgam fillings. Arguably, the sort of information in his book would be more humanely delivered to the world if provided free (for example, published on the internet) – though that’s not to say he’s doing anything wrong per se. It’s just something to consider.

So, is Huggins over-diagnosing people for scurrilous reasons? Let’s hope not. But one should never let apathy reign. So I’m happy to see that others are at least questioning his motives and/or sincerity (even if the accusations against him turn out not to be true.)