Each month, nearly two million people click to see the osteopathic physician’s latest musings on the wonders of dietary supplements and minerals ( “The 13 Amazing Health Benefits of Himalayan Crystal Salt”), the marvels of alternative therapies ( “Learn How Homeopathy Cured a Boy of Autism”), and his take on medical research, from vaccines ( “Your Flu Shot Contains a Dangerous Neurotoxin”) to vitamin D ( “The Silver Bullet for Cancer?”). But Mercola’s influence is nonetheless considerable.
He may not have the mainstream name recognition or rock-star appeal of, say, Mehmet Oz (though he has twice been a guest on The Dr. The doctor is Joseph Mercola, the face, the voice, the prime mover behind one of the nation’s most heavily trafficked-and controversial-natural health websites,. Two soft knocks and a person instantly recognizable to most any true believer in alternative medicine appears.
To reach him, you must cross the limestone-pillared entrance of his headquarters in Hoffman Estates and go past the chocolate-brown paneled walls and soothing tiled lounge, down a labyrinth of hushed halls and empty conference rooms, to the door of a spacious corner office.
