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Originally Posted by pstinard

That's what Dr. Dodds claims--it's the basis of her theories on saliva testing and nutrigenomics. I'm just waiting for the peer reviewed paper, which should have come first, before selling the tests and possibly giving people false hope. Right now, it's all theories and no proof. It makes me very uneasy.

Somewhere, buried in one of Dr. Dodd's articles (which doesn't have any references to peer reviewed papers), Dr. Dodds says this:

"Saliva testing also is not readily available in many laboratories. Furthermore, there's room for human error when gathering the saliva sample, as food or blood can easily contaminate the specimen. The good news is saliva collection is noninvasive, painless, relatively inexpensive and convenient for the patient."

I take this as an admission that her test may not work, but at least it's harmless, and the only thing you are losing is money. It doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

Dr. Dodd is thick as thieves with Dr. Becker and Dr. Mercola. As we know Dr. Mercola has been under the FDAs microscope in the past because of his dangerous and false claims regarding his claims for his various tests. For example:

FDA warns doctor: Stop touting camera as disease screening tool



FDA Orders Dr. Joseph Mercola to Stop Illegal Claims