Dr. Mark Brinson doesn't seem to know what he's gotten himself into, nor does he seem to understand the first thing about the Kimkins diet plans or its founder, Heidi Diaz. He needs to be educated. :)
Here is a post that was left in our comments, highlighted here to make it easier to find. Thanks to Laura for sharing this!
UPDATE - apparently this response is some sort of pre-written letter that was sent to everyone that contacted him regarding his involvement with Kimkins.
I just received a response to my inquiry.
Subject: It is me
Well,
I must say that I never expected such a quick and strange response to my postings on kimkins web site.
I only know of Kimkins what I have read from the site itself, as of four days ago. It seems as though it is a carb restrictive plan that is meant to be temporary and allows for unlimited protien....therefore not restricting calories. Seems like a decent plan to me, especially for the morbidly obese. People 50 lbs or more overweight are in a serious, life threatening condition that should be treated with urgency.
Is is what I give my patients, no. I do metabolic typing that is much more specific and personal.
My role, as I see it, in the Kimkins site is not to defend the site or the diet. It is to help people along the path with questions they may have about side effects and implementing "life" into their new program.
Again, I am not aware of the programs past, only the present things I "see" while online. I am in the profession to help as many people as possible and have always been known for that. I have seen Kimkins forum as another means of accomplishing this goal.
I assure you, as with everything else in my career, I will look into the diet more extensively. I will look into the integrity of the organization. I will try to descern if "mistakes" have been made and they are moving forward........Basically, if their heart is in the right place (not talking about anatomically here).
I appreciate your concerns. Please realize that I too, care for my patients, and the weight loss community with all my being. I just want to help people get the answers and results they deserve.
Mark
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Mark T. Brinson DOM, AP, CNMT
Doctor of Oriental Medicine
Physical Medicine Specialist
11 comments:
Was this contact information obtained through kimkins or outside source?
Now "Fitness Guru" needs to post a CV
Has he heard of G-O-O-G-L-E?
Hmmm. Guess not.
The Princess
K, this information was obtained through google searches, not the KK website (as we don't believe much of anything said there....)
I received the exact same "form letter" response to my inquiry.
I've sent him links to the 2 KTLA segments, the fake success stories, the BBB company profile and the Kimkins Survivors blog link.
He can't say he hasn't been well warned.
Holy cow, what a naive person!!
Maybe that is the difference between a REAL doctor and one like him.
How can anyone be so dumb as to not thoroughly checking things out before jumping into an advisory role on a diet website.
Oh well.
There were three of us included in this response that I received from Dr. Mark this morning; Kimmerexia (as posted in an earlier comment) and one other person.
The original inquiry was sent to the email address posted on his website.
Laura, thanks so much for sharing the info re: Dr. Mark! Much appreciated :)
Ditto on Kimkins Dangers' comment, Laura!
Thanks so much for taking the time to post the info on my blog, as well!
Medusa
http://2medusa.blogspot.com/
"How can anyone be so dumb as to not thoroughly checking things out before jumping into an advisory role on a diet website."
by reading some of his posts the dumb part I fully understand...
Ladies--good work on the detective work--y'all are awesome
Does someone have screenshots of Dr. Mark's website? I swear it was changed yesterday. Originally he said he WAS a certified personal trainer, and NOW his website says he is working towards it. Yet his bio in several places all state he STARTED as a personal trainer and THEN became the acupuncturist, etc. PLUS, the cosmetology site he is affiliated with blatently lists him as a LMT (and his license is revoked) and it also states he IS a personal trainer, yet like I said, his website states NOW that he is "working towards it" and I swear originally it was just CHEK and now also NSCC (which I am still trying to find!)