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Chauncey Crandall review: What a rip off 20

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Chauncey Crandall is medicine doctor who advertised free consultation but when I was going to apply for that consultation I was asked to pay... What a nonsense, why a hell did he advertise free service? If he is such a bad person I doubt he will be good doctor.

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Art Haglund
chihuahua, MX
Jul 02, 2023 6:01 pm EDT
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Dr Chauncey Crandall is a fraud. He operates a fraudulent, non-existent charity that takes donations and pockets the money, all of the money. He claims that he has a clinic, in honor of his dead son, Chadwick, in Medellin Colombia. I have contacted the local government and hospitals there and had two friends, who liver\ there, to investigate. NO SUCH CLINIC EXISTS!

I contacted the attorney general of Florida who told me to contact consumer complaints.

As for his claims of bing a Christian who raised a dad man, it, too, is a fraudulent tale.

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MonaLisa0424
, US
Apr 20, 2023 12:22 pm EDT
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I believe people who place orders from Dr. Crandall for various books/products are not reading all of the information. It clearly states: I agree that Medix Health will retain my payment credentials (Credit Card ending –XXXX) for renewal orders, charged at the lowest discounted price available. After the introductory 20-day trial period, if I don’t cancel, Medix Select will automatically process my 90-day supply renewal order 27 days from the original purchase date and every 90 days thereafter. I understand I can cancel any time by calling [protected] or at https://www.medixselect.com/page/contactus.

This is why people are continually being charged after their initial purchase, it's not because Dr. Crandall is not honorable! If people would just READ they would know what they have agreed to buy and the terms of that agreement and they would then realize that the charges will continue after the initial 20 day trial period!

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EMAW@1958
, US
Dec 07, 2021 11:56 am EST

I am livid! I ordered a book by Dr crandall ( I paid for it) now got a charge of 54$ for something I never subscribed for..this charge is being disputed! Called to question and got put on Neverending hold!

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Tuck Putnam
, US
May 17, 2023 11:28 am EDT
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You did not purchase Dr Crandall's book. (Available on Amazon Hardcover for $25.34 or Paperback $12.89 or Audible for $21.31)

You purchased a "Special Offer" for $4.95. That special offer clearly explains what you get and what the charges will be. It's a subscription with an annual fee currently $54. "we will renew your subscription using your credit/debit card on file and charge you $54.95 for one year (12 issues) of Dr. Crandall’s Heart Health Report."

It's a great deal! Especially if you follow the guidelines and save yourself from a heart attack.

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Michelle Crippen
, US
Oct 07, 2021 9:50 pm EDT

Now under my name it says verified customer! Verified customer of what?!?! This is nuts!

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Michelle Crippen
, US
Oct 07, 2021 9:48 pm EDT

I’ve been charged several months! Not a year! One charge was like $88. The next was I think $58 and this month it’s $48! Why am I being charged so much much for something that was supposed to be free. I’m on disability and this is killing my income! I’m calling the number on my credit bill tomorrow and they are going to be refunding some of my money!

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Krisquilter
, US
Apr 01, 2021 3:01 pm EDT
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His book is available at most libraries for free.

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ThomasY
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA
Dec 25, 2020 8:06 am EST
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The problem is not with Dr. Crandall's advice but apparently with the way that Newsmax Health sells it, through a bait and switch marketing tactic: see
https://www.reviewopedia.com/dr-crandall-s-heart-health-report-reviews

This tactic is quite common. Dr. Crandall is guilty only of poor judgement in choosing Newsmax Health to distribute his information. Unfortunately, such marketing tactics are all too common these days and have become an industry norm for selling every manner of product. You subscribe to something "free" but they take your credit card information for a small amount and then continuing billing you monthly until you can figure out how to unsubscribe. This marketing ploy is everywhere now.

I also saw a complaint regarding Dr. Crandall's profession of Christian faith, but I personally see no problem with that. Faith and science are not fundamentally opposed, but can actually complement one another. Dr. Crandall was the physician for a man who came back from the dead (called an NDE), which increased his faith. If you check out the IANDS dot ORG site, you will find thousands of such testimonials from both religious and non-religious people. Many of these incidents are factual and verifiable. Skeptics explain them away, saying they issue from the dying brain, but this explanation can't account for all the cases of NDEs. The jury is out. NDEs remain a scientific mystery.

I personally give credence to NDEs and the possibility of a realm of consciousness apart from this life, and I accept Dr. Crandall's expression of faith as authentic. He is referring to something real. What that reality is exactly is hard to say. Religions provide representations of it, using symbols and myth, but at the heart of faith is a mystery. God cannot be comprehended by the human mind and the countless efforts to represent the divine cannot do justice to the reality of it.

In summary, Dr. Crandall would do well to end his association with this marketing tactic for his book or newsletter, as it harms his reputation - but aside from that, I cannot find fault with him.

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Ronnie6749
Atlanta, US
Apr 23, 2022 7:24 pm EDT
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Everything has its opposite. If NDEs are real, should not there be Near Life Experiences or NLEs? There is not a man on earth who has ever sat across the breakfast table from his wife and heard her say, “darling, we almost created life last night!”

The Bible says, “it is appointed unto man once to die and after that the judgment.” I strongly suggest you read the story of the rich man and Lazarus. By the way, how do we know the Lazarus mentioned in this story is not the same Lazarus Jesus raise from the dead? Duh, because the man mentioned in the rich man and Lazarus did not come back from the dead! 🙄

Sadly, weak Christians are looking for “proof” of the existence of God. That’s why people like Dr. Crandall become millionaires. Do you remember a few years ago the story about the four-year-old boy who was paralyzed, went to heaven saw Jesus, a deceased brother he never knew, grandma and grandpa and everybody else? Google it. He and his mother have since come out and stated it was all a lie; he was coached to say it. People should’ve known it was a lie to make money, because the family’s name was MALARKEY! 😂

God’s word says, “The just (we Christians) shall live by faith, not by sight.” The shroud of Turin is a fake, near-death experiences are fake, ghosts are an over imagination, UFOs are military experimental aircraft. After all, these fantastic maneuvers UFOs are said to do, even photographed, later turn out to be the same maneuvers and speeds of military aircraft from our and other nations. If Stephen Hawking didn’t believe in intelligent lie from other planets, I don’t think I will either. Dr. Hawking, who never could decide whether he believed in God or not did make one statement. “If intelligent lie from another planet ever visit us, they will not be coming in peace.” that is a profound, theological statement! Whether he realized it or not, he was teaching the universality of sin.

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marianne creyf
, US
Jul 08, 2016 12:56 pm EDT

this looks good, and I would do it, if it's 45$ for the year. It's not clear if it's for a year or per month.

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Norbilly
, CA
May 09, 2016 7:38 pm EDT
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Hey Pumpup, you have no back for the bull ### you just wrote. Cradall makes so much sense. Check out the book The China Study, the largest study on heart disease ever done. Wake up buddy!

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pumpup
, US
Nov 16, 2015 4:37 pm EST
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another doctor that doesnt know what hes talking about. exercise does not prevent heart attacks just look at all the distance runners with heart disease. saturated fats prevent heart attacks just look at people over 100 years ago that ate diets heavy in saturated f ats and never exercised a day in their life and never even heard of someone having a heart attack back then. statins do nothing but lower lab numbers and not plaque that causes heart disease. stents are a quick fix for the doc and not as messy or long as bypass that pays the doc the same money. stents attract plaque and create a smaller area for blood to flow. saturated fats raise hdl not exercise so forget the exercise that will only increase lung capacity not to mention you get all the calories back you just burned at the gym with the snack you make when you get home

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Deborah Brasher
, US
Sep 13, 2017 6:19 pm EDT
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This is startling information - "saturated fats raise HDL". Is this your opinion or scientifically ascertained fact ? If it is your opinion, how did you arrive at this conclusion ? (deborahebrasher@yahoo.com)

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rcjteng
New York, US
May 21, 2014 8:16 am EDT

He is already a well-known and respectable doctor, so why is he charging so much? $55 and $88 is a lot of money for a newsletter subscription. His "Free gift" is worth $15 at most. And a digital subscription should be even less expensive but he charges the same amount. This is very upsetting for many people who cannot afford this.

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conroetech
Conroe, US
Jun 08, 2013 9:16 pm EDT
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Oh come on 'DirkR ! So you are saying that he shouldn't charge 45 bucks /yr? I tell you what, I own my own company. People hire me for my knowledge. Knowledge that they don't have. My customers don't hire me for my looks. They hire me for my knowledge. It's not about who I am but rather the fact that I know something that they don't but. I went to school for several years pursuing my degrees. And it wasn't free. It also cost money to own a business. Just like it cost's Dr.Chandall to be a doctor/surgeon. You're complaining because he doesn't make his subscription free? You must be one of those 'Occupiers' or at the least a very liberal person. You think that every thing should be free. What is the most important thing to everyone of us? It's our life! You can order a subscription of Sport's Illustrated for around $25.00. But you complain about $45 dollars for information that can save your life. I will never understand people like you. Get away from the computer and go get a Job!

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G. S.
Vancouver, CA
May 30, 2013 12:00 am EDT

You're taking a chance with Chauncey. There is no way to totally prevent heart disease. An ongoing newsletter isn't necessary to explain it if there is. A few simple changes in lifestyle and diet could be explained in his "free book". Nothing more is needed. What is the purpose of an ongoing newsletter that costs $45 a year - forever? If he has a cure for heart disease he should make this available to peer review and have it dispersed around the world as a primary treatment for everyone thus eliminating the scourge of heart disease from the earth. This is a money making con similar to diet fads only more sinister as it involves your life.

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DirkR
, NL
May 22, 2013 3:12 pm EDT

If Chandall had a honest passion to fight against heart disease, he would share his information freely, openly, concisely. Instead he packages a few sensible statements in an incredibly piece of sales crap, robbing his message from every trace of authenticity.

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Tak Li
, US
Feb 27, 2013 12:41 am EST
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First, I have to be skeptical of Crandall because his "advice" is simply a sales pitch. Is his priority disseminating health information to the public, or is it scoring another sale? The whole thing came off much more like the latter. Second, he openly associates himself with an outfit called "Newsmax" which specializes in highly partisan and easily disproved misinformation and disinformation. Probably best to steer clear of Crandall.

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Jerry.G
, US
Jan 30, 2013 12:15 pm EST

I have nothing to do with Crandall in any way - so my question is not tainted. If what he is providing has at least a modicum of credibility, wouldn't it be worth some amount to buy and read? So the newsletter may not be worth the annual subscription. How much is it worth? Fundamentally his sales pitch makes sense. I knew going into the pitch that it was not free (blessed with common sense, I guess!). Don't think of everybody as a crook. Getting all worked up over a few minutes or dollars (both of which are in your control) is not good for the heart.

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rhoneyman
Southfield, US
May 29, 2012 12:53 am EDT

there is no link to the offer, making it impossible to understand the full context. without being able to understand the context, this is a useless bit of grousing.

then there's the problem of labeling the physician as a "bad person" when there is no way to know what the real issue was. in many cases, a credit card is requested even for freebies because the freebie is a sample that automatically converts into a paid subscription (or something like that). since there are usually opt-outs prior to having to actually start the paid portion, the free sample is, in fact, free. doing what the rest of the commercial world does fails to make someone a "bad person."