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From the Wikipedia entry on Dr. Sebi

Alfredo Darrington Bowman (26 November 1933 – 6 August 2016), also known as Dr. Sebi, was a controversial Honduran herbalist, who practiced in the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Bowman falsely claimed to cure all disease with herbs and a plant-based alkaline diet based on various pseudoscientific claims, and denied that HIV caused AIDS. He set up a treatment center in Honduras, then moved his practice to New York City and Los Angeles. Numerous entertainment and acting celebrities were among his clients, including Michael Jackson, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, and John Travolta. Although he used the title and name Dr. Sebi, Bowman had not completed any formal medical training. He was considered a quack by licensed doctors, attorneys, and consumer protection agencies in the United States. He was arrested and accused by New York state of practicing medicine without a license. After trial, Bowman was acquitted based on the legal definition of

Bowman became frustrated with Western medical practices in treating his own illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, impotency and visual impairment and visited an herbalist in Mexico named Alfredo Cortez who confirmed to him that he was dying. Bowman began his own healing practice in Honduras soon after. He developed a treatment that he called the

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“experimented with urine therapy which caused temporary blindness” oh yeah, that’s the guy i wanna take health advice from

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