Michael Flatley Can Dance But Still Unable To Think

Posted by JCE

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Famed step-dancer Michael Flatley is crediting his miraculous recovery to his 'energy healer':

Doctors were unable to identify the virus and weeks of rest did not cure Mr. Flatley’s fatigue and muscle pain. But he told The Independent he had been treated by Michael O’Doherty, whose Plexus Bio-Energy Clinic specializes in “rebalancing the life-force energy within and around the body,” according to plexusbio-energy.com, its Web site.

Uh huh.

First of all, the phrasing 'rebalancing the life-force energy within and around the body' is such a pile of bullshit I am not sure where to begin. What life-force energy? And how in the heck does one rebalance it? What in the hell is that guy talking about? Ugh.

Secondly, although the article claims to attribute the symptoms to a virus, there are no quotes from doctors confirming this nor is there any specific mention of the problem causing problem. Double Ugh.

Thank you Michael Flatley for being yet another (psuedo)celebrity jackass and promoting woo in place of actual medical healing. Most likely Mr. Flatley was exhausted and needed rest, maybe a good massage or something but it is extremely unlikely that he had an actual virus in his body that was cured by faith healer laying hands on him.

I hate news stories like this.

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