barbara o’neill obituary (born 28 July 1953) is an Australian alternative health advocate who promotes unfounded health practices described by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission as misinformation and a health and safety risk. She does not hold a recognized qualification and has not completed nursing training
. She has presented her views to alternative medicine organizations
, wellness retreats and Seventh-day Adventist churches. the is married to Michael O’Neill, founder of the now-defunct Informed Medical Options Party,
a political group that opposes vaccinations and fluoride. In 2019, the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission banned her from providing health-related services following several complaints from the public and healthcare professionals. An investigation found that she gave dangerous advice to vulnerable patients. For example, she advised cancer patients to forgo prescribed chemotherapy and use sodium bicarbonate instead, and to feed infants unpasteurized
Unfounded allegations
Cancer
According to the HCCC investigation
in curing cancer with injections of sodium bicarbonate”. She also encouraged her clients to cure cancer by following a low-carb diet for six weeks.
In late 2019, it was revealed that a Cook Islands man had died of incurable cancer after following O’Neill’s advice,
refusing medical treatment and attempting to treat his illness with baking soda, lemon juice and boiled water.
Anti-vaccination opponents
O’Neill discouraged vaccinations because all vaccines were harmful and caused various diseases. In one of her YouTube videos,
she explained that “children can be vaccinated against tetanus naturally by drinking lots of water,
going to bed early, not eating junk food, and running through mountains.”
O’Neill campaigned against the “No Jab, No Pay” initiative, which makes most tax breaks for parents conditional on up-to-date vaccinations. She is also a member of the Informed Medical Options Party,
a well-known alternative medicine and anti-vaccine political group that has been heavily criticized by medical associations and healthcare professionals.
Antibiotics
. She explained to pregnant women that it was unnecessary to take antibiotics for strep B
because “no baby has ever died from strep B that was contracted at birth.”
Statistics from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists show that 14% of newborns infected with early-onset Streptococcus B die, and antibiotics can significantly reduce this risk.
Feeding babies
O’Neill recommends that parents who are unable to breastfeed their babies use both infant formula and infant formula. These include unpasteurized goat’s milk and a mixture of almond milk and
dates or bananas. to babies because it does not support healthy growth and development”.
When O’Neill was given the NHMRC’s infant feeding guidelines for healthcare professionals,
which contain evidence-based recommendations, she said she had never read them and would refuse to read them…
Criminal Investigation Division
Health Care Complaints Commission Nursing
Between October 2018 and January 2019, the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC)
received several complaints from healthcare providers and the public about O’Neill’s health advice. One of these complaints was that following her advice on baby food could have led to death. She stated that her policies were not
based on guidelines or evidence.
The committee concluded that some of its recommendations were based on the ideas of Tullio Simoncini,
a disgraced Italian former oncologist and alternative medicine advocate who was jailed for fraud and manslaughter after one of his patients died. Some of their policies were based on the opinions of doctors who had been sued by patie
nts for failing to provide them with adequate treatment
. When the HCCC informed O’Neill of these facts,
she indicated that she intended to continue to follow their advice. The HCCC also concluded that O’Neill could not give or endorse health advice within the scope of her education and experience and that she had not documented the health advice she gave as required by law. Although O’Neill claimed to have degrees in naturopathy, nutrition, and dietetics from two now-defunct organizations, the HCCC found that she had no medical qualifications whatsoever.
goat’s milk. The investigation also found that she lacked health qualifications and did not meet the requirements expected of unregistered doctors.
Activities
O’Neill has described herself as a naturopath, nutritionist and health educator since at least 2004, although she lacks relevant qualifications or training. She denied that her allegations were unfounded, but admitted that she could not provide evidence when questioned by the Health and Care Complaints Board.
She and her husband ran Misty Mountain Health Retreat near Kempsey, charging clients up to AUD$2,450 per person for a one-week stay for one person and up to AUD$8,800 for two people for two weeks. also offered paid telephone consultations. and barbara o’neill obituary
. According to O’Neill’s website, she offered detoxification services, claiming they would promote recovery from heart disease, diabetes, hormonal imbalances, chronic fatigue, candida/yeast overgrowth, drug addiction, cancer,
heartburn and obesity.
Videos of their presentations have been viewed over 700,000 times. Before being banned by the HCCC, she worked at health centers in Australia, but continues to lead them in New Zealand and the United States.
The HCCC ultimately ruled that O’Neill’s actions
breached five articles of the Code of Conduct for Unregistered Health Practitioners and that she posed a threat to the health and safety of the public.
A spokesperson for the HCCC said that O’Neill’s activities were being closely monitored and that the ban applied to New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. He further stated: “If the material is available online in [these jurisdictions] it is generally considered to be the provision of a health service” and “the provision of health information
in any form or the provision of health services would be a breach of their ban order.” and barbara o’neill obituary.
Following the ruling, O’Neill launched an online petition calling on the HCCC to overturn its decision. In the petition, O’Neill adds: “It looks a little bleak right now, but the great God of the universe will not let his wonderful truth about health disappear, no matter how hard men and women try.” She also claimed to the press that she was the victim of a Nazi propaganda campaign.
Australian Charities and Non-Profit Commission
Although the HCCC order prohibited her from offering or promoting her services, O’Neill continued to advertise through her website and the Misty Mountain Health Retreat website.
Research in the Cook Islands
In October 2019, Cook Islands Minister of Health Josephine Herman expressed concern after learning that O’Neill had been conducting health workshops in Rarotonga and referred the matter to the authorities. for investigation by the Chief Medical Officer. Herman expressed concerns about O’Neill’s fitness to practice health care, including the statutory requirement for an annual professional license and other documentation. barbara o’neill obituary also offers services in the Cook Islands.
