Lair Ribeiro

Lair Geraldo Theodoro Ribeiro (born July 6, 1945) is a Brazilian self-help author, cardiologist and physician writer.[1]

Lair Geraldo Theodoro Ribeiro
Born (1945-07-06) July 6, 1945
Notable work
Success is no accident

Lair lived for 17 years in the United States, where he worked at Harvard Medical School, Baylor College of Medicine and Thomas Jefferson University. He has written more than 38 books, of which 15 are considered best sellers.[2] His book "Success is no accident" (O sucesso não ocorre por acaso) has achieved best-seller status in Brazil.

He is an advocate of pseudosciences and alternative medicine as neuro-linguistic programming, coconut oil to cure cancer and miracle mineral supplement.[3] During the COVID-19 pandemic he recommended the use of chloroquine and ozone therapy.[4][5]

References
  1. "Em vez de remédios, médico recomenda alimentos". Ebc.com.br (in Portuguese).
  2. "Lair Ribeiro best-seller na Espanha". Terra.com.br (in Portuguese).
  3. Oliveira, Thaiane; Quinan, Rodrigo; Toth, Janderson Pereira (2020-03-31). "Antivacina, fosfoetanolamina e Mineral Miracle Solution (MMS): mapeamento de fake sciences ligadas à saúde no Facebook" [Anti-vaccine, phosphoethanolamine and Mineral Miracle Solution (MMS): mapping of health-related fake sciences on Facebook]. Revista Eletrônica de Comunicação, Informação e Inovação em Saúde (in Portuguese). 14 (1). doi:10.29397/reciis.v14i1.1988. ISSN 1981-6278.
  4. Cerqueira, João Júlio (2019-03-30). "Lair Ribeiro é um Charlatão - Análise Crítica às Suas Afirmações no Programa Maluco Beleza". Scimed (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. Filho, João (2019-03-30). "As dicas do médico Lair Ribeiro, defensor da ozonioterapia, são um risco à saúde pública". The Intercept Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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