Author: Aviva Seigler

Aviva Seigler is the executive director at Fierce Autistics and Allies. She is a writer, an activist, and an advocate. She is an LGBTQ+ autistic from South Florida, is married to a very supportive husband, and has six children. She has been fighting the CD protocol and other quack treatments since 2014. She is a veterinary technologist (LPN for pets). She has her associates and bachelors degree in Veterinary Technology from St. Petersburg College. She is very involved with scouting with her six children. Three of the children are autistic but all are Neurodivergent. Her hope is to bridge the gap between allies and autistics while fighting the pseudoscience that threatens all people, not just autistics.
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Quack Exposed: Summer Boger

Aviva Seigler

Summer Boger is a 40-year-old from San Marcos, California. She graduated from Mueller College of Holistic Studies in both their Eastern and Western programs. She has been practicing massage, detoxification and functional medicine since 1999. Mueller College lost its accreditation in 2016. The Letter is here.  She specializes in detoxification for Lyme disease, chronic fatigue, ALS,… Continue reading Quack Exposed: Summer Boger

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Quackery Exposed: Calcium Bartonite Clay

Aviva Seigler

Calcium bentonite clay is an absorbent kind of clay that typically forms after volcanic ash ages. The name comes from Fort Benton, Wyoming, where the largest source of clay is found. Calcium bentonite clay is found worldwide. It is believed that it can absorb negatively charged toxins. The Minnesota Department of Health and Agriculture issued… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Calcium Bartonite Clay

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Quackery Exposed: Ozone Saunas

Aviva Seigler

An Ozone sauna is a sauna that infuses Ozone, three oxygen atoms, through steam and hot air into the skin and body in a sauna room. Ozone is absorbed through the patient's pores and absorbed into the body. Ozone (O3) gas was discovered in the mid 19th century. It is a molecule consisting of three… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Ozone Saunas

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Quackery Exposed: Infrared Saunas

Aviva Seigler

Infrared saunas are small rooms that use infrared heaters to emit light experienced as radiant heat. It is absorbed by the surface of the skin. These saunas heat the body primarily by conduction and convection from the heated air and by radiation of the heated surfaces in the sauna room. Because of this, the infrared… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Infrared Saunas

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Quack Exposed: Stephanie Belseth, MAN, CPNP MAN, CPNP

Aviva Seigler

Stephanie Belseth is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She has been practicing for over 25 years. She works with inpatient and outpatient primary care, pulmonology, asthma, early childhood screening, and neurodevelopmental differences. She specializes in holistic wellness care, gastrointestinal disorders, autism, ADHD, asthma, mental health disorders, PAN/PANDAS, autoimmune disease, Pediatric Lyme, "behavioral health" and other… Continue reading Quack Exposed: Stephanie Belseth, MAN, CPNP MAN, CPNP