Fox News contributor Joe Concha has criticized Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for allegedly misrepresenting his medical credentials. Concha stated that the genuine path real doctors go through is rigorous and involves significant sacrifice. According to Concha, El-Sayed’s claims lack credibility because he does not hold a medical license and therefore has not actively saved lives. Concha described these claims as deceitful and damaging to the medical profession. He urged voters to be cautious of such misrepresentations.
El-Sayed, who is running as a Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, reportedly earned a substantial income by promoting health products. This income included payments received while he invoked his medical credentials, despite previously rejecting advertisements for products making health claims. Before his Senate campaign, El-Sayed hosted a podcast that contributed to his earnings through ad reads, promoting companies that sold supplements, peptides, and an Israeli metabolism-tracking device, which were scrutinized by health experts.
The contradiction lies in El-Sayed’s assurance that he would refrain from using his platform to sell such products. However, he publicly criticized Mehmet Oz during Oz’s Pennsylvania Senate campaign in 2022, accusing him of being part of the “medical industrial complex” focused on selling non-scientifically based products. Yet, El-Sayed himself promoted similar products, leveraging his identity as a doctor.
“I broadly reject any advertisements that are for products making claims about health,” El-Sayed wrote in a now-deleted social media post from March 2022.
An example includes an advertisement El-Sayed did in March 2025 for Thrive Market, an online grocery store selling various supplements. Thrive Market’s products, such as “Moon Juice Brain Dust” and “Royal Jelly Brain Fuel,” claim to enhance cognitive function. Health experts question the validity of these claims, citing limited scientific evidence.
Thrive Market did not respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital. The products include “Moon Juice Brain Dust,” described as a blend informed by Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, and “Royal Jelly Brain Fuel,” a bee-produced substance claimed to treat menopause symptoms or low energy, though scientific proof of these benefits is marginal.
Moreover, public records reveal El-Sayed has never held a medical license or completed a residency, but he does possess a medical degree and a doctorate in public health.
El-Sayed has promoted products such as a device from an Israel-based startup called Lumen, marketed as a metabolic coach. This device claims to measure metabolism through breath analysis and provide personalized guidance. Despite the promotion, experts have expressed skepticism toward its claims. Nicholas Tiller, a Harbor-UCLA Medical Center senior researcher, previously remarked that products like Lumen promote marketing over science.
The El-Sayed campaign has not commented on these allegations.