Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health

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And unlike the doctors that Berry describes as intellectually lazy, I am a lifelong student who loves to read and devours books the way some people devour brownies. Interestingly, if you follow this sort of thing, you'll know that the vitamin D craze has lost steam, and there are many studies now questioning the role of vitamin D supplementation as well as its long term safety. It's a business, designed to make money, and physicians do not have a financial interest in having patients actually care for themselves and get well on their own. Given that, everyone (patients and doctors) has a responsibility to not turn their brains off and do some more critical thinking when it comes to health decisions.

Impact of Dairy Products on Biomarkers of Inflammation Show Negative Correlation: The findings- consumption of dairy products is inversely associated with low-grade systemic inflammation – read: Not only does milk not cause inflammation, but dairy products have been shown to reduce inflammation! In act he does exactly what he accuses the medical profession of doing, that is just presenting arguments that support his point of view. In subsequent chapters, he encourages avoiding (vitamin D) supplements, then in the next chapter says they are absolutely necessary. I felt like I was being talked to like I was in Kindergarten and the high school teacher showed up to teach algebra.I've been an RN for 35 years, and trust me--not all physicians are eloquent with the ability to drop two paragraphs of well-crafted words at the drop of a hat, much less a whole books' worth! By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. He also points out how difficult it can be, as a doctor, to go against any of the conventional medical "wisdom" or practices that permeate the field. Again and again, he makes claims such as that 80% of the population can’t tolerate dairy products, but does not back this up with data. I ended up going to a specialist, an endocrinologist, who actually correlated my symptoms with my blood work and prescribed treatment.

Just because weight has been steadily increasing since the introduction of the guidelines, doesn't mean that the guidelines are to blame.After years of following textbook medicine the way he was taught, he looked back at his own personal health and saw that he was not practicing what he preached. His logic and his arguments are often as flawed if not more flawed than the ones he's supposedly debunking. although we were taught that for those who didn't already have high blood pressure, salt in the diet probably wasn't a huge issue. I lived through the opioid disaster when we were made to feel guilty for "undertreating " pain and told addiction would not be a problem- just one example of how they mislead the public and physicians. Nutrition and diet and extremely important, but most of what Ive learned in the past years has been on my own.

It confirmed many ideas I have gleaned from numerous other sources, this book could save your life or at the very least improve the quality of it, and perhaps extend it. Interestingly, I agree with most of the author's theories in principle - the fats really aren't that bad, the antibiotics should be restricted. Is it just me or does the narrator or at least their voice randomly change on many occasions totally ruining the flow of the book?Instead, he tries to tell you you don't have to spend a ton of money on drugs, processed food (crap) and to not blindly listen. Grab it now, you won't be disappointed (except with governments, medical establishment, big food and pharma)! It's almost like a religion where people will go to any length to explain away any inconsistency because delegitimizing one aspect of the religion tends to bring the entire religion itself into question. What about the correlation of skin cancer and Australians--surely the Australians don't eat the unhealthiest diet in the world but they DO have high incidents of skin cancer. Nutritional therapy is often overlooked in medical school, and the information provided to physicians is often outdated.