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

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Poor doctor, you can’t expect him/her to know everything in the medical practice and keep up with all the new medical advances. Every medical professional person should read and question their own understanding of the things they practice. To me, that's a bit of a lie as well, since even though thing x might be true, it won't change your way of behaving if thing y is also true, but he never goes over that aspect of it in the book. We were also taught that for most of the population, cholesterol in the diet was not an issue as the body makes cholesterol, but that people with elevated levels might need to avoid it in their diets.

Instead, I got some conspiracy theories, and a lot of woo, and to think about "alternatives" - leaving alone the alternative which will be just as effective and save your pocketbook along with your health - which might be to do nothing. I just don't think we realized that there was a negative side to taking antibiotics, and now that we do, most doctors are responding appropriately. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Doctors need to be able to put the pieces together and not simply depend on lab tests and normal ranges to make a diagnosis.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I recommend that you read this book and follow up with the recommended reading at the end of the chapters. because not only does the government have a responsibility to protect the interests of individual citizens, it also has the responsibility to protect and promote American industry. Perfect primer to get your health back on track and to continue gathering health wisdom from great minds.

In his book Dr Berry discusses a range of mainly diet related issues but has little evidence to back up his claims. But when discussing diet, we need to look at the overall content of the diet, the nutrient density of the foods, and the variety, balance, palatability, and sustainability of a diet. I'm not sure the medical community ever agreed that all calories are equal, though I think that many people (doctors also being people) ultimately developed that impression. At least there should have been some disclosure somewhere that this was his personal belief especially as much of what he advocates in his book follows these dietary guidelines.For example, the author starts by talking about how common sense is right more often than we might think it is, but then when an example in the book comes up where the common sense disagrees with his point of view, he's quick to discard that notion, only to bring it back again in the very next chapter now that it suits his purposes again. He claims that not only is red meat not bad for us, but neither are processed meats like bacon and sausage. When most of the studies are performed by big Pharma, isnt it obvious there will be bias and statistical misrepresentation ?

The chapter about charcoaled red meat and the one about processed meat seemed to be somewhat misleading. The last chapter, written to medics of all levels of experience from those still in school on up to the pending retiree, is a very direct and eye-opening little glimpse into the profession. I loved his image of the overweight doctor who is himself on five different meds for blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol control giving advice to his patients how to get "healthy" like himself.Then set the record straight without giving a shred of evidence to support your claims, which actually happens to be exactly what you've just criticized and chastised the establishment for doing. Chapter 19 is titled "God Made the Sun and God Made You" and includes this sentence: "Any time medical science tells you to avoid nature or something natural, your BS-sensor should sound an alarm. I'm a naturally inquisitive person who loves the study of nutritional science (am currently studying to achieve a level 1 Nutrition certification for no other reason than curiosity).

That being said, I'm disappointed with some of the methodologies used to present information in the book. Berry's--first Paleo/Primal which I discovered about 6 years ago, then to low-carb Paleo/Primal (following Dr. Other than that, good info that encourages us to take back control of our own health and become informed patients and citizens. Because this is big industry too and has a serious influence and guilt for the current boom of pseudoscience and total ignorance. When he does include any data, it is sketchy and no details are given on: how the data was gathered; who gathered it; when was the data collected; and most importantly was it peer reviewed.This author loves pre-warning me of what this book entails and that I should befriend my doctor, but not really telling me any useful information. the fault is with Big Pharma, Big Sugar, Big Dairy, Big Government, Lobbyists and the diet industry.