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

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So, yeah. He makes a point. Doctors need to be able to put the pieces together and not simply depend on lab tests and normal ranges to make a diagnosis. Unfortunately, in a managed care setting, doctors have become more dependent on labs. That said, my experience is despite all their failings, the original guidelines really weren't all that bad. It has also been my experience that very few people followed them.

Lies My Doctor Told Me Ken Berry, MD | Proper Human Diet

He claims that not only is red meat not bad for us, but neither are processed meats like bacon and sausage. Does salt give you high blood pressure? Does cholesterol increase your risk of cardiovascular disease? intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect that Repetitive, the book feels like it needed a stronger editor. Each chapter ends with the same chorus of "your doctor may not have time to do the research necessary to stay current; do your own research. When you visit your doctor, share your research and be a partner in your health. If your doctor doesn't listen to you or poo poos your research, they aren't the doctor for you." When listening to the book in one sitting (it's not very long), the repetitiveness is noticeable and annoying.The findings: After studying mortality over a 20-year period, researchers led by Professor Kausik Ray at Imperial College London showed that 40mg daily of pravastatin, a relatively weak type of statin, reduced deaths from heart disease in participants by more than a quarter. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...

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SECOND - BIGGEST RED FLAG - Dr. Berry says, and I quote “to keep the size of this book under control, I have omitted footnotes and lists of works cited….You can use Bing.com..or google.com to search any health topic” I have NEVER read a book which includes medical recommendations that did not include notations for research! That was just crazy and you can bet i followed up and did my research to verify any medical claims... author or publisher, nor does mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities imply that they

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The only reason I marked this book down a star is just that it's not very "well-written" in the sense of how it would be put together by a professional writer. It's self published, and the author is a practicing physician, not a writer. 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! That doesn't mean that the information they are conveying isn't important. Add to this the fact that I'm known as the spelling and grammar mistress by almost everyone who knows me...yeah, I'm THAT person...it was inevitable that I'd find some things that bugged me. Sorry. LOL Does your doctor still recommend that you avoid cholesterol and eat lots of whole-grains? What about a paleo diet or ketogenic diet, have they been mentioned in an office visit? So much of the nutrition and lifestyle advice doctors give is just plain wrong, and that can be dangerous. This book will help you sort through the medical myths and the outright lies, and begin to develop a health partnership with your doctor. 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. I think that if I had been under the care of a doctor like this one, I would be in better health. I literally cried while reading about hormones, and weight loss. Mention of specific companies, organizations, or authorities in this book does not imply endorsement of the