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

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My takeaway from this at a high level is not so much that doctors are going around purposefully lying to their patients, but that medical science is extremely difficult to conduct in an ethical and comprehensive manner, and is also subject to outside monetary influences. 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. But I'd apply that to Dr. Berry as well with all respect, and while there's a lot in this book I agree with and have personally found is true for myself as well through trial-and-error, I definitely think he falls short of his own standard set in the book with this one. I was excited to read this book. As a healthcare provider I am all too aware of our medical system's shortcomings, and I believe in being critical, even if it means pointing the finger at myself. That's part of learning. Part of growing. 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. I'm not quite sure I'm going to get 100% on that bandwagon. Not everything in nature is healthy for you. What about the sun's radiation? 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.

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Who's to blame? Not your doctors. They are overworked with unreal expectations for practicing and staying current on studies and research while also having any sort of work/life balance. 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. Nutritional therapy is often overlooked in medical school, and the information provided to physicians is often outdated. Advice to avoid healthy fats and stay out of the sun has been proven to be detrimental to longevity and wreak havoc on your system, and yet many doctors still regularly espouse this "wisdom." What kind of advice is your doctor giving you? Is it possible you're being misled? I’ve gotta admit, I almost never drink milk and I don’t think that conventional milk products (or whey protein) are especially good for you. I believe that the antibiotics and hormones used to stimulate cows to produce more milk will work its way through in the milk and create issues over the long term. However, I do eat a good deal of yogurt because of the research I’ve read supporting the value of fermented products, the probiotics and reduced sugar from the fermentation process, and the protein and fat combination found in organic yogurts. I wouldn’t start drinking gallons of milk based on what I’ve learned from the study linked above, but it has made me feel more confident about my choice to eat yogurt regularly.

This book is not just for people who want to lose weight and live a healthy life but also for doctors and any health-care providers to regain the reputation of western modern medicine. intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect that He claims that hypothyroidism is underdiagnosed because doctors rely only on TSH levels for a diagnosis. In some respects, he's probably right. But I also don't think it was part of some conspiracy. 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. Ah, I can't even respond here as I think he wants so badly validate his new found love affair with keto, that he'll go anywhere his new love takes him. I think there is a lot of science that would refute this whole section. Period.

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Annnnnnd then he jumps the shark: the sunscreen fad has not been proven to prevent cancer; the sun can't be bad for you, it's all natural; the skin cancer epidemic is conspiracy of dermatologists who remove "pre-cancerous" skin anomalies and freak people out that they dodged a bullet--that was going to be cancer. His point is that it isn't the sun that's suddenly causing skin cancer--but our unhealthy high sugar and carb diet. And smoking. Smoking is really really bad for you. Berry’s Advice: Don’t give cholesterol a second thought. Eat as your ancestors would have thousands of years ago and let your body take care of the rest.I'll admit, I find this idea intriguing, partly because I've always had a hard time believing a little sun was detrimental. I kind of want to believe what he says is true, although I'd have to read more on the topic to have an informed opinion.