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Lies my doctor told me, medical myths that can harm your health, Ken D. Berry, MD, FAAFP

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Lies my doctor told me

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Ken D. Berry, MD, FAAFP

medical myths that can harm your health

"For more than ten years, while caring for more than 20,000 patients, Dr. Ken Berry has been researching the medical myths and outright lies that doctors tell their patients. He's been working to eliminate confusion about topics that affect us all--from the foods you should eat to the medications you should take...This book is the resource you need to distinguish the lies from the facts."--Page 4 of coverDoctors often base the advice that they give you on little or no research. Prescriptions may be based on a drug ad the doctor saw, or on tainted data he received from a drug company sales rep. Over the years Berry has been researching the medical myths and outright lies that doctors tell their patients. His book is designed to eliminate confusion about the topics, and to encourage open and honest patient-doctor discussions. -- adapted from back cover and preface

Foreword / by Gary Fettke -- Trust in God, not your doctor -- So what's going on here? -- The skinny on fat -- Your bones deserve better -- Is cholesterol really your enemy? -- Wheat isn't all it's cracked up to be -- The pyramid of food lies -- Exercise is great, but it won't help much with weight loss -- Nuts and seeds don't cause this problem -- Will this give men prostate cancer? -- There is more to women than estrogen -- Viruses laugh at antibiotics -- Salt of the earth -- All calories are not created equal -- Does too much calcium cause kidney stones? -- Your TSH is normal, so your thyroid is fine -- If you don't have rickets, then your vitamin D is normal -- Breast milk doesn't contain everything a newborn needs? -- God made the sun, and God made you -- Fiber is necessary for a healthy gut -- Eating red meat causes cancer -- You must eat lots of carbohydrates to fuel your brain -- Grilling meat causes cancer -- Eating processed meat causes cancer -- Little white lies -- Do as I say, and do as I do -- Dearest colleagues -- Epilogue