Anyone who has been in the nutrition field for any significant period of time understands it is always good to be skeptical when some new "super vitamin" comes out. Seriously, you want me to believe that processed meats like lunch meat, bologna, sausage, spam for God's sake are not only not bad for me but good for me. I can anecdotally concur that Scarsdale, Atkins and Keto are the only diets where I can really lose weight. Yet if you dont treat high cholesterol with a statin you could be chastised by your employer or medical board. 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.

the fault is with Big Pharma, Big Sugar, Big Dairy, Big Government, Lobbyists and the diet industry.Why are other authors not saving us this space, but meticulously refer to scientific articles that confirm their claims?

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. 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. The first red light came on when the author declared that he would not refer to the scientific literature . 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. Berry's target audience: I'm deeply suspicious of government, medications and the doctors who prescribe them willy-nilly.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). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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. Berry's bestseller Lies My Doctor Told Me exposes the truth behind all kinds of 'lies' told by well-meaning but misinformed medical practitioners.

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. This is a must read for everyone who visits a Doctor as well as practicing Doctors, specialists and medical students! Yes, some of the subjects in this book are far from being as clear cut as the doctors use to put it, still that also means it is unclear if that is a lie. 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.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.

He also encourages people to work respectfully, and develop a partnership, with their health care providers, but admits that some doctors simply won't welcome change. This is a very straightforward little book, focused on exploding common and dangerous medical myths. I recommend this book, and his videos if you want to start learning that doctors are human and can make mistakes and that at least some of the responsibility should be on you. I have my annual physical coming up in a month or so and I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to approach it this year. Your doctor has tons of patients, probably most with totally different ailments so to be able to keep 100% up to date on everything just doesn't seem reasonable.a) Meat costs about 10x the cost of grains per calorie- which means that meat eating cows would be some FANCY ASS COWS. When listening to the book in one sitting (it's not very long), the repetitiveness is noticeable and annoying. 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.