Be Skeptical of All Medical Advice
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Here’s my jaundiced view (after having been in the health-publishing business for almost 20 years): When it comes to relying on your doctor’s advice… don’t.
Most GPs are too busy rushing from patient to patient to be able to keep up with current medical knowledge. It’s an impossible task for a generalist. Specialists are like highly trained mechanics. They have made their reputation doing a certain procedure reasonably well. And they’ll just keep doing that same thing so long as it will make them money. Of the dozens of doctors I’ve worked with over the years, I’ve trusted the advice of only a few.
Based on that, here are my recommendations:
- When it’s important, get a second opinion.
- Be leery of conventional doctors, especially when they recommend drugs or surgery without considering alternatives. (Alternative practitioners are not perfect either.)
- Do your own research.
- Ask questions. If the doctor seems annoyed, get a new one.
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