Lies My Doctor Told Me Second Edition: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
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Summary
Has your doctor lied to you？
Eat low-fat and high-carb， including plenty of “healthy” whole grains—does that sound familiar？ Perhaps this is what you were told at your last doctor’s appointment or visit with a nutritionist， or perhaps it is something you read online when searching for a healthy diet。 And perhaps you’ve been misled。 Dr。 Ken Berry is here to dispel the myths and misinformation that have been perpetuated by the medical and food industries for decades。
This updated and expanded edition of Dr。 Berry’s bestseller Lies My Doctor Told Me exposes the truth behind all kinds of “lies” told by well-meaning but misinformed medical practitioners。 Nutritional therapy is often overlooked in medical school， and the information provided to physicians is often outdated。 However， the negative consequences on your health remain the same。 Advice to avoid healthy fats and stay out of the sun has been proven to be detrimental to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。 In this book， Dr。 Berry will enlighten you about nutrition and life choices， their role in our health， and how to begin an educated conversation with your doctor about finding the right path for you。
This book will teach you:
how doctors are taught to think about nutrition and other preventative health measures， and how they should be thinking how the Food Pyramid and MyPlate came into existence and why they should change the facts about fat intake and heart health the truth about the effects of whole wheat on the human body the role of dairy in your diet the truth about salt—friend or foe？ the dangers and benefits of hormone therapy new information about inflammation and how it should be viewed by doctors
Come out of the darkness and let Ken Berry be your guide to optimal health and harmony！
Eat low-fat and high-carb， including plenty of “healthy” whole grains—does that sound familiar？ Perhaps this is what you were told at your last doctor’s appointment or visit with a nutritionist， or perhaps it is something you read online when searching for a healthy diet。 And perhaps you’ve been misled。 Dr。 Ken Berry is here to dispel the myths and misinformation that have been perpetuated by the medical and food industries for decades。
This updated and expanded edition of Dr。 Berry’s bestseller Lies My Doctor Told Me exposes the truth behind all kinds of “lies” told by well-meaning but misinformed medical practitioners。 Nutritional therapy is often overlooked in medical school， and the information provided to physicians is often outdated。 However， the negative consequences on your health remain the same。 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。 In this book， Dr。 Berry will enlighten you about nutrition and life choices， their role in our health， and how to begin an educated conversation with your doctor about finding the right path for you。
This book will teach you:
how doctors are taught to think about nutrition and other preventative health measures， and how they should be thinking how the Food Pyramid and MyPlate came into existence and why they should change the facts about fat intake and heart health the truth about the effects of whole wheat on the human body the role of dairy in your diet the truth about salt—friend or foe？ the dangers and benefits of hormone therapy new information about inflammation and how it should be viewed by doctors
Come out of the darkness and let Ken Berry be your guide to optimal health and harmony！
Reviews
Albert B。 Cribbs Jr。
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This book will open your eyes to what's really going on in medicine today。 It has really changed the way I visit my doctor。 So happy I stumbled upon it。 A must share with everyone you know and love， including your doctor！ This book will open your eyes to what's really going on in medicine today。 It has really changed the way I visit my doctor。 So happy I stumbled upon it。 A must share with everyone you know and love， including your doctor！ 。。。more
Victor Toma
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WORTH THE TIME ！
Walter Graff
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Packed full of useful information！The Author has information that needs to be disseminated。 I wish rather than touting medical education， he advised or sponsored lessons that informed the public how to read studies。 There are many Competing sources of information。 State medical boards like Courts for attorneys believe that they can use the government to control information。 One knows regardless of legal status。 Teach an individual how to read studies， view critically statistics。 Don’t emphasize Packed full of useful information！The Author has information that needs to be disseminated。 I wish rather than touting medical education， he advised or sponsored lessons that informed the public how to read studies。 There are many Competing sources of information。 State medical boards like Courts for attorneys believe that they can use the government to control information。 One knows regardless of legal status。 Teach an individual how to read studies， view critically statistics。 Don’t emphasize your education。 It was years ago！ Give resources。 Create interactive documents that drive patients toward good health。 Recently， we have been in a pandemic。 No agency， doctor or medical professional has published an if…then document that states the facts， not conclusions or models to aid the public， rather they depend on size fits all CDC recommendations。 The CDC sends you to a doctor， who follows the state politicians dictated course of treatment， which sends you home until you are so riddled with infection that real treatment is unavailable！ Ventilators are life support。 This procedure is a standby and hope procedure。 You ventilate and hope the immune system， which you ignored， self heals with antibodies。 。。。more
John Min
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Every doctor or people who use the services of health care providers really need to read this book。 There is no place for dogma in health care， even a Harvard Medical school speaker told the incoming class that half of what they are learning is wrong but they didn't know which half。 That was many years ago and that problem still exists， maybe even to a greater degree today and health care has polarized along political lines。。。a horrible occurrence for truth。 So much of what we take as the gospel Every doctor or people who use the services of health care providers really need to read this book。 There is no place for dogma in health care， even a Harvard Medical school speaker told the incoming class that half of what they are learning is wrong but they didn't know which half。 That was many years ago and that problem still exists， maybe even to a greater degree today and health care has polarized along political lines。。。a horrible occurrence for truth。 So much of what we take as the gospel truth is pure garbage and keeps getting repeated at the health care consumers expense。 I'm sure this book gore's many a doctor's or person's ox， but truth must reign supreme for the health of the individual and not a corporation's bottom line or a doctor's income stream。 Wonderful book！ 。。。more
Dean
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I read this a couple of years ago and just now getting it into goodreads。 It was interesting to read the last review from 2019 with the concerns raised by the reviewer。 Come forward to the present and many of these ideas from Dr。 Berry are being noted by many other authors and research to be correct。 The book is an easy to read guideline to help people open their mind to the idea that the general info from government and media sources should not be taken at face value。 Your doctor has been train I read this a couple of years ago and just now getting it into goodreads。 It was interesting to read the last review from 2019 with the concerns raised by the reviewer。 Come forward to the present and many of these ideas from Dr。 Berry are being noted by many other authors and research to be correct。 The book is an easy to read guideline to help people open their mind to the idea that the general info from government and media sources should not be taken at face value。 Your doctor has been trained by biased sources， and we must take responsibility for our own health knowledge。 This book can open eyes that we need to take responsibility for our own health， and partner with our health care clinicians instead of being led along to poor health， diabetes and another pill。 The food pyramid is a good example here of something that is not working， thus an individual needs to take their health into their own hands and try something different if they are not getting the results they want。 This book is trying to convey that message。 The bacon is not the bad part of a BLT。 。。。more
Wendi
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Eye opening。 Very important health information。 Definitely worth the time to read or listen。The is not a doctor bashing book （as the title might suggest）， but it does give you a better perspective。 Doctors are humans。 They don’t know everything， they can’t know everything。 Like everyone else， doctors can be lazy， stressed， busy， egotistical。 This book covers a lot of health topics and CRUCIAL medical/health misinformation in a concise manner， and points you in the right direction if you like to Eye opening。 Very important health information。 Definitely worth the time to read or listen。The is not a doctor bashing book （as the title might suggest）， but it does give you a better perspective。 Doctors are humans。 They don’t know everything， they can’t know everything。 Like everyone else， doctors can be lazy， stressed， busy， egotistical。 This book covers a lot of health topics and CRUCIAL medical/health misinformation in a concise manner， and points you in the right direction if you like to do your own research and read the research studies for yourself。 Dr。 Ken D Berry’s YouTube channel is also a valuable source of health and nutrition information that I recommend。 。。。more
lynda james
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An absolute must read。This is an absolute must read ， especially if taking a bunch of prescription drugs。 I have already recommended this to several of the people I care about。 Now I'm off to do some research 👍🏻 An absolute must read。This is an absolute must read ， especially if taking a bunch of prescription drugs。 I have already recommended this to several of the people I care about。 Now I'm off to do some research 👍🏻 。。。more
Vivek Sharma
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This book contains myth busters， but not in detail。 Also just because there are no clinical trials conducted in support of a lie， it cannot be quashed by saying that our ancestors followed it for thousands of years。 A lot has changed and so has our bodies and metabolism。Good part of the book is the reference which is a long list but would be nice to take myth busting to whole new level
Rosalie
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DNFI borrowed this from my local library and am glad that I didn’t waste money on it。 I was disappointed that Dr Berry was making claims with little evidence to support his arguments。 Nowhere does he say that he is a practicing Keto practitioner， which I felt made him as bad as the medical practitioners that he was criticizing。 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 guid DNFI borrowed this from my local library and am glad that I didn’t waste money on it。 I was disappointed that Dr Berry was making claims with little evidence to support his arguments。 Nowhere does he say that he is a practicing Keto practitioner， which I felt made him as bad as the medical practitioners that he was criticizing。 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。 I don’t have an issue with people being on these diets （Keto and Paleo）， but it is not my choice and I resent the lack of disclosure。In his book Dr Berry discusses a range of mainly diet related issues but has little evidence to back up his claims。 There is no bibliography， and while admittedly he does include articles or books that he has found useful， that is not enough to be able to support his claims。 I understand that this is not a medical book as such， but without including all of his research it does weaken his arguments。 Again and again， he makes claims such as that 80% of the population can’t tolerate dairy products， but does not back this up with data。 When he does include any data， it is sketchy and no details are given on: how the data was gathered; who gathered it; when was the data collected; and most importantly was it peer reviewed。 In act he does exactly what he accuses the medical profession of doing， that is just presenting arguments that support his point of view。 He makes arguments that are closely linked with Keto， but which examined do not stand up。 An example is when he states that ancestors ate the highest fat food first， but there is little to support this。 If you consider that most early societies were hunter/gatherer， then this makes sense as the hunt would have used up significant energy resources and the high fat content would have quickly recharges that。 He also neglects to mention that it was the daily gathering of food （fruit， roots， grasses etc。） by mostly women and young children that kept the tribes alive。 Hunting was a daily activity。 However， we have such a different way of life that we can not compare ourselves to these ancestors。 All in all， it was a big disappointment。 I was expecting more on the actual mis information that doctors either knowing or unknowingly give us， not a series of biased opinions with very little data to support the arguments。 。。。more
Hirwa
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Impressive！ Dr Berry thank you for being so unconventional。 LMDTM is a wonderful read and eyes opening。。 I recommend it to anyone on the path to take a lead on their lives。
Yazmin Caballero Garcia
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Excellent Dr。 Berry did an excellent job opening eyes and minds！ Hope that this book come to every doctor’s hands。 If not， we as patients has the duty to take our health in our hands。 Well done Dr。 Berry！！！
BronwynKerr
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Mind blowingEverybody should read this book！ I'll be buying a copy for my doctor who would only agree to test my TSH。 Mind blowingEverybody should read this book！ I'll be buying a copy for my doctor who would only agree to test my TSH。 。。。more
Ari Horesh
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A must for any medical student！
Mobeme53 Branson
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Question your doctor It's discouraging to read that many of the "facts" we have been told over the years are highly reliant on pseudo-scientific studies or outright lies。 He lays out the issue with his conclusions and the points you towards studies that you can further research。 Unfortunately this only further reinforces the conclusion that there's inherent flaws in studies linking diet and health outcomes。 The best we left with is to make your best， slightly educated， guess。 Although he advocat Question your doctor It's discouraging to read that many of the "facts" we have been told over the years are highly reliant on pseudo-scientific studies or outright lies。 He lays out the issue with his conclusions and the points you towards studies that you can further research。 Unfortunately this only further reinforces the conclusion that there's inherent flaws in studies linking diet and health outcomes。 The best we left with is to make your best， slightly educated， guess。 Although he advocates trying to work with your doctor to educate them and if there resistance to change doctors I find this， at least in my area， to be impractical。 。。。more
Claire Garlick
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Eye openingReally easy to read and filled with a lot of information。 I have been less and less trusting of my doctors over the past decade and due to inaccurate diagnosis’s now I see clearly why。 Take the time to inform yourself this book is a great start！
Valerie R
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Good overviews of many topics。 Not enough information for those of us who are already more aware。 For instance， give more information on estrogen dominance and remedies for it。Also， cite the study SOONER or you just seem to be stringing us along。 Again， little to no detail on the studies， just general references。
Andrea Doherty
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This isn't a hate on your doctor kind of book。 He discusses how doctors are human， often overworked， do what's easy like the rest of us and make mistakes。 He says he knows this because， he used to be just like that。 He wants us to be partners with our doctor when it comes to our health。 Most of the lies he covers are nutrition related。 He starts with the lie， why you should care， the common sense， support for the lie， do as he does and homework。 He doesn't go into huge detail about the lack of r This isn't a hate on your doctor kind of book。 He discusses how doctors are human， often overworked， do what's easy like the rest of us and make mistakes。 He says he knows this because， he used to be just like that。 He wants us to be partners with our doctor when it comes to our health。 Most of the lies he covers are nutrition related。 He starts with the lie， why you should care， the common sense， support for the lie， do as he does and homework。 He doesn't go into huge detail about the lack of research behind the lies he tells you where to do your own research in the homework。 I listened to this book on audible。 I thought the way it was laid out was great to be listened to。 。。。more
Jenny Carr
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Some Good Points， but pushy on Paleo。 He has obviously failed to consider the recent studies on wholegrains and gut health。 Eat ing a sensible portion of organic wholegrain is not bad for health， and has been consistently proved。 What isn't good is loads of processed grains。Another thing I disagreed with was that exercise won't help you lose weight。 It does， as long as you account for gaining muscle and don't eat more！ You definitely don't need protein shakes。 Also， he failed to mention that exe Some Good Points， but pushy on Paleo。 He has obviously failed to consider the recent studies on wholegrains and gut health。 Eat ing a sensible portion of organic wholegrain is not bad for health， and has been consistently proved。 What isn't good is loads of processed grains。Another thing I disagreed with was that exercise won't help you lose weight。 It does， as long as you account for gaining muscle and don't eat more！ You definitely don't need protein shakes。 Also， he failed to mention that exercise boost immunity。 It has been proven to detox the body， but I'm sensible amounts of course。Also， bacon not bad？ If course in moderation it is ok， but I certainly wouldn't eat that every day。I believe his argument against milk is flawed。 Again， in moderation！ He doesn't always back up his arguments。 We need to consider the whole field of read and that is constantly changing。 。。。more
T J L ROCHE
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You Can’t Have it Both WaysThis book， in a very entertaining way， criticizes doctors for accepting truisms that turn out to be a load of nonsense。 Do your research， he says。 Investigate the studies behind the headlines。 You’ll find out that fat might be a vital part of your diet， not the villain of diet。 There’s no evidence that salt causes high blood pressure。 The book makes the excellent point that much of the advice doled out by doctors has little to no research to support it。 And then， mysti You Can’t Have it Both WaysThis book， in a very entertaining way， criticizes doctors for accepting truisms that turn out to be a load of nonsense。 Do your research， he says。 Investigate the studies behind the headlines。 You’ll find out that fat might be a vital part of your diet， not the villain of diet。 There’s no evidence that salt causes high blood pressure。 The book makes the excellent point that much of the advice doled out by doctors has little to no research to support it。 And then， mystifyingly， the author advocates doctors team up with naturopaths and homeopaths。 He criticizes his profession for not studying the science but then suggests they team up with branches of therapy that are completely unscientific。 Poor show。 。。。more
Ruth
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EnlighteningVERY informative！ Gave me needed facts for my Dr。 appointments。 I not only learned new stuff， but added to what I already knew。
Krzysztof
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Good map to start your research on regaining your health
Dave Adlakha-Russell
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Essential readingJFC this needs to go on your to-read list。 Fantastic list of stuff we’re told is right backed up with sources and common sense as to why it isn’t。
coloradas
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This was eye opening and quite a revelation to me to what really goes on in the health industry。 It's nice to gain insight from someone who has been in the medical field for a long time who is looking out for us。 This was eye opening and quite a revelation to me to what really goes on in the health industry。 It's nice to gain insight from someone who has been in the medical field for a long time who is looking out for us。 。。。more
Mary Trait
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Empowering and thought provoking。A brilliant read from start to finish。 Dr。Berry brings truth and common sense to heath and well being in a concise and enjoyable way。 He encourages you to take your heath into your own hands and teaches you how to do it。 I also highly recommend his YouTube channel！
Rachel Sloan
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Entertaining and enlighteningGreat book with tons of useful information。 It is a bit USA centric but that makes sense since he lives and practices in the U。S。 I also think he occasionally falls into the naturalistic fallacy， but it's so full of good information， presented in a light and personal way， I still rate it very highly。 During the few times I disagreed with a point or realised there had been new information/research since this publication， I figured he would be happy to know I was using Entertaining and enlighteningGreat book with tons of useful information。 It is a bit USA centric but that makes sense since he lives and practices in the U。S。 I also think he occasionally falls into the naturalistic fallacy， but it's so full of good information， presented in a light and personal way， I still rate it very highly。 During the few times I disagreed with a point or realised there had been new information/research since this publication， I figured he would be happy to know I was using critical thinking even if that meant I thought he occasionally didn't get everything right。 。。。more
Gaz Watson
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Strange book， he accuses the medical industry of making claims that aren't based on science， then at times does the exact same thing。 Then at one point he goes full blown conspiracy theory claiming that hunter gatherers didn't exist， early man only ate meat， that vegetables give you cancer， then insinustes that there is some shady vegan group is lying about veg being healthy to make us all vegan？ Where is there are literally hundreds of organisations pushing meat and none for veg。 He also claims Strange book， he accuses the medical industry of making claims that aren't based on science， then at times does the exact same thing。 Then at one point he goes full blown conspiracy theory claiming that hunter gatherers didn't exist， early man only ate meat， that vegetables give you cancer， then insinustes that there is some shady vegan group is lying about veg being healthy to make us all vegan？ Where is there are literally hundreds of organisations pushing meat and none for veg。 He also claims highly processed meats like hotdogs are healthy。 So the takeaway is don't eat veg， live off of heavily processed meats。 I love hotdogs， this is a diet I could really love， until it killed me。 To be clear， I’m not disagreeing with what he’s saying， I just don’t think he does it well， and even goes as far as to do what he accuses the “Doctors” of doing。 。。。more
Matthew Hanna
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This book was not written by a professional writer。 There are some minor problems; however， it is very informative。 The one problem with this book is that once you buy it drone have to buy more。 Every doctor needs to know that they've been misinformed by the medical community。 Every friend needs to know that their doctor can't be fully trusted。 FYI， there is a second edition。 This book was not written by a professional writer。 There are some minor problems; however， it is very informative。 The one problem with this book is that once you buy it drone have to buy more。 Every doctor needs to know that they've been misinformed by the medical community。 Every friend needs to know that their doctor can't be fully trusted。 FYI， there is a second edition。 。。。more
Wanda Moneymaker
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Great readI came across Dr。 Berry on YouTube and liked what he put out。 Watched him in a seminar for Keto Chow and listened to many of the other speakers。 Did not realize he did keto / carnivore because diet wasn't on my radar。 That's when I got his book。 So glad I come across that seminar。 It has changed my life。 As a retired nurse taking care of my husband who has Alzheimer's， I learned some valuable information。 Also after reading his book， I have laughed at some of the things I believed and Great readI came across Dr。 Berry on YouTube and liked what he put out。 Watched him in a seminar for Keto Chow and listened to many of the other speakers。 Did not realize he did keto / carnivore because diet wasn't on my radar。 That's when I got his book。 So glad I come across that seminar。 It has changed my life。 As a retired nurse taking care of my husband who has Alzheimer's， I learned some valuable information。 Also after reading his book， I have laughed at some of the things I believed and pushed。 Thank God I have updated information and hopefully will never push the lies again。 My doctors have told me lies for example， I have hypothyroidism and my medication was lowered。 My cholesterol level went up and my doctor said， not sure what caused that blip。 I knew but couldn't bring it to remembrance。 Next time I went to the doctor， I told them and they said you are right。 I had read about it in an article published in a magazine。 It is eye opening and informative。 Hope you enjoy it as much as I。 。。。more
Mark Conant
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Great， Informative bookThe book presents information in an easy to absorb format。 Common sense is abundant and further research and reading topics are provided with references。 I highly recommend this title for anyone interested in improving there knowledge about their personal health and bettering their life。
PolicemanPrawn
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