Unabridged Audiobook
I'm a physician involved in medical research for over 3 decades. The use of "Lies' is sensational and designed to hype his book. Physicians, indeed all scientists and health professionals, don't teach or treat due to a deliberate lie. Rather it is 'current thought' that is later proved not to be true. To use an extreme example at one time disease was taught to be due to malevolent 'vapor' or miasma. Doctors and nurses that didn't wash their hands and killed people did not do that out of malice but out of ignorance. But I'm sure "Misinformation I Taught in Medical School" isn't the dramatic hook the author wanted. True some physicians do lie to the public often when funded by evil entities like Big Sugar, Big Tobacco, and Big Pot. Moreover, new medications, new treatments, new concepts change slow in medicine for a variety of reasons. Many 'new' concepts are false or do not work as well as current treatment. Most accept 8-12 years for major concepts to fully replace previous knowledge. The pronunciation of the narrator was hilarious, he mispronounced at least a third of the medical or physiological terms used. Finally it looks like Dr Lufkin has huge conflicts of interest as all, or most, of the medications, treatments, companies, etc he recommended were on his "I'm paid to recommend this" list. I don't recommend this book
Very insightful book. Learnt a lot from it. Highly recommend!
I love the information presented in this book. I am an NP and have a 25 year history of nursing. I have worked with some great doctors who also felt like something was not quite right. This book lists out some things I’ve known for years and connected the dots on others. It is a great listen for anyone. I found the narrator to sound almost mechanical . I would have preferred to read but due to life and long commutes I listened. If narration was better best book I have purchased in a long while. Great for healthcare professionals and average people who care about their health. Usable advice you can start implementing right away
A great overview for people not steeped in current health topics. This is a great read for anyone who wants to live healthier. I especially appreciated the chapter on cholesterol and statins. Great info.
So informative and more importantly - Honest!! Been thinking about applying some of these rules before reading and cannot wait to apply them after listening to this. So glad this was available as a VIP selection!
Love it. A true eye opening genius book.
very interesting!
I was a researcher in a large pharmaceutical company. With three graduate degrees, I finally figured it out and this book is aligned with the truth. Conventional western medicine is a profit machine, unconcerned with wellness or long term implications of synthetic drugs. gEnjoy this book.
Very informative and speaks volumes regarding healthcare and how we as patients are diagnosed and treated.
Great book with topics easily understood. I wish we could share this type of information with our young persons, early on, so they could start life with this type of awareness.
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