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Post by Michael on Apr 18, 2019 21:28:23 GMT
Whenever I go for my annual physical I like to joke around with my doctor. This is the only time my doctor sees me unless I have a serious injury. This time I asked him a serious question instead of joking around. I asked him what was his recommendation on diet. Just curious, what recommendations on diet have Your doctors given You? Like what kind of diet?
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Apr 18, 2019 23:00:57 GMT
My doctor looks at my measurements and vitals and just says "Whatever you are doing, keep doing it".
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Post by Michael on Apr 18, 2019 23:34:42 GMT
My doctor says the same. Just decided to see what he recommends to others. It's kind of weird how they change their recommendations over time.
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Post by vegetus25 on Apr 18, 2019 23:38:34 GMT
Most doctors have four hours of nutritional study in eight years of school. I would listen to your doc and supplement whatever is said with your own study.
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Post by mr potatohead on Apr 19, 2019 5:32:39 GMT
What MDs have been traditionally taught starting around the beginning of the 20th century, and especially during and after WWII, is disease control/symptom control, not health or nutritional/dietary support for the body. Medical colleges are basically educational systems for drug salespeople (MDs).
I see this changing as I notice more and more conventional MDs who actually care about other humans, (or want to capitalize on a fad - there is always that danger to be wary of in anything, if something becomes lucrative) that are going in a holistic direction which would include understanding nutrition and diet as foundational to health.
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Post by fastfor40 on Apr 19, 2019 10:39:47 GMT
My last two visits were with a nurse practitioner, six months apart, part of a company-sponsored health program.
My experience is a lot like others on this forum; with regard to my high protein/fat diet, she said there was no reason in the world to change. I don't, and never have, taken a prescription drug, and she said I was in a very small minority, and again advised to keep
exercising and dieting as I have.
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Post by trog on Apr 21, 2019 11:01:16 GMT
It is probably easier to get an audience with the Pope than see my doctor. When I was down with the flu last year, I tried to book an appointment and they said the next available one was in three weeks. Of course by then, the flu would have passed. We have a nurse at work and she did a quick checkup a couple of weeks ago. Blood pressue and oxygen levels are good but I do need to get into the doctor for a well-man where they do blood and urine tests. I'll do this in the summer holidays.
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Post by Mr Average on Apr 21, 2019 18:17:48 GMT
It is probably easier to get an audience with the Pope than see my doctor. When I was down with the flu last year, I tried to book an appointment and they said the next available one was in three weeks. Of course by then, the flu would have passed. We have a nurse at work and she did a quick checkup a couple of weeks ago. Blood pressue and oxygen levels are good but I do need to get into the doctor for a well-man where they do blood and urine tests. I'll do this in the summer holidays. Just 3 weeks wait!
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