The obsession with diagnosing President Trump
When I first read about neurosyphilis in medical school, I became convinced that Mrs. Thatcher, who I detested intensely because it was fashionable detesting her, had general paralysis of the insane. The condition, marked by episodic bouts of temporary insanity, which indicated that the spirochetes were feasting on expensive real estate in the brain, seemed a plausible explanation why she had introduced the poll tax.
A little bit of medical knowledge can lead to tomfoolery by the juvenile. I began diagnosing the powerful with medical conditions. I thought the former leader of the Labour Party, Neil Kinnock, who had an odd ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 7, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/dr-saurabh-jha" rel="tag" > Dr. Saurabh Jha < /a > Tags: Physician Trump Source Type: blogs
Doctor: “ I don ’ t believe in supplements. ”
Patricia shared her recent experience of having to endure the rants of her doctor:
“Well, I guess that I am officially undoctored! I have been going to the same internist for two years and she has always said that she knows nothing about supplements. But that was okay, as I do know something about them.
“During this time, my medication has not changed, blood work was the same, with almost the same results each time. Just this week, she kind of went ballistic, repeated that she knows nothing about supplements, but does not believe in them, cannot imagine why people take them, told me that they were totally screw...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle calcium diy health diy healthcare Dr. William Davis nutritional supplenments vitamin D Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
On Trying Too Hard with Depression
There’s such a thing as trying too hard.
Anyone who has ever suffered through a case of insomnia knows this well. The harder you try to sleep, the less rest you get. Sleep only comes if you can relax and let go.
It’s true for many other things, too.
Like garage-door controls.
The other day, I was trying to get into my neighbor’s house to walk his dog and pressed the code into the box outside the garage more than 20 times, but the garage wouldn’t lift.
“You’re pressing the buttons too hard,” my daughter told me.
She did the sequence one time, pressing the buttons effortlessly, and up the garage went.
And i...
Source: World of Psychology - June 22, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Depression Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Personal Research Self-Help Bipolar Disorder Cortisol Depressive Episode Major Depressive Disorder memory impairment Mood Disorder Recovery Seasonal Affective Disor Source Type: blogs
I will be LIVE on the Undoctored Inner Circle Wednesday, June 21st
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Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored bowel flora diabetes fish oil gluten grains hypothyroid Inflammation iodine keto low-carb magnesium microbiome omega-3 prebiotic probiotic vitamin D Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Overdiagnosing Trump
By SAURABH JHA, MD
When I first read about neurosyphilis in medical school, I became convinced that Mrs. Thatcher, who I detested intensely because it was fashionable detesting her, had General Paralysis of the Insane. The condition, marked by episodic bouts of temporary insanity, which indicated that the spirochetes were feasting on expensive real estate in the brain, seemed a plausible explanation why she had introduced the retarded Poll Tax.
A little bit of medical knowledge can lead to tomfoolery by the juvenile. I began diagnosing the powerful with medical conditions. I thought the former leader of the Labour Party, ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: at RogueRad Tags: Trump Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
DIY Thyroid, Part 3: Thyroid Hormone Replacement
This is part 3 of a video series on managing your thyroid on your own because most doctors refuse to incorporate new ideas and insights into thyroid health. They refuse, for instance, to assess your T3 status and help correct it, refuse to help deal with hypothyroidism even if you have gained 18 pounds and have no energy (offering an antidepressant before they acknowledge a thyroid cause), or insist that levothyroxine is the only form of thyroid you should take. If you receive such bad information and cannot find a supportive healthcare practitioner to help you achieve ideal thyroid status, then DIY Thyroid—get it do...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 17, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle diy health diy healthcare hypothyroid t3 t4 TSH Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
DIY Thyroid, Part 2: Lab Interpretation
This is part 2 of the Undoctored DIY Thyroid video series that shows you how you can manage much of your thyroid health on your own. In this video, I discuss how to interpret the 6 thyroid lab tests and put them to use.
If doctors did their job and helped you achieve ideal thyroid status and thereby control over weight, energy, and health, then this would not be necessary. But, because doctors have abandoned the idea of providing health and favor misuse/overuse of prescription drugs and procedures tailored for maximum generation of revenue, we take back control over issues like thyroid health–we are Undoctored and t...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 15, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle desiccated thyroid diy health diy healthcare free t3 hypothyroid reverse t3 TSH Source Type: blogs
DIY Blood Pressure: Part 1
Here’s another Undoctored discussion that can take your Wheat Belly experience even further.
DIY Blood Pressure: When you achieve normal blood pressure by natural means, you are SAFER than reducing BP with drugs. This is because the drugs for high blood pressure are filled with side-effects, while natural methods restore HEALTH.
Here’s how to get started on DIY Blood Pressure the Undoctored way.
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
Available in all major bookstores and Amazon.
We draw from the health information of the world, collaborate, share experien...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 5, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle antihypertensive beta blocker bowel flora cuff diuretic diy health dysbiosis fish oil hypetension hypothyroid iodine magnesium microbiome monitor omega-3 vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Thyroid Testing — Is your doctor missing something?
Similar to the gas pedal in your car, the thyroid controls the “speed” of your metabolism. It fine-tunes the function of virtually every tissue in the body, from the lowly cells responsible for creating fingernails to the nerve cells in the brain that guide memory and thought.
Your thyroid hormone level has to be just right. Too high and you are anxious and lose weight despite eating like a horse. Too low and no matter how meticulous your diet or how many calories you cut back, you fail to lose weight or gain weight. Just right and your efforts are rewarded by natural weight loss when nutrition is managed properly. Thy...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 30, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Thyroid disease Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle energy fatigue healthcare insomnia Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Health, Why You Should Get the Thyroid Checked by a Doctor
I wish I could shout this from the mountain top: when Alzheimer's or dementia present, get the thyroid checked.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomAbout a year ago,I read an article on hypothyroidism and posted it to this blog. The article described the symptoms of hypothyroidism and how it is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease in women only.The symptoms of hypothyroidism include: forgetfulness, weight gain, depression, dry skin, and fatigue. Alzheimer's care and the thyroidAll of these symptoms were present in my mother. As a result, I asked our personal physician to check my mother's thyroid....
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - May 29, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care dementia care dementia help for caregivers family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia care memory care searches related to thyroid Source Type: blogs
DIY Thyroid
If the doctor refuses to perform a full thyroid assessment, it is typically due to ignorance or laziness, not to concern over your safety. If you encounter resistance, the answer is simple: DIY THYROID–do it yourself. Get a full thyroid assessment on your own without the doctor.
Among the mistakes made by conventional doctors:
Not recognizing common symptoms of thyroid disease
Not understanding that as much as 35% of the population have varying degrees of hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone levels)
Thinking that iodine intake is adequate
Regarding TSH as the only test required to assess thyroid while ignoring, for ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle at home labs direct to consumer diy health diy healthcare Dr. William Davis hypothyroid iodine reverse t3 t4 thyroid antibodies TSH Source Type: blogs
DIY Thyroid
Doctors very commonly refuse to fully explore thyroid status, even if you have clear-cut symptoms of thyroid dysfunction/hypothyroidism such as inappropriately cold hands and feet, fatigue, and unexplained weight gain. They declare, for instance, that your TSH of 3.8 MIU/L is just fine, even though you know that this level of hypothyroidism is sufficient to block weight loss and add substantially to cardiovascular risk.
Or, also commonly, your doctor has prescribed levothyroxine and refuses to assess your free T3 and reverse T3 status to explore other facets of hypothyroidism.
Doctors are trapped in an old thyroid paradig...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 21, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora diy health fingerstick fish oil free t3 gluten grains hashimoto's hypothyroid iodine lab tests microbiome omega-3 t4 vitamin D Source Type: blogs
What I Would Do Differently if I Were Diagnosed with Depression Today?
Someone in recovery circles once told me that if you have one foot in the past and another in the future, you are essentially peeing on the present. I try to remember that when I’m engulfed in regret — obsessing about all the things I did wrong in the past and wishing to God I had made different decisions. However, writing about my mistakes has always been healing for me because I’d like to think this small action could possibly prevent someone else from making the same ones. If I can help a young person or anyone who has recently been diagnosed with depression take a more direct route to healing, it seems irresp...
Source: World of Psychology - May 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Depression Medications Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Personal Psychiatry Stress Suicide Treatment Bipolar Disorder Depressive Episode Epigenetics Major Depressive Disorder Melancholy Neuroplasticity Sa Source Type: blogs
The Alzheimer's Action Plan
When someone asks me which book they should buy for Alzheimer's I always say the same thing --The Alzheimer's Action Plan: The Experts' Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems.I keep the book right here on my desk. I used it so many times it is almost worn out.I received my first copy directly from the publisher.I benefit from the book over and over. My best story is about how my mother didn't laugh for years.What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s and DementiaBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:I benefit from the book over and over.My best story ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - March 3, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: advice alzheimer's action plan alzheimer's care alzheimer's questions and answers alzheimer's symptoms dementia care health help with dementia care lifestyle Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 74-year-old woman with altered mental status
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 74-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for several hours of altered mental status. She is from out-of-state and is visiting with relatives. One of her young relatives was recently ill with gastrointestinal symptoms. The patient developed anorexia 3 days ago and vomiting 2 days ago. She has been unable to tolerate any liquid or solid foods for the last 24 hours. Medical history is significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hypothyroidism. Medications are aspi...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 18, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions Diabetes Source Type: blogs
