02940cam a2200409 i 4500 1641202674 TxAuBib 20241004120000.0 240117s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023056603 9781637745830 hardcover 1637745834 hardcover (OCoLC)1412163321 TxAuBib rda Lufkin, Robert B., author. Lies I taught in medical school : how conventional medicine is making you sicker and what you can do to save your own life / Robert Lufkin, MD ; with Joshua Lisec ; foreword by Jason Fung, MD. How conventional medicine is making you sicker and what you can do to save your own life. Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2024] xix, 330 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. I did everything right and (almost) died anyway -- The metabolic lie: Metabolism is just the body's way of digesting food -- The obesity lie: To lose weight, just exercise more and eat less -- The diabetes lie: Sugar is harmless, other than causing weight gain and tooth decay -- The fatty liver lie: There is no treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- The hypertension lie: High blood pressure is best treated with drugs -- The cardiovascular disease lie: Statins are a good choice to prevent heart disease -- The cancer lie: Most cancer is caused by accumulated DNA damage -- The Alzheimer's lie: Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, untreatable disease caused by beta-amyloid accumulation -- The mental health lie: Metabolism has little effect on mental health -- The longevity lie: Aging is the inevitable result of accumulated wear and tear -- The plan: Simple lifestyle changes can prevent and reverse diseases conventional medicine causes. "In Lies I Taught in Medical School, Robert Lufkin, MD, explains that metabolic dysfunction is the common underlying cause of most chronic diseases that has been overlooked for decades, providing the tools needed to prevent and reverse them in ourselves. He draws on expansive, peer-reviewed evidence, proving that standard medical recommendations are killing us"-- Provided by publisher. 20241004. cat stacks 20240821 kjw. Metabolic syndrome Popular works. Chronic diseases Diet therapy Popular works. Chronic diseases Alternative treatment Popular works. Chronically ill Nutrition Popular works. Fung, Jason, author of foreword. Lisec, Joshua, author.