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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 19 Feb \ on: Take Control of Your Health: Don't Trust, Verify. HealthAndFitness
Oh man is this ever important. So many people basically just trust the medical system and I've seen them get burned over and over. Even just asking basic questions about what is being suggested can drastically alter your life in a positive way. Having friends and family in the medical system has made me less trusting of the system over the years. Ask lots of questions. Educate yourself. Do not just do what the Doc says. Don't assume they are evil or anything but they need to explain stuff in a way where you can make informed decisions. If your doctor gets all bent out of shape when you ask questions or push back get a new doctor. If I have a doc act like that I dump them. I can't trust them if they can't be bothered to explain things to me.
So many times people show up to the pharmacy counter and they have no idea which medications they are being started on or what they are supposed to do.
On top of that, they were not told which therapeutic lifestyle modifications would make the medications in future doctor visits less frequent.
Over the years I've counselee a few people on practical things that they can do. A select few have came back And they're prescriber had taken them off of high blood pressure, cholesterol, and prediabetes medications because of the education I provided that they took action on.
Once I saw the impact I could have on people that wanted to implement on knowledge that I have, I decided to start Proof of Work Fitness.
I always advise patients that they have to be their own health advocate.
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The system is not designed for health but for prescribing drugs and expensive treatments. Not for prevention and whole life health.
On the pharmacy thing... I RARELY take any medications but I always talk to both the doc and the pharmacist about the medications. I think people don't understand what a resource a good pharmacist can be. This is really basic stuff that takes very little effort but we are trained to be passive and trust authority figures instead of equip ourselves and view these people as resources that can teach us. People submit instead of partnering with them.
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