Does your doctor still recommend that you avoid foods that raise your cholesterol and instead eat a lot of whole grains? Or, maybe your physician has told you to exercise more so you'll lose some weight -- and drink skim milk because it's "less fattening."
If you have high blood pressure, is your doctor recommending you cut back on salt?
Dr. Ken Berry joins Dr. Friedman in this episode from September 2019 to explain why your doc is wrong about these common medical myths and many more. He also shares insights from his book, Lies My Doctor Told Me Second Edition: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health.
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Encore Episode: Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health
Featuring:
Ken D. Berry, MD, FAAFP
Ken D. Berry, MD, is a Family Physician, Speaker and Author based near Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Ken was born in Linden, Tennessee, and grew up in the very small Southern town of Hohenwald, Tennessee.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Animal Biology and Psychology, from Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in 1996. He received his MD from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2000.
Ken has been practicing Family Medicine in rural Tennessee for over a decade. He is board certified in Family Medicine, and has been awarded the degree of Fellow, by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Having seen over 20,000 patients during his career of all ages, he is uniquely qualified to write on both acute and chronic diseases. More and more, Dr. Berry has focused on the chronic diseases caused by the Standard American Diet and Lifestyle, and has made it his mission to turn the tide on the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes, chronic inflammation and dementia.
Ken has four children, three dogs, two cats and seven peacocks. He, and his beautiful wife Neisha, live on their farm in Holladay, TN.
Instagram: @kendberry.md
YouTube: www.youtube.com/kendberrymd