Lies My Doctor Told Me Second Edition: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health

I'm 67 years old and have been an avid reader since childhood. This is by far the absolute best book ever and one I will definitely add to and keep in my much pared-down library. It is truthful and honest and at times funny if it weren't so sad as an indictment of the US medical system. I have always believed that there is something very wrong with the food supply in this country and the decades of ever-changing government guidelines on diet and subsequent parroting by medical professionals who are many of them overweight, obese, and not exactly the pinnacle of health and vitality themselves.After several diagnosis of colon issues since consuming lots of fiber mainly through fresh steamed vegetables over the years, I have switched exclusively to a meat, fish, and water (from my well) routine and within three days, my longstanding and painful bowel issues disappeared and my once 10-month+ pregnant abdoment flattened. It's nothing but a miracle that I feel terrific after almost a month, better than I have in decades. I want to thank the author so very much for writing this book and for advocating for our ancestral diet. You have certainly made a difference in my life for which I will always be ever so grateful.

Very informative, and easy to read. Couldn't help but hear Ken's voice in the reading. I would suggest this book to anyone looking to increase their knowledge of health.

I have always been a person to question the narrative because it wouldn’t make sense to me. Been a healthy eater most of my life and stay away from doctors because I don’t trust them. I’m 73 and in great health. A few years ago I learned about the Carnivore through a friend. His results and what he explained to me got me to thinking about my eating. Always being a believer and thinking if God put this real food here it’s what I should eat. It has served me well because of that belief. But I also recognized bowel issues with too many fruits and vegetables lately so decided to do more reading on Carnivore. I have done Keto but was not strict enough for results because of my love for salads, nuts, fruits etc…. I was always bloated and was getting very tired of that awful feeling. I’d had enough. Decided to try carnivore this year during Lenten season. But just before being strict about it I stopped eating salads and fruit. That in itself made my gut feel so much better. The decision to try Carnivore was even better. And now with all these books I’m reading and the way that I feel so much better I really don’t see me ever going back to my old ways. I’m actually trying to convince the people I love to at least try it. Most of my family is diabetic. I’m the only one that is not and that is mostly due to staying healthy my whole life. I’m so grateful for all these doctors coming forward and writing the many books I have been reading. I believe I probably will do more Keto-carnivore for variations but only for a break. I love intermittent fasting and the fact that I’m never hungry. Thank you for this incredible book and I look forward to all my others I have downloaded on my kindle.

An amazing, no nonsense book written with unusually detailed candor. Dr. Berry has been a monumental inspiration and motivator to me, in helping me reclaim my health. This outstanding publication is more important (groundbreaker) than many realize and does not disappoint. Excellent read.

I made the decision to change my diet and lifestyle about 6 months ago based on what I heard from a friend and I began doing a TON of research on the inconsistencies between what we've been taught for the last 5 decades and what really works. So for me, a lot of the information Dr. Berry includes in his book was not new, though I did learn some new things on topics I had not yet researched. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book for what it is - a very well written, well-researched, easy-to-read tale of how we are being misled into believing that modern medicine (which is truly excellent when it comes to emergency care) has let us down when it comes to the most important factors in our overall health - diet and lifestyle. I have become a convert to the idea that modern "medicine" guidelines are less and less concerned with patients' health and more and more promulgated by Big Food and Big Pharma, who are concerned solely with their bottom line and not at all with people's health and well-being.That said, I do have two small quibbles with the book which made me give it 4 stars (I would have done 4.5 if possible) instead of 5. Number one, I do wish he would have included a few links to some of the research he quotes. I understand and agree with his recommendation that, as part of accepting that we must take most of the responsibility for our health into our own hands, we need to learn how to examine medical research with a thorough and skeptical eye. But including a few links (I only recall two), and perhaps a paragraph or two on useful places to search (and where to stay away from) and how to craft your searches would not have come amiss. He does list useful books and articles at the end of most chapters, though, and undoubtedly many of them have references to pursue so that could be helpful.Two, in many chapters he casts doubt upon some accepted medical practice guidelines by saying that the studies providing the "evidence" that went into setting many current standards of practice are flawed because they are epidemiological. This is absolutely true, but in Chapter 9 where he discusses the flawed idea that nuts, seeds, popcorn and corn cause flare-ups of diverticular disease, the "large, well-done research study" that he uses to refute this idea is itself largely an epidemiological study. This is one of the studies he does provide a direct link to (and if you want to read it and must type the link in, be sure to use the correct case for all the letters or the link will not work - the capital letters must be capitalized) so I read the study myself. It was indeed well-designed, and the researchers did examine medical records to ensure that those participants who reported incidents of diverticular disease were correctly diagnosed. But the dietary data was gathered from self-administrated food frequency questionnaires, and if Dr. Berry is going to cast doubt on the results of studies where the data is self-reported it's a bit ironic to state that this study "showed, without doubt, that some foods do increase your risk of getting diverticulitis. However, seeds, nuts and popcorn are not on the list of problem foods." I don't doubt the results of the study, but you can't really DO randomized controlled trials to track diet and nutrition since you can't lock people up and monitor every bite they eat for long periods of time (except when studying small, controlled populations like the Inuit) so most studies on human diet and nutrition are going to have some self-reported components. In these cases, study design is critical and this one was definitely better than some of the so-called 'studies' used to prove how bad - or good - some component of diet or lifestyle is for humans. If you have an interest in learning how to tell a good study from a bad one, and how important it is to be skeptical about the latest medical headlines, I'd highly recommend "Doctoring Data: How to sort out medical advice from medical nonsense" by Malcolm Kendrick. It's a fascinating and frightening read on how easily we are led astray by medical research and reporting trickery.All in all, this is a first-rate book. Dr. Berry also puts out excellent YouTube videos quite frequently and I've learned a great deal from those as well. You can tell that the man is dedicated to providing the most current, well-researched information possible - he is indeed the lifelong learner that he encourages us all to be.

Great read. Not that all doctors lie; but many were misinformed and carry some myths they learned. The book breaks it down on the lie/myth, why you should be concerned about it, a little about how it evolved, the real facts we know, what you can do, gives you a path to further research if you feel it is needed. I am glad I bought this book; once my wife reads it I will give it to my brother to read.

Verified some personal research and showed some new things. Sell worth reading. Buy or borrow a copy but read and take notes.