I was talking to a friend about serious health conditions that occur as a result of taking pharmaceuticals, I said I would put that in the category of a lifestyle choice & she (fairly) queried whether that was an insensitive take if the person was just following doctors orders. This brought up the existential question that I think we are all starting to become aware of. Who is responsible for our health? In this episode I take a deeper look at..
How reliable is the scientific literature
How long does it take for new scientific findings to get to the GP’s office
Side effects of common medications
& How to position yourself as the authority of your own health
References
Human Heart, Cosmic Heart: A Doctor's Quest to Understand,Treat, and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease By Dr Tomas Cowan MD
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Re: Why we can’t trust clinical guidelines.(2025). https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3830/rr/652673
Rodziewicz, T. L., Houseman, B., Vaqar, S., &Hipskind, J. E. (2025). Medical Error Reduction and Prevention. In StatPearls.StatPearls Publishing. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499956/
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