TheDoctorsTV and the Best Choices: What is Worse and What is Better For You?
It struck me as strange that the doctors would only consider two options when patients face these life-altering choices; but then they are not known for their creative imaginations. They are technicians…
TheDoctorsTV Show: Which is Worse?
Dr. Drew began with the question of whether to pop a pimple with a needle or your fingers. If you pop at all, do it under sterile conditions to prevent infection. The doctors have covered this topic before, but people like that fake head and fake pimple demonstration for some gross reason.
Then the subject came up whether or not sugar or fat is worse!
The physicians concluded that sugar is worse than fat. But then it’s all a matter of perspective…
Both are ‘bad’ for your health. It doesn’t have to be a choice between one or the other, you should eliminate refined sugars and saturated fats from your diet. Instead of picking your poison, you have to live a ‘balanced’ Lifestyle to be truly healthy and well. If you are consuming refined sugar or artificial sugar substitutes; then your body just might store the extra calories as ‘fat’ anyway. Neither is desirable…
The question posed by the doctors would have been better to have asked whether to choose one natural sweetener over another. The answer is less obvious. Most people have their preferences in taste when it comes to ‘sweetness’. Some love their maple syrup. Some love their honey. Some love their fresh organic fruit and the juice that is derived from ripe fruit. Some people love their blue agave syrup, brown rice syrup, molasses, stevia, date sugar, palm sugar, and all other choices that are healthy for them. You don’t even have to make ONE choice when you can vary your sweeteners at any given time.
Then Dr. Lisa went on to address whether or not a C-section or a natural old-fashioned birth was better or worse. She made points for both choices, but most of the reasons were based upon problems that occur, not on the wonder of natural child birth that has been occurring for millions of years.
It goes to show you that midwives and alternative birthing proponents have gone that ‘extra mile’ to ensure that women have a better choice and a better outcome. I am still proud to say that my home births were wonderful and I wouldn’t do anything differently. I had no complications and it was an incredible experience for me.
Too many women who are pregnant are treated as if they have a disease that will only result in problems during delivery. I fear for those women whose doctors expect complications. That fear often manifests itself with unsatisfactory consequences. Even Dr. Lisa sees pregnant women as vulnerable, fragile human beings who should not engage in certain types of exercises or activities to be so careful that they don’t run into critical situations.
I remember climbing the mountains of Colorado when I was eight months pregnant without ropes with my husband. I skiing, I played tennis, I walked through the Labyrinth, and I was just fine. My deliveries were ‘picture perfect’, but that was intentional with my penchant for Wellness and a wonderful experience in giving birth to my children.
More women need to empower themselves to design a better experience for one of the most precious moments of their lives. You can work with your health care professional closely to have the kind of pregnancy and delivery that you dream of with ideal circumstances while still being prepared for any unforeseen events.
Then Dr. Jim gave his two cents’ worth with advice about thumb-sucking and pacifiers. He is one of the most level-headed doctors I have heard on television. He keeps it ‘real’. While I made my own decision when I was five to quit sucking my thumb (long before they made pacifiers) when I noticed that other kids were not sucking theirs, I was creative enough with my own children to offer them more alternatives. They never had pacifiers, but they did have toys they could safely put into their mouths and they were introduced to healthy frozen pops that soothed their gums while they were teething or wanted to suck on something. They also got fruit leather and other ‘suckable’ foods when they were older to fill the need to suckle.
Then there was the question of a man’s hairy chest and how much hair is too much. No doctor can adequately answer that question, because it is a matter of personal taste. Each man and woman must decide for themselves what works for them and their partners. I have been in relationships with men with plenty of hair and men with very little hair on their bodies, depending upon their nationalities. It was their choice and I respected that decision or those genetics without hesitation. It was not foremost on my mind…
Dr. Travis perhaps summed up this hour the best. He stated that it was his opinion. That’s so true… You’ll find one doctor who feels one way and another doctor who has an opposing point-of-view. There are very few steadfast rules for most of the topics that the doctors covered today.
