Dr. Oz Invites Too Much Information From Patients
Most doctors want their patients to keep it short and brief when talking about symptoms and what’s going on in their bodies. Physicians are notorious for making very little time to discuss one’s concerns and feelings without charging the patient for extra time spent in the appointment. But Dr. Oz seems to be different.
Dr. Oz welcomes too much information!
If more doctors wanted to know as much about their patients as possible to make a correct and accurate diagnosis; it would be a good sign for Western Medicine.
Doctors need to recognize that a patient’s knowledge may vary from ignorance to being well-informed…from being observant of what’s going on in their bodies to being oblivious! This is going to help in patient compliance.
Then there’s the case of having Dr. Oz share too much information with us. He endlessly talks about weight loss and ways to get rid of fat. He shares so many supplements and products with his audience that you could easily spend tens of thousands of dollars following his advice.
We got a glimpse into Dr. Oz at home as he opened his kitchen cabinets to the cameras. I wonder how many hours he and Lisa spent getting those cupboards organized.
Dr,. Oz opened the frig and there they were in plain sight not to be missed – the radishes. He then made a beeline over to the cabinet to show off his collection of olive oils and I saw the Frontier Sea Salt container among the bottles of oil.
He opened up the rosemary spice bottle, but where were the fresh herbs and spices?
Did you notice his Bullet blender when he and his son made a blueberry banana smoothie? Those are handy.
In the oz pantry, there are dried cherries, bulgur, onions, and brewer’s yeast. He says that he has every nut under the sun, but we only saw the bag of chestnuts which he grabs and takes on the run for snacks. I didn’t see any signs of other whole grains, beans, legumes, or seeds. Those are the staples for a healthy Lifestyle at the most basic of levels of Wellness in the kitchen. In general, his kitchen is well-stocked.
In the bathroom, he showed off his two toothbrushes, his mouthguards, and was proud that everything else was located elsewhere. He and Lisa keep Myrrh and Aloe Vera Gel in the house.
I am surprised that he does yoga on the carpet, instead of using a yoga mat. I am also surprised that he uses a sock for his dried herbs in the bedroom, rather than diffusing Essential Oils which are infinitely more effective. Do you believe that the doctor wears ‘goodnighties’ when he can sleep naked?
I am encouraged that he ‘walks his talk’ at home…and that he would allow cameras into his personal space. Even the little view we got of his office space on the set of the show where he keeps his dental floss and his goodies that he brings from home shows us that doctors can adopt healthy habits at work, too. My only addition would be to teach him to use kombu after soaking his beans and rinsing them, instead of relying upon Beano to help him deal with gas. He has more to learn about foods with enzymes like pineapple and papaya, miso soup, sauerkraut, fermented vegetables, pickled daikon, vinegars, and citrus. If he likes radishes, then he’ll love pickled daikon! If he likes beans, then he’ll adore kombu and these other condiments to add to his basic set-up at home and at the office.
There’s never too much information to share when it comes to a healthy Lifestyle…
