TheDoctorsTV and the Fear of Garlic, BPA Free Water Bottles, and Medical Surprises of Coffee Consumption
The Doctors can be surprised, perplexed, and fearful on occasion and this was one of those days.
Dr. Travis Stork is fearful of garlic. He seems that he can deal when the garlic is in his food, but he has a hard time knowing what to expect from supplementation with garlic in capsule form. Clearly, he hasn’t researched it, nor has he been trained in nutrition. You can’t expect him to feel comfortable with garlic as a nutritional supplement…he has no experience nor basis for a reference point. That’s often the case with physicians. They might get a few credits in medical school for a class or two in clinical nutrition; but it isn’t a major area in their educational curriculum. Most physicians have to acquire this specialized knowledge after medical school when their patients bring it to their attention. The moral of this story is that you must select your physician carefully. Find a doctor who is knowledgeable about nutrition. Garlic does not need to be a fear-zone substance for a doctor. But then again, that’s why you can go to see your Nutritionist, Herbalist, or Holistic Health Care Practitioner who does specialize and can discuss garlic with you intelligently.
Dr. Jim seemed much more comfortable with garlic when asking how good it was for your breath, let alone acknowledging the value garlic offers for one’s heart, circulatory system, and immune function. When you are an expert with garlic in your kitchen, it will be rarely needed as a supplement. Each individual is different and that is one good reason for knowing your own body and finding a practitioner who knows you as well as you know yourself.
Dr. Lisa made a good point that when you are not coming into her office, they don’t talk about you. That makes it all the more important to advise your physician about what you’ve been doing between visits. It’s helpful for you to keep a Health Journal, so you don’t leave out any critical information that changes the approach your doctor chooses for you. There are so many drug interactions that you can’t just guess or hope for the best. You need to give your doctor concrete information and candid details to get the best care possible at that moment.
Even coffee consumption can surprise a physician when it comes to indicators that determine the parameters of their treatments for you. If you have consumed bunches of caffeinated beverages like energy drinks or coffee, then it changes the way your doctor is going to look at your vital signs. Instead of looking for a disease process, they will look at Lifestyle choices and instead of prescribing drugs and medication, they can suggest behavior changes to stabilize your body function.
You need to be your own monitor whenever possible. You know that one cup of coffee is preferable to five. If you need five cups of the brew to keep going through the day, then you must realize that you need help to find a better solution for your inherent lack of energy. You’ll be able to discuss your options to determine which course of action will be for the long term, instead of the quick fix of another cup of coffee or an energy drink that gives you a buzz for half an hour and then leaves you flat and formless until you drink your next buzzer. You do secretly know that you can’t go on like that for very long before you come crashing down. When you do find the ideal substance to rebuild your energy naturally, you will feel the difference.
Dr. Jim and his co-hosts seemed to realize the relative importance of water and drinking from BPA Free Water Bottles, instead of from the tap or from plastic containers that leach the chemical into the water. The alteration of the biochemistry in the human body when BPA in introduced into your system is of interest to these doctors, because they have read the literature and know the problems associated with the chemical agent that is so commonly found in containers that are used to bottle beverages and water for the consumer who wants a light-weight solution to heavy glass or stainless steel. Many companies have rallied to design BPA Free Water Bottles for the healthy consumer!
