"When you misrepresent the benefits and risks of medication, surgery, or other popular treatments, then you steal a patient’s right to health and happiness--and their money." ~ Dr. John McDougall
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Why Current Therapies for Chronic Disease Don't Work & Why Lifestyle Medicine Can't Fail
The entire video taped address is available online and can be downloaded for free:
https://ssl.sonic.net/mcdsite/free/DLV04-V01.zip
Towards the end of this wonderful presentation, Dr. McDougall reads the following passage from The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini:
“Now, no matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. Do you understand?”
“When you kill a man, you steal a life”, Baba said. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness. Do you see?”
In that context, he goes on to advise his colleagues in the medical profession as follows:
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"When you fail to inform someone about the importance of lifestyle medicine, then you steal that person’s right to live free from sickness and medication.
"So, lifestyle medicine is the standard of care for diseases of diet and lifestyle and no one should take any lesser stand. If you do, you fail yourself and your patients and society. That is the truth. Doctors should be criticized and penalized for using drugs and surgery when a change in diet and lifestyle would achieve similar or even better medical outcomes." ~ Dr. John McDougall, MD
Of course, you may ask, “What about patients who won’t change?” Dr. McDougall answers that question and many more! Please listen to Dr. McDougall's address and do your part to help spread the word by sharing this information with others, including your family physician! The message for doctors is clear: Current Therapies for Chronic Disease Don't Work & Lifestyle Medicine Can't Fail!