Comments on: Podcast Episode #82: Is Modern Medicine Killing You or Your Loved Ones? http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones Free exercise, nutrition, weight loss, triathlon and wellness advice from the top fitness expert in the nation. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Episode #82 Full Transcript | Ben Greenfield Fitness http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/#comment-34496 Episode #82 Full Transcript | Ben Greenfield Fitness Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:17:14 +0000 http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=1925#comment-34496 [...] Episode #82 Full Transcript February 17th, 2010 Podcast #82 from http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-you... [...] [...] Episode #82 Full Transcript February 17th, 2010 Podcast #82 from http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-you... [...]

]]> By: Death By Modern Medicine « http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/#comment-20261 Death By Modern Medicine « Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:26:38 +0000 http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=1925#comment-20261 [...] an interesting interview of Dr. Dean by fitness expert Ben Greenfield, click HERE. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)8 out of 10 are diet and lifestyle relatedwhy our [...] [...] an interesting interview of Dr. Dean by fitness expert Ben Greenfield, click HERE. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)8 out of 10 are diet and lifestyle relatedwhy our [...]

]]> By: Ben Greenfield http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/#comment-19994 Ben Greenfield Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:31:44 +0000 http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=1925#comment-19994 Chuck, Just like max heart rate there is no "perfect" LT for a person. It varies highly from individual to individual. The most important thing is that your LT at a percentage of your maximum heart rate go up over time... Cheers, Ben Chuck,

Just like max heart rate there is no “perfect” LT for a person. It varies highly from individual to individual. The most important thing is that your LT at a percentage of your maximum heart rate go up over time…

Cheers,
Ben

]]> By: Chuck http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/#comment-19955 Chuck Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:37:46 +0000 http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=1925#comment-19955 Ben, Thanks a lot for answering Anya's question last week. She is one of my personal training clients and I referred her to your podcast and she loves it now! I have a question about my Lactate Threshold. I did the LT test today according to my Triathlon Dominator package for the bike. I felt like I was really pushing hard, yet my average heart rate for the test was only 142, and I only got it to peak at 152. I'm in pretty good shape, but I'm pretty sure this number is way below what my LT should be. Am I just not going hard enough or am I maybe testing incorrectly? My HR is higher during my runs, but seems to average around 154 and doesn't seem to go about about 164, although I haven't performed my actual LT test for a run yet. This still seems low as compared to the LT of other people I know. I'd love to hear your thoughts, thanks a lot Ben, Chuck Ben,
Thanks a lot for answering Anya’s question last week. She is one of my personal training clients and I referred her to your podcast and she loves it now!

I have a question about my Lactate Threshold. I did the LT test today according to my Triathlon Dominator package for the bike. I felt like I was really pushing hard, yet my average heart rate for the test was only 142, and I only got it to peak at 152. I’m in pretty good shape, but I’m pretty sure this number is way below what my LT should be. Am I just not going hard enough or am I maybe testing incorrectly? My HR is higher during my runs, but seems to average around 154 and doesn’t seem to go about about 164, although I haven’t performed my actual LT test for a run yet. This still seems low as compared to the LT of other people I know.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, thanks a lot Ben,

Chuck

]]> By: Carolyn Dean http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/#comment-19744 Carolyn Dean Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:35:25 +0000 http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=1925#comment-19744 Hello Heather, Thanks for your comments on the podcast I did with Ben. I’m sorry you were a little disappointed with the negative brush with which I painted modern medicine. Actually, I’m more than a little disappointed that there is so much going against doctors like your husband and myself when we want to help people. Consider a recent client of mine. A 45-year old gentleman who took antibiotics for years for his acne. His chronic intestinal symptoms were investigated thoroughly and no one considered that they were due to the side effects of antibiotics. He was an athlete and developed severe muscle cramping, anxiety attacks and heart palpitations and no one considered he was losing magnesium during his workouts and not replacing it. Not until he read my books did he realize he had yeast overgrowth and magnesium deficiency. I didn’t learn about these conditions in medical school but I should have. Doctors could have more answers if they would expand their gaze to include naturopathic medicine. Of course doctors save lives, we depend on them to do that. But we could be saving many more if we, as a profession, were more open-minded. If you look at the continuing medical education that we are offered, there is rarely anything about nutrition. There isn’t even a nutrition specialty in medicine. The closest we get is Bariatrics (the specialty of obesity). We are trained to diagnose disease and treat it with drugs. Many like your husband don’t just do that. But if a doctor consistently practices outside the standards of medicine, he or she will be investigated. Drug companies keep records of the prescribing practices of doctors and their medical board can investigate them for not prescribing the standard medications. Patients go to doctors for reassurance and to try and stay healthy but if all a doctor works with are drugs and surgery, they will overuse these powerful tools when something much more benign would suffice. As for people taking responsibility for their own health. Absolutely. But where do people get that information? There are no more health classes in school and doctors don’t have time to educate their patients. My entire focus is on that topic. My Future Health Now online wellness program is all about that. As I said on the podcast. This is one of 19 books I’ve written and it shines a bright spotlight on the problems. The other 18 books and everything else I do give the solutions. Listen to the podcast I did with Ben about magnesium or get the eBook, How to Change Your Life with Magnesium. I’m sure your husband would like The Magnesium Miracle. It’s well referenced and an excellent way to help people with a simple mineral. Thanks again for your comments, they were heart felt and I appreciate them. Aloha Carolyn Hello Heather,
Thanks for your comments on the podcast I did with Ben.
I’m sorry you were a little disappointed with the negative brush with which I painted modern medicine.
Actually, I’m more than a little disappointed that there is so much going against doctors like your husband and myself when we want to help people.
Consider a recent client of mine. A 45-year old gentleman who took antibiotics for years for his acne. His chronic intestinal symptoms were investigated thoroughly and no one considered that they were due to the side effects of antibiotics. He was an athlete and developed severe muscle cramping, anxiety attacks and heart palpitations and no one considered he was losing magnesium during his workouts and not replacing it. Not until he read my books did he realize he had yeast overgrowth and magnesium deficiency.
I didn’t learn about these conditions in medical school but I should have. Doctors could have more answers if they would expand their gaze to include naturopathic medicine.
Of course doctors save lives, we depend on them to do that. But we could be saving many more if we, as a profession, were more open-minded.
If you look at the continuing medical education that we are offered, there is rarely anything about nutrition. There isn’t even a nutrition specialty in medicine. The closest we get is Bariatrics (the specialty of obesity). We are trained to diagnose disease and treat it with drugs. Many like your husband don’t just do that. But if a doctor consistently practices outside the standards of medicine, he or she will be investigated. Drug companies keep records of the prescribing practices of doctors and their medical board can investigate them for not prescribing the standard medications.
Patients go to doctors for reassurance and to try and stay healthy but if all a doctor works with are drugs and surgery, they will overuse these powerful tools when something much more benign would suffice.
As for people taking responsibility for their own health. Absolutely. But where do people get that information? There are no more health classes in school and doctors don’t have time to educate their patients.
My entire focus is on that topic. My Future Health Now online wellness program is all about that.
As I said on the podcast. This is one of 19 books I’ve written and it shines a bright spotlight on the problems. The other 18 books and everything else I do give the solutions.
Listen to the podcast I did with Ben about magnesium or get the eBook, How to Change Your Life with Magnesium. I’m sure your husband would like The Magnesium Miracle. It’s well referenced and an excellent way to help people with a simple mineral.
Thanks again for your comments, they were heart felt and I appreciate them.
Aloha
Carolyn

]]> By: Heather http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/#comment-19740 Heather Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:12:23 +0000 http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=1925#comment-19740 Ben, First I must say thank you for the great podcasts and information you have. As I listened to this last podcast I was a little disappointed in the negative propaganda against a group of hard working people. How many lives have been saved by doctors? How many people have been able live without polio or other diseases? I can't imagine having the responsibility that doctors have on their shoulders. They are as human and the next person. I believe that most doctors are not just "out for money", but to really help people feel better. Look at all the advances we have in medicine today, compared to the blood letting that went on years ago. I know that medical schools teach doctors that their education does NOT end after medical school, but that they should stay abreast of all the new information that is out there. Whenever a doctor gets a new case, they have to use the information they are given to figure out what is going on- like a detective. We should not place the blame of peoples bad lifestyles or heath on the medical community. People should use their brains find the common sense that is, unfortunately, not so common. I guess I just get annoyed when all doctors and medicine are put into a category of evil. People do need to take the responsibility into their own hands. There are some poor doctors out there, but many are gems. Even if they don't have all the answers. Forgive my rant! I am not a doctor, but my husband is and I see how much he cares for people. Every day people call our house and come over with medical problems, so he is always working even when he is not at work. He can only do so much. I know what Dr. Dean is getting at, but I feel bad that she needed to place a lot of negative stuff on doctors. I really do love listening to your podcasts. The information you have provided is excellent. I so appreciate the quality you put out. I have learned so much from you! Thank you! Keep on keepin' on! Heather P. Ben,

First I must say thank you for the great podcasts and information you have. As I listened to this last podcast I was a little disappointed in the negative propaganda against a group of hard working people.

How many lives have been saved by doctors? How many people have been able live without polio or other diseases? I can’t imagine having the responsibility that doctors have on their shoulders. They are as human and the next person. I believe that most doctors are not just “out for money”, but to really help people feel better. Look at all the advances we have in medicine today, compared to the blood letting that went on years ago. I know that medical schools teach doctors that their education does NOT end after medical school, but that they should stay abreast of all the new information that is out there. Whenever a doctor gets a new case, they have to use the information they are given to figure out what is going on- like a detective.

We should not place the blame of peoples bad lifestyles or heath on the medical community. People should use their brains find the common sense that is, unfortunately, not so common.

I guess I just get annoyed when all doctors and medicine are put into a category of evil. People do need to take the responsibility into their own hands. There are some poor doctors out there, but many are gems. Even if they don’t have all the answers.

Forgive my rant! I am not a doctor, but my husband is and I see how much he cares for people. Every day people call our house and come over with medical problems, so he is always working even when he is not at work. He can only do so much. I know what Dr. Dean is getting at, but I feel bad that she needed to place a lot of negative stuff on doctors.

I really do love listening to your podcasts. The information you have provided is excellent. I so appreciate the quality you put out. I have learned so much from you! Thank you!

Keep on keepin’ on!
Heather P.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2010/02/podcast-episode-82-is-modern-medicine-killing-you-or-your-loved-ones/#comment-19690 Jackie Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:33:45 +0000 http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=1925#comment-19690 Great podcast, as usual. One aside for those listeners who had questions/concerns regarding stubborn weight loss: If an athlete is putting in the time and distance and STILL not leaning out, a vitamin D deficiency may be the cause. Recent research indicates a strong causal link. Thanks to recent developments in laboratory technology, Vitamin D levels can be assessed easily and inexpensively at home with a simple finger stick. For more details, please visit www.bioletics.com. Great podcast, as usual.

One aside for those listeners who had questions/concerns regarding stubborn weight loss: If an athlete is putting in the time and distance and STILL not leaning out, a vitamin D deficiency may be the cause. Recent research indicates a strong causal link.

Thanks to recent developments in laboratory technology, Vitamin D levels can be assessed easily and inexpensively at home with a simple finger stick. For more details, please visit http://www.bioletics.com.

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