BEWARE of FALSE PROMISES

Because of my 40 plus years in medicine and because medical stuff lends itself to humor so easily, I have decided to concentrate on Health-issues for a while. Not everything you read about medical science is factual. With a few well-known facts thrown in to lure you, there is some incredible crapola promoted out there particularly in Internetland. I have personally read about cures for major diseases that used normal household products like honey, vinegar, and lemon that seem to have slipped through the radar of the medical community. The reasons given were that doctors were holding back these simple remedies because the drug companies did not want them released. It would cut into their incredible profits. This falls into the category of the lifetime battery, the tires that never wear out, and the car that runs on water, all of which have been suppressed by the oil industry. Let the buyer beware. Most of this is nonsense.

Not that I am promoting the 100% accuracy of the medical profession ... the same profession that used to do blood letting and pre-frontal lobotomies. One of the biggest fables comes to you from the diet industry in which they have low-calorie this, and reduced fat that. They take a slice of bread that would ordinary be about 4" by 4" and make it 3" by 3" and tell you that their product is lower in calories. Duh. They substitute fat in recipes with High Fructose Corn Syrup which rushes to your bloodstream and causes an instant release of insulin. You are hungry again sooner than after a meal at the Chinese Pagoda Restaurant. This goes on all day and results in not only obesity but type 2 diabetes as well. But at least the label says "low fat" and that's the important thing. Really? If you believe that, I have a condo for sale in Florida you just can't resist.

So over the next few weeks, I will let you in on some real medical secrets... and Kevin Trudeau will not play any role in the process. There will be no vinegar, or lemon juice, or honey, and no BS either. Stay tuned as the next blog will be about Erectile Dysfunction, (ED) and will be laced with humor like "A truckload of Viagra was hijacked in Tampa last week, they are looking for three hardened criminals." Though this may have a funny side, it is a serious subject that needs discussion. No bones about it.