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Jun 16, 20242 min read

Medically Unexplained Symptoms III: Is Your Lifestyle Sustaining or Draining Your Health?

Lifestyle shapes health profoundly but often goes unnoticed. Symptoms signal underlying issues tied to habits like diet, sleep, and stress.

Medically Unexplained Symptoms Part I: Are My Doctors Missing Something Important?

Feb 6, 20245 min read

PATIENT RESOURCES

Medically Unexplained Symptoms Part I: Are My Doctors Missing Something Important?

In Part 1 of this discussion, Dr. Benzi dives into how unexplained symptoms can connect to your doctor missing something in your diagnosis.

Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Is It “All in Your Head” or Is There Something “Real” Going On? Introduction to a 4-part Series

Jan 22, 20243 min read

PATIENT RESOURCES

Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Is It “All in Your Head” or Is There Something “Real” Going On? Introduction to a 4-part Series

The term “medically unexplained symptoms” describes symptoms for which no clear medical cause is found. Medically unexplained symptoms...

Is Moderate Alcohol Consumption Really Good for Your Health?

Nov 22, 20236 min read

RESEARCH

Is Moderate Alcohol Consumption Really Good for Your Health?

Learn about conflicts of interest and biases in health-related research. What are the conflicts of interest?

Parkinson’s Is a Killer and Palliative Care Can Help

May 9, 20234 min read

NEUROPALLIATIVE CARE

Parkinson’s Is a Killer and Palliative Care Can Help

Fox’s enduring focus on hope and gratitude is important and is a key component of the palliative approach. In my clinic, I frequently say th

Ask Dr. Benzi: Should I Pull Out of Hospice If My Hospice Experience Sucks?

Apr 9, 20234 min read

ASKBENZI

Ask Dr. Benzi: Should I Pull Out of Hospice If My Hospice Experience Sucks?

Healthcare Question: My father has Parkinson’s and is suffering terribly from anxiety and panic attacks but hospice has not been...

The Cure for Bullshit: A New Podcast to Give You the Inside Scoop on Medicine, Health, Research

Sep 29, 20222 min read

PATIENT RESOURCES

The Cure for Bullshit: A New Podcast to Give You the Inside Scoop on Medicine, Health, Research

As part of the research involved in writing a book on Medical BS I am interviewing healthcare professionals, researchers, patients and...

How To Determine if a Supplement Is Worth Your Money Part I: The Example of Prevagen

Jun 17, 20214 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

How To Determine if a Supplement Is Worth Your Money Part I: The Example of Prevagen

As you get more familiar with the concept and practice of the Medical Bullshit Detector (check out part I and part II), you will start to...

Aducanumab (The New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug): Much Ado About Nothing

Jun 10, 20213 min read

PATIENT RESOURCES

Aducanumab (The New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug): Much Ado About Nothing

This week, under significant controversy, the FDA approved aducanumab, a medication to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. If...

Hold Amazon Accountable to Their Own Standards: Request That They Stop Selling Deceptive Books

May 27, 20213 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

Hold Amazon Accountable to Their Own Standards: Request That They Stop Selling Deceptive Books

In a recent blog, I reviewed Amazon’s policies on what standards it has for what can and cannot be sold, its rules for how supplements...

How Amazon’s Policies on Supplements Can Help You to Both Avoid and Fight BS

May 25, 20213 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

How Amazon’s Policies on Supplements Can Help You to Both Avoid and Fight BS

In a recent blog, I shared an article about Amazon banning fake supplements. It appears that Amazon cared mostly about what I would call...

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right Part IV: Barriers to Person-Centered Care and What You Can Do

May 21, 20215 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right Part IV: Barriers to Person-Centered Care and What You Can Do

Art by Craig Klugman, Ph.D. from his essay Rise of Neopaternalism on Bioethics.net In prior blogs in this series, we introduced the...

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right Part III: Person-Centered Care is Essential

May 18, 20213 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right Part III: Person-Centered Care is Essential

In looking through the literature on person-centered care, the medical community’s weak response to it might signal that person-centered...

Use More than 10% of Your Brain – The Value of Original Sources

Apr 29, 20213 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

Use More than 10% of Your Brain – The Value of Original Sources

Much of the information we get on the internet, on Facebook, from friends, or in the news is third-hand and second rate. Put another way,...

Apr 28, 20213 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

Is there a Cure for Medical Bullshit?

Yes, I believe there is. I say “believe” because a cure for medical BS hasn’t been proven yet in a randomized trial. I say “believe”...

There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute: Amazon and Fake Supplements

Apr 23, 20212 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute: Amazon and Fake Supplements

“There’s a sucker born every minute.” — Ironically, NOT a P.T. Barnum quote like everyone has been told. It was said by his competitor...

Apr 19, 20213 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

Watch Out for Big Bullshit

In a recent blog, we reviewed the various agents of medical bullshit and hinted at the idea that much of medical bullshit is being run by...

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right Part II: What is Person-Centered Care?

Apr 15, 20212 min read

PATIENT RESOURCES

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right Part II: What is Person-Centered Care?

In the last blog, we looked at how the doctor-patient relationship is often built upon an arbitrary hierarchy where the doctor assumes a...

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right, Part I: A Tale of Two Doctors

Apr 14, 20213 min read

PATIENT RESOURCES

Person-Centered Care is a Human Right, Part I: A Tale of Two Doctors

Photo from the blog Want Better Care? Stop Treating Your Doctor Like a God! by Kevin Swan A few years ago I got an email from a surgeon...

Apr 7, 20213 min read

DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE BULLSHIT

Who are the Agents of Medical Bullshit?

Now that we’ve defined medical bullshit, and know what we are looking for, we can ask, who are the agents and perpetrators of bullshit? —...

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