Overview

"Being healthy is a choice. But people need facts, not fiction to make the right decisions. Unfortunately, medical myths abound and once an idea takes hold, it's tough to dislodge. The result can be deadly: patients refusing to take life-saving medicines, parents withholding vaccines from their children, heart attack victims misreading the signs. What's the ""cure"" for medical misinformation? Facts! Cold... Hard... Facts. In A Doctor's Cure for Medical Myths, Dr. Dominic Gaziano, a primary care physician who practices in inner-city Chicago, debunks 50 of the most common medical myths by providing peer-reviewed research and well-documented facts that support the truth. He offers his ""50 teaspoons of truth to remedy medical misinformation,"" so the next time you hear someone spout off a medical myth, you're armed with the truth."

Full Product Details

9781950282470

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Dominic Gaziano, M.D.-or Dr. G as his patients know him-has been a practicing physician for more than 25 years. As director of the Body and Mind Medical Center in Chicago, he brings together holistic, researched-based therapeutic strategies from both eastern and western medicine. Dr. G believes the doctor-patient relationship should be based on more than just a once-a-year checkup or writing prescriptions. He thinks doctors should work hard to understand their patients' stresses and medical history. He often uses talk therapy as a first line of defense in battling illness and is a relentless advocate for his patients.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available