Health Articles?

PreciousDove

PreciousDove

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How many here read health articles in newspapers and magazines? If you do, then do you believe what they say?
Why would you think that health articles are done by doctors? Isn't that taking away their business at the office or your doctor?

Example, an article by a doctor talks about taking tests and maybe how dangerous some are. If you go and believe that article, then first it would make you not want to see your doctor. And if you were a patient of the doctor doing the article that doctor would be giving away free advice.

Som my questions are 1 Do you read health articles? 2 Do you believe what they say? 3 Do you believe the article is giving free advice or taking away business from them?
 

I do read them but, as they are often contradictory, I keep an open mind. Many are promoting health supplements. I think the biggest health hazard we all face is pollution.
 
PreciousDove said:
How many here read health articles in newspapers and magazines? If you do, then do you believe what they say?
Why would you think that health articles are done by doctors? Isn't that taking away their business at the office or your doctor?

Example, an article by a doctor talks about taking tests and maybe how dangerous some are. If you go and believe that article, then first it would make you not want to see your doctor. And if you were a patient of the doctor doing the article that doctor would be giving away free advice.

Som my questions are 1 Do you read health articles? 2 Do you believe what they say? 3 Do you believe the article is giving free advice or taking away business from them?
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I haven't read anything in print in a few years, but to answer your questions in terms of online news, online versions of print newspapers, websites, etc.:

I occasionally read them, but not too often.
I happened to notice an interesting article this morning, wanted to post it on SF but it was one of those where you can't read the entire article unless you have a subscription.

Do I believe what they say?: it depends.
First, what an 'expert' says today MAY be a new development, but often it's nothing more than a different theory.
Second, what many people don't know is simply because an article is on a doctor's website (or dentist's, or lawyer's) it doesn't necessarily mean the person who owns the site is the one who wrote it! In many cases, it's a matter of "ghostwriting," even though readers are not made aware of this fact. Sometimes doctors, etc., go as far as to put their names on the articles as the authors- while they're actually written by folks like myself. :) As I'm picky about accuracy, it bugs me when writers produce material without being certain of the facts on subjects. When it comes to health issues, inaccurate "information" can be dangerous.
 

These days, everyone is an "expert". I've read numerous health articles online for years, and there are particular sites that I subscribe to. The first thing to determine is how credible the source is and how often I see the same findings from other credible sources. Studies must be cited and verified. What I think is credible, others might think it is not. I also read opposing views to see what the other side thinks.

I rarely share health articles or where I find them because all it does is invite debate or criticism that I don't want or need. I'm capable of deciding what is true and what is fiction on my own. Most of the time when I've seen health misinformation on these boards, I keep my mouth shut. People have to decide for themselves what's true and what they want to believe. The best thing you can do is to do your own research and not rely on others to find the answers for you.

As far as what my doctor says and recommends, it's a two-way street. I respect my doctor and her opinion, but it's not a dictatorship. There are two parties involved here. No doctor really wants to be told you read "something" somewhere. Thankfully, my doctor is open-minded and willing to listen to my views. I don't go into anything willy-nilly. I always check it out thoroughly first. Then I make my final decision. The bottom line is that it's my body. I have as much to say, or more, about what happens to it as she does.

Bella ✌️
 
Almost never. I'm from the old school. Something wrong that I don't understand. Call my doc. I've ha ad my share of health problems and operations but the docs have kept me upright for 89 years. I'll stick with them (even tho there might be a few crooks among them).
 
No, I do not read so-called 'health' articles in the popular press. I read health/nutrition related papers, peer-reviewed and pre-print, in scientific and academic journals. I have learned over the course of several years a number of what I consider to be honest researchers in the field of human health and nutrition and I pay attention to their papers and analyses.
 
PreciousDove said:
Som my questions are 1 Do you read health articles? 2 Do you believe what they say? 3 Do you believe the article is giving free advice or taking away business from them?
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1. I absolutely do get health information online.

2. I don't read just one article; I read many, and come to my own conclusions.

3. I'm not worried about taking business away from doctors in general. There's a doctor shortage. As for the doctor who (purportedly) wrote the "free" article, they are making money -- either from advertising revenue, or as a result of getting their name out there.
 
NorthernLight said:
1. I absolutely do get health information online.

2. I don't read just one article; I read many, and come to my own conclusions.

3. I'm not worried about taking business away from doctors in general. There's a doctor shortage. As for the doctor who (purportedly) wrote the "free" article, they are making money -- either from advertising revenue, or as a result of getting their name out there.
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Me too
 
Generally, I read books on Health. Many of them are telling me about the evils of eating meat and the all the good things that will happen to us when we eat food that comes from grain. Red meat is bad but food with fiber is good and don't forget, eat plenty of vegetable and fruits.

This is against the status quo who tell us that meat is protein and the more we eat the better. Cattle ranchers have a vested interest in us eating beef but is it really good for us? Me, thinks, NO!
 

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