Help your Doctor Out
I went to visit my doctor today for a regular annual check up. When it came time to discussing what medications or supplements I am taking, I started listing the supplements I take on a regular basis. I take a multivitamin,
Vitamin D3, Super Omega 3 Fish Oil, Vitamin B complex, Vitamin C,
Ubiquinol (oxidized version of CoQ10), Calcium & Magnesium, Chromium Picolinate and cinnamon
to help we with my carb and sugar cravings.
At the time I was taking bromelain to help with a UTI as recommended by
Doctor Oz until I got to the doctor for a prescription.
I was surprised by the response from my doctor, she did not know what bromelain was but it is a little obscure, so I would understand, but when she did not know what Ubiquinol was a little disappointed. Now understand, she is not a heart specialist, so the benefits of Ubiquinol for the heart is not her field.
My conclusion from all my experience dealing with doctors is this, first, doctors are either general practitioners or specialist. General practitioners have a general knowledge of health but not in deep detail in a specific area. Specialist have in depth knowledge in their field but only that field, so do not ask a gynecologist details about your heart health, the fields are different. The same can be said about nutrition and natural preventative health. Most doctors are not knowledgeable about nutrition, that is a nutritionist.
Second, you need to take your health into your own hands. I have had to in the past really push my doctor in order to get the health care I needed for a particular situation. Education yourself and know what you want to accomplish and how you want to deal with your health care. If you want to go with more natural products, make sure you have a doctor who is open to natural alternatives to prescription medication when applicable. Stand up for yourself and your health, when it is all said and done, it is your body. Your doctor is there to help you achieve your goals.
The best advocate for your health is you, so education yourself. You have a world of information available to you, but make sure the sources are credible. All our information is taken from our Healthnotes service - a health information service featuring information from leading industry expects or the manufactures of the products we offer who have followed FDA regulations concerning their products and ingredients.
I was surprised by the response from my doctor, she did not know what bromelain was but it is a little obscure, so I would understand, but when she did not know what Ubiquinol was a little disappointed. Now understand, she is not a heart specialist, so the benefits of Ubiquinol for the heart is not her field.
My conclusion from all my experience dealing with doctors is this, first, doctors are either general practitioners or specialist. General practitioners have a general knowledge of health but not in deep detail in a specific area. Specialist have in depth knowledge in their field but only that field, so do not ask a gynecologist details about your heart health, the fields are different. The same can be said about nutrition and natural preventative health. Most doctors are not knowledgeable about nutrition, that is a nutritionist.
Second, you need to take your health into your own hands. I have had to in the past really push my doctor in order to get the health care I needed for a particular situation. Education yourself and know what you want to accomplish and how you want to deal with your health care. If you want to go with more natural products, make sure you have a doctor who is open to natural alternatives to prescription medication when applicable. Stand up for yourself and your health, when it is all said and done, it is your body. Your doctor is there to help you achieve your goals.
The best advocate for your health is you, so education yourself. You have a world of information available to you, but make sure the sources are credible. All our information is taken from our Healthnotes service - a health information service featuring information from leading industry expects or the manufactures of the products we offer who have followed FDA regulations concerning their products and ingredients.
Posted by Vitaminlady Blog at 1/4/2012 1:10 PM 
Categories: Heart Health, Omega 3, Blood Sugar Control, Vitamins:Vitamin C:Vitamin D:Vitamin B, Cardiovascular, Weight Management
Tags: ubiquinol multivitamins vitamin d Omega 3
Categories: Heart Health, Omega 3, Blood Sugar Control, Vitamins:Vitamin C:Vitamin D:Vitamin B, Cardiovascular, Weight Management
Tags: ubiquinol multivitamins vitamin d Omega 3
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