Your next doctor visit, follow these 5 tips for greater success

When you go to the doctor, how does your visit go? What do you get accomplished?
Here are 5 tips to set an agenda for your next visit to the doctor:

Lab blood tests and vitamin D reports fail the test

How safe and accurate are your lab-based blood test results? Recent vitamin D tests were shown to be wrong. The company doing the faulty lab-work admitted their problems and corrected them. But a greater national problem exists. Watch this video to understand the national concern over your lab tests:



What to do?
When possible, visit doctors who perform their own in-house lab tests.
Get a 2nd opinion, and retake your tests with fresh samples, if results seem unusual in some way.
Have tests run by specialists who do all their own testing, instead of going to a larger facility who send away all tests.

Treating dementia: when it's not Alzheimer's

Dr. Tim Johnson explores Phil's Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH). Hydrocephalus involves the expansion of the brain- from the inside out. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) does not drain properly from the brain. Instead, it collects inside the brain and pushes against the brain's grey matter. In particular, it disturbs areas that control bladder function, gait (walking), and thinking.

After a misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's, they sought the help of Dr. Mark Luciano (Cleveland Clinic). He saw the common symptoms and the treatment possibilities. Unlike other types of dementia and neuromuscular diseases, hydrocephalus is treatable with a surgical shunt.

Phil's health team was not sure if he would improve with a shunt operation. But of course, they had to try. And it was a success.

Watch this video about how Phil and his family learned that he had a treatable type of dementia, and with the proper diagnosis and treatment, he is now recovering:

Exercise: Pills, promises, and professional responsibility

For the 2/3rds of Americans who do not regularly exercise, there might be a "way out" for them. All the health benefits of regular aerobic exercise, in a little pill?

IF they perform this study on humans, and IF they see similar results, that you can get the benefits of aerobic exercise in a pill (without the time spent in a work-out), then what is the professional responsibility of doctors who administer the pill?
We have seen before how "quick fix" pills have caused fatal health problems. (Redux, phen-phen have killed unsuspecting users trying to lose weight), for example).

Let this short video get you thinking:


Is it possible? Perhaps the pill can reduce signs of heart disease, like plaque build-up on walls of blood vessels. But can it possibly mimick all of these secondary symptoms, too?
* Elevated mood
* Improved sleep
* Reduced muscle pain
* Arthritis pain relief
* Decreased joint stiffness and tension
* Increased libido (sex drive)
* Enhanced attention span and focus
* Regulated insulin and glycemic levels
* Stress relief

The list of benefits from regular aerobic exercise is endless. The pill has not effectively proven to improve every condition and health factor on this list. Until then, why throw caution to the wind?
Look out, researchers and physicians: you have some big responsibilities ahead!