Unwanted advice from doctors..

So I was at the doctors office today so I could get a blood test since being hcrv for 6 months..

Anyhow, the doctors knows I have a couple younger kids, in passing she goes: "your kids should eat red meat atleast 5 times a week".. wtf?

Have you had any 'advice' from doctors that's made you cringe?

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Permalink Reply by Sunshine on May 21, 2012 at 2:46pm

report them so at least their snide remarks are documented

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Permalink Reply by Petar on May 21, 2012 at 5:25pm

she obviously doesn't agree with going vegan, ha..

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Permalink Reply by Sunshine on May 21, 2012 at 5:47pm

I am thinking like those DR review sites. so it warns people

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Permalink Reply by Christy on May 21, 2012 at 6:19pm

Majority of Doctors piss me off. But then again they are human and have been brain washed like the average american out there... Anyways when doctors say something like that I usually disagree with them or just go smile and not say to much. Because I can only chose my actions not theirs.

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Permalink Reply by Sunshine on May 21, 2012 at 7:19pm

'i respectfully disagree and feel shocked you would put my children's health at risk like that"

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Permalink Reply by Stan Dard on May 21, 2012 at 9:59pm

My brother, who is a phd economics, reminds me that half of all doctors finished in the bottom half of their class. protein intolerance, pku, results in severe retardation and is the reason all babies are heelpricked at birth here in the advanced west. what isn't so well-known is that humans have practically no protein in their milk unlike other mammals.

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Permalink Reply by vegan witch Ⓥ on May 21, 2012 at 10:10pm

it seems strange that you are going to a industrial medical worker who you dont value or agree with

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Permalink Reply by Petar on May 21, 2012 at 10:56pm

no other way in Australia to get a blood test :/

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Permalink Reply by cmiaino on May 21, 2012 at 10:29pm

Years ago when I was considering going vegan my boss (who also is a DR) said that I would get fat because I will have to eat more carbs. She was half right.... We do need to eat more carbs but if you are not aware of 811 than you are going to turn to bad carbs and get fat.

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Permalink Reply by Clara on May 22, 2012 at 8:28am

Ugh, that's so annoying, I haven't eaten red meat once in my life and was an extremely health child... probably due to the fact that I did not eat red meat!