Common misinformation about health

I have been a family physician for more than 25 years. I have heard some interesting perceptions from my family practice that deserve to be chronicled. Of course all of these are wrong. I hope you don’t have these perceptions.

1) What you do to your body when you are young makes no difference as you grow older.

2) Exercising on a regular basis doesn’t really pay big dividends. It’s just for people who are trying to lose weight.

3) Going to the Doctor for preventive care is a waste of time.

4) The best place to get your health information is from a friend or family member who has the same symptoms as you.

5) Most folk who are really obese are obese because they have gland problems.

6) A medication should be taken with caution because the side affects or greater than the benefits.

7) Black folk don’t visit minority physicians because most of them are incompetent.

8) As long as one feels good there is really no need to see a physician.

9) Happiness has no effect on the long term health.

10) Depression equals craziness so one needs to keep things that make them depressed to themselves.

I am Dr. Thaddeus John Bell closing the gap in healthcare.