#5 WDDTY: Fake news, medicine has its fair share!




The What Doctors Don't Tell You Podcast show

Summary: This week’s episode is filled to the brim with the latest news from the world of healthcare. Lynne and Bryan get their hands dirty by uncovering the murky world of medicine and the amount of fake news that gets distributed, largely controlled by drug regulators, agencies and pharmaceuticals. If you are on the pill, perhaps you should consult your Doctor as WDDTY reveals the link between this problematic type of contraception and the high number of strokes in females across the US. Next, both Lynne and Bryan explore the positive effects of Interpersonal Synchronization which is proving to be a safer painkiller than opioids. With the likelihood of the PSA (Prostate test for men) becoming the routine test for Prostate cancer, Bryan highlights a recent study of 190,000 men which puts the accuracy of this test to question.  Causes of cancer are often put down to processed foods, smoking and pollutants in our environment, but using household chemicals could be as harmful as smoking 20 cigarettes a day. Finally, Researchers have found that surprisingly, Tai Chi can help dramatically with Fibromyalgia.