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  • Overprescribing in senior citizens is a scandal. These 6 classes of medications can often be de-escalated or stopped
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  • @drsuneeldhand
    @drsuneeldhand  Před 27 dny +152

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    • @KKing55
      @KKing55 Před 27 dny +4

      What problems do you see with Gabapentin?

    • @mwj5368
      @mwj5368 Před 27 dny

      @@KKing55 I'm only amateur and not a doctor. I took care of my aging mother and for pain they prescribed Gabapentin. She seemed to more than fall asleep a lot, it was almost like she was unconscious. I'd be driving her on short trips and her head would tilt back and her mount wide open and looked like more than sleeping. She was like that so much of the day I felt like I had lost my real mother. I know different people react differently and she was on nine different medications. I got her off it and my mother had her life back again. I mean it was terrible when she was on it. I imagine so many in nursing homes on it and they are like that, kind of a pharmaceutical lobotomy in a way. Now years later my neurologist prescribed Gabapentin and my Rheumatologist did too. I changed my mind and at the pharmacy and in consultation with the pharmacist I said before I accept this and take it home and can't return it I decided not to take it. She really pushed I take the 90 day supply and I tried to tell her no in different ways and she knew once I accepted the pills they couldn't be returned. Now I'm on 8 different medications and I'm 70. Really you're doing the right thing thinking more about Gabapentin and reason to ask a doctor. I still have my 90 day supply now several months later and haven't taken any. I want to list all of my medications here and hope the doctor can answer as with rosuvastatin for cholesterol on Carnivore Diet my cholesterol was almost normal and wanted to try harder to lose weight etc and my doctor would not back down so I quietly did not take it. I had a 75% blockage in my LAD artery in my heart and had a mild heart attack on May 3rd so for now even though I was close to normal I feel for a few months I'll be on it but regret yet another pill pushed... Besides the 8 pills I didn't mention two inhaler meds I take too... They will push pills in a mega way and I don't know why, if maybe they get a kick-back doing so. I hope you work things out well.

    • @mercyln6646
      @mercyln6646 Před 26 dny +3

      Dr Suneel, thank you for your outspokeness.
      My cholesterol is at 7. (Uk), have very high cortisol, insulin resistant and fat build up around my internal organs. I feel my liver seems to smell a certain way and it seems to get larger. My waist line and belly areas are enlarged too.
      My doctors have prescribed statins for the cholesterol, but I've declined. What would you advice please?

    • @robmo6505
      @robmo6505 Před 26 dny +2

      @@mercyln6646 Low carb diet, mainly meat and meat fats. Time restricted eating. Weight training and some HIIT.

    • @vikkibrown2023
      @vikkibrown2023 Před 25 dny +2

      Thank you for saying the things I've been saying for years~~This coming from a 70 year old~~You're awesome~~

  • @nynthworld4152
    @nynthworld4152 Před 27 dny +545

    I take 3 medications: Dark chocolate, almond butter, and black coffee.👍

  • @terencemichaels
    @terencemichaels Před 27 dny +495

    Harmaceuticals

  • @user-tb5lw9fb7k
    @user-tb5lw9fb7k Před 27 dny +510

    30 years ago my Grandma was in a nursing home, she was hallucinating. My Dad called her Dr. and told him to take her off everything that wasn't necessary to keep her alive. She ended up on one drug for pain, and she returned to reality. It's shameful what they do the elderly in the name of medicine. My Grandma lived to 99 and probably would have lived longer if she wasn't put in a nursing home. If you love them, take care of them.

    • @NancySanders-om4ic
      @NancySanders-om4ic Před 27 dny +14

      I agree with all of your statements.I am so,so sorry that your grandmother went through this pain and suffering.My Prayers for your grandmother and you and your family.

    • @joannego856
      @joannego856 Před 27 dny +13

      Please don’t judge other people’s choices. My parents were much happier in a retirement home, and I still help them manage all their medications. It’s the doctors I fought with to lessen the amounts of meds Mom received

    • @dsa2591
      @dsa2591 Před 27 dny +26

      My friend was very sick and was on 17 medications. I looked them over and researched them, then went to her doctor with her on her next visit. Some of them were for long-ago ailments that were already healed and some were just for the side effects of some others. By the time we left, she was only on her diabetes meds and one heart med.

    • @joannego856
      @joannego856 Před 26 dny +19

      @@dsa2591 Good for you!! Thanks for advocating for her. You did the job that her primary physician Should be doing once a year. Bless you!!

    • @crystalbelle2349
      @crystalbelle2349 Před 26 dny

      @user-tb51w9fb7k I agree with your valuable comment & appreciate it.

  • @sundancemom6143
    @sundancemom6143 Před 9 dny +57

    I’m a 75 year old woman. I’m active; I ride my horses and practice martial arts. I’m not on any pharmaceuticals. My doctor wants to put me on statins, and have Botox treatments for my migraines. I refuse to take any medications.

    • @zahidayyub290
      @zahidayyub290 Před 6 dny +5

      May God keep you away from pharmaceuticals .

    • @Katrn30
      @Katrn30 Před 3 dny +2

      Cardiac RN here…I not only will never take a statin, I won’t allow my cholesterol to be tested. Too long to go into here but suffice it to say anyone who hears my spiel tosses their statins.

    • @lep23456
      @lep23456 Před dnem

      Good on you! Live your best life!!! Doctors have repeatedly tried to put me on blood pressure meds and I refuse. I say, look, I'll exercise more, keep watching my diet, etc... but we're not doing this blood pressure "thing."

    • @cathiwim
      @cathiwim Před dnem

      Good for you! Statins can cause dementia, my hubby was prescribed them- after 6 months he realized the damage that was occurring, and quit them, and his memory started coming back. He is 82. No more.

  • @janfrance369
    @janfrance369 Před 27 dny +482

    The absolute worst is all the drug commercials on cable, tv and internet. They've turned people into hypocondracts and profit from it.

    • @drsuneeldhand
      @drsuneeldhand  Před 27 dny +88

      Exactly - they need to be banned

    • @Dulcimertunes
      @Dulcimertunes Před 27 dny +37

      They don’t even tell you what the medicine treats!

    • @kinkle_Z
      @kinkle_Z Před 27 dny

      That's why I protect myself from commercials by going "no advertising" and using an ad blocker. I don't have a TV. I never see ads.

    • @dporrasxtremeLS3
      @dporrasxtremeLS3 Před 27 dny +21

      I have worn out a few remotes from changing all the drug commercials!

    • @TiredEmpath
      @TiredEmpath Před 27 dny +21

      I left cable tv behind in 2022 because of drug commercials. I have zero now.

  • @robmo6505
    @robmo6505 Před 27 dny +266

    They're pushing statins on my 65 year old wife, she's refused point blank. 👍👍

    • @SMElder-iy6fl
      @SMElder-iy6fl Před 25 dny +14

      So have I.

    • @Pazymaspaz
      @Pazymaspaz Před 25 dny +13

      Me too. Didn't take a singlebone. Cut out all sugar, lots of exercise, grilled fish, fresh veg & fruit. Within 3 months everything lowered.

    • @wideyxyz2271
      @wideyxyz2271 Před 24 dny +21

      Statins are very dangerous!

    • @Antiguanian
      @Antiguanian Před 24 dny

      Statins are for money. There are 700 plys studies showing it does not orwvent heart sttacks. And it rwduces cholester which is NEEDED FOR BRAIN. Maybe she does NOT gave dementia

    • @Antiguanian
      @Antiguanian Před 24 dny +15

      Guys, try a one month trial of carnivore. Or 80% carnivore. Lots of butter and fats. No seed oils. I lot 6 inches 30 pounds. In 2 months. But all my numbers are normal. Im 70

  • @philbuell6657
    @philbuell6657 Před 27 dny +329

    I'm 58 and I weaned myself off my pharmaceutical meds by researching them and then replaced them with natural supplements, except my levothyroxine. I was taking simvastatin, metoprolol, hydrochlorothiazide and levothyroxine. I researched side effects of all my meds and found that the top three side effects of my meds were all the same, so exponentially multiplying each side effect...muscle aches, joint pain and fatigue, all of which I was greatly experiencing the negative effects. I'm so much healthier mentally and physically now, my metabolic numbers are all mid average, my bp is under control, I'm walking everyday, eating a slightly tweaked carnivore diet and I've lost over 60lbs in 10 months. In a year I went from one foot in the grave to a healthy new beginning.

    • @mpav5236
      @mpav5236 Před 27 dny +9

      I've just been prescribed levothyroxine. Not seeing much improvement.

    • @src5769
      @src5769 Před 27 dny +12

      Good for you! I'm leaning more towards carnivore, while doing low carb. No meds.

    • @TimothyWrathBliss
      @TimothyWrathBliss Před 27 dny +10

      I've fortunate at 53, no meds, til I was just hit by double GOUT. 3RD X in 7 yrs...handled 2x on my own, nsaids sadly, no steroid prednisone until recently. I beat gout in right foot with Gouch, red onions tons of water, tart cherry and celery seed extract tincture. Injured left good foot toe crushing my bad foot around, caused stress and i.was hit by psuedo gout for first time. Nothing that worked on purine uric acid worked on
      Oxalates caused gout crystals that stiffened my ankle with tons of pain beyond my threshold as I had no nsaids last week. Didn't want to work my kidneys more.
      So with that, gout foot healing per natural means no.meds, my pseudo gout had me at urgent care no time to fight it on my own. Prednisone was given
      4th day of 16 med hell cycle. 1st x
      So it worked...and I'm aware of the tons of side effects. My anxiety and reluctance was high but I had no choice. I'm afraid of the road ahead. Joined a prednisone group on fb.
      I am doing my best to stay very hydrated, eating nutrient foods at only 2 x a day. I want to lose weight not gain it
      1 med at 1115am lunch, no breakfast or snacks. Just a good protein calcium potassium magnesium etc foods that pack a punch hopefully replacing what this toxic crap is killing off.
      I'm in bed with the enemy ...by force is how it feels. I had no choice with my wife discussing a nursing home rehab if I was unable to walk and needed better care.
      Sucks.
      Yes, I've battled sugars, cheats, comfort food time and lost, but was doing good. Good til I got dehydrated and gout struck. Curing myself felt good in such a short time until the chain reaction of pains occurred.
      I'm doing what I can to decrease the side many possible side effects. Blood sugar higher is 1. So no snacking. No breakfast. 1115 am meal dinner by 7 meal 100 plus oz water. No sugar drinks foods etc. Avocado bean green beans veggies eggs varieties for protein fiber potassium etc, some nuts, some cherries fruits, not many, yogurt fage %5, red onion and some cayenne and celtic salt for other minerals. .. dinner only not with med meal. Nit too spicy though. I eat spicy indeed, no tums needed as Avocado or yogurt help with any acid reflux build up.
      So. I applaud you for getting of those pharma toxic meds and finding better actually safer alternatives that work. After this I hope to be done with pharma.
      Been told my hypothyroidism could only be solved with pills. I never took them. It is high at times and mod norm ...done by diet not by their bs pills. High now from this gout experience. Was lower b4 it. Pushed pill on me again.
      Doc could not believe I cured gout 3x without the gout meds and steroid. til This time that is. Newtypr gout I couldn't beat. Gotta watch it going forward. But I will do better after this...lise weight, better shape, eat better with better habits. Best to you.😊

    • @nannygirlkc
      @nannygirlkc Před 27 dny +10

      I did the same. Was on Metoprolol, hydrochlorthiazide and Amlodipine and weaned off. I only take levothyroxine, which I discovered I really needed.

    • @nannygirlkc
      @nannygirlkc Před 27 dny

      ​@@src5769I've been carnivore for over a year and it's the best thing I ever did!

  • @gwenniemay2304
    @gwenniemay2304 Před 26 dny +155

    I am 66, no medications, no jab, no television- lots of organic vegetables, an amazing dog, positive relationships with family and friends, lots of sunshine and a balance between physical activity and stillness. Life has thrown me some challenges but I am grateful every day for my wellness- both mind and body.

    • @Blurb777
      @Blurb777 Před 14 dny

      I'm 74 and was never on any drugs, illicit or otherwise = except for pain when I hurt my hip, and antibiotics when I got Lyme. Otherwise, garlic is my medicine. Wonderful! Here's to both our health!

    • @gwenniemay2304
      @gwenniemay2304 Před 14 dny +1

      @@Blurb777 yes indeed. 🌸✨🌸

    • @polishhotdog933
      @polishhotdog933 Před 13 dny

      Good for you 🙄

    • @lanamay198
      @lanamay198 Před 6 dny

      I use to buy organic chicken and wild fish but it is not available any longer. London.

    • @lanamay198
      @lanamay198 Před 6 dny

      @@Blurb777of you had vax in your childhood then you did get the harmful things into your body, for life

  • @theartistjodievans
    @theartistjodievans Před 27 dny +321

    My biggest fear is being tethered to a pharmacy for the rest of my life. I am very proactive in my own healthcare. 👍🏼

    • @creepycrespi8180
      @creepycrespi8180 Před 27 dny +24

      your biggest fear is the pharmacy's greatest hope.

    • @jackoverton8343
      @jackoverton8343 Před 27 dny +25

      On 0 daily pilllz. They're my last resort. Cleaning up diet, vitamins, more sun, exercise, hot shower, and fasting have worked everytime.

    • @unbreakable7633
      @unbreakable7633 Před 27 dny +1

      Big Pharma wants us all on the subscription health plan: daily pills for life to reduce symptoms; no pills for cures though.

    • @unbreakable7633
      @unbreakable7633 Před 27 dny +1

      My reply that "Big Pharma wants us all on the subscription health plan -- pills to treat symptoms but no pills to cure what's wrong with you," was censored. That somehow violated those bogus "terms of service."

    • @TheUtuber999
      @TheUtuber999 Před 27 dny +7

      @@jackoverton8343 -hot- cold shower

  • @juliegood7999
    @juliegood7999 Před 27 dny +264

    I got off my anti depressant after 20 years. Started taking vitamin D3, b12, b6 and magnesium and I feel so much better. 😊

    • @rubix01
      @rubix01 Před 27 dny +18

      Check that B6. Make sure its: Pyridoxal 5 Phosphate (P-5-P)
      Not: Pyridoxine HCL (hydrochloride).
      Google the two types to check what I say is correct.
      Also make sure the B12 is not Cyanocobalamin.
      Methylcobalamine is the recommended version.

    • @christinereich6050
      @christinereich6050 Před 27 dny +6

      so true!!!!!!!

    • @marinaedmends2094
      @marinaedmends2094 Před 27 dny +4

      Me also.

    • @karenp144
      @karenp144 Před 27 dny +12

      Tried many different anti-depressants quit taking them. I started taking fish oil along with some of the supplements you mentioned. I feel better.

    • @SteeleMagnolia
      @SteeleMagnolia Před 27 dny

      ​@@karenp144I too have been on a few different antidepressants, but kicked them all to the curb, and stayed super active, limited exposure of dysfunctional and toxic people, and focused on some hobbies. Antidepressants only mask what's underneath, like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound, one that should instead be nurtured with a healthy lifestyle. If I would have known back then what I've learned in the past few years, I would have NEVER taken those medications.

  • @aneitalight6306
    @aneitalight6306 Před 27 dny +249

    Im 73, don’t take any medications. I use natural remedies for any problems I may have.

    • @EdelweisSusie
      @EdelweisSusie Před 27 dny +15

      Me too! I’ve always had low blood pressure but last year it spiked for no reason and I passed out. GP gave me a packet of 100 tablets - but I did my research and took Potassium every day instead. Within two weeks my BP was back to its usual reading. And my GP nearly passed out when I told him how I’d done it!

    • @miriam2909
      @miriam2909 Před 26 dny

      @@EdelweisSusie I’m on bp meds as well. It says don’t take potassium with it so I understand what you’ve done. With me I thought the potassium was messing with my electrolytes when my bp went sky high. So I took magnesium with it. Same result. Bp back to totally manageable.

    • @gailcarey3597
      @gailcarey3597 Před 26 dny +13

      Same! I’m 74 and am free of all medications.

    • @mariammariam2481
      @mariammariam2481 Před 26 dny +4

      Same, I am 72 and alHamdulillaah, never been on medecin, any issue I'll solve it with ajusting my diet, reading alQuran, zikir and taking vit, alternative med and gardening.. Syukur lillaah.

    • @madeleinescola6100
      @madeleinescola6100 Před 25 dny +2

      Same here!

  • @peacef77
    @peacef77 Před 27 dny +183

    I completely agree with everything you said in this video. I work as a geriatric certified registered nurse, and I daily advocate for my patients in their 80s and 90s. I often have to engage (fight) with different providers to review or discontinue medications. Just yesterday, I questioned one provider about why my 99-year-old patient was taking atorvastatin when their total cholesterol was only 92, and there was no history of heart disease. I love my job because I get to speak up for those who don't have a voice. Dr. Dhand, may the Lord bless you!

    • @TiredEmpath
      @TiredEmpath Před 27 dny +17

      Thank you for being a voice for the elderly! ❤🙏 “Thank you” seems so small though. 🏆

    • @user-rb3zh6sz1b
      @user-rb3zh6sz1b Před 27 dny +15

      Well done, so happy you're standing for those who have no voice

    • @curiousone6129
      @curiousone6129 Před 27 dny +9

      Thank you for advocating for seniors. Many people don't have anyone who can be their advocate, or who knows how to do it. You are life changing! May God bless you!

    • @jipsees1908
      @jipsees1908 Před 26 dny +8

      You're a rarity

    • @rhondasmith7413
      @rhondasmith7413 Před 25 dny +3

      Thank you. ❤

  • @src5769
    @src5769 Před 27 dny +168

    I just came from a new doctor. They told me to bring all my prescription bottles of meds. I did, but only had a few vitamins. They were surprised that someone 67 wouldn't be on any meds. My BP was 125/65. All from low carb and walking.

    • @rinohunter6190
      @rinohunter6190 Před 27 dny +5

      How many alcoholic drinks per week would you say you consume?

    • @nathanielovaughn2145
      @nathanielovaughn2145 Před 27 dny +2

      ​@@rinohunter6190😂

    • @hamsterama
      @hamsterama Před 27 dny +21

      I'm in my late 30's. Went to a dermatologist earlier this year for the removal of a couple unsightly, but harmless, cysts on my scalp. When the nurse asked me the usual medical history questions, she was very surprised I wasn't on any prescription medications. In fact, she asked me a second time, to make sure she heard me correctly. Apparently, no matter your age, nearly everyone is on prescription medications.🤷

    • @a_h_cchannel6035
      @a_h_cchannel6035 Před 26 dny +6

      I'm the same at 66.

    • @src5769
      @src5769 Před 26 dny

      @@a_h_cchannel6035 Yay! We're members of the no med club!

  • @barrysheridan9186
    @barrysheridan9186 Před 27 dny +78

    Thank you for your guidance, it is good to hear a doctor issuing such warnings, pill popping is far too common.

  • @lory4678
    @lory4678 Před 27 dny +98

    I'm 77 and no medications. Thank's from Italy.💖

    • @graziellapalagi7577
      @graziellapalagi7577 Před 27 dny +2

      I compliment you 🇮🇹🙌
      We are Italian but we live in America for 50 years.
      We are 80 years old a d the doctor keeping prescribe lots of medications.
      That doesn't keeping us no feel any better. 😭😡

    • @lory4678
      @lory4678 Před 27 dny

      @@graziellapalagi7577 💖💖

    • @ukestudio3002
      @ukestudio3002 Před 27 dny +2

      Make sure you drink enough water every day, walk as much as you’re able (every step counts). Do some mild exercise for your muscles, eat some meat or fish and salads daily. Count your blessings .! 🙏🏽

    • @lory4678
      @lory4678 Před 27 dny

      @@ukestudio3002 💖💖

    • @lory4678
      @lory4678 Před 27 dny

      @@graziellapalagi7577 💖💖

  • @stephenswistchew7720
    @stephenswistchew7720 Před 27 dny +104

    I did not need a doctor to tell me to stop taking statins my body told me ihad pains in my back and arms i stopped the statins and the pain disappeared Iwent for a holiday to Scotland and asked all my old buddy how many pill they were taking and was surprised when most said none In Canada I asked all my buddys here and every one was on three four or more medications what does that tell you in the UK doctor are paid by the government and don’t have the perks pharma gives them

    • @julielumsden5184
      @julielumsden5184 Před 27 dny +2

      There also on a universal plan in Canada

    • @moiraw9574
      @moiraw9574 Před 26 dny +4

      Thanks for saying this about the statins. I went back on bp meds after 12 years off them as my bp was way too high / dizzy spells. Dr also put me on statins despite my protests and then a week later another bp med. Another week later my bp was way too low (fainting spells) and I had constant pain in my back and arms. Took myself off the extra drugs and things are good.
      I'll be going back to my original doc at the practice when I'm ready.

  • @nxs0152
    @nxs0152 Před 27 dny +94

    As a former hospital pharmacist it heartens me to hear a physician want to try and reduce the patient's home med list. I reviewed thousands of these lists with new admits and it's mind boggling how huge these lists are for some. I would add another one to your list is all the OTC meds. Short term? Perhaps. But IMO ppl take way too many OTC meds chronically especially the PPIs which can interfere with the absorption of many nutrients. Also the NSAIDs can interfere with renal function. They are not benign just because they are OTC. GREAT video!

    • @eileenmcchrystal8471
      @eileenmcchrystal8471 Před 25 dny

      Only great if people understand that some medications are necessary eg thyroxine replacement, epilepsy meds, meds for copd, blood thinners to prevent stroke etc etc. if you’re a pharmacist you know which ones. There are people on here who will no doubt try to stop very necessary meds. How about saying - go and get your meds reviewed?

    • @gknight1
      @gknight1 Před 13 dny

      ​@@eileenmcchrystal8471I successfully dropped thyroid hormone replacement medication. I now take iodine, selenium and zinc. This is even after RAI ablation of the thyroid twenty years ago. Giving your body what it needs makes all the difference.

  • @LuciYah.
    @LuciYah. Před 27 dny +84

    Thank you for helping to educate us. You are truly a blessing 🌹

  • @CyrillaBehrndt
    @CyrillaBehrndt Před 27 dny +64

    Spot On!!! If I was on every med that the doctors pushed, I would be on 16 right now instead of 0. Dr. Suneel Dhand is right!

  • @jimcoon
    @jimcoon Před 27 dny +52

    I have had Parkinson’s Disease for over 15 years. The motor and non-motor symptoms list is long and varied. It is really easy to take the meds that ones primary care doctor or neurologist are willing to pass out to help with the symptoms. However, each med has a list of side effects of its own. I have gone from 6 meds to 2 - and I take very little of those two. Lately they suggested I take an SSRI for depression. I did my research and watched Dr. Dhand. I will exercise more instead. My mother just passed away at age 101. Her LDL, for her entire adult life, was over 300. She never took a statin. When she died she was on one Thyroid drug. That’s it

    • @jessicaaguilera4526
      @jessicaaguilera4526 Před 21 dnem +2

      Have you tried carnivore or at least no sugar/low carb diets? I have read they can greatly reduce parkinson’s symptoms. I know it’s helped me at least to almost completely take away my arthritis pain, so I can attest that that type of diet is helpful at least in my case. I cant say for sure it would help you, but i definitely would say to give it a shot.

  • @L.A.6482
    @L.A.6482 Před 27 dny +45

    Couldn’t agree more. I saw patients on dozens of medications where many were interacting with others. I told my patients that if you have a complaint every time you see your doctor they will give you another pill for that and EVERY pill has a side effect you may not like at all. A pill is not the answer to every ailment! We need to treat the whole person body, mind, and soul. Many times just listening goes a much longer way in the healing of the mind and the body. This is something that has changed dramatically in today’s rushed and apathetic world. I feel for seniors today because caring is in short supply and the greed of pharmaceutical companies is great. Seniors are much more sensitive to side effects than most.

    • @heatherwatson9564
      @heatherwatson9564 Před 27 dny +1

      The whole idea of "treating someone is telling anyhow.Its never cure,only treat. These drugs "treat" the symptoms while the disease or problem persists
      The answer lies in functional medicine if you can afford it or a personal lifestyle change starting with removal of ultraprocessed junk and improving metabolic health
      Look on you tube for help in this area.Dr Ben Bikman is my favourite .People need to take back their power before they end up in a nursing home and you lose it forever

  • @nolacharles9883
    @nolacharles9883 Před 24 dny +17

    The world needs more doctors like you. Thanks for what you do Dr Dhand.

  • @Brian-rs4ug
    @Brian-rs4ug Před 27 dny +120

    My dad has been on cholesterol medication for thirty five years. I have been teaching him that eating properly will work better than medication. Unfortunately, he is not willing to listen. You can lead someone to natural health. But you can’t change others.
    I actually dropped seven prescriptions drugs I was told I would be on for life thru nutrition. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.

    • @m3ount973
      @m3ount973 Před 27 dny +5

      Dr Barbara O'Neill has a few short videos floating around in the internet that I used to get my mum and grandpas attention on this subject, she has a lovely delivery style so starting at a minute short to grab their attention I had them willing to watch the 12mins video which covers the whole subject from the wrong standards, unspoken adverse reactions to the industry frauds&how it's well proven but better hidden harms, they both titrated down over 12weeks but had to have me attend with them after their solo requests both got told "no, you could die" 😂

    • @janishuey3639
      @janishuey3639 Před 27 dny

      Cholesterol medication is a scam. We have to have cholesterol to live. And our bodies make it if we have a healthy liver. Our brains are primarily made up of cholesterol. They lowered the “healthy cholesterol“ level to sell more statins, imo.
      And there is no BAD cholesterol. Each “type” has its own unique function and all of them are vital.
      I wonder how many Alzheimer’s patients are/ have been on statins? My mom was on them until I put my foot down. The clinical trials (also a crock) didn’t even include women.

    • @lylm4147
      @lylm4147 Před 6 dny

      The thing is the fear instilled by the doctors. You yeah feel thst if you skip or leave the meds you might die.

    • @lylm4147
      @lylm4147 Před 6 dny

      Can the doctor advise what we must take for cholesterol then?. Not just advise against Statin.

    • @Brian-rs4ug
      @Brian-rs4ug Před 6 dny

      @@lylm4147 Many of the studies on cholesterol go back to the 1960s (I think) The natural health experts are now saying the studies were wrong and flawed.
      Cholesterol can actually be controlled through a healthy diet. I am not an expert on this topic, but I would research it. The cholesterol drugs are dangerous.
      Dr. Josh Axe on CZcams would be a good place to start your research. But there are many natural health Doctors that can help you with this topic on CZcams.

  • @stevesloat6544
    @stevesloat6544 Před 27 dny +113

    I am 69 and on no medication....I am doing what I can to keep myself healthy

    • @drsuneeldhand
      @drsuneeldhand  Před 27 dny +22

      Excellent to hear. Keep going!

    • @JAS356UK
      @JAS356UK Před 27 dny +16

      I'm 68 no meds, cycling miles every day

    • @chrisfry436
      @chrisfry436 Před 27 dny +6

      @@drsuneeldhand I had to start gabapentin for a "Trigeminal neuralgia" diagnosis years ago, and want to get off of it but the Dr refused...said I would get the "episodes" again and I don't want that so I guess I am stuck, I hate taking it, makes me tired and listless and sleepy, I am 70yr old female

    • @ausforaus7617
      @ausforaus7617 Před 27 dny +4

      Yeah, I as well ....

    • @reba4007
      @reba4007 Před 27 dny +1

      @@chrisfry436 Get a new doctor, one that will work with you.

  • @naightengale101
    @naightengale101 Před 27 dny +67

    In my 20s I had a severe dizzy spell that sent me to the doctor. He claimed my blood pressure was low, needed elevation and prescribed fen-phen. I wasn't overweight or carrying any health risks. No pharmacist knew of the drug at that time, so they could not tell me about side effects. I never took the tabs.
    Forward 15 years and I see a class action lawsuit against the manufacturers of fen-phen, on Game Show Network. It caused primary pulmonary hypertension, heart valve and neuropsychological damage.
    Talk about feeling like I dodged a bullet.. I'm alive and healthy at 47 and not on any meds.
    EDIT: My grandmom followed the science for 16 years, when the initial research came out, touting aspirin as a preventative med for blood clots, strokes and heart attacks. After 16 years of daily doses of baby aspirin, she was taken off of it because the science now showed it caused kidney damage and hers weren't spared. She died of kidney failure. My trust in much of "the science" has been rocked at its core.

  • @grthrndowl
    @grthrndowl Před 27 dny +56

    Thank you Dr. Dand! I’m 62, cut carbs almost completely out… off all pain and BP meds and reversed insulin resistance 😊❤

    • @drsuneeldhand
      @drsuneeldhand  Před 27 dny +18

      Fantastic work!

    • @TrueLoveNetwork
      @TrueLoveNetwork Před 10 dny

      My wife decided a few months ago to test her blood for diabetes. Her A1C was quite high -- 14 but it spiked once to 25. Her doctor put her on Metformin. Over the next two months, she started an intense exercise program, and she lost 3-4 kg (6-8 pounds). My wife only weighs about 42 kg and now is getting more issues with tingling/pains in her feet and now her hands. I am very concerned that the Metformin (currently 1000 mg but her doctor wants to increase) is burning up her fat (she now has wrinkled skin in several areas, because of her weight loss) and pushing her towards Ketosis. She doesn't know what to do and aggressively focuses on carbs, cutting most carbs out altogether. I have tried to persuade her to eat more carbs, as I want her to regain her healthy weight. But she has taken the fear mongering dished out by the medical fraternity very seriously. How do I help her gain weight? She believes the Metformin "could be" helping her pancreas to process glucose; but I worry that this drug is actually preventing her body from storing fats in the normal manner, because it forces the liver to produce less glucose. How do I help her? She refuses to try and stop the Metformin temporarily, to see if it is causing, or worsening, her bad tingling/pain/numbness in her feet, which she did NOT have, prior to taking Metformin.

  • @leontinen9689
    @leontinen9689 Před 27 dny +53

    Excellent! Part of the problem is lack of patient education.

    • @RunninUpThatHillh
      @RunninUpThatHillh Před 26 dny +2

      We are responsible for ourselves. Solely.

    • @janetmalcolm6191
      @janetmalcolm6191 Před 21 dnem

      Doctors should be educating us but know nothing about foods that help or anything outside of pharma. No money in it.

    • @JohnJohn-wr1jo
      @JohnJohn-wr1jo Před 14 dny

      Bigger issue is lack of Dr education. They are trained to throw drugs at a problem vs a holistic approach

  • @dannyvandenbranden4845
    @dannyvandenbranden4845 Před 27 dny +134

    I'm 65, no TV, no radio in the house, not injected, NO DOCTOR, no medication, but I had a few years ago contact with the other side and I dont want to lose it, and NOBODY can take it away. I can tell you one thing, The One from Above will NEVER punish people, only people do to another and to themself. Thank you for all the work you do to make the workd better. ❤ grtz from Belgium

    • @rogueskiss3794
      @rogueskiss3794 Před 27 dny +13

      No TV? No Radio? But you must have a phone? Computer? Tablet or Laptop to be commenting 😂

    • @catherinehazur7336
      @catherinehazur7336 Před 27 dny

      The doctors LOVE to pour on the medications, they relish all the side effects that they can also medicate for. Dizziness and subsequent falls make them positively salivate in true Pavlovian anticipation. Chronic patients for life. What a windfall. Dont the elderly have anything better to do than to take medications and to anticipate their next 15 minute visit to the shrine of their revered doctor?

    • @twinkleblink3073
      @twinkleblink3073 Před 27 dny +14

      ​@@rogueskiss3794
      Obviously, self censoring exposure to random blah blah. Internet allows for more custom feed. What is wrong with that? Who said all or nothing? (I am mostly the same. Radio is rare, I usually turn off the recycled news. Lol.).

    • @laserhobbyist9751
      @laserhobbyist9751 Před 27 dny +7

      I gave up on TV 20 years ago, too many commercials, wayyyyy toooo many of them. Had an experience myself, saw we are all one life living as individuals in the past, present and future to come. Separate bodies with separate minds, memory and will causes the illusion of being individuals to our core, we aren't, we are part of a huge fractal of life, it's one thing.

    • @wdahoi3153
      @wdahoi3153 Před 27 dny +7

      Ditto, with the exception of once a year for checkup and full blood work. Doctor says my BP is like a teenager's and praises my HDL/LDL despite being high protein/keto diet.
      Do obviously go online.

  • @Auntypatti
    @Auntypatti Před 27 dny +27

    I’m 68 and my husband is 70. And neither one of us are taking an prescribed medications!🙏

  • @agapitacordova3850
    @agapitacordova3850 Před 27 dny +20

    I wish could give you more likes. Everything you are saying is right on point!
    I took myself and husband off of all medications.
    My husband has dementia. He decided to try Namenda against my wishes. He became aggressive. Tried to hit me. Totally not him.
    We are now managing with diet and peace. We try to have fun. My husband has dementia. It’s advancing but he still has moments of clarity. He empathetic and kind. He’s at peace as much as he can be.
    Drugs would have separated us. He may have died by now.
    This is from a former RN. I worked long term care. Poly pharmacy is a curse on our elders robbing them of dignity and peace.
    Thank you Dr for your truly important work!
    Don’t get me started on gabapentin. Evil stuff for some

  • @eileenmacdougall8945
    @eileenmacdougall8945 Před 27 dny +22

    An honest Dr. is especially appreciated these days.

    • @yokfinlee376
      @yokfinlee376 Před 13 dny

      I'm 72 and I'm not on meds. I was prescribed statins 20+ years ago but stopped it a month later. I don't think doctors are not honest, it's just that they were trained that way in their med school. Some better ones do their research and prescribe only if really necessary.

  • @3ZubUA
    @3ZubUA Před 27 dny +66

    Всесвіте , будь ласка збережи і захисти цю прекрасну Людину , чарівного Лікаря!🙏🏻🕊️
    Thank You, Doctor.❤

    • @junechristie2497
      @junechristie2497 Před 27 dny +3

      The universe has a creator. Give Him honour and glory. Honour the One who brought creation into being. Don't honour that which is created
      Jesus is Lord

  • @jowallis8
    @jowallis8 Před 26 dny +17

    My doctor recently wheeled me in to prescribe a whole raft of medications for supposed conditions. I refused the lot. I am a great believer in the human body being able to repair itself. Funnily enough, I am absolutely fine.

  • @jeanineireland
    @jeanineireland Před 27 dny +41

    I looooove this doctor❤. I take no medication. I've been to my GP once in the past 10+ years. I refuse to take mRNA shots. I've never had a flu shot. I stay away from chemicals in food. Thank you Yuka App. I go with my mother to every doctor appt she has and guard her like a hawk. I eat organic and exercise and I'm 54 next month. I keep a stock of antibiotics and do my own research if I feel sick.

    • @src5769
      @src5769 Před 27 dny +5

      There are also natural antibiotics.

    • @nicolavowles2930
      @nicolavowles2930 Před 27 dny +1

      Where can I trustfully research that please?

    • @MoonlightDivinity
      @MoonlightDivinity Před 27 dny

      ​@@src5769oil of oregano is amazing!

    • @karenmcardle142
      @karenmcardle142 Před 27 dny +9

      Cloves, half juice of a lemon tumeric and ginger and a dash of black pepper, I was on antibiotics so much , and I would still have pluerasy, I also have COPD and emphysema, the amount of antibiotics was unbelievable so I researched and every morning and night I will make this up with hit water to soften the 2 cloves and drink like a cuppa t or coffee, then I found out about Cayane pepper and wow pain and not needing antibiotics, made my dr that angry , he threw me with an antidepressant because of anxiety yes I get anxious especially due to the pain but I'm not depressed, I have taken back tablets ect due to I did not need them and the side effects was just to much I was also a heavy drug abuser for 3 decades , now 17 years clean this October and my oldest is having a baby and my oldest granddaughter will be 17 this October and my new grandson is due on the same day as I got of drugs and the same day my oldest granddaughter was born , #Happydays
      Keep Lifted

  • @pattystordahl3754
    @pattystordahl3754 Před 27 dny +25

    I was raised just say no to drugs era. I’m 70. A widow on SS and love love love my Saviors promises. He is my healer. I’m on no meds. They’ve been offered I just ask why, check side effects and it’s always a hard no. Acts 2:37-39. I trust him. I won’t die till He calls his breath home.

  • @danfg7215
    @danfg7215 Před 27 dny +20

    After a weird hormonal issue at 42 years old, I was put on levothyroxine by an endocrinologist specialized in thyroid issues. She could never explain why I had hypothyroidism since it wasn't autoimmune (zero antibodies in my blood work, and 90%+ of cases of hypothyroidism are autoimmune). So I consulted three more doctors and they all said the same thing: keep on taking levothyroxine. It didn't make sense to me because my TSH wasn't too high, just barely above normal range before I started the medication. Also, some TSH elevation is expected when you hit middle age.
    So I decided to very slowly wean off my thyroid medication, always doing blood work 45 days after every successful lowering of the dose. It has been two years since I took my last dose, nothing bad happened, My T3 and T4 levels are just fine, TSH slightly elevated, and I feel great.

  • @dianelawrence1087
    @dianelawrence1087 Před 25 dny +21

    Our brains need chlorestral. Statins gave me cataracts. Bone medications gave me acid reflux. I stopped visiting doctors unless I have an ailment

    • @janetmalcolm6191
      @janetmalcolm6191 Před 21 dnem

      Yes and meds for acid reflux give you B12 deficiency! All meds have a knock on effect.

  • @linadjevalikian2775
    @linadjevalikian2775 Před 26 dny +15

    I am 68 and never took any medication. I cook my own food, exercice, drink alot of water, meditate and don’t eat any processed foods. When I go to the doctor and tell them I am on no medication at all, they look at me as if I had 3 heads. I tell you, the normal is becoming abnormal and the abnormal is becoming normal. Thank you Dr Suneel for all your precious advises.

  • @slothsluethe177
    @slothsluethe177 Před 26 dny +16

    My cholesterol is in a normal range, but my doctor said i should be on a statin because im 70 and it will prevent future high chol. Im of the mind that you dont try and fix what aint broke.

  • @terrymoore565
    @terrymoore565 Před 27 dny +16

    And give them more water..every nursing situation everyone is dehydrated big time..

  • @LisaMurphy
    @LisaMurphy Před 27 dny +18

    I'm 70 and I take nothing. I eat whole organic foods only. I don't eat a lot of meat but I do eat salmon and/or sardines about three times a week for omega-3s and calcium. I cut out all dairy recently and it really improved my overall well being. I have one drink of alcohol very occasionally. I work out with weights and exercise daily. I have a figure of a young lady and anyone who doubts this can see me in my videos. Everything Dr. Dhand is saying is absolutely true. I find that if I need help with anxiety or lack of sleep, I take some Holy Basil supplements or tea. I will confess that if I get a headache from too many hours of working, I do indulge in an advil or two. No one's perfect!

    • @biggoldsun1852
      @biggoldsun1852 Před 27 dny

      After 60 doctors swich you to tylenol
      I think because of risk of GI bleed.

  • @susanpetropoulos1039
    @susanpetropoulos1039 Před 27 dny +19

    My alarm went off when the drug pushers, (the big box pharmacy,) recently called me several times to remind me that I needed to get a refill of gabapentin. That’s never happened to me before. No thanks!

    • @mj9949
      @mj9949 Před 6 dny

      That stuff had me hearing voices. Reported and stop taking.

  • @harveybc
    @harveybc Před 27 dny +27

    Back in the mid 90's I was put on Paxil. Didn't notice any difference until one day I was driving to visit an Uncle. My first extended solo interstate drive after starting it. Had trouble staying awake. On the way back I stopped in a rest area and took a nap. Within 20 miles of getting back on the road I was once again drifting off. Took an exit and finished the trip on winding mountain type road. All the curves kept me awake. Just took myself off cold turkey with no problem.
    Years later I started taking Lexapro. Again really didn't notice any difference so I quit it, also cold turkey. That was a mistake. The what I've heard called brain flashes were bad for a few weeks.
    At least in my case the things weren't needed. My sense of depression came more about what I was doing, meaning my attitude about my activities. Now on the plus side of 70 I sometimes start feeling a bit depressed. Instead of turning to medications I get off my backside and start doing things. Enjoyable stuff like playing my guitar or drudgery like mowing or clearing brush, it doesn't matter. Depression goes away almost immediately.

  • @G--do8ro
    @G--do8ro Před 27 dny +10

    Thank you for educating us, Dr Dhand! I visited my 75 year old mother after 10 years living abroad. She was in the hospital due to a fall. I saw her medication list and I was shocked. 22 medications! No wonder she fell - she was dizzy from all the meds.

  • @BAROMETERONE
    @BAROMETERONE Před 27 dny +44

    I agree with this good doctor.
    Pharmaceutical companies influence a lot of other doctors...maybe yours.

    • @margaretthatcher6828
      @margaretthatcher6828 Před 27 dny +6

      It's called lobby...

    • @glennso47
      @glennso47 Před 27 dny +6

      The commercials tell you to ask your doctor if so and so medication is right for you.

    • @zippy7020
      @zippy7020 Před 27 dny +6

      Not my Doctor , I don’t have one, would only need a dr if I brake a bone . Unfortunately my husband still believes in doctors, he’s jabbed I’m not 😮

    • @RicG.
      @RicG. Před 27 dny +8

      Doctors get a commission for a lot of the scripts they write. They have a financial interest in selling as many drugs as they can.

    • @kathierouse6046
      @kathierouse6046 Před 27 dny +4

      Beware of shingles v@xx. I got it shortly after my 60th birthday. I have since regretted it. My doctor (at the time) urged me to get the new one that came out 6 months later. I said, no thanks. IMO, that prick caused my nervous system to be messed up. We can't trust *any* injections at all anymore!! 😮

  • @spicencens7725
    @spicencens7725 Před 24 dny +9

    I started gabapentin as being diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis in March, along with the answer being a hip replacement! Doc put me on very low dose and I've complained it wasn't helping & steadily have been increasing dosage.
    Still not happy & limping, I started looking into natural supplements for inflammation which opened a whole new world!
    Boswellic acid!!! I can't say enough about it! A change in diet, knocking down empty carbs! Staying away from inflammatory foods! Taking tumeric (which I grow,) increasing ferments all seem to be helping tremendously! Ive lost 24# and can feel the difference! I'm still fine tuning & still have achy days, but I'm not nearly as incapacitated as I was!
    Oh, and I've completely stopped the gaba-p!
    Thank you for covering this subject, for I too had been on antidepressants for years and decided I'd had enough of that, with little to no resulting help!
    We are on a slippery slope for sure, all the while making big pharma richer by leaps & bounds!

    • @jessicaaguilera4526
      @jessicaaguilera4526 Před 21 dnem +2

      Carnivore and paleo have also helped me to almost eliminate my arthritis pain too! I started on carnivore for awhile and now I maintain with paleo. My pain only comes back when i eat sugar and carbs again. Then it goes away when I take out those things from my diet. ❤

    • @spicencens7725
      @spicencens7725 Před 20 dny +1

      @@jessicaaguilera4526 Yes I noticed that too! After eating the carbs, my next day is painful! 💪🏻👍🏻

  • @EM-hm4tv
    @EM-hm4tv Před 27 dny +13

    My 96 yr old father now lives with me. When he came 3 years ago, he had 7 prescriptions. He is now down to 1 and doing very well. His diet is no longer SAD. It took months to convince him the truth about big pharma and the food pyramid but he got it. I often show him your talks to convince him..Thank you very much Dr. Dhand.

    • @glendacollins2898
      @glendacollins2898 Před 27 dny +3

      You and your dad are both so fortunate to have each other.

  • @concerned_2023
    @concerned_2023 Před 27 dny +38

    Pill are like a badge of honor for some elderly.

    • @SewingBoxDesigns
      @SewingBoxDesigns Před 27 dny +3

      Medals of survival. Yeeeesh! Our pharmacist calls vitamins and holistic herbals voodoo. I told him I'm a firm believer in sticking pins in things. (I'm a seamstress) And he'd better watch out. 😂

    • @lovly2cu725
      @lovly2cu725 Před 27 dny +1

      i know someone who takes 26 pills a day

  • @HonorTrees
    @HonorTrees Před 27 dny +22

    If only doctors were taught about nutrition.

    • @RunninUpThatHillh
      @RunninUpThatHillh Před 26 dny +4

      I graduated high school with a D. I have been a housewife for 15 years. How is it I know and they don't?🤔

    • @HonorTrees
      @HonorTrees Před 26 dny +6

      @@RunninUpThatHillh there is big money in treating disease, no money in curing it.

    • @janetmalcolm6191
      @janetmalcolm6191 Před 21 dnem +1

      Yes and things to drink or eat to help with things. My one doctor said she had no clue about other things for high blood pressure but I now have hibiscus tea. Pomegranate juice. There are other things!

    • @tonkabeancat1117
      @tonkabeancat1117 Před 20 dny

      !!!!

    • @wolfe6220
      @wolfe6220 Před 5 dny +1

      Or anything really. I know more about nutrition and iron deficiency than most of my doctors did.

  • @victoriaburgess700
    @victoriaburgess700 Před 26 dny +15

    I’m not taking none of that crap! Happy 66 year old!

  • @leslietroy2869
    @leslietroy2869 Před 27 dny +24

    I'm 86 and only take a small amount of testosterone. I feel great and can do things most men much younger can't. In my rare visits to doctors I have been recommmended pharmaceuticals. I'm glad I never took them.

    • @calvarylife
      @calvarylife Před 26 dny +1

      You look much younger. Well done keep up the good work

  • @jameswalker2584
    @jameswalker2584 Před 27 dny +23

    Always informative always concise
    Thank you

  • @helenenorman3598
    @helenenorman3598 Před 27 dny +29

    Blessings from Sweden 🇸🇪

  • @martinc6987
    @martinc6987 Před 27 dny +18

    Thank you so much
    God bless and protect you always.

  • @THEJ0KER8888
    @THEJ0KER8888 Před 27 dny +13

    Gabapentin is a no. The disturbing thing is even veterinarians are pushing it for their patients (dogs/cats). Still a No.

  • @ejmabrothers6743
    @ejmabrothers6743 Před 27 dny +148

    Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

    • @adhamsoliman-ue2kn
      @adhamsoliman-ue2kn Před 27 dny +1

      Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

    • @ThailandLottery-vz3pm
      @ThailandLottery-vz3pm Před 27 dny +1

      Yes, dr.porassss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

    • @user-km2rz2wc1i
      @user-km2rz2wc1i Před 27 dny +1

      I wish they were readily available in my place.
      Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac.
      He's constantly talking about killing someone.
      He's violent. Anyone reading this
      Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

    • @adhamsoliman-ue2kn
      @adhamsoliman-ue2kn Před 27 dny

      Is he on instagram?

    • @ThailandLottery-vz3pm
      @ThailandLottery-vz3pm Před 27 dny

      Yes he is dr.porassss.

  • @marlenemcmillan8891
    @marlenemcmillan8891 Před 27 dny +17

    We're not meant to last forever

  • @northernmemaw4036
    @northernmemaw4036 Před 27 dny +15

    My previous 'dr' recommended, then insisted (after I refused his recommendation) that I have some type of a cardiac injection (s) to lower triglycerides & LDL, which using my common sense, told him of strict diet & lifestyle change(s), yet he still insisted that the injections would be the best & safest route! 🤣 This was 3 1/2 years ago, & I've got a new Dr. that respects my refusal of meds., and those triglycerides & LDL numbers continue to fall slowly & naturally 😊❤

  • @nancybaumgartner6774
    @nancybaumgartner6774 Před 27 dny +9

    61 years old , no meds , no doctors. Lots of farm work , time outside , vinyasa yoga, hiking , and lifting heavy things.
    My diet consists of grass fed beef from my cows, eggs from my chickens, veggies from my garden, and cheese from my goat’s milk. I also like popcorn and and IPA.
    I will only go to a doctor for a broken bone or an eye issue . Hope neither happens.

  • @KMC544
    @KMC544 Před 27 dny +20

    Thx Doc you’re the best, cheers from Dracut!

  • @2009Cake
    @2009Cake Před 27 dny +11

    Dr. Dhand wearing that tux jacket like a boss.

  • @maryvicente3692
    @maryvicente3692 Před 27 dny +10

    40 year nursing career, LOTS of patients under the age of 65 with med lists PAGES long. The engineers had them color coded, alphabetical order! No meds here.

  • @katd6580
    @katd6580 Před 26 dny +7

    I just had my physical and I told my doctor I want off of statins...71 years old, have been on for 6 years...physically fit....no other issues.....etc. etc....that is the ONLY medication I was on...

  • @janishuey3639
    @janishuey3639 Před 27 dny +8

    I looked at the side effects of my mom’s anti-depressant drug and I was amazed that “depression” was one of the known side effects. What?!!!

  • @user-xb2su9jf1q
    @user-xb2su9jf1q Před 26 dny +4

    I'm 68 with an autoimmune disease crohns disease, I was diagnosed at the age of 14, and I've had 3 major bowel resections from the age of 16. My last major bowel resection was in 1998 at the age of 42. Through my choice, I've been medication free since then. 9:56

  • @findthekindness
    @findthekindness Před 27 dny +3

    You are the best health informant! I love your videos and the truth bombs you continue to share. I learn so much from your knowledge. I am 64 years young, proudly not on any meds, intend to keep it that way. I am very in tune with my body and how I feel and I honor what it needs. Keep up the great work! Nice to read other comments too. We need communities like this more and more, to learn from eachother.

  • @NANASplash
    @NANASplash Před 27 dny +13

    I’m 71. Weaned off 2 antidepressants, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers and I’m working on my statin now. Once that’s done, I’m completely off all prescription medication. It’s taken me almost 3 years.

    • @lorismith5369
      @lorismith5369 Před 24 dny

      How did you wean off the sleeping pills? Congrats on your success! 😊

    • @NANASplash
      @NANASplash Před 6 dny

      @@lorismith5369 I cut out coffee, then started breaking the pills in half, then into fourths, then 1/4 every other day, then done. Took 3 weeks.

  • @vivianmiller9810
    @vivianmiller9810 Před 27 dny +11

    Thank you so much for your passion to educate the elderly..and everyone else..

  • @hannaysra6526
    @hannaysra6526 Před dnem +1

    Well done Doctor., a real compassionate human being. Your hands are clean!

  • @muppit666
    @muppit666 Před 13 dny +1

    It’s an absolute joy to hear a doctor that actually cares. I had so e blood tests done and straight away my doctor tried to get me on statins. I knew what was coming as I already had the test results sent to me as well as the doctor. I was just on the good side of my cholesterol being high, so I did a lot of research on cholesterol. When my doctor phoned me to discuss my results, I had all the answers and also a few questions that I asked. The end result was I’ll have another blood test in a years time to see how I’m doing. I really do believe that doctors get an incentive to prescribe some medications. I understand a few life choices can be the difference between going on medication and not. I don’t like the thought of chemicals in my body unless it’s absolutely necessary. We’ll see next year if they’re still pushing for me to take drugs. Great content and clear and concise information. Thanks.

  • @cabolynn
    @cabolynn Před 27 dny +7

    I'm 64 and my husband is 67 and we are Harma free. We don't put harmful drugs into our bodies.

  • @user-wu1bu7ss1s
    @user-wu1bu7ss1s Před 27 dny +7

    With a tight 10 minute visit ,, the doctor doesn't bother about and are threatened by the patient asking questions.... My doctor would just get angry and abusive... the waiting list for a doctor is very long even for nurse practitioners ... I live in northern Ontario Canada....

  • @piaffe25rider
    @piaffe25rider Před 18 dny +2

    This is such a great video!!! I totally agree- Less is more. I was just at my neighbor's yesterday and her mom in law has a lot of meds around least 9 prescriptions!!! Just sent over this video to her. Thanks, Doctor!!

  • @thedingo8833
    @thedingo8833 Před 25 dny +3

    Oh my god!!! A doctor FINALLY says it out loud. As a civilian I have seen so much damage done by gabapentin

  • @silentnot4812
    @silentnot4812 Před 27 dny +26

    It is so hard to tell if what you are being treated for is even a problem. Do we really know the optimal blood pressure? Do we really know the optimal LDL? Do we really know how many times a week you should have a bowel movement?

    • @mcfact1827
      @mcfact1827 Před 27 dny +5

      Last question.... everyday or every time you eat

    • @nathanielovaughn2145
      @nathanielovaughn2145 Před 27 dny +2

      ​@@mcfact1827
      Not necessarily.

    • @hamsterama
      @hamsterama Před 27 dny +1

      Regarding that last part, ideally you should have a least a couple BM's per day. If you don't, it means you aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables.

    • @mcfact1827
      @mcfact1827 Před 27 dny

      @@nathanielovaughn2145 if one eat meals everyday then you're supposed to have a movement every day. Look it up.
      Bowel shouldn't stay in one's system for days without being released. Infrequent bile movements is a sign of constipation. Look it up

    • @mcfact1827
      @mcfact1827 Před 26 dny

      ​@@hamsterama or it means constipation.

  • @ausforaus7617
    @ausforaus7617 Před 27 dny +14

    The young doctors (below 65) believe the pills they prescribe are genuinely good for the patient. As you know, that is their training. Good to see you advocating lifestyle.

  • @susanstones7815
    @susanstones7815 Před 24 dny +1

    I am the opposite to this .I had a new knee & was and am still in pain& got 4 texts from my drs to go the surgery.They insist i have copd i do not but because i missed these appointments as i was to unwell to attend.I received a letter saying that if I didn’t turn up for an appointment they would stop my tablets.Absolutely disgusted having to be threatened.

  • @timmatheny-lo9ze
    @timmatheny-lo9ze Před 27 dny +5

    Thank you Dr. Dhand. Always learn when I listen to you. I’m 63, have got my meds down to one a day. Walk every day, and eat healthy.

  • @sta090806
    @sta090806 Před 27 dny +4

    I am 55, haven't been to a doctor in over 3 years because I feel perfectly well. The last time I had a physical (April 2022), the first thing they do is look at your "medications list." The MA was baffled that I was not on any meds, and she started going way back in my file asking if I was still on certain drugs that I took temporarily YEARS ago. I don't even remember what some of those meds were for! I may make an appointment just to see what their reaction would be now that I'm even older, lol

  • @dcharlebois6984
    @dcharlebois6984 Před 27 dny +6

    I have been squaring off with my Doctor for years about what I don’t need and why I don’t need it Lol they get so offended because “I” am making informed decisions 🥸 it’s a crazy time we are in… medical care😳not… 🇨🇦

  • @lindawatmore3321
    @lindawatmore3321 Před 23 dny +2

    I weaned myself off all medication in 2016 and slowly withdrew from the last prescribed medication first and slowly removed from them after a several months of replacement therapy with a change in diet and mineral supplements and vitamin supplements that were individually tailored for my condition and health issues that were related to mineral and vitamin deficiency that had grown worse over time due to keep facing new symptoms and given more medication for the new symptoms and increased my medication intake over time and my health decline and numerous medical procedures and investigations which were inconclusive due to the fact that the medication itself was the cause. Overall over 40 years of medication and increased medication and my quality of life was very bad I was double incontinence and asthma and heart disease and fatty liver and diabetes and arthritis which I needed hips replacement and from my early teens I developed spinal pain and hips pain and nerve damage in my lower extremity pain was very severe and my mental health symptoms were given medication and then I woke up with being given medication for my urinary incontinence and I was unable to pass urine and needed to self catheter which I found very difficult to treat in the outside world and became a recluse and now I’m very much a different person. I am 66 years old now but I was living like a 80 year old person and mobility was a huge challenge and seizures were another thing that I couldn’t think for myself and was under a dark cloud constantly. So when I was invited to have my annual asthma and diabetic review and blood pressure monitoring and blood tests I went for the appointment and I took a list of the minerals and vitamins that I had been taking and gave them to the practice nurse and explained how I had stopped taking my medication months prior to my appointment and I had lost over four stone in weight loss. I received a message from my surgery to contact them non urgent and they was told my doctor wanted to review my blood results and they gave me a phone and five weeks away. So when he phoned me he was pleased with my blood results and commented on how good they were compared with my past results. He however needed to increase my blood pressure medication because it was high in two places that week of recording my blood pressure. I explained how my elderly dog had emergency treatment at the vet and I was stressed out worrying about my dog was the reason. I told him about the fact I hadn’t had any prescriptions for eight months and he went ballistic with me saying I couldn’t stop taking my medication and he needed to see my straight away and my husband. I said my heart was impressive with my improved health and he gave me some ranting and raving so I just said stick your prescription where the sun doesn’t shine and you are getting paid to push medicine and rewards from pharmacy companies. I hung up. I received a phone call just before my husband was due home from work and it was a local mental health clinic called me and I heard my doorbell ringing and said I would have to go someone’s at my door on opening the door to a mental health person saying I could hang up the phone now. I invited them inside and told them my side of the story and they left as my husband walked in the backdoor. I told him and he laughed. But later they night after 10 o clock and I was in bed and my husband downstairs and I heard the doorbell ringing and my husband talking and he came upstairs and told me to put my dressing gown on and come downstairs I asked why he just said I would find out what when I came downstairs. I found three mental health doctors sitting in my living room and my doctor claims that I was a danger to myself and other people. I was interviewed by each doctor and my husband was present and they then asked himself many questions about me and then they went outside to discuss my case. In the meantime they kept being interrupted by my doctor phoning wanting to know the situation and what they were doing to one doctor said that they would contact him and stop phoning and asking questions about their medical conclusions about my mental state. They left me and apologetic for coming out saying they were told that I was dangerous and mentally unstable and they were going to section me on their findings. I haven’t been to a doctors since I refuse to go to a doctors from my experience of how they operated in my opinion my young doctor who replaced my older doctor doesn’t know me to be always wanted to recommend medication like Prozac and other medication strongly recommended that I take it. I hurt his male ego and that’s why he used is position to discriminate against me for claiming my life back from a legal drugs pushing system. So when you see the growth of people that are prescribed antidepressants and become hooked on them and the side affects my own experience of how they affected me and I have got my life back and my husband told the mental health doctors that I was a negative zombie and that I couldn’t do much for myself and now he got his wife back and he said he wasn’t going to allow me to be forced to take my when it cleared wasn’t doing me any good but destroying my life bit by bit.

    • @deeT02
      @deeT02 Před 23 dny

      Wow! I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm glad you are better now.

  • @gardener3017
    @gardener3017 Před 27 dny +1

    Thank you. It's a pity most medical professionals do not have this conversation with their patients.

  • @teresasteele5327
    @teresasteele5327 Před 27 dny +7

    Thanks Dr Dhand, so many meds are prescribed together you just don't know how they will react.

  • @christinereich6050
    @christinereich6050 Před 27 dny +8

    Fabulous topic. I am older and going on a long hike in two weeks. On BP meds and felt dizzy. Checked it and it was 89/59(and lower). So weaning off and taking my BP about 6 times a day while titrating. The more meds I get off the better I feel. I am doing it all with caution but imagine being on a hike and dehydrated and starting BP is already low.

  • @chrismc8000
    @chrismc8000 Před 25 dny +3

    Am a retired OR/RN and saw the pages of medications that many patients were on.
    Unbelievable!

  • @carysjosie
    @carysjosie Před 26 dny +3

    My husband ended up in the ER twice now because of over medication. He had swelling of throat and mouth tongue and thought he was gonna die and almost did. got him into the ER second time was so much medication that he was bleeding internally got him to the ER again. Turned around went back to the doctor and they prescribed about five drugs and came home and he had been doing better and when he got the drugs, he got really sick again. threw them all away

  • @rosymylene1878
    @rosymylene1878 Před 27 dny +4

    Brilliant program form a truly professional and honest doctor. Thank you.

  • @marlenemcmillan8891
    @marlenemcmillan8891 Před 27 dny +12

    I lost my daughter 11 mths ago..she was 48...cancer took her😢.so i went on an antidepressant...1've cut it in half now 10mg to.5mg..I'm not sure anymore if it's helping...grief is forever...

    • @Yellow-oc4sl
      @Yellow-oc4sl Před 27 dny

      Some antidepressants don't work for some but do for others the side effects are bad serve for me , I do however take antianxiety way better than some of those antidepressants, I hope you get and feel better soon , so many people been sick

    • @Yellow-oc4sl
      @Yellow-oc4sl Před 27 dny +4

      The Lord will help you with the grief give it time to heal it does take time

    • @BootHeel54
      @BootHeel54 Před 26 dny +2

      I’m so sorry for your loss. 🙏

    • @lisakrushinski9436
      @lisakrushinski9436 Před 15 dny +2

      May God comfort you. 💜🙏✝️

  • @paulaspagnuolo8285
    @paulaspagnuolo8285 Před 26 dny +1

    Our world needs all doctors to follow your approach. God bless you for encouraging people to be their own best advocate.

  • @CrimsonSlytherin
    @CrimsonSlytherin Před 26 dny +5

    Also with the depression thing you get convinced it’s working when it may be partially or completely placebo and won’t solve anything. At least for me- still it helped but really gotta weigh the positives and negatives. It didn’t solve existential issues just numbed me to it. Now I feel it more deeply but I would take that over the cloudy mindset I lived with for a decade.

  • @catlady4799
    @catlady4799 Před 27 dny +11

    Thank you Doctor. God Bless you.

  • @roughfish1716
    @roughfish1716 Před 25 dny +2

    I’m 70. Last month a friend asked what meds I take. When I informed him that I don’t take anything but a few OTC supplements. His face got very serious and recommended I find a new doctor because I really need to be on meds. So sad.

  • @antoniovillanueva308
    @antoniovillanueva308 Před 27 dny +6

    Today I learned that MJ does have withdrawals. It is not really strong, and I might have missed it. Left Colorado and came to Texas from family stuff. As someone who does not want to go to jail in Texas, I left the stuff in CO. After 2 days, I realized that I am ANGRY. I am now convinced it was the weed withdrawal. The stuff is not harmless.. I admit that I have been eating too many gummies. Note to self.

    • @joshuatheregularguy8974
      @joshuatheregularguy8974 Před 23 dny

      Yeah, I can second that one. It DOES.
      That first day without, I'm kind of frustrated and not really angry, but something akin to that. And then for a few days, just kind of empty and listless. Thankfully, it only seems to take me about a week to get over it and level out to 'normal' or so again.
      I don't know what kind of time-frame my friends require to level back out again, but deny it as they will, it's obvious they're experiencing it too. I've seen it repeatedly.
      I know lots of people out there (especially online) like to say zero side effects / withdrawals, but they're either fooling themselves or trying to or SOMETHING. It is 100% a real thing.

  • @proudparrotparent815
    @proudparrotparent815 Před 27 dny +4

    I was drinking Gabapentin for awhile, but i told my Dr no more of those .. I cant tolerate the statings ,an I am off about 5 different meds . Thank you Dr Dhan for educating us . G.bless

  • @Activ80
    @Activ80 Před 26 dny +3

    I was going to switch off this video 2.5 mins in, not because I am not interested in the content but because I agree with everything you say & really appreciate that you are trying to educate people. Myself, I am 82, take no medication, eat natural food & exercise every single day --- I don't know if this will help me to live longer but it certainly helps me to live a unrestricted life withour medical interference.

  • @gecsus
    @gecsus Před 26 dny +2

    Thank you for telling the truth. There isn't much of that going around in these days.

  • @AnnemieM
    @AnnemieM Před 25 dny +3

    This Dr. is absolutely right with what he is saying. Sometimes the side affects are worse then the reason a patient is taking a pill in the first place. Natural medicine is much better I found out. Cold sore medication for example. They take one week to work. If I get a cold sore, I just put some oil of Origano on it once, and it is gone.

  • @lynnfaulkner9496
    @lynnfaulkner9496 Před 27 dny +5

    I'm 63, weaning myself off repeats of Omeprazole (after 5 years!). After symptom rebound I was told I would "probably always need to take it". Second opinion GP is helping me titrate it down, without rebound so far 😊. I decided to take a daily shot glass of low sugar aloe vera juice that I swear has made a huge difference to my gastic comfort. My goal is "Clean by Christmas". 🤞

    • @plumeria66
      @plumeria66 Před 8 dny

      Two people I know who started and stayed on Omeprazole ended up building a tolerance to it and had to take stronger versions. They can never get off that medication ever. One of them can barely eat anything because her stomach cannot digest it. I took it briefly a few times but stopped as it made my bloating worse.

  • @russmiller3745
    @russmiller3745 Před 23 dny +2

    I’m 70 years old. I’ve only visited a doctor once as a result of a nail gun accident 12 years ago. I told the surgeon to just leave the nail in place, it doesn’t hurt a lot. On no medications, only eat what I can find on the ground, and drink water from the hose. I live in a bush.Leave me alone.