Healthcare in India is broken. Let's fix it. TheLiverDoc aka Dr. Abby Philips

Why is there so much misinformation around health?
What's broken in health care in India? How can it be fixed?

Timestamp

0:00 Sneak-Peek
1:39 Introduction
3:22 Disappointment and Persistence in Medical Journey
19:31 Understanding of the importance of humanity in medicine
24:15 Overwhelming Cases in ICUs
26:10 Becoming a Complete Doctor through Continuous Learning
28:18 Work-Life Balance and Priorities
37:30 Coping Mechanisms of Depression
46:00 Patient Care
48:26 Doctors' Unhealthy Lifestyles
56:43 Pseudoscientific principles lacking standardization
01:13:31 The challenges of managing alcohol-related liver diseases
01:17:50 Gut bacteria and their importance
01:19:13 Increased survival rate with stool transplant
01:22:45 The importance of good clinical training and mentorship
01:27:23 Ethical medical practice and financial sustainability
01:32:28 Time to Educate Population on Science
01:37:02 Weak Scientific Temperament in India
01:42:47 Homeopathy and Post-Hoc Fallacy
01:47:40 Addressing the Issue of Misleading Hope in Medical Treatments
01:55:29 Addressing the Infodemic and Misinformation Epidemic
02:07:30 PubMed is not the benchmark
2:13:32 Role of AI in Healthcare
2:19:45 Miscommunication leading to violence against doctors
02:28:54 Alcohol's Adverse Effects on Health
02:30:36 Potential Benefits of Coffee
02:33:08 Artificial Sweeteners' Safety
02:38:10 Chronology of Eating and Its Effectiveness
02:40:09 The Importance of Following a Balanced Diet
02:42:35 Individualized Protein Requirements and Understanding Metabolism
02:49:36 Higher Protein Requirements for Individuals with Liver Diseases
02:50:48 Defining a Balanced Diet
02:52:23 Crash Diets vs. Steady Weight Loss
02:58:04 Potential Dangers of Misinformation in the Wellness Industry
03:11:02 Health Checkups for the Average Person
03:14:20 Stress Relief: Gaming, Music, and Movies
03:18:46 Life-Changing Car Crash Experience
03:32:57 Exciting Projects on the Horizon
03:33:24 Conclusion

This has been at the top of my mind for a long time and the reason to have this podcast with Dr Abby Philips.

Dr. Abby Philips is a specialist in Hepatology and Liver Transplant. He did his MBBS, MD & DM and is the president's gold medal winner for academic excellence.
He has 200+ research papers published to him.

But there is an interesting other side of him.
He is known as TheLiverDoc on Twitter for his work as a crusader against all sorts of misinformation on health and pseudoscience.
He is a father of three an avid gamer and a graphic novel enthusiast🙂 Follow his work on Twitter https://lnkd.in/gHqX2jQD

There is a lot we discussed:
- The reason to be Liver Doc on Twitter. You know what I mean🙂
- How that happened and why it remains important.
- The universe of quackery & pseudoscience in nutrition, health & fitness.
- Healthcare landscape in India. How modern, alternative & integrative medicine works.
- Business of health and patient care.
- Debunking myths around supplements & nutraceuticals.
- Do's & Don'ts for individuals to create their own health protocols.
- Alcohol, Coffee, Artificial sweetener, Intermittent fasting, Proteins, Carbs, multivitamins, and much more.
- Life of a doctor beyond medical practice.

I've to say this upfront. This conversation is not to prove anything good or bad.
But to establish some tools and frameworks that everyone can use to create their own guardrail for health.

This is a 3hr+ podcast. I don't expect you to listen or watch it in one go. Maybe you should not. But when you finish, do make an attempt to relay your thoughts to improve the scientific temperament of people around us. That will improve their understanding of health.

There is a lot to takeaways from this conversation and I hope this is useful to you.
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