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41. Why Your Doctor Shuts Down Supplement Questions (And What Should Happen Instead)

41. Why Your Doctor Shuts Down Supplement Questions (And What Should Happen Instead)20 sept6 min

You've asked a doctor about a supplement, an herb, or a therapy like hyperbaric oxygen or ozone, and gotten a flat "that doesn't work" in return, with no real explanation and no room for follow up questions. Why this episode matters: Dr. Su has watched this happen to his own patients for years. In this episode he names exactly what's going on and gives it a term, ontological humility, the simple idea that we don't know what we don't know. He applies it to both sides of the exam room, and by ...