Actually much of what he says is common sense.
His explanation of the difference between Afib and flutter in a layman's language was the first time that I actually understood the difference.
He talks about asking questions of your doctors. Too many (people I know) blindly accept whatever the doctors tell them.
And he talks about choices, the patient's choice to decide what the treatment should be.
He brings out a word "deprescribe" for medications that might not be necessary. If a condition is stable, see what happens if you stop the meds. Go back if things get worse. I love that, and am doing that right now myself. Already cut the one med I take daily to half a dose. Will go off completely. Hopefully don't have to go back.
Recently read a book called Misguided Medicine. Written by an MD and a professor at a medical school. He says that fifty percent of what doctors tell us is wrong. So asking questions is smart and necessary in this more and more complicated medical world.
I love the lightheartedness of his approach to Afib. To me afib has never been a "disease", simply a 20 yr. nuisance. It has never stopped me from doing what I wanted to do. And I am not taking a handful of meds every day. In fact I have rejected meds that my GP and cardiologist have suggested. My cardio guy is also a common sense kind of guy and listens to me. But also I ask tough questions.
I would rather add Dr. John's point of view to all the other "experts" so I can ask more questions and make the right choice for me.
Ritva
