I had a doctor appointment today

I highly dislike mainstream doctors.I went in for my physical. I am only 17 so I live under my parent's rule.I wasn't going to mention my diet. My mom did.the conversation went like this (she was listing off a lot of general questions... like docs always do)The doctor asked "Do you eat enough fruits and veggies?"I said, "Oh yeah!"my mom said "tell her about your diet."I said, "nah"the doctor said, "yeah tell me about your diet!"I mumbled, "uh.... i'm a... raw vegan"the doctor said, "what?""where do you get your protein?""fruit and leafy greens!""leafy greens is carbs not protein. Fruit doesnt have protein!""No actually leafy greens has an abundance of protein! and fruit has lots of amino acids!!!""No fruit doesnt have ANY amino acids!!! and protein doesnt either. Thats not a suitable form of protein!""uhhhh I'm a THRIVING athlete. I get enough protein!""You do not get enough vitamins and nutrients""Can you give me a blood test? I promise you I do. I would love a blood test.""no I can't do that. No, sorry. But you need more nutrients!""I get all my nutrients. I eat a lot.""You can't get enough calories from fruit""But actually I eat anywhere from 1800 to 2700 on any given day!""thats not enough""what?""you need to see a nutritionist!"and then she gave my mom a nutritionist's name and number and said I should see her right away.WTF.After she left I went on to explain to my mom that i DO get enough protein. All the sudden all these feelings of emotions came up and I started crying. I couldn't stop. I just couldnt stand being there. I couldnt stand to listen to the lies.Why do I listen to the people who don't even LOOK healthy? My doc looked pretty OK but there were workers there who were overweight and unhealthy-lookin.I wish she saw me climbing. She would KNOW that I am getting everything I need.There no way I could climb the way I do if I wasn't getting amino acids from my diet.She doesn't know what she was talking about.But still, I couldnt help but cry.Then the nurse came in and gave me 2 shots for some shit i will never get. I don't believe in shots. I don't belive in meds. I don't believe in the mainstream hype.I believe in Mother Nature.Everyone in today's society is so CUT OFF from nature that it drives me mad!!!!!I cried all the way home. I cried because of the close-mindedness. I cried because of the ignorance of people. I cried because I have to go to a mainstream nutritionist and go through the same thing. I cried because I just recieved two shots which are probably toxic.I'm so frustrated. I just had to vent. Thanks for listening.Fcuk mainstream ideas.I need to buy like 100 80/10/10 books and hand them out to people like her. Maybe they will learn a thing or two. Maybe I should include a video of me winning regionals. Maybe I should take my own bloodtest and include the results.AL:SKJF ;alsdkfj a;slkfj as;lfkja s;flwajefslk a;slfj a;slf

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  • this is really old, but I really understand your anger and frustration. I haven't had such a talk with a doctor, but after my first blood test after being vegan for two months i had some deficiencies and he told me to "eat normal". -.- in daily life i have to face smallminded idiot and i and my brothed (that i'm very thankful to have), really suffer from this.i've learnt staying calm and i can do it most of the time, but there are just bad days or bad moments when suddenly everything breaks out. but we're on a better way, we're getting where we're supposed to be. at least i know that. have a nice day.g
  • Dude I see a VEGAN doctor, try to find one if you can. My doc loves my diet.

    did you know that most dotors get like 2.5 hours of nutrition training in school?

    Sounds like this was an embarrassing experience, but dont sweat it if you can. You've got everything going for you. ;)

  • nice post! im so sorry you had a bad experience like that. i feel you though, really. im 18 and one of my parents is way way way over weight and doesnt like me eating so much fruit. doesnt want me to do it cause theyre afraid if i succeed, ill ask them to do it too, and i probably will
    try not to feel guilty about what unhealthy ones think. of course you should make your parents think good of you, but you gotta let them know that you are good! im struggling plenty with guilt cause of unhealthy family.
    i just has a flu shot in october and have not been in great health since, and its February now! that is for sure the last shot im ever gonna get. and im just now learning how many of my friends my age havent had shots in years! and theyre not even like vegan or anything, they just know its stupid.
    anyways i hope you succeed with 811 and show your silly doctor whats up!
  • http://www.vegsource.com/news/2011/02/john-mcdougall-video-pills-wo...

     

    Send that to your Mom.

     

    Good your standing up for what is best for you.

     

    Take Care,

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  • Oh Ashley, I feel your heart and frustration>>

     

    Maybe its really not such a bad idea to buy the doc dr grahams book but I think your parents need to read it first. If i were you I'd just refuse to even go to the nutritionist / the doc if my parents refused to read my book first.

    Thinking of you and don't worry about the toxic shots, you'll detox those in no time on raw ;) xxxx

  • My doctor said THE EXACT SAME thing to me.

    I went there for a blood test and before I was even sitting down she asked me where I got my protein.

    She assured me that vegans ALWAYS need supplements and that our diet is deficient.

    She told me I didn't have enough protein in my diet aven before she took my blood.

    Then when the results came back she admitted that all my protein levels where good. While in fact they were all PERFECT!.

    I did have a low ureum value (ureum is a waste product from proteins) and then she just used that to claim I was low in protein.

     

    I guess some people don't want to learn anything new. Not even when it's right there in black and white in front of their face.

     

    Your doctor can't just claim that you are low in protein. And the only way for you to have any kind of certainty on this subject is to get a blood test.

    If you get one you can also check your vitamin and mineral levels. Most importantly B12 and vitamin D.

     

    The only way to know for sure is to get it tested, that way you can prove people they are wrong.

    That way you'll have your results in black and white.

     

    EDIT: oops, I just saw this was a pretty old thread.

     

  • Dude, I'm so sorry you got bullied like that. This kind of thing used to happen to me all the time when I was younger. And like you, I would cry, because I hate confrontation. Or rather, I USED to hate it, the feeling of being challenged, of being told that my knowledge was inferior. I had to go through a lot of crap before I changed my reactions, and I think that this is a good thing, because you can learn to react differently next time. There will be a next time, by the way. Anyone who refuses to stay in prison will be challenged by the other prisoners (refer to David Icke for more on this).

     

    People who believe they have power over others (in this situation, the doctor) act accordingly. It doesn't help that the majority of humans have given a god-like status to practitioners of western medicine. Most people defer to this sort of behavior like sheep. The sensation of being looked down upon as inferior in terms of knowledge might have been part of why you reacted that way. That's certainly how I would have felt. Never let anyone make you feel that way. Humans are humans. A doctor, a lawyer, and a janitor are all humans, and they all struggle. We are on equal footing. If someone tries to bully you like that again, laugh when you want to cry. It will become a liberating habit, and it will destroy any sense of being inferior.

     

    And trust me, if you're anything like me, you'll be cackling at the world before too long. It's ridiculous how these humans run about, pretending they know it all. Hilarious. No one knows it all. Knock them down a peg.

  • i read this post after two years since you post it and no kidding it made my heart felt HEAVY and little fast (feelz like punching the wall with all force). I dont know if its anger towards this ignorant docs and other people. My family still does not know about this diet.......believe me every one in my family would go crazy if they knew it. i don't even know if they tasted a salad excluding my mother who is very much into heath. And i am sure i am gonna pick a fight when they come to know about this.....30 banana a day.... GOD, they can't even think of half banana a day....lord save me from trouble!!!!! If it was in my hand, I would send Jason Bourne to kill that doctor of yours.
    • and i am sure he had nice time mocking you at the end of that day behind your back.
  • it drives me mad too how some people just wont listen!  and how everyone is so cut off from Nature, so true!  i have ended up in tears from being in the same situation :(

     

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