The Value of Peers
From time to time in life we all hear unusual or bizarre arguments that are vehemently presented, yet they seem to disregard logic and reason. We hear them from sales personnel, politicians, telemarketers, and sometimes from people who are normally credible sources of information such as physicians. For example, one of my very close friends was recently told by her physician that she needed to be on cholesterol medication. My friend, however, had evidence that almost all of the healthy adults in her family had lifelong high cholesterol levels, but no cardiac disease. Despite the fact she had none of the usual risk factors for coronary diseases and is quite a young person, her physician argued persistently that she needed cholesterol medication. I suggested she get a second opinion from a cardiologist. The cardiac specialist told her that it would be a bad idea to be on cholesterol medications at such a young age and then recommended alternatives like dietary changes and an enhanced exercise program. Those changes were very helpful. My friend switched to a new internal medicine physician.
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