The New Questions to Ask Your Doctor

1. If I don't have any symptoms, how are you going to keep me healthy?
2. What tests do you routinely use to assess my risk of disease?
3. Are you willing to give me my test results and explain what they mean?
4. How would you treat me if you didn't have your prescription pad?
5. How would you treat me if you were being paid by the hour instead of by the visit?
6. How are you going to find and treat the cause of my disease, not just the symptoms?
7. How can you help me prevent the diseases of aging?
8. What's your point of view on nutrition and health?
9. Do you believe that food allergies or sensitivities can cause health problems such as arthritis, asthma, sinus problems, irritable bowel disease or autoimmune diseases?
10. How would you look for the underlying causes if I had an autoimmune disease?
11. Do you think cholesterol or sugar is the most important cause of heart disease?
12. Do you think chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes or osteoporosis are reversible?
13. Do you think that heart disease should be treated with a low-fat diet?
14. How do you feel about the role vitamins play in health?
15. Do you think the majority of Americans suffer from vitamin deficiencies?
16. Do you know how to diagnose insulin resistance (metabolic syndrome) and how would you treat it?
17. What are the causes of inflammation that lead to chronic disease?
18. Do you measure inflammation in your patients with a test called C-reactive protein?
19. Do you check for folic acid deficiency with a homocysteine blood test?
20. What can you recommend to protect my brain from premature aging and memory loss?