http://blog.sethroberts.net/2012/10/24/the-personal-scientist-who-knew-too-much-and-too-little/ Personal Science, Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method Tue, 21 May 2013 04:06:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.sethroberts.net/2012/10/24/the-personal-scientist-who-knew-too-much-and-too-little/#comment-1040406 Nancy Lebovitz Thu, 25 Oct 2012 03:54:33 +0000 http://blog.sethroberts.net/?p=7928#comment-1040406 Off-topic: Quack-in-the-Box, a malpractice card game.

]]> http://blog.sethroberts.net/2012/10/24/the-personal-scientist-who-knew-too-much-and-too-little/#comment-1040352 L Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:17:16 +0000 http://blog.sethroberts.net/?p=7928#comment-1040352 @ mr alex chernavsky: thats a great question. from what i have learned talking to random doctors at boston u or even a director at harvard med or even random harvard students: a lot of doctors are really dumb!! i talked w a new doc at boston u and he didnt know the high sugar content of grapes he was buying. he said hes not the doctor, i am the expert on blood sugar. i made him feel very embarrassed and he was blushing because i was showing how stupid he was in front of others. i made the harvard director cry and i offended her because i said i was bored talking w her at an expensive restaurant i didnt want to go anyways…oh well harvard med paid for my salad and olive oil. she ate lobster roll!! $60 she spent on herself!!!

]]> http://blog.sethroberts.net/2012/10/24/the-personal-scientist-who-knew-too-much-and-too-little/#comment-1040055 Alex Chernavsky Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:53:12 +0000 http://blog.sethroberts.net/?p=7928#comment-1040055 The classic example is phenylketonuria — a genetic illness that is easily (more or less) treated by severely restricting dietary intake of the amino acid phenylalanine. Surely Reinhoff is familiar with this disease and its treatment?

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