New York Times & USA Today Bestseller
Lies I Taught in Medical School
How Conventional Medicine Is Making You Sicker and What You Can Do to Save Your Life
What if everything your doctor learned about chronic disease was wrong?
- How chronic diseases are all linked by common root causes overlooked by our system
- How financial incentives, simple human error, and other factors drive the soaring rates of chronic disease
- How Dr. Lufkin reversed these diseases in himself through lifestyle changes anyone can make
Discover the evidence-based lifestyle changes Dr. Lufkin used to reverse chronic disease — and how you can do the same.
The Science Behind the Book
Hear directly from Robert Lufkin MD about the metabolic health revolution
Book overview — Why conventional medicine has it wrong
Lies I Taught in Medical School — now in many languages
Praise for the Book
What physicians, researchers, and thought leaders are saying
Dr. Lufkin's Lies I Taught in Medical School is a provocative and insightful assessment of many paradigms in the medical field that are failing to improve the health of far too many people. If you are struggling with your weight, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or any other condition linked to metabolism, this book is a must read.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Author, Brain Energy
Standard of care medicine is outdated, often barbaric, and based on recent revelations, in some cases simply made up. It's often wrong, ignores underlying causes, and can make you sicker. Dr. Robert Lufkin's Lies I Taught In Medical School exposes the mistakes and offers an evidence based alternative that works.
Professor and author of the New York Times bestseller, The End of Alzheimer's
In his new book, Dr. Robert Lufkin exposes defective energy metabolism as the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying most chronic diseases affecting the population today. I can strongly recommend this important book to anyone interested in knowing the truth regarding the origin and management of chronic disease.
Professor of Biology, Boston College; Author, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease
Lies I Taught in Medical School is the controversial new exposé from the last person you'd expect to author such a book, an active physician and distinguished tenured professor. Dr. Lufkin's in-depth research reveals how our healthcare system prioritizes profit over health. I believe every physician on the planet should read it.
Stanford University
Dr. Robert Lufkin is a conscientious objector to mainstream medical advice. With Lies I Taught in Medical School, he puts the pen where his heart is: challenging outdated dogma in a search for the truth. Dr. Lufkin is a pioneering physician who walks the walk, and this book captures his journey and the science behind it.
Professor, University of Washington; Director, UW Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute
I'm very impressed by how Robert Lufkin communicates, in a form abundantly comprehensible to a general audience, the most up-to-date understanding of the biology of aging and of the interventions that can slow it down. This is an important contribution to public health.
Author of Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime
Dr Lufkin tells an important story that is well known to those of us dirtied and sweating in the trenches. While true science teaches that the pathogenesis and risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver, cancer, and metabolic syndrome are largely driven by metabolism and insulin resistance, the medical institutions largely ignore or even contradict the proven science.
Professor of Renal Diseases and Hypertension; Author of Nature Wants Us To Be Fat
As an actor deeply invested in my health and longevity, Lies I Taught in Medical School by Dr. Robert Lufkin was a revelation. Dr. Lufkin exposes the outdated truths in medicine with courage and clarity. This book is essential for anyone seeking to take control of their health journey.
Actor and longevity enthusiast
Dr. Robert Lufkin thinks outside the box of what most doctors believe but haven't thought to question. This well-sourced work explores the newest findings in medicine and the science of aging that upset the status quo. I wish every physician worldwide would read this book!
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
In the fast-paced music industry, maintaining health is crucial yet challenging. Dr. Robert Lufkin's Lies I Taught in Medical School is a groundbreaking read that challenges outdated medical beliefs, especially about chronic diseases. His insights on metabolic health and lifestyle changes are invaluable.
Superstar DJ, music producer, and health enthusiast
I'm glad to see mainstream medicine correcting course after many decades of perpetuating myths about disease, nutrition, and longevity. Dr. Lufkin's Lies I Taught in Medical School exposes some of the most common lies once taught as absolute truth.
Board-Certified Cardiac Surgeon; Author, Stay off My Operating Table
Lies I Taught in Medical School reveals the newest scientific findings that displace old paradigms. Dr. Lufkin shows how most of what the mainstream medical establishment taught about diet, fitness, and disease is wrong. He also offers a proven, accessible plan to improve health and increase longevity.
Author, Younger You: Reduce Your Bio Age and Live Longer, Better
Dr. Robert Lufkin and I share the combination of a career in science and impaired health by following the advice of mainstream medicine.
Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida
Dr. Lufkin clearly and utterly convincingly explains how medical doctors have gotten it so wrong. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
New York Times Bestselling author of Life in the Fasting Lane
Lies I Taught in Medical School exposes outdated beliefs about health, aging, and nutrition and offers a compelling alternative — the metabolic health paradigm. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand and optimize their health.
President, Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners; Founder and CEO, LowCarbUSA
I've had the privilege of reading an advance copy and it's the best distillation of knowledge on metabolic health I've seen. Dr Robert Lufkin not only explains the science behind chronic disease but provides actionable steps to reverse it.
Founder, Supercentenarians Aging Project; Author, The Switch
Dr. Lufkin's new book is a very interesting and clear assessment of the true causes of many of the chronic diseases of our time. As a physician it was an eye opener for me to read how there are also common social, environmental, and economic factors driving this epidemic of illness.
Diabetes Fellow, UK Royal College of General Practitioners; 2016 NHS Innovator of the Year
Dr. Lufkin's book is a bold, hard-hitting presentation of the real facts about our health. It pulls no punches as it exposes the often misguided treatment approaches and the absence of understanding of the actual causes of disease.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
Dr Lufkin's new book represents an honest and critical appraisal of the current medical paradigm. Yet he balances his critique with practical, evidence-based solutions that empower individuals to take control of their health. A must-read for both patients and practitioners alike.
Neurologist, Waikato Hospital
In Lies I Taught In Medical School, Dr. Robert Lufkin takes us on a journey through a multitude of both misrepresented and misguided medical concepts. He is an expert at explaining complex topics to lay readers, and he does an excellent job of presenting the well-referenced science behind modern medical mythology.
Professor Emerita, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Author of HYPE
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