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May 30, 2025

Episode 2651: Vinnie Tortorich talks with Dr. Amy Gutman about her TED Talk, how "kind" lies are the hurting kind, her journey from being vegan, and more.

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The Hurting Kind

  • Dr. Amy Gutman is an emergency room physician. (9:30)
  • Vinnie shares a recent episode of back pain. (10:00)
  • Dr. Amy did a TED talk on pain perception. (16:00)
  • They discuss Vinnie’s back pain further, leading to insurance issues.
  • She shares the subject of her TED Talk “Patients Are Hurt by Kind Lies.” (36:00)     https://youtu.be/4nW83aIETc8?feature=shared
    • Patient satisfaction is based on the idea that “happy patients have better outcomes,” but this is not always the case. (44:30)
    • Physicians hesitate to counsel their patients because of the way funding works for hospitals. (45:15)
    • It’s a sick-care problem. (47:00)
  • There is fear and pushback on the ideas around shaming. (50:00)
    • Many doctors’ offices avoid weighing patients because it supposedly “shames” a person.
    • However, many treatments require knowing the patient’s weight for proper prescription dosage or treatment.
  • Doctors’ hands are often tied because of the limited time they are allowed to spend with a patient.
  • Dr. Amy had been vegan for 37 years and was beginning to get very ill, and she describes what issues she was battling. (57:00)
    • She came across Vinnie’s documentaries and started to make changes in her diet.
    • She also discovered Dr. Tro Kalayjian and Dr. Terry Wahls.
    • She felt better within days.
  • They discuss the politicization of food. (1:10:00)
  • Amy’s TED Talk was labeled with a triggering warning because she talks about obesity and drug abuse.
  • Her goal is to open up the conversation between doctors and their patients. (1:19:00)
  • You can find Dr. Amy Gutman on social media at:

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