Don't Take the Advice of a Crazy Person

So we're all a little nutty.

We weed out the people who we think are more different than we are (crazy) and pack together in groups and communities of those we find most similar to ourselves (sane).

Most of the time we're not super close with someone who has completely opposing views, especially on social issues (although there are always exceptions - if you don't talk about the things you disagree on, things work out just fine).

Sometimes we are friends with people who are our complete opposites. We just love 'em and accept them for who they are.

But when it comes to getting medical advice, we tend to automatically trust the "experts," our nurses and doctors.

How well do you know your physician? Is he or she someone you're seeing for the first time? Do you have much of a relationship at all? Maybe you're lifelong pals.

Would you take the advice of someone who had completely different ideas about life than you? Because there is always room for one's personal opinions to slip out. Always. It's inevitable.

Let me provide you with an example of what I'm talking about....where this blog post all stemmed from...

Remember Dr. Amy? The Skeptical Ob? Blatantly against home birth?

We know how she feels about home birth. She's been more than clear about that.

But how does she feel about other health related issues?

I discovered some things about her that you might find pretty interesting...

1. Doctor Amy doesn't believe in prenatal vitamins. 
In fact, she doesn't believe in taking ANY vitamins, supplements, herbal remedies or homeopathics.

2. Amy doesn't believe sunlight is beneficial, only that it causes skin-cancer.
That's right. No healing properties in the sun. Just cancer.

3. Dr. Amy does not believe in intuition.
She doesn't think a mother can "feel" her child when it is physically away from her (as in sensing something is wrong).

4. Amy believes fluoride in our water keeps our teeth healthy.
No matter where that fluoride was derived from (coal fired power plants).

5. Dr. Amy does not believe the moon and it's cycles play a part or have anything to do with anything on our planet.
What about the life cycles of insects and other obvious moon-cycled patterns animals display?

6. Amy doesn't believe in "live" food.
No such thing as living or dead food.

Lets review:

Dr. Amy opposes home birth, (and water birth) vitamins, sunlight, chemical-free water, moon cycles and live foods.

That's cool. I mean, whatever, you know? She can believe in whatever she wants to. Fine by me.

But why on earth would I take her advice about home birth? Why when I so radically disagree with everything else that she believes in? Why would I care about what she thinks?

Well, I wouldn't. That would just be crazy!

My mama always said, "don't take the advice of a crazy person."

Call me crazy, but I think she's nuts. And guess what? She thinks I'm crazy too! So be it.