Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
Well the med school textbooks are based on research. There are sleep institutes, studies, labs, specialists and an industry with a whole big line of products ... I found references saying things like "we all know that water can ..." "It's common knowledge that ..." but why no research?

Why wouldn't your doctor say "Hmmm, interesting. I haven't seen or read or heard this before but hmmm. You may be right".

Where's the curiosity? Is it because "water" or even the act of "not taking something or other" can't fund a research project?
That's why I stick with my doctor. She wanted me to start on Lipitor for my cholesterol, I pointed out the studies that showed little efficacy for statins used by women, the studies that showed it lowers total cholesterol but does NOT show a matching reduction in risk for cardiac incidences. She listened and said she'd look into it; at the next appointment she said she understood my concerns and wouldn't push the medication any more.