Medical Myths - busted and validated

Episode 10 of the Saving Lives In Slow Motion podcast, hosted by Dr Ayan Panja, titled "Medical Myths - busted and validated" was published on October 29, 2021 and runs 14 minutes.

October 29, 2021 ·14m · Saving Lives In Slow Motion

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Summary

Today I’ll be looking at medical myths. It’s a fascinating area which most of us will be able to relate to.How many times have you found yourself saying we only use 10% of our brainsor that you should feed a cold and starve a fever? I’d love to hear your experiences of this via Insta, Twitter, LinkedIn or FB.Here are some links based on the show for more info:Do we only use 10% of our brains? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20121112-do-we-only-use-10-of-our-brainsIs crossing your legs bad for you? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151013-is-crossing-your-legs-bad-for-youGreying hair: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210622154339.htmFeed a cold, starve a fever? https://www.healthline.com/health/feed-a-cold-starve-a-feverHealth Freaks 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEGH4hfxMfUGarlic and libido (a study): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24844765/An apple a day keeps the doctor away: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2210883Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Today I’ll be looking at medical myths. It’s a fascinating area which most of us will be able to relate to.

How many times have you found yourself saying we only use 10% of our brains

or that you should feed a cold and starve a fever?

I’d love to hear your experiences of this via Insta, Twitter, LinkedIn or FB.

Here are some links based on the show for more info:

Do we only use 10% of our brains? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20121112-do-we-only-use-10-of-our-brains

Is crossing your legs bad for you? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151013-is-crossing-your-legs-bad-for-you

Greying hair: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210622154339.htm

Feed a cold, starve a fever? https://www.healthline.com/health/feed-a-cold-starve-a-fever

Health Freaks 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEGH4hfxMfU

Garlic and libido (a study): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24844765/

An apple a day keeps the doctor away: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2210883

Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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