The rise of social media has gone hand in hand with the rise in tons of health and wellness related information- and misinformation- available everywhere.\u00a0 It can be very difficult to know what’s based on science and what isn’t.<\/p>\n
You might be asking why you should listen to me instead of someone who makes their living teaching this.\u00a0 First off, you should listen to me precisely because I’m NOT asking you for any money.\u00a0 I don’t even have ads on my blog.\u00a0 I’m all about sharing information and sharing my life just because I can.\u00a0 Second, I’m a medical science junkie- have been ever since I was a kid.\u00a0 I also deal with diabetes and depression every day so I keep on top of news in those areas.\u00a0 \u00a0 Third, I have always been straightforward and honest in my blog.\u00a0 I write from the heart and want nothing more than to help and entertain folks here.\u00a0 So, with no further ado…<\/p>\n
#1 One size fits all.\u00a0 We’ve all heard the standards- “Drink 8 glasses of water a day”.\u00a0 “Get 8 hours of sleep a night”.\u00a0 “You must have daily bowel movements”.\u00a0 \u00a0Do you think it makes sense that my mother (120 lbs soaking wet) has the same nutritional needs as a starting linebacker for the Green Bay Packers?\u00a0 Obviously not.\u00a0 Everyone is different, and so if you need 9 hours of sleep then you need 9 hours.\u00a0 Only pooped 3 days a week since you were a kid?\u00a0 That’s OK.<\/p>\n
#2 LIfe is a highway, so is your skin.\u00a0 \u00a0Nope.\u00a0 Our skin is an amazing organ and its biggest job is to keep the world out of our bodies.\u00a0 It’s not Swiss cheese that allows everything through.\u00a0 This is also the easiest thing to disprove.\u00a0 Just pour yourself a big glass of vodka, beer, etc. and stick your arm in it.\u00a0 Let me know when you get drunk.\u00a0 By the same token, sweat is just water and a little salt.\u00a0 It happens to cool down your body.\u00a0 Your skin does a lot of things, but producing excrement isn’t one of them.\u00a0 Which leads me right into…..<\/p>\n
#3 Anything involving the words “cleanse” or “detox”.\u00a0 Are you a heroin addict?\u00a0 Been exposed to radiation?\u00a0 Bitten by a poisonous snake?\u00a0 Then you need to detox.\u00a0 Are you in liver or kidney failure?\u00a0 Then you’ll need to detox.\u00a0 Otherwise?\u00a0 Your body already does this for you.<\/p>\n
#4 Anything natural is good and healthy.\u00a0 The following things are all natural:\u00a0 Plutonium.\u00a0 Arsenic. Mercury.\u00a0 Venomous snakes. Hurricanes. Smallpox.\u00a0 Bedbugs.\u00a0 ‘Nuff said.<\/p>\n
#5 Fad Diets are good for you.\u00a0 How can you tell if you are on a fad diet?\u00a0 Does your diet have a name i.e. Atkins, South Beach, Paleo, etc.\u00a0 It’s a fad.\u00a0 Does your diet have crazy\/ weird restrictions?\u00a0 i.e. the Grapefruit Diet, no gluten (assuming you are not Celiac), no fruits?\u00a0 It’s a fad diet.\u00a0 If you really want to eat healthy and need help please see your doctor or a registered dietitian.\u00a0 You can do significant, long-term damage to your health by eating a bad diet, perhaps more than by anything else on this list.<\/p>\n
So please be safe AND smart out there!<\/p>\n
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