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We've covered Facebook, we've covered Instagram, we've covered Twitter. Now it's YouTube's turn. Let's see what misinformation lies in the heart of YouTube.
Doctor Mike debunks bizarre health hacks on YouTube, exposing misinformation and explaining proper medical facts.
Key Takeaways
- Many popular health hacks on YouTube lack scientific validity and can be harmful.
- Proper treatment for bruises involves cold application, not warming or rubbing with objects like eggs.
- Acupressure and massage claims often have no anatomical or physiological basis.
- Stress negatively impacts overall health by raising blood pressure and stress hormones.
- Always seek professional medical advice rather than relying on unverified online tips.
What the video covers
- Doctor Mike reviews and critiques various health hack videos from YouTube, focusing on misinformation.
- He explains why rubbing an egg on a bruise is harmful and increases bruise size by increasing blood flow.
- He debunks acupressure points and massage techniques promoted without scientific basis.
- He clarifies misconceptions about sinus headaches and other common ailments.
- He critiques the false claims about diagnosing health issues by licking spoons or observing colors.
- He discusses the physiological effects of stress and anxiety on the body.
- He emphasizes the importance of evidence-based medicine over viral health hacks.
- He humorously reacts to some of the more ridiculous claims and demonstrates proper medical knowledge.
- He warns viewers against trusting unverified health advice on social media platforms.
- He encourages critical thinking and consulting medical professionals for health concerns.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction to YouTube Health Hacks and Misinformation
- 00:47Why Rubbing an Egg on a Bruise is Harmful
- 01:26How to Manage Bruises Properly
- 02:08Debunking Acupressure and Massage Claims
- 03:37Disproving Strange Health Tips and Muscle Spasms
- 04:27Headache Types and Misconceptions
- 05:10Diagnosing Health with Spoon Tests - Myth Busted
- 07:23Stress, Anxiety, and Their Effects on the Body
- 09:13Final Thoughts and Warnings on Health Misinformation
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she blew up with a purple bruise that quickly does she have a hemophilia issue how can i go out with this bruise wear pants first aid hack egg is she making a snack wait until it's warm repeat three times a day does she want
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blood vessels thereby increasing the bruise size you want to do the opposite in the beginning in the acute stages and you want to shrunk blood away from it by putting ice and cold i beg that you do not rub an egg on your leg swig
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Oh my knee! Oh my God, she touched the luggage and she blew up with a purple bruise that quickly. Does she have a hemophilia issue?
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to massage my head for a minute yes facts facts no postal mail is that what the kids say see i'm a hip i'm cool which y'all could cool kids up to oh sinus headaches look at that look at
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How can I go out with this bruise? Wear pants.
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eight best acupressure points to treat body pains and aches okay let's see it what am i treating there a medial epicondylitis reduces high fevers and suits sore throat no no literally they're making stuff up they're not even like i think anatomically what's in this
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First aid hack: egg. Is she making a snack? Wait until it's warm. Repeat three times a day. Does she want it to hatch or does she want to fix her bruise?
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is like elbow throat fever what's the connection four fingers above the belly button pressure point this is ridiculous there is no scientific validity to this massage clockwise massage counterclockwise if you're massaging with one finger it's not gonna do anything like it just won't
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When you have a bruise that's essentially a hematoma, broken blood vessels, if you bring warmth to that area, you're increasing circulation, thereby increasing the bleeding in the broken blood vessels, thereby increasing the bruise size.
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infection to see if they have an overgrowth of bad bacteria no no they're just like rub clockwise rub counterclockwise all good five unusual and useful secrets about our bodies if you can't sneeze look at a source of bright light
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You want to do the opposite in the beginning, in the acute stages, and you want to shrink blood away from it by putting ice and cold. I beg that you do not rub an egg on your leg.
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that's what there's got to be more to it he's rubbing his if you really need the toilet okay scratch the back part of your this will slow the signal from your bladder to your brain what in who i realized
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Swig. Sinus, migraine, tension, cluster.
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look at my veins tell me what i should do for this bright side if you have a ticklish feeling in your throat scratch your ear this will cause a muscle spasm let's disprove this guy right here oh no
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Okay, so it's kind of explaining different types of headaches, although the idea of a sinus headache is not a true headache. That's sort of been debunked.
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around in a circular motion this will cause the blood flow in your arm due to the twisting of the nerves in your neck if your arm has gone numb you could be having a stroke or a heart attack number
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Massage for one minute. Yeah, I would like for someone to massage my head for a minute. Yes, facts, facts.
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problems if you're having a heart attack and you're going like this and actively causing yourself to pass out not a good idea bright side okay there's stress happening headache light sensitivity perhaps a migraine closing the shades smart very painful headache he's gonna
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No postal mail? Is that what the kids say? See, I'm hip, I'm cool, which y'all could cool kids up to.
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me know why why i think he just wanted to make the fries so he was defrosting them using her neck how to check your health in one minute imagine we waste all this time in healthcare struggling to check our
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Oh, sinus headaches. Look at that, look at that. Here I was treating their sinus infections, but all I had to do was this.
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light they're gonna culture your mouth after one minute check the spoon a clean spoon without blotches or an unpleasant smell no problems with your health if you have like a urinary tract infection but your mouth is clean then
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Next time a patient comes into my office, complains of headache, I'm gonna go like this. Let's see how fast I lose my medical license.
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oh no you don't have any problems with your health the spoon is clear doctor i said it's my ankle i work for bright side it's sweet you may be diabetic all right that one like i can get with like you
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Eight best acupressure points to treat body pains and aches.
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high cholesterol will lick a spoon and it will turn purple statistically scientifically medically mathematically even in literature this is not real orange color kidney problems they're literally just making stuff up guys what colors oh the orange what do you what
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Okay, let's see it. What am I treating there? A medial epicondylitis, reduces high fevers, and soothes sore throat. No, no, literally they're making stuff up.
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phenopalantine ganglia neuralgia talk about a mouthful can actually be cured by touching the top of your upper palatine area with your tongue because apparently your tongue has a lot of blood vessels so it's fine it's fine bright side you win
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They're not even like, I think anatomically what's in this area, what nerves, what muscles, what connective tissue, what organs are not in this area, but like, what organs are in there? What can go wrong with these tissues?
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sleep bling fast for one i mean this is ridiculous you're literally just saying stuff got a headache lift up your arm got a pancreatitis lift up your leg how emotions affect our bodies anger weakens those you can actually say any negative
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And then we start ruling out these diagnoses. Bright side, apparently it's like elbow, throat, fever. What's the connection?
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state and as a result your blood pressure is higher your stress hormones are higher therefore you're not recovering you're not getting nutrients out of food as well and as a result your organs kind of suffer chronically not just your liver what do you think your
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Four fingers above the belly button pressure point. This is ridiculous. There is no scientific validity to this.
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the term butterflies in your stomach because of the hypersympathetic state so basically you have two types of nervous systems in your body parasympathetic and sympathetic sympathetic fight or flight you see bear you run away parasympathetic is rest and digest which
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Massage clockwise, massage counterclockwise. If you're massaging with one finger, it's not gonna do anything. Like, it just won't.
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go to your legs to help you escape go to your lungs all that stuff so anxiety does affect the stomach i vibe with this one love brings inner peace and harmony it strengthens your mind and body who's who's the savage that's gonna disagree
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I promise you might stimulate your bowels just because you're rubbing the area. They should get in trouble. It's like YouTube should take this down.
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somebody okay i'm talking about my problems i'm gone hold on i gotta sneeze what was the hack to stop the sneeze oh is to make yourself sneeze like oh my god it worked take back every single day every negative thing i said
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Eliminates gas, deflates the stomach. No checking why the gas is problematic, no checking to see if the patient has an infection, to see if they have an overgrowth of bad bacteria.
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see i could have helped this individual without the aloe vera don't brush your teeth so aggressively step one step two perhaps you have gingivitis and you need a visit to the dentist you need to figure out why your gums are bleeding
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No, no, they're just like rub clockwise, rub counterclockwise, all good.
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not happen the same way as with men the first really good piece of advice from bright side that i've seen my god because classically when we look at research articles they've been described by white men who say that they have an
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Five unusual and useful secrets about our bodies. If you can't sneeze, look at a source of bright light.
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and neck and left arm pain the chest back or the jaw true and you got to throw in some other symptoms in there like shortness of breath diaphoresis aka sweating cold heavy sweating there you go anxiety weakness or tiredness totally
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If you can't sneeze, do people walk around wanting to sneeze? If like you're on the verge of a sneeze and you're trying to ignite the sneeze, yeah, look at a bright light and then what happens? It would make you sneeze.
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physiological stress that could actually happen for anybody because if you have stress whether it's physical or emotional that raises your heart rate which increases work on the heart and if you have blockages in the heart you're going to exacerbate how much damage is
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That's what, there's got to be more to it. He's rubbing his...
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cholesterol issues diabetes etc but you should also have a good rapport with your doctor for them to be able to perform certain things to make sure that you're at low risk for developing heart disease in fact we do a calculated test
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If you really need the toilet, okay, scratch the back part of your... This will slow the signal from your bladder to your brain.
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recommendations on some medications literally the worst medical games i've played of all time they're right here click to check that stay happy and help [Music]
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