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I don't want to upset you, but we've been lied to our whole life. Guys, we are in the mountains.
Debunking common myths about cold weather illnesses, air conditioners, and folk remedies with scientific facts and personal insights.
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Key Takeaways
- Cold weather itself does not cause diseases; infections are transmitted person-to-person regardless of temperature.
- Wearing hats and warm clothes is more about comfort than preventing serious illnesses like meningitis or otitis.
- Air conditioners can spread bacteria if not properly maintained, but they do not directly cause colds.
- Proper ear care avoids injury and infections; Q-tips should only clean outer ears to protect earwax.
- Some folk remedies, such as honey for respiratory infections, have scientific support, while others like vitamin C supplements have limited effect once sick.
What the video covers
- The video challenges widespread myths about cold weather causing illnesses like meningitis, otitis, and sinusitis.
- It explains the real causes of these diseases, emphasizing infections by viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens rather than cold exposure.
- The host shares personal experiences and scientific evidence to clarify misconceptions about wearing hats and cold weather.
- The role of air conditioners in spreading bacteria and causing respiratory issues is discussed with historical context.
- Proper ear hygiene is explained, warning against the misuse of Q-tips and the protective role of earwax.
- The video highlights how the body reacts naturally to cold, such as increased nasal mucus production to humidify air.
- Folk remedies like honey for respiratory infections are examined and validated by scientific studies.
- The ineffectiveness of vitamin C supplements in curing colds once sick is addressed.
- Misconceptions about spicy food irritating the stomach and the role of Helicobacter pylori in stomach issues are clarified.
- The video also touches on alcohol myths related to hangovers and the importance of hydration in urinary tract infections.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction and personal story in the mountains
- 02:12Winter and common illness myths
- 04:16Meningitis and cold weather misconceptions
- 06:37Body’s natural reaction to cold and runny nose
- 08:07Air conditioners and health risks
- 12:00Ear infections and proper ear hygiene
- 15:35Effective folk remedies and vitamin C myths
- 19:08Stomach health and Helicobacter pylori
- 23:04Alcohol myths and hydration importance
- 34:06Closing remarks and New Year announcements
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
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It was the first time I climbed that high, and it was extremely cold. I shared the experience on social media. Caring subscribers immediately started scolding me for not wearing a hat, saying I would catch a cold or my ears would get frozen in the cold. I would have meningitis, otitis. Everything would hurt, rattle, and fart. Thank you very much, my dear subscribers,
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but you didn't have to worry about me. My mother does it for you. Mom, you are the best.
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Also, you are the best at giving me diagnoses using pixels in photos. Today you will learn where diseases really come from, how your body reacts to beer and vitamin C, why air conditioners kill, what folk remedies really work, why young women don't know their anatomy, and much more.
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The link is in the description. The link is in the description. Heh... I love this segment because I am surprised to learn many facts myself, and I understand that I was lied to and made to fear things I shouldn't have.
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For instance, winter. It's a wonderful time of the year. But I associate it only with illnesses. Bless you.
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I didn't get sick back then in the mountains even though I was really cold. It's not because I got lucky, but rather because no matter how hard someone tries to prove the opposite, cold doesn't cause the illnesses mentioned earlier. Many of you are experiencing cognitive dissonance now.
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How come? I've been told to put on my hat since I was a kid, otherwise I will die. "You have to put on a hat." "Put it on, otherwise you will catch a cold." - If your head gets cold, you will get meningitis. - Sure thing. - Your ears will get sore. - What about otitis? Sinusitis? - That too. - Yeah, all of that.
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Of course, there are disadvantages to coldness. I am just speaking about the subzero temperatures. We'll talk about them too. First things first, meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
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Inflammation of these protective layers is rather serious. Now go to a search engine and type two words.
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"Meningitis" and "cold." There are lots of search results and doctors' comments. Ask your grandparents or parents. They will most probably tell you there is a connection. But meningitis is caused by parasites, fungi, viruses, bacteria, cancer spreading to the meninges
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or by taking certain medicines. Meningitis is transmitted from person to person via respiratory droplets, certain secretions, and dirty hands.
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As you can see, there is no mention of cold on the list. Then why do people say not wearing a hat can cause meningitis?
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This can't be fiction, can it? Your parents and the parents of your parents didn't want their children to get cold.
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That was it. That's a basic level of care to make your child comfortable even if your child has already turned 30. - If you are cold, you get an acute viral respiratory infection, a cough, a cold. If your feet are cold, it means you'll get sick.
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This myth around the world was boosted by a wrong connection between not wearing a hat in cold and getting meningitis. Not wearing the hat was blamed for that. In reality, winter is to blame for that and so is the fact that sick people started sharing common spaces and spreading
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bacteria among themselves. Viral meningitis most often occurs in summer and autumn. If the cold was really to blame, then every winter I would die. This isn't a joke. One in every six people contracting viral meningitis dies, and one in five have serious complications. Fortunately, the virus isn't too harsh. Because this is a scary story parents tell that they themselves
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believe. They also believe that you will get otitis if your ears get too cold. But most frequently this is a viral or bacterial infection caused by a disease.
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It's not caused by the cold. It's just that in autumn and winter more people report it because people contract the flu and other viral respiratory infections.
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The middle ear is already well protected from air and bacteria by the eardrum, that's why the disease comes from inside. It enters the nasopharynx first and keeps crawling up. There is external otitis too. It results from frequent exposure to water and moisture that contribute to the growth of bacteria.
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That's why the condition is called Swimmer's ear. Bacteria can infect psoriasis, dermatitis, micro cracks. By the way, Q-tips spread them too.
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Did many of you know that you shouldn't clean the inside of your ears with them? You remove important protective earwax that protects you from bacteria. Also, you can injure your ear. Attempts to remove earwax can lead to earwax blockage and even surgical intervention
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if the ear gets injured. There are plenty of such cases in literature. That's why doctors don't recommend using them like this. Are you digging for gold there? You should only clean the outer ear with them. Let's rewind a little bit. Why do your ears ache in the cold? Because blood flow to them
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decreases and nerves get irritated. That's not an infection yet. People just confuse symptoms with the actual disease. "Perhaps it's pneumonia. She doesn't want to put on warm clothes and she goes outside with wet hair." "Phoebe, you will get pneumonia."
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"I will go outside with wet hair and hope I will catch a cold." The same is true about sinusitis. Going outside with wet hair won't make you contract the diseases mentioned earlier.
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Here is what one of the biggest medical centres in the world says. It's just that it's very easy to get sick in winter. Not everyone wears hats, that's why such coincidences and wrong conclusions happen.
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The same is the case with a running nose. If you have it in the cold, you'll "get sick." Not at all. This is how our body works.
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In the cold, our built-in air humidifier starts working, that's why we get a running nose. That's how our mucosa reacts.
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Even though you don't like it, your body tries to save you. We are just unthankful.
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Accursed air conditioner! It always gives you a running nose and cough. - Can air conditioners make you catch a cold and what diseases does an air conditioner cause? - Let me tell you. I think there is a direct link.
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A direct flow of cold air leads to diseases. It spreads bacteria. - Diseases. - Yes, diseases. It will lead to infected lungs.
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- Should you be left alone with it? I don't know if you've heard it, but there is a tale that says you can die if you close your windows and keep the air conditioner working. Does anyone want to check it? I do. But first I will do it on the Internet. Turns out this opinion received recognition in South Korea
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in the 20th century. They were talking about electric fans. Newspapers spoke about a person who died in his sleep when either one or two fans were pointed at him. There is a link. So there is your cause of death. People really buy into such stories and start spreading them. If someone
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just died in his apartment and there was a fan, the fan had to kill him rather than the butler. This
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It must have been asphyxiation, or hypothermia. Manufacturers began to print warning that fans musn't be pointed at people.
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They began to make fans with timers. The government of Korea warns that fans are dangerous and can cause death.
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People still believe that there. We adopted it too. Scientists though aren't sure that it's true.
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There is no data about fas killing people this way unless you hit someone with it, of course.
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This is hard to imagine because for death to occur due to hypothermia the body has to cool down to 28 degrees Celsius.
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It has to drop by 10 degrees overnight. People sleep in snowdrifts and survive. Is it possible to freeze because of a fan?
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Maybe if the person is elderly and was sitting there for 3 days. I found out that most victims already had some sort of disease like heart problems or serious alcoholism. So hypothermia is not the main reason for death.
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It's turned out to be an urban legend that caught on well. People just died because of diseases or Korean heat. They blamed it on fans.
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To blame it on an accident is too cliché, but everyone is okay with it except me.
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I know who the killer is. But I can't prove it. According to one theory this fake was spread by the government itself to encourage to save electricity.
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But it's hard to verify it. Air conditioners don't kill people in sleep. It mostly just make the air dry, that's why people get a sore throat, cough and running nose. That's why don't worry. What's really dangers are overheating and stuffy air.
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Just point the fan away to prevent stiff neck and lower back and don't turn your room into a freezer.
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Wait, how could I forget about pneumonia caused by air conditioners? Stop crying. Cold has nothing to do with this again.
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Pneumonia is an infectious disease too. You can contract it from other people. Air conditioners can be contaminated with bacteria called legionella.
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It causes legionella pneumonia. It's very terrifying, but it's got an interesting history. In 1976 in the USA the "American Legion" organization consisting of war veterans as usual held a meeting at a hotel. They partied for 3 days and then they started dying. The investigation looked into the air conditioning of the hotel. There was discovered bacteria that was named after the
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legion. Here is the catch. While searching for information on Russian sites including medical sites I found information that says that we should be fea air conditioners because of these bacteria. Seems to be logical, but the most important thing is omitted. It's not our home air conditioners we
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should fear. Legionella lives in hot water reservoirs and in air conditioning systems of large buildings in cooling towers to be more precise.
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Those are constructions with water and fans. They are part of the larger air conditioning systems. Water is not used for cooling in regular split systems.
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They use cooling circuits. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says directly that home and car air conditioners are not a breeding ground for these bacteria. That's why don't blame your air conditioner. "He" is a good guy. The phrase "I sat under an air conditioner and got sick" can be
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rephrased as "I was in a closed space with sick people or it was me who was sick and the air conditioner was circulating the contaminated air.
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If you really start coughing every time you turn on this killing device...If you have a headache and feel fever, then you might have hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It's literally an allergic reaction to dust, mold or fungus. Air conditioners need to be cleaned regularly.
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Go and see a doctor rather than spend time guessing if cold air caused this. Cold does do some hard, doesn't it?
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Of course it does. For instance, we lose up to 50% of heat through our heads. It means you get cold faster.
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The US military found this out after running an experiment in the 1920s. The participants were dressed in very warm clothes in the cold but they weren't given hats, that's why they concluded that up to 50% of heat is lost through our heads.
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Who would have thought that it was false? What's wrong with this experiment? The problem is that with this level of insulation there is nowhere else heat can escape from. A follow-up experiment concluded that heat is dissipated evenly throughout the whole body if their suits had
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holes in the elbows, then heat wouldn't be escaping from the head so much. You should remember that everything I've said works so only in healthy people without pathologies. Of course there are cases when people mustn't go out without hats at all in order not to worsen their
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health conditions. Besides the head really cools down fast and thus can start to ache. Nose and ears are susceptible to freezing.
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I just wanted to say that infectious diseases have long been mistaken for cold. In order not to disappoint you too much, I need to say that even though cold doesn't cause diseases directly, it can still make you more susceptible to catching viruses. For instance, there is a research that says
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that being exposed to air that got dry because of cold weakens our body's defences against flu.It also says that seasonal flu outbursts are closely linked to lower humidity. There is data showing that when the temperature in the nose drops, some defenses against viruses work worse.
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But this is a risk rather than the cause. Cold itself doesn't create diseases in the air. But it may make contracting it more likely. The most important word here is "may". There was an experiment when in which some people were kept warm and some were kept cold and then they were made to
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contract viruses. As paradoxical as it may sound those who were cold weren't sick more often. That's the information.
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I just want to remind you that our whole life we have been told that this leads to getting sick.
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In reality though we should fear this instead. If you did get sick, then don't panic. There is proven remedy.
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Which remedy? - This is vitamin C. It helps your immune system fight flu and cold. - Start with a cough spray. Then take two packages of vitamin C.
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A bowl of Chinese home chicken broth. - Dad, every time I get sick, you always tell me that it's very important to have tea, honey, chicken broth and vitamin C. Tell us how it all works.
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- Basically, honey is antiseptic. Does it help you personally? - Always does. For some reason honey has been used as a remedy for cough and cold since long ago. Cheap and effective. It coats the sore throat.
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Since cold goes away on its own without any treatment, everyone thought that honey treats it. Finally, scientists decided to show everyone from a scientific point of view that it doesn't work. They analyzed a lot of literature and research and concluded that the opposite was the case.
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Turns out honey is very effective in treating upper respiratory tract infections. It would improve the symptoms and people would feel better. This piece of information sounds like a myth but turned out to be true.
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I didn't expect that. Of course, it's not a magic cure for cold. Some say it's due to the placebo effect, however it's cheap. It's not addictive and it doesn't harm those who aren't allergic to it. It just improves the symptoms. So it's cool. Children under the age of one shouldn't be given it
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because of the risk of botulism. - Our grandmother gave us different treatments. She would apply a compress to us.
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It was made of vodka. I don't know how effective it was, but our necks would red.
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What about lemon and vitamin C? It's even advertised. It has to be true then.
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- It's a powerful antioxidant. - Basically, you kill some bacteria. Everything began a long time ago. In the mid millennium when sailors would roam the seas and die of scurvy.
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As a result of the experiment, it was determined that a lack of citrus fruits in the diet caused that. Lemons and oranges improve the situation.
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By the way, here is a fun fact. The term ‘ascorbic’ means ‘against scurvy.’ Who even thought of that? Vitamin C gained popularity.
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In the 1930s it was advertised as a remedy for colds. Then it exploded in popularity in the 1970s because a Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling actively promoted this medicine. We know that a newspaper sensation from the past can solidify a myth. That's what happened, because nowadays researchers conclude
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that this scientist overestimated the health benefits of vitamin C in treating colds. It's true that it reduces the duration of colds by 8%, but only if you prepare for the cold beforehand so to speak and take the vitamin beforehand. At the same time, it doesn't reduce the likelihood of getting sick.
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On the other hand, if you are forced to survive in extreme conditions like a marathon runner or skier, in other words, if your body is using its last energy reserves, then taking vitamin C beforehand can reduce the likelihood of getting sick by whopping 50%. That's cool, but there is a "but" again. we are advertised vitamin C
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during the time we are sick, right? If you have already got sick, then sorry. Even if you eat all the vitamin C supplements and lemons, there is no proof that it will help.
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For me it's surprising because I've believed this "truth" my whole life. If you are sick, take vitamin C. If you feel weak, eat a lemon. Turns out it was water and tea that helped.
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Our whole life was deception. I'll have a limoncello. Seems like my eye is swollen.
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The power of lemon. The next myth is about love finding you on its own.
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and find your love. Who would have thought that after everything we've learnt grandma's old remedy for colds under the code name "chicken soup" really helps.
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It's true. Research says that at the very least the placebo effect helps people with flu feel better. Some even point out to the fact that in ARVI recovery may occur a day earlier. More research is needed.
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"...Warm fluids including soup stimulate mucus clearance and enhance nasal airflow, thereby offering immediate relief from nasal congestion..." Of course it's not a remedy itself. It just helps improve the symptoms. This in itself, however, is cool, because I thought it was just a myth.
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Great. Now we can indulge in soup eating. Where is my spicy tom yam? What? By the way, on our second where among other things we upload short "Top Secret" and "Terrifying real" video series. We also upload vlogs in which we eat spicy food and writhe in pain
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This is dangerous, you might say. This is bad for health, you might say. So what?
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- I love eating very spicy food. - This will give you a sick stomach. Of course. - It will irritate your stomach lining. It's wrong to eat spicy food.
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- I agree. - I don't agree with this. I love spicy food and I don't know if there is any connection.
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- Burritos with spicy chorizo for breakfast? - Who cares about a possible stomach ulcer? - I agree. - This seems to be gastritis.
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He always eats chili with potatoes and he's never had problems. Gastritis is not pain in the stomach, rather it's inflammation of the stomach lining that a doctor diagnoses.
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It's just a convenient word and it has become convenient to call any pain the stomach gastritis.
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Ulcers though are defects of the stomach and duodenum. Ulcers are really unpleasant and life-threatening.
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Believe me, about 15 years ago I almost died of internal bleeding caused by an ulcer. I was hospitalized on time and the disaster was avoided.
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Was it because of spicy food? I doubt that. Historically, ulcers have been believed to be caused by high stomach acidity, stress and extreme food. Spicy food often causes a burning sensation, that's why it was logical to believe that it causes ulcers. In some early studies a short-term irritation of the stomach lining was reported after the consumption of spicy food.
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But those studies didn't prove that spicy food itself causes the disease. Understandably, this unverified data was spread among the people.
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In most cases two culprits are responsible for that. A painkiller like ibuprofen or aspirin than thin the stomach lining.
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That makes up 36% of all cases based on an extensive American research. Different countries may report different numbers.
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The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is responsible for 42% of the cases. This bacterium lives in the stomach for years.
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It causes irritation, that's why a lot of the time the treatment plan is to kill off the bacteria with medicine. There is also a thing called idiopathic ulcers.
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Their cause isn't clear. There are ulcers caused by serious stress. Come on, get your hands off your stomach and stop writhing. This is not the stress of meeting a deadline.
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I am talking about the stress terminally ill people have in reanimation after some serious physiological disorder.
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There is certainly no mention of ulcers caused by spicy food on the list. Because these days it's not believe to be the primary cause.
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It's true that spicy food can irritate the lining. It can exacerbate the symptoms like the burning sensation, discomfort. It will feel like you have a whole in your stomach.
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But it's just a sensation. The tabasco sauce can't burn a hole there like the saliva of the Alien. For instance, smoking and tobacco seriously irritate the stomach lining.
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Decide for yourself what's more dangerous. Here is a small but important detail. Regular spicy food is one thing, whereas hot challenges with the hottest food in the world is a completely different level of risk. It causes way more irritation.
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Usually all the negative consequences are caused by another reaction in the organism, not due to the "burning". However, to be on the safe side, the doctors recommend not to eat spicy food if you have a compromised or irritable stomach, if you have gastritis or ulcers. It's understandable and commendable,
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because the stomach needs time to heal. So don't irritate it. Actually, don't repeat my mistakes. If something concerns you, take a test to see if you have an overgrowth of Helicobacter. According to the latest data up to 44% of people have it. I recently got tested and I no longer have it.
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Even if you have this bacterium, it doesn't mean you will have ulcers. things work differently in different people. If your stomach bothers you, don't wait until you have bleeding, black stool and you can no longer stand on your feet. The consequences can be very dire.
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I was told I won't live very long. - Frankly speaking, at that moment I only blamed it on the food so to speak. - But now we know that it was due to Helicobacter pylori.
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We've got two sweaters to keep you warm, T-shirts with long sleeves and a luxurious pendant. Do you want to get it for free, go to our Telegram channel. We'll do Christmas giveaways there. Now tell me, how are you going to celebrate the holiday? Alcohol is likely on the menu.
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Be careful and don't overdo it. In the meantime, I will bust a couple of myths. Ready? No!
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No matter how hard your eyes try to convince otherwise, there is no any beer stomach as such.
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I have no idea who came up with this. Perhaps someone came up with this to justify his growing stomach and the glass with alcoholic beverage in his hand.
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Honestly, this is how our body responds if we eat different junk food that we love so much. Beer has calories just as side dishes that come with it.
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Lots of calories that in men get converted into fat stored around the waist. Yes, in men, because they have a higher level of visceral fat that is stored around the intestines and pushes the stomach. Women, on the other hand, store fat under their skin. You can pinch it so to speak. It's
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just distributed differently. It's true that both sexes have both types of fat. It's all about proportions. That's why you don't see this "beer belly" in women very often.
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Such cases though increase as women age and after they have the menopause. At the same time, it's not just the stomach that growth in men, everything else grows too.
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The alcoholic beverage doesn't just target your abs. It doesn't even have that possibility. Besides, it gets easier to accumulate fat around the abdomen, because muscles waste away and the consumption of energy drops.
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If you don't drink beer and don't over consume calories, then you won't have a fat stomach. My father is an example of that. He's quite fit.
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He's such a strongman. Nothing accumulates here. Let's be honest, it's no even about beer. So called "beer belly" can result from any alcoholic beverage.
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Remember no matter how hard someone tries to prove otherwise, any alcohol increases the risk of developing cancer. After all it's a carcinogen.
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The less you consume it, the better. Believe me I don't need beer to get those abs. Just give me some time. Actually, I've been there not long ago.
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I didn't like it. So called "beer belly" is not a reason to show off before your friends saying a good person should be a big person.
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It's like boasting that you are more likely to die. An excess amount of visceral fat leads to inflammation, high levels of cholesterol and heart problems. It's associated with higher risks of strokes and Alzheimer's disease. New data shows it may lead to cancer too.
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I am not talking about the names of side dishes for beer. I am talking about cancer here. Lower levels of visceral fat is linked to better brain health. The choice is yours.
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Seriously. Don't overdrink so that you don't have to have a hair of the dog to in the morning. I've heard this expression so often when I was a kid that it got engraved in my mind.
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It works, because people do feel better. - Having a hair of the dog is a must. - A must? - Yes. A small shot. - Take a shot immediately.
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- Does it work every time for you? - It does. In general, the idea of taking more alcohol after a crazy night is really old. Our great-great-grandparents did it.
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Ancient Greeks believed that eating cabbage after drinking improves hangover. The Romans believed that fried canaries can help.
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Our beloved Pliny the Elder recommended having raw owl eggs soaked in wine. Why not? Anxiety passes. Trembling ceases. Your mental clarity returns.
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Or could it be that people are just deceiving themselves? Hangover has a variety of symptoms such as: headache, weakness, nausea, etc.
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They occur when the level of alcohol in your bloodstream drops significantly or is close to zero. There are lots of reasons why people feel that way.
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Mild dehydration, irritation of the stomach lining, inflammatory processes, such as occur in sick people, poor sleep, low sugar levels.
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This is a dangerous state, because attention is still compromised and a person loses focus. Of course, it's better not to drive in this state even if you feel sober.
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But when you drink again in the morning to get out of this miserable state, you simple raise your alcohol level in your bloodstream to mitigate some symptoms.
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This is why you feel better. But the thing is later alcohol level will start dropping again and you will feel bad again.
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My mother has always told me: "Daughter, if you feel really bad, you should drink again. Your blood vessels will dilate and you will feel better." - What happens later when the alcohol wears off? - Same thing again.
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This is a vicious cycle and there is only one way to break it. Not taking alcohol for a time. Seriously, large researches speak about it.
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Different methods have been tested ranging from folk remedies to regular medicines. There is no direct link with treating hangovers. They can only improve the symptoms.
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Drinking water or having a broth helps. Eating a snack can reduce stomach irritation and as banal as it seems sleep can help too. You will feel bad.
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You have to understand that alcohol needs to leave your system completely. It can be dangerous to believe that drinking alcohol to relieve a hangover can work like magic.
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It's a psychological thing. Your organism will realize that drinking again when you feel bad makes you feel better and can get addicted to it.
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There is some evidence showing that this pattern can put you at risk of getting addicted to alcohol. I strongly disapprove of that.
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I've never had anything like a hair of the dog, that's why I find it funny how some people fight alcohol with alcohol. It's like fighting fire with fire.
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They don't realize that they are only making the situation worse, because it only exacerbates the symptoms.
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In our of the previous videos I mentioned that you can't drink alcohol in the cold no matter how strongly it seems to be warming you up. What if you've already fallen into a snowdrift? Sometimes the most banal and logical ideas can lead to dire consequences because they are used at the wrong time.
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What happens when we start rubbing our skin? It heats up. It's rather logical to rub it if you are cold in order to warm up.
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Yep! Of course it's logical. But in some cases it can make the situation worse.
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I am talking about frostbite when there is damage to the tissues. Usually it affects protruding parts of the body. The toes, hands, ears and nose.
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This is when the rubbing motions we are so used to can actually harm. That's because when our tissues freeze, there form ice crystals in the cells and spaces between them and blood vessels shrink. These crystals are abrasive. You can feel warmer and better from not feeling anything. Perhaps if there is some warmth, it makes the situation better.
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You are literally sand down your skin and tear your blood vessels. It's like using a piece of sandpaper to warm up. If you think it's logical, who is it logical for?
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Where did this myth come from? Of course this has been practised. Trauma makes the prognosis less positive. Someone even came up with the ide to rub such body parts with snow. Let me think. Rubbing something cold with something cold.
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It's rubbing your damaged skin with a breeding ground for bacteria and dust. Wonderful idea! We've already seen that snow isn't pure. Don't do it.
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Actually, frostbites are treated in hospitals rather than at home. The next information is strange and illogical. Don't try to heat a frostbite if there is a risk of getting another frostbite in the near future. Repeated frostbite is always significantly worse.
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If the risk of danger is over, then try to warm up without directly heating that body part up. You could keep your hands in warm water. Under no circumstances should you put your hands in hot water. Seems counterintuitive. Because of a lack of sensitivity, you won't even notice that you got burnt. Don't drink alcohol. It enlarges your blood
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vessels. You will get cold sooner. A warm drink would be ideal. Take off your rings, because your extremities will get enlarged. You know what else? You should stay at home and chill.
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Believe me. I've seen so many photos of mountaineers with amputated noses and fingers. That's horrible.
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Nevertheless, the myth lives on because of the feeling that this has always been done, because our parents said so. Their parents told them so too. Thus ot goes way back.
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So keep your hands and everything else warm. Especially... your bladder. - Okay, what causes cystitis? - The same thing. Cold. Back in the day, girls and boys were told not to sit on anything cold.
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- Don't sit on the asphalt. This is how you get cystitis. - Do sexual organs get cold? - They do. - and it causes cystitis, doesn't it? - It does.
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All girls are like, "Come here, you bustard, tell me about what bothers me so often. Come this way, worm." Is it my fault if you are looking for the cause in the wrong place? Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder. Many people including doctors say that exposure to cold causes it.
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That's because it occurs most frequently in cold temperatures. I decided to investigate this matter. As a true detective I found the culprit. All this time it was your feces that were to blame.
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“More than 80 percent of urinary tract infections in otherwise healthy people are caused by uropathogenic E. coli, while the rest are caused by other bacteria.
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Most of these bacteria originate in the intestine and enter the urinary tract as a result of gradual colonization through the perineal area.” Well, how do I say this? There are two holes.
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Nevermind. I think you got this. It's true that women encounter this most often, because of their physiological peculiarities.
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The urinary tract is shorter and is closer to the area where intestinal bacteria such as Escherichia coli live. Their path to to the bladder is shorter than in men.
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Then they breed in the bladder lining and cause inflammation, which is cystitis. You might immediately object saying" You bustard, actually I shower and there is no way I can get this." The thing is hygiene may have nothing to do with this.
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Sexual acts and taking antibiotics can put you at risk. Your unique anatomy and using a catheter can play a role. Constipation can put pressure on the bladder.
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Even holding in your waste and not going to the toilet can contribute. Why would the latter be a risk too? Because it's winter. There is a lot of layers of clothes. It's obstructing and uncomfortable. You hold it in until you get home.
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Urine is a mechanical way of clearing the urinary tract. The longer you wait, the more the bacteria can breed and make the situation worse.
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That's why cold is just an excuse. Of course, if you are susceptible to cystitis, the cold can be a trigger for the bacteria that are already there.
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In one a rather low quality experiment women who were susceptible to cystitis were asked to keep their legs in the cold and that lead to the symptoms of the infection.
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That's why in winter cystitis occurs more often. It's logical. Or is it? The research concludes that in hot weather urinary tract infections are reported up to 20-30% more. The rate was at its lowest in winter.
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You'll never believe why. The effects of higher temperatures increases the loss of fluids as a result of sweating.
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This reduces extracellular fluid. In turn in leads to dehydration and drop in diuresis. And this reduces the rate of mechanical expulsion of bacteria from the urinary tracts.
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Drinking too little water can be a possible cause. Bacteria don't get expelled as effectively. So mind-blowing!
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- There is an increase of 30% in reporting cystitis in summer. - Wow. -I still think it's caused by hypothermia. - Find a way to explain this. How do you reconcile the two things? - I don't know.
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Remember that not every burning sensation means cystitis. There can be other causes, that's why ask doctors for diagnoses. And of course go to the toilet when your body alerts you. Take care of your hygiene and drink water in summer. Here is an interesting situation. Why do some doctors list hypothermia as as the primary cause of cystitis?
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It's hard to know why, but just as many doctors call it a myth. We can get confused and should trust what we feel. I used information from the official sources of the health organizations and сlinical references like Mayo Clinic, CDC, NHC. They say nothing about the cold.
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I suppose that some say this just to be safe. Because as we found out today the cold can have significant effects on the body and make you more susceptible to different diseases. But it's never the primary cause, because the cold itself doesn't create the bacteria or infection out of thin air. If that were the case, we would use scarves
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instead of medicine and thess diseases wouldn't exist in warm countries. But that's not the case. These are the myths we believe.
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- What? - That's not so. - All our life we've known this. Well, I really tried to find reliable information for you, not making anything up. I have links to all the sources. I understand that's it's a serious topic.
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You shouldn't take anything at face value or view it as a recommendation. If are hurting, see a doctor.
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Don't google your symptoms and don't resort to self-medication. How many times do I have to repeat this? Don't believe people on the Internet.
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First of all, that applies to me. We can finish at this not only this video, but also this year. Here we are. For over 10 years we have been gathering before the camera to celebrate the New Year with you.
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Why should I say? I think last year our wishes were a bit weird in the sense that first I said that the year wasn't great. Then we thought that the year went alright. Now I want to say that this year was wonderful. - We didn't expect a lot from this year and yet it exceeded our expectations.
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- Right. It's like we didn't expect anything this year and that's why we prepared your last year saying that the next year wouldn't be so great. It's like it rebooted, lifted up our spirit and helped us to realize some things and get out of some situations. That's why it was cool.
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- We didn't have any expectations, that's why we were pleasantly surprised. - That's true. At first, we said that we were not going to take a half a year break and then we immediately did in order to make "The secret world government" and show it in cinemas. I think it was one of the biggest milestones in our lives.
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We saw over 2000 people before us. - It was so monumental. This won't happen again. - For sure. - We may have more similar releases. Right? - Of course, we will do more.
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- We won't experience those initial emotions. - I just wanted to say that we are doing a recap and every time we do, things don't go according to the plan.
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We say one thing and things happen to work out differently. It doesn't matter. We said it then that YouTube isn't what it once was and we don't expect to get many views from it. So be it. We are a family and we are doing what we love. We give
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it everything we've got. - We publish fewer videos, but we have more channels. We created a third, family channel. We try to make a lot of content for our second channel. On average this year it took us less time to make one video than last year. On the plus side, this year helped me to get out of...
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I don't even know what to call it. Honestly, last year was somewhat decisive. I mean I finally realized that things weren't as great as I thought. Not everything was great here. It was like I had to do something to reboot myself,
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the channel. to get new ideas. It's like I was stuck, but I couldn't admit it. I've given my first big interview.
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I've been a host doing different formats. I started doing things I formerly didn't let myself do. That really helped me to reboot. This is what it's for. You might say that we create less content. Guys, we'll do more in the future. Thank you for letting me rediscover myself. I think that now we are entering the new year with renewed strength,
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because we've exerted ourselves so much this year. Guys, we are launching our own site with merch and comics. We are launching our own publishing house.
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We are dropping new merch now. We are going to do lots of shows with new rubrics. We are going to start the new year with a massive video we've been working on for a long time.
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I am recording it like a crazy man now, that's because you can't imagine how passionate I am about it. We just wanted to say thank you for still being with us. We belong here. Everyone is complaining about the views count. We don't care. Honestly, we are are just making content and we will
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continue to make it to the best of our ability. That's why here we are. We are a family.
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Utopia Show is happy to serve you and next year you will be seeing us more often. We will be better and everything will be alright. Thank you very much.
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- Thank you for supporting us. Thank you for valuing us. Thank you for loving us. - Thank you for you.
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As usual we are very consistent in what we say. We said that alcohol is bad for health and we have been drinking alcohol free champagne for 10 years.
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Bring it in! Quickly! - Shall we do the pear one? - No, I want mandarin orange one. - You mean the orange. - Yeah. - It's the last one.
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- Let's not point it at the cameras. - I hope you've prepared your glasses for the alcohol free champagne. are you ready? What? - I don't understand.
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- Is it not working? - Are you ready guys? On the count of three, or four, or five? - On the count of three. - Happy New Year!
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- It bubbles more at the beginning. - That's epic. - Happy New Year! - Happy New Year! - Happy New Year!
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Here we go. So we'll see you next year. We'll start it with a new big project. We aren't promising you anything. We have our Telegram channel. Keep up with us there. The year was epic! It was for us. Hopefully, it was the same for you. Happy New Year. We congratulate you. Let's do this.
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- May the next year be even better. - Please don't get sick. Get well soon if you are.
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Hopefully, everything will be alright. We hope to see your comments. Guys to you and us!
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