Doctor Reacts To Absurd Facebook Health Posts Ep. 2

Last summer I reacted to some bizarre health posts I’d found on Facebook. I logged back in to see if I could fact-check any more posts that seemed to be spreading like wildfire. Well wouldn’t you know it didn’t take me long to find some dangerously misleading or downright ridiculous health “tips”. I had to fact check things like using onions to cure the cold, baking soda to remove grease from your hair, drinking cow’s urine to fight COVID-19, putting cabbage in your bra to battle mastitis, using toothpaste as a skin cream, and the proper way to hold your phone, drive, and wear your backpack to school.

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[RavenNightChild]

"You shouldn't hold in a fart, cause it ends up traveling up to your head, and that's where shitty ideas come from." - My Dad.

[dodgeman]

And here I was, not putting an onion on my foot to cleanse my blood but instead using my liver and kidneys like a chump

[stillafineline]

I am from Bengal (it’s a state towards the east of India) and honestly I am so ashamed and embarrassed of these particular leaders who spread misinformation like this. It gives our state and our country a bad reputation and it can be HARMFUL and injurious to your health! Absolutely appalling

[ari.peluche]

As someone with scoliosis, I'm really glad you made the point of not wearing one strap on one shoulder. If you have scoliosis and you wear a backpack by only one strap, that can cause uneven weight, worsen your curve, and even give you back and shoulder pain. One piece of advice I have (if you go to school) is to wear a backpack to school and not have a tote bag. If the school doesn't allow backpacks, ask the principal or an administrator for permission, and maybe get a note from your doctor, just in case.

[CD]

“But Doctor it’s a gunshot wound”

CRYSTAL 😂

[itsdinoplays]

“LEAVE THE CABBAGE ALONE”
Spoken like a true doctor-

[sumonshaikh]

As a Indian the last part is very shameful for me. And also I hate how uneducated people get high position in government and mislead our society. Its ture and I hate to admit it. 😔😔😔😔

And I really like your video because it give knowledge, love from India ❤❤

[cassidythecat]

4:38 Bro those desks were the bane of my existence. I'm left handed and there was always the right handed desks in my school, so I could never use them properly. Now I know that they prevented me from scoliosis, but it was still annoying.

[isisbrito]

"on average people are holding phones way too close and hurting their eyes" *me: awkwardly moves the phone slowly away from my eyes so I'm not as average

[vednac.s]

Doctor my knees hurt - "CRYSTALS"
But its a gunshot wound to that knee - "APACHE CRYSTALS"
😂😂😂😂😂😂

[annalisasauter]

My former stepmother actually used the baking soda hack on my hair when it got unbelievably greasy, and it did wonders, though baking soda is quite harsh on your hair, so if it's only slightly greasy, follow Dr. Mike's advice on this one.

[serpentnvy]

I met someone that literally smelled like raw onions and body odor. She may have thought that method worked.

[mrmeatman]

The rage in *_"IT WILL CLEAN YOUR BLOOD"_* is just *chef's kiss* _perfect_

[markmeyer]

1:24 "onions cleanse the blood"
Kidneys:" allow us to introduce ourselves"

[jbtpa]

If you drink enough vodka, you won't notice that your feet stink.

[Jessicatt]

When I had my daughter, the hospital told me that if my breasts were sore from breast-feeding to put cold cabbage leaves on them, it actually helps and they do suggest that

[Saltpork]

"You have acute renal failure. Your kidneys can no longer filter your blood. We have to start talking about dialysis." "No thanks, I will just detoxify my blood with a slice of onion."

[timealewis]

“LEAVE THE CABBAGE ALONE” i have never heard someone talk about a cabbage so passionately hahaha and when i tell you this part had me rolling😂😂😂

[MeTaLISaWeSoMe]

Yeah cabbage actually is a thing. My wife's obgyn and doctors all agree on that. It helps a lot. It's not a supplement for treatment, but it is helpful for things like trying to dry up your milk supply.

[rykatemom]

Note: Mastitis is NOT an infection of the nipple. It can *involve* the nipple, but Mastitis is an infection of the milk ducts in the breast, and is most common when baby has a poor latch and thus does not fully empty the ducts, or the duct gets blocked and clogged some other way. It is a bacterial infection common during the first 3 months of breast feeding, but most common when mom's milk comes in and the breasts become engorged. Having experienced mastitis multiple times in both breasts with both of my kids, I will swear by the cabbage leaf. I tried warm and cool compresses, lying stomach down in a hot bath and massaging the duct in order to hand express the infected milk in the blocked duct, as well as OTC NSAIDS, there is something about the cabbage leaf (someone really needs to do a research study into this) that goes beyond "it's cold, it helps", as the cabbage leaf would continue to promote pain relief even after it becomes warm. Bonus, the cabbage leaf is the same design as a breast, and fits around it perfectly without getting clothes all wet with condensation, and is surreptitious enough to wear in your bra even if you have to leave the house. Was the cabbage leaves individually and well, and you've got no worries about infection transferring in.