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Program Overview
Who Knew?
The word 'concentrate' after 'grape juice' or 'apple juice' on an ingredients label means sugar.
About 60 synonyms for sugar get hidden in ingredients labels.
Your iPhone has a 'night shift' setting that avoids stimulating 'blue light'.
Many stents for stable angina are unnecessary.
To heal a sprained ankle a bit faster, stay off it, elevate it and wiggle it.
Benadryl (or the 115 OTC drugs containing it) should not be used nightly as a sleep aid.
Trouble sleeping? Replace your bedside curlicue lightbulb with an old-fashioned one.
Don't automatically agree to wisdom teeth extraction without doing your own research first.
Skim milk is very overrated. The milk sugar can spike your blood sugar.
CT scans have up to 1000x the radiation of x-rays.
Most Americans use far too much toothpaste...but don't brush long enough.
Ibuprofen for sports injuries slows recovery.
While you always think you're in the other 10%, 90% of back pain resolves on its own, within months.
Antibiotics are no longer recommended for most kids' ear aches.
Sugarless gum is good for you.
Whole milk is a healthier choice for most people than skim milk.
MRIs and CT scans often 'find' problems that won't harm you. Their precision creates 'overdiagnosis'.
Popcorn is one of the healthiest snacks...easy on the salt and butter.
Taking Prevacid, Nexium or Prilosec for more than 8 weeks can lead to serious harms.
Bottled eyedrops have harmful preservatives. Try those little vials instead.
When working at a computer, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes.
Taken nightly, harmless-sounding sleep aids labeled 'PM' can lead to dementia.
The #1 ingredient in a Clif Bar, "organic brown rice syrup," is sugar.
Granola bars are candy. Protein bars are somewhat healthier.
You won't get sick if you dip a chip after someone has double-dipped.
Younger adults with no existing health problems don't need annual checkups.
80% of antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unneeded.
Checking your own credit score often can catch identify theft early. Some credit cards do that for you, free.
Sit-ups are possibly the most overrated exercise ever. Planks rule!
The addiction process starts on your third day of taking opioids.
Ticks can't jump onto you or drop from a tree.
Annual pelvic exams are unnecessary for most women.
If you recognize the brand of yogurt from your childhood, it's likely full of sugar.
Don't ice sports injuries (except to reduce pain). That slows recovery.