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>How much of the received wisdom about healthy lifestyles that you were taught has been shown to be completely wrong?

Virtually none of it.

>I don't doubt that in 3 years there will be another New York times article, demonstrating why running is actually terrible for you, and you should never do it no matter what age you are.

I do doubt that. I doubt it very much.

>Is eating an organic strawberry in the hopes of living longer really any different than performing a ritualistic dance in the hopes of bringing rain?

That seems like really desperately grasping at ways to dismiss things you don't like. Exercise is good, even if you don't want it to be.



>> Virtually none of it.

What? Milk? Multi-vitamins? Stretching? This stuff is discussed heavily; I do not know enough about these things to weigh in on validity, but if nothing else, these discussions might be very symptomatic.


8 glasses of water a day


And a whiskey shot ;)


The received wisdom you get from your doctor is mostly pretty good. The received wisdom you get from the TV news is mostly useless.


No. Doctors do not follow the field.

Most doctors I know still advise not eating after 6pm, while it has been shown to be either worthless or even plain ineffective.


>Most doctors I know still advise not eating after 6pm

That sounds pretty sketchy. Do you mean "for people with acid reflux"? Because that's perfectly valid. I've never even heard of a doctor recommending that in general.


Media misrepresentation of science does not invalidate science. What about milk, or vitamins or stretching?




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