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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 tha
by imanaccount247 12y ago
>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.
- MrJagil 12y ago>> 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.
- charlieflowers 12y ago8 glasses of water a day
- mlvljr 12y agoAnd a whiskey shot ;)
- Symmetry 12y agoThe received wisdom you get from your doctor is mostly pretty good. The received wisdom you get from the TV news is mostly useless.
- thesz 12y agoNo. 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.
- imanaccount247 12y ago>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.
- imanaccount247 12y agoMedia misrepresentation of science does not invalidate science. What about milk, or vitamins or stretching?