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“Cutting Out All Fats”: 40 Harmful Things That Many People Assume Are Good For Them
Interview With Expert
You should be waking up at 5 a.m. each day to maximize productivity. But a good night’s sleep is crucial, and you shouldn’t sacrifice it for anything. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! But if you’re not intermittent fasting until the afternoon, you’re going to gain weight. And don’t you dare put oat milk in your coffee if it has seed oils in it!
There’s a lot of contradictory information floating around health and wellness spaces. While being healthy was once as simple as eating a balanced diet, staying active and maintaining relationships with loved ones, people are constantly trying to complicate it to make a profit or simply confuse you. That’s why Reddit users have recently been discussing potentially harmful trends, behaviors and more that people often assume are “healthy." Keep reading to find a conversation with Kevin Pho, MD, and be sure to upvote the things you don’t trust either!
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#1
The rat race. We should really switch to a capybara or manatee race, slow things down a bit.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
There's so much more to life. All I'm missing is a lot of late nights of overtime, stress about things I don't fully believe are anything to stress about and a lot of bullshitting who I really am.
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#2
Detox anything. Your body has organs literally for this purpose.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Your liver is your biological detox! You only help it when it is medically necessary as per your Dr.!
Kim Kermes 8 months ago
Yeah, any actual "detoxing" involves a hospital and invasive therapy from a specialized IV to blood replacement to dialysis
Cuppa tea? 8 months ago
With certain medical conditions, you have to change your diet, thus "detox" your body of harmful stuff. For example celiac. But to completely get rid of all gluten from body even after switching to gluten-free diet takes months, like 3-6. Not weekend.
karen snyder 8 months ago
Thank you. "Detox" should be applied to the diet, not the body. You take toxins out of the food you eat, therefore limiting your toxin intake. Not, eat some pill or tea to remove toxins from your body. Detox diets are awesome, detox products are snake oil.
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Nina 8 months ago
Unless you've been eating junk food the whole time, your body might actually jump for joy from healthy ingredients for once 😅
Jordan Miller 8 months ago
Most detox pills/teas/mlms use dieretics/laxitives (like licorice root/senna). Its not very healthy.
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Kim Karlotta 8 months ago
If your liver is not working properly a kale smoothie won't cure it
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Lyone Fein 8 months ago
We currently live in the midst of air that is polluted everywhere; we drink only water and other fluids that are filled with bacteria, poison to k**l that bacteria, concentrated sugars and alcohols, etc.; we eat foods grown in depleted soil……….in other words, the environment that our bodies and livers evolved in is no longer the environment that we live in. Our current environment and diet is much more toxic.
karen snyder 8 months ago
This is a very subjective take on environmental conditions. It matters where and how you live, for sure, but in many global areas, the air and water are cleaner than they were 50-100 years ago, after the industrial revolution and before environmental protection legislation. I grew up in the 80s when women took diet pills while they were pregnant and we all thought diet soda was fine. Arguably, the life I live now is way safer and healthier than my childhood. But, go ahead and rot yourself with doom and negativity.
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I'm a yoga instructor and I constantly have to remind my students that doing advanced poses without proper form isn't pushing yourself it's just asking for injuries.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Like any exercise, work up to the levels, don't start at the top.
The Queen Of France 8 months ago
If you’re doing yoga and it hurts, ease back a bit. It’s a progressive exercise.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
I began my yoga poses and breathing back in the 70's and kept it up, for the most part, until a couple of years ago. If I were to begin again, and I will, I'd have to start at the beginning and work my way to advanced poses.
To find out more about what's actually healthy and what's not, we got in touch with Kevin Pho, MD. He was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and break down which trends we should be avoiding.
"One common trend is the overuse of supplements," the expert shared. "Many people assume that because something is labeled 'natural,' it’s automatically safe and beneficial. But too much of certain vitamins or minerals—like vitamin D or iron—can actually be harmful."
"Another example is extreme dieting or detoxes," Dr. Pho continued. "These often promise quick results but can disrupt metabolism, gut health, and even mental well-being."
#4
"Pain is just weakness leaving your body"
No, pain is you damaging your body in a bad way. It's okay to be sore after exercise, but at no point should there be any pain.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Pain is your body telling you, enough a$$hole, you're hurting me!
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Like yoga, I also did weight lifting, so I heard this foolishness a lot in gyms. Sure, you'll be a bit sore the next day after using muscles you don't normally use, but pain is not acceptable results.
#5
Cutting out all fats.
Michelle C 8 months ago
Fat is actually protective of the brain and organs otherwise. It also protects the brain against Alzheimer’s and similar diseases.
Betsy S 8 months ago
I wonder if there will be a corresponding rise in Alzheimer's occurrence in the people who were young adults or teens when this "wisdom" became the rage.
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Riley Quinn 8 months ago
My cholesterol was getting too high for my liking, but I can't take cholesterol medications due to the side effects, so I cut out meat. But not fish. Lucky me, I prefer fatty fish like salmon, tuna, sardines, and mackerel. Matter of fact, I had sardines on toast for lunch today.
Earonn - 7 months ago
The problem is that we really don't know enough about how our body processes energy, but it was just so tempting to use weight as the new "she's not a virgin anymore" for shaming women, so a lot of s**t was told without solid background. And the specialists who did know it was more complicated than that weren't listened to or didn't speak up to begin with.
#6
Chugging a gallon of detox juice. congrats! you’re just starving with expensive pee 😂💁♀️.
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
Can't bring myself to drink something that particular, virulent shade of green. It screams poison!
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
The only "detox juice" I drink is water. Does a wonderful job all on its own. I do like the occasional glass of pomegranate juice, but that's it.
So why is there so much confusion about what's healthy and what's not?
"The health information landscape is incredibly fragmented. On one side, you have doctors and scientists trying to communicate evidence-based recommendations," Dr. Pho explained. "On the other, you have influencers, celebrities, and companies promoting products and lifestyles that often prioritize profit or virality over science. Add in constantly evolving research—sometimes with conflicting results—and it’s no wonder people feel overwhelmed."
"Also, let’s be honest: fear and hope sell. A message that says 'eat more vegetables and walk every day' isn’t as flashy as 'this superfood will change your life,'" the expert continued. "But the former is what actually helps. The challenge is getting people to see through the noise."
#7
I still hear people talking about getting “a healthy tan” when they are actually (and quite obviously) burning their skin with UV radiation.
I’m not talking about general outdoor lifestyles (we all need Vitamin D), but the dedicated pursuit of a tan.
There is a cultural heritage in the UK where burning to a crisp on the beach/by the pool with no sun cream (or just low factor/oils) was a sign of social status when you got home and showed off your melanin infused skin (or even a nice bit of UV radiation scarring) in the pub or office.
“Look at my blistered arms, I can afford two weeks in Spain!”,
At best this is damaging your largest organ and prematurely aging your appearance, at worst you are drastically increasing your chance of melanoma skin cancer, but is somehow seen as wholesome and worthy of envy.
It’s sunny here today for once though, so I’m getting my shirt off!!
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
I think I may be one of the lucky ones, at least so far at 75. I worked on a farm in the 60's during my summers and with no hat and short sleeve shirts in the summer sun. So far I have not had any cancer, BUT I don't by any means think I am out of the woods. The slightest brown sport on my body gets a visit to the Dr.'s, ASAP!
Ms.GB 8 months ago (edited)
Any spots you get should be checked out. Sometimes they don't look like anything other than a raised area or a dry patch of skin mistaken for a barnacle or a skin tag.
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Gingersnap In Iowa 8 months ago
My Stepmom tanned, smoked cigarettes and drank. She looks a lot older than she is.
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I had skin cancer a couple years ago. It wasn't serious just had a mohs procedure but trust me and wear sunscreen.
snifflymango04 4 months ago
The funny thing being, that people who are naturally coloured, are looked down upon. (Speaking as a half african woman).
#8
Waking up extremely early for no literal reasons other than “being productive” I’m not saying this is the case for everyone but a lot of these influencers seem to be depriving themselves of quality sleep by waking up at 4am everyday and going to sleep at 12am.
Little Bit 8 months ago
I go to sleep around 10pm and wake up at around 5am every single day because I need to pee. Once I'm awake I can't get back to sleep again no matter how tired I feel, so I might as well get up and be productive.
Verena 8 months ago
That's a good 7 hours of sleep, so nothing wrong with it.
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Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
I am firmly convinced that our current 'leadership' (Elon, Trump) are deranged due to sleep deprivation. A cautionary tale.
Elio 8 months ago
I think there's other factors (narcissism) but sleep deprivation really wouldn't surprise me.
Load More Replies... Lousha 8 months ago
I'm not trying to be productive, I am trying to sleep, but I have a weirdo cat that always feels like jumping into my spleen at 5 in the morning, and another weirdo cat that only loves to cuddle 10 minutes before or after the jumping one. Then she wants to change position every 5 minutes, just enough to wake me up. By the time they are both done and they go back to sleep, I have no chance of that. I love them both very much. Less so around 5.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
I go to sleep around 8pm ad wake up around midnight for no other reason than that's when I am tired and that's how long I sleep.
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I'm completely backwards of that. I usually can't sleep until 2-4a and up by 10-noon. The beauty of being retired.
Nikole 8 months ago
That sounds ideal to me, but noon at the VERY earliest. I’m 44 and that’s what my weekends are like (I’m just at home).
Load More Replies... Earonn - 7 months ago
Generally to tell people to wake up at a set time is the hallmark of an idiot. Different people have different sleep/wake rhythms. We all know it. Waking up at 4 am doesn't make you a hero of productivity if that's not your good time to wake up, it makes you an idiot who harms themselves because of some online persona told you to.
Lame Llama 8 months ago
Isn't it common knowledge that most of these influencers lied about walking up at ungodly hours?
Susie Elle 8 months ago
Spent 7 years waking up at 4:45 to go to work because of the long commute and it was absolute hell each and every day. I now wake up at six, which is a tiny bit better, but I'd much rather wake up between 7 and 7:30 (the reason I don't is because it would mean travelling to work during rush hours, which I loathe)
#9
Biologically inappropriate fad diets.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Most fad diets are started to increase the income of the person who invents them.
Kim Karlotta 8 months ago (edited)
Veganism has been around for decades if not centuries and started for humane reasons, not as a diet.
Load More Replies...We also asked the doctor for advice on how to spot what's simply a harmful fad or trend. "Start by asking: What’s the evidence? Who’s behind this claim, and do they stand to profit? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," he told Bored Panda. "Talk to your primary care physician. They know your medical history and can help you assess whether something is right for you."
"You can also look at reputable sources—like the CDC, Mayo Clinic, or trusted medical journals," Dr. Pho continued. "On KevinMD.com, I try to spotlight voices from the front lines—clinicians who share what really works with patients, not just what’s trending."
#10
Getting IV injection/infusion therapy at med spas can be dangerous!
In fact, most healthy people don't need IV vitamins/nutrients and it can actually cause infections, or worse - electrolyte derangements and k**l them!
Cyndi Hafele 8 months ago (edited)
There used to be oxygen bars where you'd inhale flavored oxygen through cannulas. There's no limit to the gullibility of people.
WakandaPanda 8 months ago
Just add a small amount of salt to some fruit juice and you're good to go !
#11
Douching.
Thankfully more and more women are receptive to the education that this is often more harmful than helpful.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago (edited)
Ooooh, it's a cleaning thing. Here I thought it meant Being a Dóuche.
Savannah greenleaf 7 months ago
Just think of that part as a self cleaning oven. Take sshower bath and you are good to go. If not see an MD may be an underlying infection,
Tamra 8 months ago (edited)
The v*gina is basically self-cleaning, so to speak. There is a natural balance of bacteria in the v*gina, and douching upsets the balance, making infections more likely to occur.
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I´ve heard a fair few people say they switched from cigarettes to vaping and think they made a huge improvement.
It´s good to get off cigs, but not the best replacement?
Little Bit 8 months ago
I can't believe the amount of people who think that inhaling any kind of chemical into their lungs is good for them.
Corwin 02 8 months ago
Well technically Oxygen Nitrogen, Argon, and Carbon dioxide are chemicals too , and it is kinda healthy to inhale those in your lungs.
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Jihana 8 months ago
I'm pretty sure vaping is better than cigarettes, just as a replacement. But starting to vape because it's cool is idiotic, it's still harmful, just less than cigarettes. Bonus fun fact: tobacco plants store the element polonium in their leaves. Polonium is radioactive (that's the stuff Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with in London, if you remember the case) so lung cancer you get from smoking is actually radiation damage. I was working at a radiochemistry lab at the time, so after Litvinenko I got to analyse a lot of urine samples for polonium. I could tell if someone was a smoker by the amount of polonium I found in their urine.
Piwakawaka 8 months ago
Popcorn lung will k**l you quicker than cancer etc from cigarettes. Both are harmful.
Load More Replies... Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I needed to start smoking again after El Naranja Culero was re-elected, that and Menopause, so instead of going back to Camels, I started vaping. Vaping is still bad for you but smoking is worse. I actually researched this.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 8 months ago
The limited number of studies on vaping do show that it's significantly less harmful than smoking, but it is damaging nonetheless.
MonsterMum 8 months ago
It's better for those around them. I don't mind people vaping around me. Cigarette smokers clothes give off toxins long after they put the cigarette out. They exhale toxins for up to three hours too.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Smoking is smoking, remember, a rose by any other name is still a rose. Smoking by any other name is still smoking.
"Give yourself permission to slow down. Health isn’t about extremes—it’s about sustainable habits. Walk more. Sleep well. Eat real food. Build relationships. Those don’t make headlines, but they build resilience. And that’s what real wellness looks like," Dr. Pho added. "And finally, don’t underestimate the power of asking questions. Whether it's your doctor, a pharmacist, or a credible online source—get curious. Empowered patients make better choices."
#13
Learning to “take a joke”
No, conditioning yourself to just shut up and bottle your feelings when you’re upset over something that was “just a joke” is not healthy.
I’m not saying there will never be times where you feel upset by something that maybe shouldn’t have upset you, but instead of shoving those feelings down where they’ll get packed in like gunpowder ready to go off later, explore *why* you feel upset. Sometimes, it’s legitimate; somebody was mean to you and wanted to gaslight you into thinking you’re the problem so they could get away with it. Other times, you’re having a response based on your trauma/social conditioning and you have to treat it kind of like a phobia; an irrational response that you have to learn how to manage and communicate to others, with a reminder to yourself that nobody is trying to hurt you.
Little Bit 8 months ago
"Just a joke" is a narcissistic way of somebody trying to invalidate your feelings when they have deliberately done or said something hurtful to you. Believe me, though, they can give but they can't take it. My ex-husband was a serial prankster and thought he was the funniest person on the planet hurting and humiliating others. When somebody got one over on him he would go crazy with rage.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
I have a very acidic sense of humor. When I began teaching adolescents, I quickly saw how a "joke" could wound them, particularly in front of their peers. Did I stop making cutting remarks? No, but I started making all of them about myself. Just as much laughter, and probably more.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
My manager is a d**k. She's always saying c**p to us then pulling the "I'm just joking" switch. Apparently the punchline is whatever mistake we do. I can smell the BS from a mile away.
SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
This one is a bit odd. There is a difference between the normal "take a joke" and what the poster is basically describing as mental health issues.
Earonn - 7 months ago
Decent people, when they make a joke and another person gets hurt, especially someone we (should) care about, are more worried about having hurt that person than about the joke they've made. Their answer would be "Oh sorry, didn't mean to upset you. I really meant nothing by it". They do NOT say: "Oh, come on, can't you take a joke?".
The Queen Of France 8 months ago
Mean people suck. I used to listen to what they said. Now I wonder why they feel they need to be mean.
Mike Price 8 months ago
For some people, it seems that in order to feel good about themselves they need to drag someone else down. Had a girlfriend like this, once. We're not together any more.
Load More Replies... Betsy S 8 months ago (edited)
Except that they are. Anyone who claims someone else "can't take a joke" is not joking. They are bullying, abusing, harassing, belittling and/or actively trying to cause harm with their words. No one should ever have to TAKE a joke because that means it's a-busive to THEM. Laughing at a joke that harms no one is enjoying a joke, sharing a joke, not "taking" a joke. If you have to be the punchline, it's NOT a joke.
#14
Muffins. I used to bring donuts to meetings but was asked to bring muffins instead because they’re healthier. They are twice the calories of the donuts. .
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
Donuts are deep fried, so muffins can still be healthier, depending on what ingredients you put inside
Lyone Fein 8 months ago
There is more to healthfulness than calory count. Such as how much sugar is in an item. What other ingredients are in the item (whole grains, fruit, nuts, seeds).
Betsy S 8 months ago
Except they're gross, dried out, pasty, crumbly things. They have the same texture as bad quality gluten-free bread.
Load More Replies... SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
Donuts or muffins, both are trash food. Why quibble, just enjoy not too often.
#15
Entree salads at restaurants are deceptively high in calories and fat.
Using Chili's to illustrate this point.
-The quesadilla explosion salad is 1,420 calories and 99g of fat.
-The surf and turf 10oz sirloin, shrimp, mashed potatoes, and broccoli is 750 calories and 33g fat
(sirloin and shrimp 450cal + mashed potatoes 260cal + broccoli 40cal) (Fat is 20g+13g+0g) nutrition info was sourced from Chili's website.
Nina 8 months ago
The dressings are usually what can make a salad unhealthy. Skip that and you're (a lot) better off.
Betsy S 8 months ago
You might as well just sit in the garden and graze then, for all the taste you get. The entire point of a salad is to add something wet-ish to make it all work together into multi-ingredient bites. If you have no dressing, you just have a bowl of lettuce and a few other things that you have to eat separately and don't get the full enjoyment of the salad mouthfeel and the ingredient taste-blend. It's just a bowl of raw leafy things.
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SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
If you're dining at Chili's why do you care? The food is highly processed garbage.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
Calories go over my head. It's a term of measurement of energy in the food. Not an actual, specific particle of something, like vitamins, metals, minerals and fats.
Lame Llama 8 months ago
In my house we do only evo, vinegar, salt and pepper in our salad. None of the bottles c**p.
#16
Fat free food.
Jenn C 8 months ago
Fat free doesn't mean calorie free. It also often has added sugar toake it taste good, because fat is flavor. Same deal with sugar free.
WindySwede 8 months ago
Here we had this "problem" in the 90s, everything fat free! 0.1% milk and so on!
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
Though I DO consume 'lightly salted' chips. They taste just like chips used to taste in the 60's/70's which should indicate how much salt has been added to the food supply.
The Queen Of France 8 months ago
I love how they put “Fat Free” labels on stuff that never had fat to begin with. 😆
Like It Is 8 months ago (edited)
Olestra (fat free oil) side effect was ‘a**l leakage’ so there’s that ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay%27s_Wow_chips
#17
Protein bars/shakes. I get that they have their place for people working out, but I know way too many very sedentary office workers who are very overweight, do not work out at all, and yet eat multiple protein bars a day convincing themselves that it is good for their health.
StrangeOne 8 months ago (edited)
The sedentary office job was the worst for me. I didn't know how unfit I was until I got into a physically demanding job. It took a few months to not need someone helping me do the simplest of tasks. Many of the people at my old job I noticed were dying in their 60s and very overweight.
𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋 8 months ago
Most people who work out don’t need them either. Too much extra protein in your diet is a sure way to damage your kidneys and cause digestive issues. Your body cannot digest extra protein, like taking too many vitamin tablets, and will just c**p it out. Unless you’re on steroids or an Olympic athlete, if you eat a balanced diet you don’t need extra protein:
Firstname Lastname 8 months ago
As a person who needs alternative protein (pescatarian with a tree nut allergy) and prefers non-chocolate candy bars, they're fine on occasion. Just need to watch what I pair with it the rest of the day.
#18
Activated charcoal toothpaste. It just wears down your teeth. Honestly I bet it’s better to just use water than charcoal. Same with those all natural no fluoride toothpastes. They aren’t good. It’s funny how much people hate fluoride when it’s just as natural as sodium which is salt. Both are just minerals. I don’t know much about the subject though.
Also people are so scared of scientific names. Like sodium is so scary to them when it’s just salt. They panic when they see acids in the ingredients. Thinking it’s toxic because acid. When lemons are acidic. Also just because something has a shorter ingredient list does not mean it’s healthier. Also from what I’ve heard European food labels don’t have to include as much infromation as ameircan ones and can often say stuff like “spices” and not name it. And can use more common vs scientific names for stuff. But I may be wrong about that. But a lot of people use that fact for fear mongering.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
My daughter got cavities using all natural toothpaste. Fluoride is important.
Ace 8 months ago
Yeah, but TBF they did say that they "don't know much about the subject though".
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Auntriarch 8 months ago
Poor Billy he is ded and gone, poor Billy is no more, for what he thought was H2O was H2SO4...
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Magenta Blu 8 months ago
I don't hate fluoride toothpastes. I hate that insurmontable mint flavor. Ughgg Why can't we have decent flavored or better UNflavored pastes?
Jordan Miller 8 months ago
Use kids toothpaste, theres flavors like bubblegum and watermelon. Or hismile if you wanna pay a bit more.
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Lyone Fein 8 months ago
Charcoal, activated or not, is too soft to wear down the enamel on your teeth which is an extremely hard substance. But yes, teeth need fluoride.
Louise Clarke 8 months ago
I use just water to brush my teeth, but that's because I get heat flashes from non-sugar sweeteners
#19
Those weird “healthy” versions of junk food you see in organic grocery stores. No, chips don’t suddenly become healthy because you left the skin on the potatoes. I’m sorry. Plus, if you look at the ingredients list on that stuff, it’s often longer and has more weird ingredients than the basic version. I was shocked. My husband and I lived for a while near a place that sold itself as a “healthy food” grocery store. Their fresh fruit and vegetables (actually healthy stuff) was miniscule, half an aisle. The rest was weird supplements and processed junk. It shocks me people think that stuff is healthier than fresh whole real foods.
Karen Mercury 8 months ago
Trader Joe's never has weird ingredients. I never even have to read the list, I can just trust it.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
You want healthy chips, slice them yourself and use a very hot vegetable oil and DRAIN THOROUGHLY. Otherwise, it's the same junk with different additives. And your "organic" food probably isn't, the food labeling laws are awful.
Ms.GB 8 months ago
Make your own tortilla or Pita chips! I love my air fryer.
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Granola bars. Most of them are no better than candy bars.
Michelle C 8 months ago
My family and I make our own because we don’t want all the extra junk in our granola. We also eat it as a treat rather than as an everyday breakfast or snack.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 8 months ago
Plus, most of it crumbles into your cleavage anyway, so....
#21
Getting only 4 hours of sleep and calling it 'grind culture.'.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
Three-quarters of the idiots on Capital Hill are deliberately sleep-deprived, and it shows in our laws. It's considered a status thing, God alone knows why.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
Given the horrible things they do, they shouldn't be able to sleep at all.
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The plethora of skin care and beauty products that are pushed on young people.
Savannah greenleaf 7 months ago
But an 8 year old should not need a skincare routine with multiple stepd
Load More Replies... Magenta Blu 8 months ago (edited)
On people, regardless the age. No one needs that much of beauty products
Featherytoad 8 months ago
I've gone down the Reddit SCA rabbit hole, and the amount of product that some people use in their routine is wild. I'm way too lazy (I don't even wash my face everyday.), but I also have good genes. I'm 55, and really only became interested in other products because of mature skin. The only thing I added, other than just the basic stuff, is glycolic acid a couple times a week.
Load More Replies... Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I disagree. I started wearing my Nany's Oil of Olay since I was 10. I'm now 52yo and my skin looks pretty good. Not a lot of wrinkles.
Earonn - 7 months ago
I'm 54 and have my fair share of wrinkles. Who gives a f**k about wrinkles? If that's your personal thing, okay, but that's no reason to push it on everyone.
Load More Replies... Isabel Galvez 8 months ago
My niece uses several skin care products every day, including anti aging. She's 15.
#23
Working yourself to death.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Never worked myself to death but did work myself to the point where I had to make a decision to either spend time with my sons and lose $8000.00 a year in income or quit my job and take a lower income position to make sure I could take them to practice and games. I took the loss of income, was always there for them and wound up getting a position where I could make a salary plus commission. NO BRAINER!
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
I never ever reached to made $8000.00 a year... I only focus in affording a meal per day if I'm lucky enough. So I don't really have a choice. .. and I had to flee my country because of violence, abuse and corruption so I ended in other continent (not USA thanks goodness ) where I don't speak the language or know anyone. So I consider myself successful IF I can afford a hot meal every day.. forget about healthy. Hot. This is the key. So I survive..
Load More Replies... RamiRudolph 8 months ago
As much as I love Japan and Japanese culture (and food), this is the exact reason why I couldn't live there.
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
Pretty ironic if you think that the majority of non privileged people have to do this in order to barely survive...
Doofnuts 8 months ago
Worked my a*s off for 50 years, didn't die from it. Been retired for 15 years and still going strong.
Earonn - 7 months ago
No, you just missed a lot of the joys of life and got so mentally ill that you defend that kind of s**t now.
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One thing that many people believe is healthy but actually isn’t is fruit juices. While they seem like a great source of vitamins, most commercial fruit juices are packed with sugar and lack the fiber found in whole fruits. This can lead to blood sugar spikes and contribute to weight gain over time.
Annik Perrot 8 months ago
In France, fruit juice has no added sugar, or it can't be called fruit juice. There are two kinds, either pure juice or watered down concentrate, and that must be specified on the container. Anything with added sugar is either called "nectar" (fruit purée with water and sugar) or "fruit drink".
Child of the Stars 8 months ago
It's not just the added sugar that's a problem. Whole fiber in whole fruit helps slow down the absorption of the natural sugar in fruit, which helps the body to absorb and use it better. When it's turned into juice, that fiber is broken down before it gets in your body and you can't use it as efficiently.
Load More Replies... Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
As with most foods, be aware of what you are buying and what it includes.
jonesnori 8 months ago
I think it's fine in moderation. The old-fashioned 6 ounce glass with breakfast is a lot less than some people drink, though.
SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
It's pretty easy to avoid fruit juices with added sugars, just read the label. The crux of fruit juices is many fruit juices without added sugars are a combination of fruit juices, particularly with added apples juice which is extremely high sugars (mainly fructose, glucose, and sucrose).
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
Go to Goodwill or the local equivalent and buy a second-hand juicer, mine cost $10.
Annik Perrot 8 months ago
Mostly empty calories. Better eat the fruit and vegetables, for fibers and satiety.
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Ripley 8 months ago
Kinda, but also kinda not. 100% fruit juice is still full of (natural) sugar, and doesn't have the fibre that the whole fruit contains. Best enjoyed in moderation.
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Staying up to date on the news.
Featherytoad 8 months ago (edited)
Not one bit of news for me today. I just can't anymore with trump and the whole f*****g admin. I do like watching the Tesler stock fall though.
SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
So burying your head in the sand and pretending it's not there is a better option? Nope.
Load More Replies... Binny Tutera 8 months ago
I used to be a news junky. I loved staying up to date on the world. The GOP has changed all that. I get angry every time I hear Trump’s voice. It doesn’t matter what he’s saying.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Right now, I would prefer my most terrifying nightmare to become real.............................and then I could maybe relax a bit:(
Cyndi Hafele 8 months ago
My most terrifying nightmare would involve a planet on fire and vaporized lifeforms. Can't get more relaxed than being suddenly vaporized.
Load More Replies... Earonn - 7 months ago
Perfectly fine to take a day (or more) off when it becomes too much. But other than that - we're adults and should know what's going on in order to be able to make informed decisions. Oh, so it's not nice? Who the heck told you that being an adult would mean only nice things? It also shows horrible privilege - "I don't have to worry about how the gvmt treats minority X, I'm not one of them".
#26
Doing high impact exercise when they're overweight. It doesn't help much, and there's a much bigger risk of injury. Taking a brisk walk and stretching are the best types of exercise to do when you're overweight.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Work your way up to the high impact otherwise you are in for a lot of pain.
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I admit Ozempic helped, but now that I'm only 22lbs overweight, I am going to start hiking again. But walking and stretching were my go-to when I was seriously overweight.
#27
Waking up early if you aren't naturally a morning person.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Eat what you need and how much you need and anything more or less is not good............PERIOD! And if Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil recommend it, DON'T DO IT! talk to your Dr. who is a real Dr. and know what they are talking about and are not paid by the companies who sell their products to them!
veirdbuttrue 8 months ago
Yeah i would rather not have to do this every day until I'm retired but ok
#28
In the early 1900s it was thought smoking could open the lungs, and early Tour De France racers would often smoke a pack of cigarettes during the race to enhance their performance. Of course, this never worked.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
I remember during the 70's, watching the Montreal Canadiens on Hockey Night in Canada, and during a between periods interview, the players were smoking in the dressing room. I always thought, years later, how much better these guys would have played had they not smoked. Not unlike the other sports anywhere from the 20's to the 80's, when alcohol and smoking were part of the program>
Don Adams 8 months ago
Super Bowl I, Chiefs quarterback Lenny Dawson was smoking on the sidelines.
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Jumping into CrossFit & other intense workouts if you're older or out of shape.
It's an endorphin rush & it's awesome to see your body start getting into shape so quickly. Combine those two, and it's difficult to not just push your limits every time you go in. However, that sort of intensity takes a toll on joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons that are unaccustomed to it. Eventually that wear & tear causes injury, which (among other things) makes any exercise at all more difficult.
Some folks can do those sort of intense workouts, but for anyone looking to get into exercise, it's best to just focus on establishing a sustainable routine. It might take longer, but if you can stick with that, then results will come & you'll be more likely to keep your positive gains.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Exercise is like a lot of things, if you want to act like a pro, you have to train like a pro and that starts slowly and progresses while your body gets acclimatized to the new work ethic.
SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
FFS, jumping into any workout routine if out of shape is an injury trap. Common sense, ease into it.
Candi Cabaniss 8 months ago
I'm older and out of shape. I started crossfit for myself. There is no way I can push myself to extreme, but I can do better than I did last time. Instructors help me. My box mates help me.
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
I never understood how exercises make people happy. The only reward I ever get is even more stress. Being sore after doesn't help either. And having to force myself to complete those boring routines makes me miserable every time. How people can be happy doin exercise is an unsolved mystery for me. I hate it
Niamh Gallagher Kerr 8 months ago
Exercise isn't just a gym session that involves a boring routine.
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Being surrounded only by people who share the same opinion. .
Luke Branwen 8 months ago
Sorry but I'm not gonna surround myself with parody humans who'd gleefuly cheer if my best friend died.
iseefractals 8 months ago
Wow....so those are the only options huh? If someone isn't agreeing with everything reverberating around your echo chamber....than they're "cheering someone's death" What a reasonable, measured and mature outlook.
Load More Replies... zovjraar me 8 months ago
opinions are one thing. morals are another. it is my opinion that black is a boring color to wear. my morals, however, tell me that all people should be allowed to wear black if they want to.
iseefractals 8 months ago
Reasonable people don't get hung up on difference of opinions. It's when those people start demanding that you conform to, validate and praise their opinion less they insult, bully, manipulate and vilify you as their "opinion" is the only moral one to have.
Load More Replies... SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
If you want to live in a monoculture, then sure, clone yourself.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
That's anyone who refuses to expand their minds and hear people out.
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Drinking as self care 😭😭.
Mtn Lungta 8 months ago
4 store mini mall in small town. One end state mental health services waiting time 4 plus months . Other end liquor vendors open 10 am to 11pm / 365. Pick one.
Nichole Harris 8 months ago
But whiskey tastes nice and helps my anxiety and chronic pain ... The DR that I can't afford sure ain't helping
#32
Vitamin Water. Coca-Cola won a lawsuit claiming the branding was misleading. Their argument, iirc, was that they're Coca-Cola; nobody should expect things they make to be healthy, and it isn't their fault people are stupid.
Fluffy Cat Sleeps 8 months ago
In 2009, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and private law firms filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola alleging false advertising of Vitaminwater. The lawsuit claimed that Vitaminwater labels made misleading health claims, despite the drinks containing 33 grams of sugar and little juice. The settlement, approved in March 2016, required Coca-Cola to: Change labels: Add "with sweeteners" and calorie counts prominently. Stop claims: Discontinue phrases like "vitamins + water = all you need" and claims about eye disease risk. Cover costs: Pay $1.2 million for plaintiffs' attorneys' fees.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
NO, just no.................there is no way I could make a comment on this, it would take me a month to begin to try to summarize the total insanity of this judgment.
🇺🇦 🇵🇸 TribbleThinking 8 months ago
Why on earth are you being downvoted multiple times? Does Coca Cola lurk these boards?
Load More Replies... Lene 8 months ago
I have tried a few sodas with added vitamins in. Three times I think? And every time I ended up being so sick that I thought I was about to die.
Karen Mercury 8 months ago
Could've been fake sugar--sucralose, aspartame etc. poison.
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Karen Bryan 8 months ago
How 'bout the whole bottled-water scam? Unless you're in a place where the water quality is iffy, or you're in a disaster zone, tap water is fine.
#33
Trying to do a calorie deficit but just eat minimal amount to survive .
Remi (He/Him) 8 months ago
Your body goes to fasting mode and it'll actually prevent you from losing weight
CrunChewy McSandybutt 8 months ago
this is true. I'm overweight, but I rarely eat enough calories. I really need to figure it out.
Load More Replies... Ge Po 8 months ago
One dietitian once told me, eat healty, and the amount of calories that fits a person with your level of activity, but who weighs ten kilos less. That way you don't starve your body, but lure it into burning some fats, while you still get a decent amount of nourishment to keep your body healthy AND have enough energy and fun in life to keep it up. Don't go lower than 10 kilos and keep using your wits.
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago (edited)
My Dr at the VA had me trying to get 1200 calories a day. Um that's starvation. Did a biometric scan and 1699 calories for my age is the appropriate amount of calories.
Dar Mal 8 months ago
1200 is starvation? D**n..I have to fight to get there
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LauraDragonWench 8 months ago
I was never a big eater - many small meals through the day was my preferred eating habit. And while I was never skinny, I wasn't in bad shape. However, with the chronic nausea I have from my migraine, I'm pretty much on a starvation diet. That combined with my hypothyroidism means my metabolism is ruined. I actually lost quite a bit of weight about 10 years ago and was doing well, but ever since I moved I've gained it back - I'm in a place where I can't work out at home and it's gotten so hard for me to leave home.
Nikole 8 months ago
I don’t know your situation, but can you at least jog in place? You can do burpees too.
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Zaach 8 months ago
Our bodies evolved to keep as many calories as possible against famine - if you reduce hour food intake, you body will become more efficient at keeping the calories you are getting
Earonn - 7 months ago
New research throws doubt on this as being too simplified. Our bodies normally do NOT just store calories, because being 30kg overweight is bad for people who are hunters/gatherers and walk a lot. But we are being told these "simple truths" so often that they get hardly questioned anymore.
Load More Replies... Earonn - 7 months ago
It's not just calories intake - it's also what else is (or isn't) in the food. I'd recommend looking up / reading the book of / watching the videos of Dr Chris van Tulleken regarding ultra processed food. In his book he also questions more of these "simple truths" (like "everyone got fat because we're lazy" - actually it started across the world in all kinds of groups at more or less the same time - do you really believe people in the 1970s suddenly lost all willpower?)
Earonn - 7 months ago
But if you eat a healthy amount, it takes ages - all the while you're fair game for every s**t who wants to prop up their ego by insulting and belittling you. So maybe we should first create a surrounding where overweight people are given the time - and medical help - needed to lose weight healthily.
#34
Pushing your body and overtraining. You can get serious injuries.
Tammy Grogloth 8 months ago
I know someone who was morbidly obese. She sought help from her doctor who told her to begin exercising for literally one minute or less and slowly add. A little over a year later she is down almost 100 pounds and did it with teeny tiny baby steps. I dread to think of what could have happened to her had she taken friends advice who told her to do things such as running on treadmill for 30 minutes to START. She did it the right way with no injuries and no starvation.
Jihana 8 months ago
May I ask what exercises she did in the beginning? I am morbidly obese, and when I google what exercises I could do I only find stupid stuff like squats. You can't do those if you are obese, that's the best way to k**l your knees.
Load More Replies... #35
Too little or not enough of many things. Extreme cutting for extended periods of time or very specific diets have side effects usually.
Unregulated words on food packages. Natural or non-processed have no actual meaning when it comes to health. The same with Fresh. You still have to wisely select foods as those words can be easily slapped on unhealthy food.
Exercise even. There is a reason why they suggest consulting with your doctor before doing vigorous exercise. Doing the same exercise over and over can be bad for you even. My dad lost 90 lbs, then one day passed out on a treadmill, hit his head and died. That doesn’t mean I don’t think people should exercise. Just that you have to be careful. .
Magenta Blu 8 months ago
ONLY IF you can afford it. Otherwise you have to eat what you can, and sadly junk food is cheaper
Nichole Harris 8 months ago
I almost live off dry beans and some kind of season meat.... And cornbread lots of corn bread.... I use veggie broth in place of the water normally used. I can feed 2 adults for 3 days for under $20
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#36
Chiropractors.
Somebodys grandmother 8 months ago
Disagree. Chiropractors in denmark are educated, certified and have a license. We don't have problems. The states healtadministration makes sure of that
Kim Kermes 8 months ago
They're probably more like US physical therapists, and don't claim chiro can cure everything under the sun.
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Lyone Fein 8 months ago
I’m in the US and have great experiences with four different chiropractors, and bad experiences with two. About the same ratio as with doctors.
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
Further ahead to get a massage, your 'bones are out' due to tense/overworked muscles.
#37
“Drinking lemon water every morning doesn’t detox anything — your liver already does that.”.
Tammy Grogloth 8 months ago
But drinking lemon water every day is good if you're prone to kidney stones.
Jihana 8 months ago
Plus drinking water is good, period. Most people do not drink enough, and adding a little flavour might help to drink more.
Load More Replies... 𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋 8 months ago
Sipping fruit juice throughout the day or lemon water is terrible for your teeth. Literal acid attack. Should only be done with meals, was a stupid fad
Auntriarch 8 months ago
I do take lemon juice daily (as Tammy says, for kidney stones) but I literally chug it down neat, so not to attack my teeth.
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Brian Droste 8 months ago
I used to get cramps in my legs. Would drink powerade to keep from getting cramps. I found out drinking water with lemon juice does the same thing.
SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
It's not inherently bad for you, so why complain if someone does it?
#38
Taking a bunch of random supplements.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
You're supposed to consult your doctor, gets some tests done and determine which supplements you need if you're not getting them from your regular diet. Some health conditions might be naturally depleting you of nutrients and a supplement can help with that. For example, the skin condition I was born with is caused by a deficiency in iron rooted in my DNA. (It can get difficult to explain.) Taking iron pills prevents things like anemia and helps improve the condition of how my skin regenerates and sheds, and the health of my nails and hair. But if I were to take vitamin C, that I already get enough of from all he fruits I love to eat, that can cause health problems later in the life.
Savannah greenleaf 7 months ago
This is correct. A lab draw will tell you a deficiency otherwise a normal diet and maybe one multivitamin is sufficient.
Load More Replies... Betsy S 8 months ago
And specifically multi-vitamins. They have too much of some things and not enough of others and our bodies are not one-size-fits-all. Those combo pills never have the right balance for anyone. Better to find out what YOUR body is short on and supplement only those specific nutrients.
#39
Wine.
My dad heard 2 drinks a day is healthy. So he was at his cardiologist and they asked how much he drinks a week and he said 14 drinks. The cardiologist was flabbergasted and told him to cut out drinking.
Little Bit 8 months ago
I think the media are largely to blame for this. I routinely read in newspapers etc one minute a glass of wine a day is bad for you, the next minute a glass of wine is good for you. Too much conflicting information.
Der Kommissar 8 months ago
My cardiologist told me to limit drinking to 5 drinks per MONTH due to high triglycerides. I figured out that on the last day of the month, at around 10pm I can have 5 beers, then after midnight, I can have 5 more
Michael Largey 8 months ago
If alcohol takes years off your life, at least it takes them off at the right end.
Ace 8 months ago
Hardly "flabbergasted" I'm sure. That much is not particularly high, as far as a cardiologist's experience goes. Guide line have changed many times over the years, and vary across the world, but the amounts quoted these days are intended as 'maximum' amounts, not recommended. (I still drink more than that though).
CrunChewy McSandybutt 8 months ago
This comes from how the media portrays scientific research. A study showed that red wine has some anti-inflammatory properties. However, the benefits are negated by the alcohol's ill effects. The media just talked about the benefits and ignored the other part.
Luke Branwen 8 months ago
The only 100% safe amount of alcohol is zero. I'd say most of those "alcohol is good for you" theories are made up either by people who need to justify their excessive drinking, or those who profit from alcohol sales.
LB 8 months ago
There's actually a scientific explanation: people that are addicted or have other pre-existing health conditions are more likely to say that they drink 0 alcohol. So if you investigate the correlation between health and alcohol use, you'll find that people that say they drink little are healthier, as a group, than those who don't drink at all.
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Working 40 hours a week.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
40 hours ain't bad, but go over and then..........................
#41
Being religious.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Religion is the original scam,even older that the oldest profession in the world!
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
I agree, but... the issue I have is that if you truly live by 'the book', and take it's word as a guide, that's not bad. But if you interpret 'the book' to justify your biases and world view, it IS.
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#42
Circumcision.
WindySwede 8 months ago
This should be higher! And even higher, should mutilation on girls be!
#43
Excessive protien intake. Its a complete cult.
Featherytoad 8 months ago
Higher risk of kidney stones and if it's red meat, higher risk of colon cancer and heart disease. Bon Appetit.
#44
Margarine.
WakandaPanda 8 months ago
It was invented as a food for Turkeys, but it unalived them instead !
#45
Getting up at 03:30 to do 100 pushups, drink 30 egg whites, listen to an audiobook at x2 speed etc. all for the #hustle.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
I get up at 0330 because I am awake and can't get back to sleep :)
#46
Used to not think this, but self medicating with weed while having certain mental illnesses. The way my therapist and psych both explained it was they didn’t care if I used, however they would advise me not to self medicate with it. It’s harder to know what dosage youre consuming and there’s so many different strands. Medication works best when it’s taken consistently at the same time and same amount everyday, and it’s near impossible for that to be the case with weed, even if bought from dispensaries. Dont get me wrong though, I think weed is extremely helpful for certain disorders and diseases, and it should be 100% legal, however it should just be used with caution when dealing with mental illnesses!
Jihana 8 months ago
I was on jury duty once for a case of attempted murder. Poor guy had bipolar disorder since he was a teenager, his father had it too. He knew about it, he was getting treatment for it but one day he started to feel off, he wrote an email to his doctor asking if he could increase the dosage. When that didn't help he went to the hospital THREE TIMES asking to get admitted, but they sent him away. So he started smoking weed in an attempt to self medicate. What he did not know was that the weed interfered with his medication, so one day slid into a psychosis. He saw a random woman on the street and a voice told him she was the devil and he needed to k**l her. A witness said that he kicked her head like a soccer ball. The victim miraculously survived with minor injuries. Poor guy actually did everything right but he just had such bad luck. He looked absolutely miserable during the trial, I felt so bad for him I could barely look at him.
#47
Essential oils.
wowbagger 8 months ago
They're fine for aromatherapy, as long as you aren't allergic, but don't ingest them!
Judy Reynolds 8 months ago
I like lavender oil in my bath. And eucalyptus oil in hot water (to inhale) when my sinuses are all stuffed up.
Load More Replies... RamiRudolph 8 months ago
But... but... but they're called 'Essential'. You mean... this is a lie...?
#49
Orange Juice. It's amazingly hard on your stomach.
Featherytoad 8 months ago
If I drink it on an empty stomach, it's to acidic. I never liked orange juice much anyway (unless there's vodka in it), but when I was young, I loved oranges.
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Michelle C 8 months ago
If you make your own, it’s not. My family and I are increasingly trying to make our own food because we don’t want the extra junk.
Steve mc 8 months ago
What extra do you find in orange juice? Genuine question.
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Natural flavors, its very obscure and there are thousands of things it can actually be.
#51
Carnivore diet.
Michelle C 8 months ago
I know exactly one person who has to do something similar to this due to a confirmed autoimmune disorder; Jordan Peterson‘s daughter Mikhalia Peterson Fuller has a mono-diet of beef prescribed by her doctor due to the autoimmune condition. I have never heard of another case like it.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
I think they're meaning trying this diet on purpose with no other reason than they think it's the healthiest diet.
Load More Replies... #52
Ironically enough being overly health conscious especially food wise.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
Care to elaborate? I'm currently tracking the calories, carbs, sugar and saturated fats that I eat. That's not being overly conscious, is it?
LB 8 months ago
I think the label 'overly" depends on the consequences. Is it taking over your life or making you feel miserable and guilty? Or causing you to eat too little?
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#53
Fat-free yoghurt. Often full of sugar instead.
Stop worrying about fat, it's the sugar that'll get you.
#54
Agave.
It's nature's high fructose corn syrup 😂.
Louise Clarke 8 months ago
Also it's been negatively effecting the bat population. The bats eat the agave plant.
Judy Reynolds 8 months ago
I have honey on toast for breakfast (along with 2 cups of fruit and veggies) once a week.
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Taking ozempic to lose weight.
Jihana 8 months ago
It's medication, so it should be taken as medication and not as beauty routine. If someone is severely obese so that they can't do any sports, sure, go for it. Ozempic can be the first step to get to a weight were it is possible to exercise again.
Ace 8 months ago
Not sure why you're associating this with exercise. I mean, yeah, exercise is good, but if you're obese then just losing the weight on its own is worthwhile.
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#56
Raw milk.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Grew up on milk straight from the cow and I have been healthy all my life. You would more than likely be grossed out by the way I lived my childhood on a farm in rural Nova Scotia. It gave me resistance to so much that I have rarely been sick through out my life. Maybe luck, maybe not...........hey who cares, at this point in my life I sure don't.
Jallamedalla 8 months ago
We call it milk from the tank. The tank that collects the milk from all of the cows. When it was chilled to 2° my aunt would bring a pitcher to the barn and come back with 2 litres of deliciousness for breakfast!
Load More Replies... Featherytoad 8 months ago (edited)
Straight from the udder. From farm to table.
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#57
Repeatedly catching covid. You aren't building last immunity, you're just increasing your chances of long-term ill health.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Don't think you really have a choice unless you are being careless on purpose.
Wombat 8 months ago
Not getting your booster vaccinations. I forgot twice, got Covid twice. No Covid as long as my shots were up to date.
Load More Replies... Magenta Blu 8 months ago
How exactly do people catch covid repeatedly???? Is this even possible? No one in my family catched it, no even during the pandemic, I can't imagine catching bit twice.. and purposely
Auntriarch 8 months ago
I got it twice, I think some people are asymptomatic so I guess they could spread it without knowing. Second time wasn't so bad though
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
Wife had it 4 times. I'm quite sure I had it before it was 'a thing'. She maintains her arthritic pain is due to changes from C-19.
#58
Thinking about what other people are thinking about and then also concluding that you are right about the fact that they have thought what you thought they had thought based on a loose theory that only works if described by yourself.
Annabelle 8 months ago
Reminds me of a former "friend" who seemed to decide what other people's lives were all about, tell them about it, and if they tell her it's not true, they're in denial. She also got angry when confronted about issues, was very vindictive, and turned out to be very mentally and emotionally dangerous in general.
#60
Can we remember the Nutella craze? How obsessed the world was with how healthy it was to have hazelnuts in the morning (but ignore it's half sugar).
WindySwede 8 months ago
13% nuts in the version sold here. And 56,8 g sugar per 100 grams.
Load More Replies... Crissy Newbury 8 months ago
I cannot get my head around having chocolate in any shape or form for breakfast. Here in France 90% of cereals have chocolate in them.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
Nutella is mostly chocolate, anyways. It's terribly sweet. Never fooled me.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
It's really delicious, actually. But yeah, of course it's very unhealthy.
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Milk.
Its such a misconception that "it gives you strong bones" Yes, it has calcium in it but the amount you would have to drink daily to actually absorb enough "calcium" you need would be sooo much lol we need calcium and its in other foods but a good ol American dinner with a glass of milk growing up wont do much other than give you unnecessary mucus.
kathoco 8 months ago
Yes, this is a myth. Milk does not stimulate mucus production.
Load More Replies... jonesnori 8 months ago
It's not supposed to be your only source of calcium (or protein, which it also has). Like every other food, it should be part of a varied, balanced diet. If it gives you mucus, then you consume something else; there are plenty of good foods. That doesn't make milk unhealthy.
Ace 8 months ago
This isn't saying that it's bad, but it was, for decades, heavily marketed as a source of calcium for healthy bones, and not just recently.
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
I drink a lot of milk because I like it. I've never heard of milk giving mucus.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
Milk was heavily pushed on is in the 90s. I still wonder if cheese actually prevents cavities. But I drank a lot of milk when I was young, never broke a bone, but I do have bone alignment problems.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
I remember in the 90's, yes in the last century a very long time ago, when they came up with a report the milk was dangerous because it contained carcinogens, but then when it was discovered (?) that almost everything we consume has carcinogens, and milk has a few but not enough to hurt us unless we consume several gallons a day, then it was not a problem. This is where the anti-vaxers started their movement.
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LillieMean 8 months ago
How much protein is in a healthy diet. Large amounts of protein put a strain on the kidneys and if the protein is mainly of animal origin it increases cholesterol levels and the risk of colon cancer. A person who exercises at a normal level does not need expensive protein supplements, ten eggs, or giant steaks.
Susie Elle 8 months ago (edited)
EDIT: deleted because I realized I was just repeating what you already said lmao
Load More Replies... SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
This post is just random people spouting things, no supporting evidence, just opinions.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
The worst things you can do to your body involve following the latest food and exercise trends.
LillieMean 8 months ago
How much protein is in a healthy diet. Large amounts of protein put a strain on the kidneys and if the protein is mainly of animal origin it increases cholesterol levels and the risk of colon cancer. A person who exercises at a normal level does not need expensive protein supplements, ten eggs, or giant steaks.
Susie Elle 8 months ago (edited)
EDIT: deleted because I realized I was just repeating what you already said lmao
Load More Replies... SlightlyTarnished 8 months ago
This post is just random people spouting things, no supporting evidence, just opinions.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
The worst things you can do to your body involve following the latest food and exercise trends.
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