Debunking the Biggest Health Scams of the Year! #360

Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

Heal Thy Self

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. G dives deep into some of the most controversial health trends—raw milk, the carnivore diet, alkaline water, sunscreen myths, and even the dangerous trend of dry scooping pre-workouts. Are these trends backed by science, or are they just clever marketing? Dr. G breaks it all down with research, safer alternatives, and the real impact on your health. Don’t fall for the hype—watch this before trying any of these trends! #carnivore #diet #wellness ==== Thank You To Our Sponsors! SuppCo Listeners can get 100% free access today at supp.co/DRG. Jaspr Go to jaspr.co/DRG and use code DRG for $300 off for a limited time. ==== Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Raw Milk Safety Concerns 00:03:52 - Carnivore Diet: Science vs Hype 00:07:16 - Research on the Carnivore Diet 00:12:55 - Essential Nutrients and the Carnivore Diet 00:14:30 - Raw Milk: Nutrient-Rich or Bacteria Bomb? 00:16:28 - Science Behind Raw Milk 00:19:29 - Alkaline Water: Scam or Solution? 00:22:35 - Sunscreen Myths and Skin Cancer 00:27:49 - Dangers of Misinformation About Sunscreen 00:28:34 - Dry Scooping Pre-Workouts: Heart Attack in a Scoop? 00:31:45 - Health is Not One Size Fits All Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D. Follow Doctor G on Instagram @doctor.gonzalez https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/

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0:00.0	Is raw milk safe?
0:01.5	A 22 CDC report found that raw milk is 840 times more likely to cause foodborne illness
0:08.7	than pasteurized milk.
0:10.7	Raw milk has been linked to outbreaks of Listeria, salmonella, and E. coli, which can cause
0:15.4	severe illness or death.
0:18.2	Listeria especially is dangerous because it thrives in cold environments, even if you're
0:22.3	putting it in the refrigerator. Thank you for joining this episode of Heal Thyself. To support the
0:31.0	show, please rate, review, and subscribe. It gives us the opportunity to really expand this
0:36.6	knowledge to people who need it most, and you can do your part by just sharing the love.
0:40.3	Again, thank you for listening. I'm forever grateful, and I love you all. Let's get started.
0:45.3	All right, everyone, welcome to the newest episode of Heal Thyself.
0:48.3	This one's going to be super exciting. What if I told you that some of the most popular health trends online might actually
0:55.8	be harming people. You know, when you're on TikTok or Instagram reels or your friend or your
1:02.0	family member sends you something that seems to be spoken with high level of confidence.
1:07.2	And you kind of want to get on this trend because you hear that it helped cure this person
1:11.1	or help heal this person or you have a very well put together video that is super engaging
1:17.3	and you read the comments of people like, wow, this is amazing, I need to try it, I want to try it,
1:21.3	and you want to get on that bus. That might be a problem because a lot of these online
1:26.8	trends are actually harming people.
1:29.1	It could cause nutrient deficiencies, bacterial infections, increased cancer risk, yes,
1:34.1	and even heart attacks. We didn't even know all of this. But we live in a world where
1:39.0	social media influencers are reaching more people than actual people who went to school for this stuff.
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