We've all heard different things throughout life concerning medical advice.

Some of it actually works.

Some of its placebo effect and others can be proven or disproven scientifically.

And that, my friends, is what we aim to find out today.

The men's room top ten.

The minors of top ten.

Medical fact or fiction.

Ten common health beliefs explained by a doctor.

Detoxes and cleanses make you healthier.

Slow your holistic role, Hippocrates.

Sure, they might make you less bloaty,

but they can also rob your body of vital nutrients.

I'll take the easy way out if I want to lose a quick 5 to 10 pounds and really clear out the plumbing.

You know the solution to drink before you get a colonoscopy?

I do. Ben there. It's a polymer-based laxative called polyethylene glycol.

It creates a hyper-osmodic effect, quite effectively,

cleaning you all the way out from the tippy, tippy top to the very, very bottom.

It's a hell of a rush.

Goodness sake.

Okay.

So again, this is...

He's not kidding.

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