The Fascinating Things That Make You Human & Natural Remedies – Which Ones Really Work?

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Social Sciences, Science, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

If you want to be more persuasive, there is one little sentence to tack on to the end of any request that is more likely to get people to do what you want. Listen as I begin this episode by revealing that one simple sentence. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10510974.2012.727941?journalCode=rcst20 What makes you human? What is it about us that separates us from other earthly creatures? It’s a fascinating question that has been tackled by Michael Tomasello, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University and author of a new book called Becoming Human (https://amzn.to/2I0HHdn). What is so interesting is how we wouldn’t be so human without our interaction with other humans. While we may like to think of ourselves as superior to other animals – it may be more about how we different rather than how we are better. Do you use mouthwash on a regular basis? Did you know the American Dental Association doesn’t recommend that? I’ll explain why killing those bad breath germs in your mouth could have some serious negative consequences. http://www.medicaldaily.com/antiseptic-mouthwash-raises-heart-attack-risk-bloodpressure-chlorhexidine-kills-good-bacteria-helps A lot of people swear by herbal remedies. A lot of other people prefer conventional medicine. Do herbal remedies actually work? And if so, which ones? Tieraona Low Dog, M.D. is a proponent of natural and herbal remedies and she wrote the forward to the new book, Nature's Best Remedies (https://amzn.to/2tguq66) from National Geographic. She joins me to discuss the science behind some popular herbal remedies and offers help sorting out what works and what does not. This Week's Sponsors -LinkedIn. Go to www.LinkedIn.com/podcast to get $50 off your first job post -ADT. Go to www.ADT.com/smart to learn how ADT can design and install a smart home system for you. -Select Quote. Go to www.SelectQuote.com/something for your free quote today. -Calming Comfort. Go to www.CalmingComfortBlanket.com and use promo code : something - to get $15 off at checkout. -Care/Of Vitamins. For 50% off your first month of personalized Care/of vitamins, go to www.TakeCareOf.com and enter promo code: something50. -Trip Actions. Go to www.TripActions.com/something to complete a 30 minute demo and receive a $100Amazon gift card. -Geico. Go to www.geico.com for your free quote. -Postmates. For $100 free delivery credit, download the app and use the code: something. -Purple Get a free Purple pillow with the purchase of a mattress. Just text "Something" to 79-79-79. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Something You Should Know, how to be more persuasive by using one single sentence.
0:07.0	Then a fascinating look at all the things that make you human, including...
0:13.0	The way that humans cooperate with one another.
0:16.0	If we took a normal child from birth and magically kept them alive in some way on a desert island,
0:21.0	and they grew up by all by themselves, they wouldn't invent a language on their own,
0:25.0	they certainly wouldn't invent mathematics or build buildings or computers and nothing like that.
0:31.0	Then if you regularly use mouthwash, you may want to rethink that practice.
0:36.0	And natural herbal remedies, do they work? Are they the future of medicine?
0:41.0	We're kind of in a bit of trouble when it comes to dealing with obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, anxiety, and pomegranate pain.
0:49.0	The answer cannot just be more pharmaceuticals.
0:52.0	A gapy. Too many of the drugs have too many side effects.
0:55.0	All this today on Something You Should Know.
0:59.0	I suspect every business person in the world has learned firsthand how important it is to hire the right person
1:08.0	and how bad things can go when you hire the wrong person.
1:12.0	That's why it's so important to find that right person in the first place.
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