As a parent it is OBVIOUS Dr. Mike doesn’t have kids. If he ever becomes a parent he would immediatey have a different opinion than he has now. If I’m with my kid constantly I don’t need to bond with them 24/7. Being on a swing means I can get a couple minutes of some semblance of conversation with friends via phone. Only thing that mom did wrong is that she couldn’t swing her child AND look at her phone at the same time.
@@FishoD Yeah, but that's kinda the whole point - you can't look at your phone and push your child at the same time. If it's not a work-mergency, or life-death situation, it wouldn't kill you to put the phone down for five minutes and fully engage with your child. For 5 minutes. Your social life will not collapse within that time. Also, I refuse to believe that anyone who has a child, or at least a child they acknowledge and care for would say "it" over "them."
The first bandaid one: Offering a child a choice often gives them a feeling of control over the scary situation they're facing, and they're more likely to comply.
@@bred7551 It's a psychological thing. Symbolically "taking care of" the wound, even if the bandaid does nothing, at least validates the patient's (kid's) injury and provides a psychological "bandage" of sorts.
I have a hiatal hernia and i wish all i had to do to was switch my laying position during a flare up. It really takes a controlled diet, and medication, or surgery if it’s bad enough to control it. Also, it’s really hard to try and fall asleep at all when it feels like your whole esophagus is burning so laying down at all just tends to make it worse.
From my experience, lying down on my left side does actually help reduce acid reflux and the feeling of needing to throw up. I get acid reflux frequently and I used to have chronic gastritis and trust me lying on my left side really helps. I don't have a hiatal hernia though so I couldn't tell you if it would help you.
I also have hiatal hernia and yeah, during a flareup it won't do much, but sleeping on my left side has helped me tremendously in preventing flareups and acid reflux. ...But that's how these channels get you. You think 'Oh, that works for me, the rest must be legit too.' But 90% of it is just rubbish.
I love that Dr. Mike was more concerned about the little girl swallowing a seed, but I’m more concerned about her psychological health bc she’s gonna think watermelon tastes like milk😂😂😂
About the lemon essential oil one: citrus essential oils contain limonene which dissolves rubbers and grease pretty well (was used to clean engines and bikes a while back). That’s why it pops the rubber bands. If you want to witness it you can peel an orange close to an inflated balloon it will pop if any of the oil gets in contact with the rubber! It’s pretty toxic and corrosive in large quantities or if it’s pure enough, like most essential oils though.
The limonene makes a lot of sense. That's the one they extract from citrus for cleaning products and makes citrus less ideal for compost, right? ...I kinda wanna try that balloon experiment now, but I hate making waste with balloons. But I've also found that almost any oil I use in the ends of my hair will break those tiny elastics down overnight. Even just olive oil.
I would love to see some kind of collab between Dr. Mike and Ann Reardon of "How to Cook That" (probably virtual, as she lives in Australia), as she does a lot of videos debunking hacks, especially from content farm sites like 5-Minute Crafts. You could even make it more "fun" by having Ann try to figure out what exactly is wrong on the medical hacks, and Dr. Mike try to figure out what's wrong with the baking/cooking hacks. She recently had UA-cam take down her video warning people about the dangers of fractal wood burning, while leaving up the actual fractal wood burning videos she was warning about, so she could use a boost in viewership that could come from such a collab.
The one with the band-aid hearts isn't so much about making the band-aid pretty, but about giving the child several _options_ to choose from, which makes them feel some control over the situation. It's a tried and true way of getting obstinate kids to cooperate. It works with clothes, food, chores, etc.
There's another tried and true way to get obstinate kids to cooperate, don't raise obstinate kids in the first place. Oh so you think that's impossible? Like, you will not change your opinion no matter what? Hmm I wonder where did your child learn such ironic stupidity.
I completely agree that giving the kid a choice makes most issues easier. Plus, kids are quite difficult to deal with anyway so you might as well make it easier with toys and treats,, ect. ❣️❣️ Who doesn't love a cute baby doll
@@hamjudo lol. But that's the point, you're giving the child a reason to cooperate (some kids, or at some ages, are non-compliant). So, you can say, "do you want to hold my right hand or my left hand?" But we both know, Daddy is holding his kid's hand, mandatory.
If/when Dr. Mike ever has a daughter or a niece, he will learn very quickly that you NEVER use rubber bands on hair. It will knot the hair and they ARE impossible to get out without a lot of ripping, pulling and screaming.
@@dafrandle Is it damaging to put a bit of lemon juice on the hair? Lemon juice alone can pop a balloon because of the citric acid so i guess it can break small rubber bands too.
I used elastics all the time with no issues. My daughter's hair and niece's hair was done for days with no issues. We got them out just fine and no tangles or knots. They both have thick, curly hair.
All you have to do is oil the rubber bands before you put them in and they'll slide right off (even weeks later). I like argon oil but really anything will due. If you have oily hair and dont want to risk adding oil, you can also put a little leave in conditioner on them.
As someone who has GERD and Gastroparesis and has spent many hours with my gastroenterologist finding ways to alleviate symptoms, I have to say that laying on the left side vs the right side does make a big difference if symptoms are flaring up. I know it won’t cure heartburn but there is truth to that one.
My one month old was diagnosed with severe GERD and they told me to feed her while she's on her left side because if the shape of the stomach and it would help her with the GERD and to keep the food down better
Did you laugh a multiple of three times, five times, or a common product of three and five? Dang it. That means a multiple of fifteen times, which is a really long string of laugh noises.
I actually have one of those suction cups. Many people in my family are allergic to bees and it does work to remove bee stingers. Also great for if a venomous animal bites you. That being said if it's highly venomous... not helpful! Go to the doctor!
You and Ann Riordan from How To Cook That should collab on debunking 5 minute crafts and other dangerous UA-cam hacks! Love your videos, thank you for educating people!
3:00 I’m from the Netherlands and these are everywhere (they look really nice, but first, you can’t swing yourself so someone always has to want to push you and second, they huuuuurt to sit/lay on, but they are really fun)
I couldn't ride a bike until I was 6 years old. My mom got lots of backpain trying to push me so we took an old hokey stick and taped it on. Worked like a charm.
@samdoesstuff Depends on where you live I'd imagine. Like, here in the Netherlands everyone has a bike and most kids learn how to ride a bike somewhere between 3 and 6 years old. But we cycle everywhere, so it makes a lot of sense. Like, I learned how to ride my bike before I learned how to swim.
I was 8 years old when i learned to ride a bike. it just heres a two wheeler and we will guide you on the take off and away you got ended up in my moms rose bush a couple of times and in many ditches
I have absolutely used the citrus essential oil trick on rubber hair bands! In super fine hair it can get incredibly tangled by the end of the day. There is enough acidity to break the rubber band and does nothing to the hair, an absolute game changer.
As a natural born American I love that your family came here with little, wanting a better life, and GOT it. You came not speaking English, and now you’re a successful doctor and UA-cam star. Love it. ✌️
As a medical professional myself... I would have to say that the first clip (re: pulling your hair with a headache) can help lol. If you pull your hair hard enough it does act as a distraction from the actual pain in your head while you do it.
The way Sam questioned how to cope with anxiety shows that therapy isn't the first thing people think of when dealing with something like that. As a psychology mayor student it really stood out to me. Not saying Sam is ignorant or anything, just stating the importance of therapy in people's everyday life. Great work there Mike❤️
Anxiety before a social event, particularly one in a work setting where it could reflect badly on you to make mistakes, is fairly normal, and definitely isnt something i would see a patient over, other than to offer some tips on breathing exercises. but hey, five minute crafts will be sending business my way if i ever go back into Psych or Trauma med. For now, im going to stick to doing autopsies and filling out Death Certs. a lot less stress.
I took it more as Sam questioning what to do for people who don't know. Drawing an explanation out. Though it definitely could be that he didn't know what was recommended. I am just curious what are standard things that would be recommended. I understand that nothing would work for everyone but I also don't think it's a big enough of a deal for most people to go out of their way to ask. Some should if it's an extreme anxiety or stress causing issue
@@muiresuilgorm3452 Not everyone can afford it sadly (in the US), but for sure everybody needs or at least profits from it. And I mean every single person.
As a person who suffers from violent migraines, the pulling of the hair actually gives temporary relief. Grab it by the scalp and apply pressure. I learned that from my father who also suffers fr migraines , Apparently an old trick to use
one thing that would help prevent them is to educate people that migraines are actually the blood vessels spasming.. If you can take actions to prevent THAT, then you wont have the neurological result from it. One can get ocular migraines as well ( I used to from a stressful job) that cause all sorts of weird visual effects (blood vessels in retina spasming)
You know what also works that is a pretty odd technique? Putting pressure on the skin between your thumb and pointer finger. As a lifetime sufferer of migraines, it never worked for me. BUT, it works a treat for my husband. Probably some decent medical reason as to why, but it always confused me. I take Neurontin 3 times a day and that has drastically reduced the number of migraines I get.
@@ZakhadWOW you are sounding as if it was an easy fix. I've had blood pressure medication to no use. Yes ,the blood vessels are effected during a migraine but the cause is unknown. It effects the entire nervous system
Okay but you are still damaging the hair follicles and thus cause fall out eventually. It's safer to apply a cloth wrapped around an ice pack or use proper medication.
The rubber bands one is relatively safe actually. The chemical reaction going on is limonene in the lemon essential oil dissolving the rubber and causing it to fail. Limonene is also in orange and lemon peels naturally. It's the same chemical reaction that happens if you've ever seen one of those "pop a balloon with an orange peel" videos.
Australia that’s why those swings are because I’m Australian. I see those everywhere by the way I’m on my dad‘s account. I am a female. I’m not telling any of you my age
She coulda just bought a different brand of water see if her kid likes that water that tastes like hand sanitizer or tap water probably not the best for ya especially if ya got a bad filter but it’s tasty
@@permafrost1030 I don't know why a kid wouldn't like to drink water... when I was little, all the kids from my gang drank water from the tap, from a garden hose, the creek, a spring...the only way to get bottled water was to wait until the soda or beer would be drank, give the bottle a rinse and then fill it with "drinking" water. Kids these days are way too spoiled about the most basic things.
This pill-in-gummibear hack is going to backfire so hard. I once was zoned out when I took one of medication for my migraine and chewed it instead of just swallowing and I almost threw up. It was so disgusting. They make those pills disgustingly bitter for a reason so kids no nom on them like skittles.
Yeah humanity already went through the phase of “but if we made meds taste like candy, kids would take it easier, right? And determined it’s not worth finding the kid later poisoned because they didnt understand the meds werent a meal and went back for seconds.
@@thaloblue Honestly I’m glad antacid tablets aren’t _too_ dangerous, because little kid me munched down on those things like candy. Still, don’t eat too many antacid tablets, folks. Problems can still arise. I was probably very lucky to have not had issues.
Heres actually a useful tip for bee stings, when removing the stinger, don't pinch it, since the venom glands are still attached to the stinger and by pinching it you will inject more venom into your wound, so instead flick it out, but be careful not to flick it in further.
Actually, getting the kid to pick the bandaid can be a life hack. If you need your kid to do something, telling "you have to do this" might end up with fighting, but giving them two seemingly different options that eventually lead to the same desired outcome will make the child psychologically think they made the choice and they will feel appreciated and feel happier about it. Even if it's just to pick whether they want a "grownup" bandaid or a Batman bandaid.
I think the "hack" was just the kid not wanting a boring bandaid so they drew on it to make it pretty when you can go buy bandaids with cool designs on them and let your kid pick which kind they want lol
7:27 as someone who put rubber bands in her hair as a child because I liked the colours I can tell you cutting them is the only painless way to get them out because the rubber grips your hair so when you pull it you pull out at least a few strands of hair
"How to operate a swing from an unsafe distance" "How to deceive your child into drinking milk through a watermelon" "How to deceive your child into mistaking water for soda using countless unhealthy substances that negate the entire point" ...These people, I begin to suspect, are incredibly shitty parents. Like, those kids are going to talk about it on talk shows some day.
@@suzannesenter8503 Her videos are always copy and paste, always a new miracle to cure kidney deseases every day. Im pretty sure her subscription are bought too.
7:15 that trick definitely makes sense because if you remove the rubber band from the hair follicle, you would easily rip or tear the hair follicle. That's because the hair always keeps being stuck in between the rubber bands. Even though I don't have lemon essential oil, but still the thought about that tho, life hacks. But removing the rubber band from the hair follicle like what other normal people do is too far.
Hey Doctor Mike, I'm a Lifeguard with the YMCA and we do camps all throughout summer. We are all trained in CPR/AED and First Aid but we have kids that come in and have severe allergies that require an Epipen, but the YMCA does not have the training to administer Epipen's nor the funding to provide them incase of an emergency. Which means if a kid does have an allergic reaction and their airway started to closed up I can only call EMS and administer CPR [CHEST COMPRESSIONS,CHEST COMPRESSIONS,CHEST COMPRESSIONS!] if needed. My question is if you think we should look further into it and maybe find a better solution or if we should leave it the way it is? P.S. love your videos
@@jana31415 yeah it’s simple but Im guessing providing the official “training” would incur some legal responsibility on the part of the YMCA, that’s my guess as to why they wouldn’t do it
@@Tika927 My random guess that is not worth much as I have almost no knowledge about healthcare, but while the training for administering epipens can be easy, can the training for diagnosing allergic reactions harder, and the misdiagnosis of that be dangerous?
@@pedroneves7165 Yeah I don’t have quite enough background either but that sounds right too. Googling it, it seems like other YMCAs may administer Epi’s, so maybe it’s just a thing with OPs local one.
4:17 I worked in a daycare for 8 years with 1-2 year olds. The daycare couldn't afford to buy the overpriced licensed band-aids that alot of the kids had at home. We actually used this trick all the time, and the kids loved it!!!
I've done the "sleep on my left side" thing to reduce the risk of heartburn. Gripe all you want but this one works. I've been doing it for years. Because gravity. Love your videos, though!
The essential oil rage had me laughing so hard my side hurts 😂 Those 5 minute hacks will get you killed or looking like a monster 🤣 Loved all the Pokémon references btw! Gotta catch ‘em all!
The heartburn tip...I was told that when I was preggo with my second and seriously it helped so much. I still notice a difference when I have occasional symptoms. Should be said though - preventative steps are always the way to go!
My mom had heart burn when she was pregnant with me. She said she lived off of tums and that's why I have walked away from two falls off a galloping horse with no more than large scrapes. This comment reminded me of the story so thought it would be a good place to share. :)
@@thatrandomonekaylasayshell9748 haha that's awesome. TMI - I ate so many tums, the placenta was extra tough. 😂 My water never broke and the placenta literally shredded into pieces as she was born. 😂 So weird haha 😂
I’ve been told the same tip by each of my OBGYNs for all 4 of my pregnancies and I can confirm that I eat a lot fewer tums than I would otherwise. I still eat them, because it turns out hairy babies **do** in fact cause severe heartburn, but I can at least get most of a good night’s sleep if I lay on my left side.
5:40 I know this is a serious moment in the video... but I have to say, I find it very attractive when people speak with passion behind their words. You can tell doctor Mike cares about the well being of others.
Hi Dr. Mike. I’m a teacher from Toronto, Canada. Would you ever consider doing a series on the American Sex Education curriculum across states? It seems like it varies so much and could be a great commentary coming from a doctor or multiple doctors and teachers who work in different states. Great video!
7:11 that would likely be due to limonene, a common chemical found in citrus fruits, particularly the peels. It breaks down certain types of rubber. Acetone also works for breaking down rubber more effectively, but most hair ties are not made of the same flimsy rubber that balloons are made from. This wouldn’t always work
Hey Dr. Mike! I have dealt with chronic migraines my whole life, they started when I was 8 and I'm in my mid twenties now. I know the hair pulling for migraines seems counterintuitive, but it can help depending on the person! Light pulling can give a different sensation to focus on to distract from the migraine. When my medication doesn't work, having another sensory input to focus on is the only thing that can help combat the waves of pain. Definitely depends on the person, but it might help! 5 minute crafts was onto something, but it isn't nearly what they were describing.
Look into fascia blasting, a lot of people get relief from migraines by using the small tool on your scalp, your face, neck, and traps… on top of that, magnesium deficiency is often a big contributor to migraines… the hair tugging kindof works the same as the fascia blaster… hope you can get some relief!
I have the same experience, also a chronic migraine sufferer. Sometimes tugging on my hair particularly at the temples gives some temporary relief, too. Tiger balm or something similar on my temples, forehead and back of my neck often helps too.
@@marzipancutter8144 You’re definitely right, that’s the whole point. For me when my medication doesn’t work, all you can do it try to distract yourself with things that are somewhat relaxing. Anything so you’re not hyper focused on the pain.
@@ascarletllama Absolutely fair. And it's more than a distraction too. We know very well how big of a role placebo and relaxation can play especially with chronic pain. So we're talking real effects here.
after Anne Reardon (from HowToCookThat) did heaps and heaps about how not only wrong but sometimes highly dangerous these videos are (despite the newest one being banned 🙄), I completely avoid them - and love everyone who keeps debunking and making fun of this, so hopefully they do less harm over time.
I can’t believe they took her warning and very informative explanation video on why NOT to do these hacks, especially that wood burning one, down!!! But left up every single one explaining how to do it!!!!! Where is the sense?!!! Literally nowhere!!!!😡😨🥴😡😨🥴🥺🥺😳😳😳
2:37 I’ve heard recently that hydrogen peroxide actually makes the wax softer but makes it puff up and it’s actually harder to remove all of it. Idk I may be wrong the only way I’ve ever been able to get out wax blockage is the water stream they use at the doctors office
I'd rather use isotonic water (the kind they have in pressurized sprayer containers for rinsing the nose), or Chlorhexidine. I wouldn't use H2O2, though iirc they water it down like crazy in the us of a for some reason, so it's very weak
"It's like a FIRE POKEMON!" I snort-laughed so hard. 💀 However, Dr. Mike is going to have to make another retraction video; lemon and other citrus essential-oils *do* affect latex almost instantaneously. Inflated balloon + citrus oil = popped
yes and the reason the mom didnt just pull them out was because she was asleep and it would hurt her, wake her up, and the elastics would be ruined anyway
More like using scissors is better than putting chemicals into a child's hair. And yes, there are scissors than can cut rubber hairties very easily. They're like £2/$3.
In regards to the sleeping girl hairband clip: Not sure if it works the same with the rubber in hairbands, but there's a chemical in lemon and orange zest called limonene which dissolves latex. You can see this if you squeeze a lemon peel onto a balloon, it'll pop. So that's where I think this came from, but not sure if it works. Please correct me if I've made any mistakes or give more information in the comments.
I’ve seen loads of people do that on tiktok. I take them out to reuse. If it’s high up in the hair a bit of conditioner will help them slide out. I just think about all those millions of bits of plastic hair ties being left everywhere on earth.
I love Dr Mike admiring that swing for like 20 seconds straight, and saying "Where do these nice swings exist" *Literally one in every playground in Melbourne*
Even Russia (at least Moscow) now has those! Though they just started appearing a few years ago. Those swings are really cool, and they are built very sturdy and are safe enough for an adult to use. A nice way to chill in a park on a hot day.
Actually, I remember citric acid can dissolve rubber. So the mother could have also used a orange peel or some lemon juice. And also those rubber bands are sometimes painful to remove cause it pulls on the scalp.
It isn't citric acid. Essential oils don't really contain acids (oils don't, generally, mix with acids.) It is an oil, in this case, a hydrocarbon that is naturally found in orange peels. When concentrated it is dangerous to human skin. Citric acid cannot dissolve rubber. (For much the same reason that oil and acid don't mix.)
Or maybe she could have just used actual hair ties with a smooth surface when making the braids, instead of household rubber bands, that really stick on your hair. 5-minutes crafts is in most cases just dumb and unfortunately in some cases highly dangerous. In this case it's just dumb.
As a nanny, getting rubber bands out of a child hair can be a nightmare! If I can't get them out without pulling on the hair I end up just cutting them. Some children don't want their hair done in general so if taking the hair out is painful they will not let you do it again! Also, the swing is called a spider webbed swing they are amazing and very common in my area, you can get one up to a 5ft. radius! They have been around the midwest for some time we have had one for 5yrs. now.
thats what I was saying. Having to teach toddlers its sometimes a nightmare to get rubberbands out of the hair and some kids just dont want you to try so its either try to negotiate with a toddler for 5 min or wait till they go to sleep and try. Also. why criticize a parent for making a job easier with the swing.
I’ve got to defend parents on the removing rubber bands while your kid sleeps hack. Yes, sometimes moms wait till their kids are sleeping to deal with stuff. One time my son had gotten a bad sunburn on his nose (yes he should have re-applied sunblock during the day) but anyway, he would not let me put the aloe vera gel on it while he was awake. I waited until he was asleep.
@@Shay_Nessa I would’ve just waited til the next day to approach the child and say “hey I’m gonna take the rubber bands out of your hair tell me if it hurts” and if they have a sensitive head like me I’ll just cut it The edit was me correcting myself, I typed “temp” instead of tell
@@EmmaJohnsonShenanigans She wasn't a child. She was a non verbal adult with mental disabilities and quadriplegia. Taking them out always pulled a lot of her hair. So I would do it at night when it would be painless
Dr. Mike, the passion about the potential choking hazard of the watermelon thing is warranted but can we acknowledge that milk and watermelon taste nothing alike? 😂
And do we really need to force kids to drink milk if they don't like it? Wasn't it questionable how beneficial it is? What if the kid is lactose intolerant and they don't wanna drink it because it makes them feel unwell?
@@kaymarrand9970 I’m sure that the fact their kid gets sick every time they have milk products would clue them in to a milk allergy. Also most kids who have problems with milk allergies grow out of them by the time s/he turns five.
@@downhomesunset Uh that's not true, most kids are fine with milk and get lactose intolerant as they are older. Three kids and husband who are now lactose intolerant but drank plenty of milk and had plenty of dairy would beg to differ, among others. Milk is not a thing humans need to drink except other human milk. It's literally a fact. nutrients are purposely added to milk to help the dairy industry make more money. Just like the food pyramid originally said to eat mostly bread for good health. If nutrients are added to milk, you can skip the sugar and hormones and give your kid a reliable chewable calcium supplement
@@kaymarrand9970 exactly, it's not even healthy. calcium is added- a chewable calcium supplement would suffice. I still don't understand how doctors are still saying milk is good for you. Yep, tons of sugar is great because of the calcium that was added? No, that's ridiculous. You can have the calcium without the unhealthy sugars. Greens have calcium in them, but doctors and parents will of course tell you to give your kids milk because it's easier. I've even see commercials where the dairy industry promotes chocolate milk as a healthy drink option! It was sports related which makes it even worse. Even doctor's will tell you chocolate milk is not good.
Thank you SO much for calling out the hair combing hack. I have OCD and there are SO many "hacks" like that exist claiming to manage anxiety and what they are really doing is causing a lot of harm. I literally carried a lollystick around for two YEARS to repeatedly stab myself with because it "made me feel better" when actually is was just placating me and bruising my hand. Never manage anxiety with rituals of any sort, its more trouble than its worth especially if you have a condition like OCD.
I have ocd too. I am constantly hitting myself with anything and everything including my hands because of the distress and frustration of the intrusive thought and compulsions. We’ve had years of people not taking it seriously so it comforting and refreshing when someone highlights it and the damage it can do.🙂
@@piperjaycie i feel you on hitting yourself, it hurts so much but people just either think you're crazy or they dont treat it with the seriousness it deserves. Its self h*rm, any self inflicted injuries are. But we just get comments about cleaning and perfectionism when even those types of OCD arent what ppl think 🙄 Its so refreshing to have it taken seriously, we need that validation in a world of "im sooOoo⁰⁰o OCD!" people because if ONE more person offers to "let me clean their house" Im gonna lose it 🤣
Exposure therapy works. Face the anxiety inducing thought/situation and firmly but gently resist the compulsive act or ritual. It's hard at first but you gradually get masterly over yourself and start to regain your freedom. Worst thing you can do as an OCD person is to indulge your compulsions! Am speaking from experience too.
I have this issue with minty lozenges. I've suffered from nausea for a good 10 years and was told that mint would work, and nowadays I get anxious af if I don't have minty lozenges with me somewhere. Does the mint actually help? Who tf knows because now I have anxiety induced nausea too haha. It's stupid and I would recommend no one to do this to themselves tbh.
@@michaelpalmer1580 oh yeah, I know ERP works lol, Ive been through therapy and am self guiding my recovery now too! Its so unbelievably hard to do at first but it gets just that little bit easier every time. Im taking a little break atm as im trying to move cross country and have had several involuntary HARD exposures in the last month so ive had to dial it back but ive already made plans for when i finally move! (Going to celebrate by doing a massive exposure -going to the pub i need to pass at LEAST 1 of 2 graveyards to get to- so my house will have been exposed from the get go in hopes i dont end up paralysed by fear of it becoming contaminated. I will still probably shower afterwards but will be resisting as many rituals as possible!)
I get that trying to lighten dark underarms can be problematic, but if you’re someone who knows your personal medical background and/or just might have darkness because of excess hair, turmeric is actually really useful! Idk about lemon juice but flour, turmeric and either honey or plain yogurt can be good for brightening
@@cheryl-lynnmehring8606 its a household remedy, turmeric brughtens skin alot due to curcumin which slows? duwn melanin or smth anyway its a staple remedy for south asian households and even a tradition before weddings to safe to say turmeric does work, so does honey, lemon juice and yogurt
I like how the problem presented in the Swing hack one is that she's paying so much attention to the phone that she forgets to keep swinging the kid....and that the kid is close enough to get her attention. So the solution to the first part would be, put phone away keep being attentive and swinging the kid. But the actual problem is that your kid can physically alert you to their complaint because you're so close by, therefore, you need to get farther away from your child via the rope. The only part they chickened out on was having the mom back on her phone with the longer rope option.
@@LycanKai14 There's nothing wrong with using your phone while you have children, but in the right time. You aren't going to promise to bring your child to the playground and swing them on a swing just so you could use the phone at the same time. Can't it wait for when you get home?
@@LycanKai14 But she's gonna have to keep remembering to do the swinging motion regardless of whether she has a rope or not, so if she swings the kid via rope and gets distracted by her phone, she has just the same problem. She also now has the added downside that she can't rely on haptic feedback to get the timing right when she's looking away, or at least it's going to take more concentration to get right, so she's losing the exact resource she's trying to save on. If they framed this at a lifehack where she wnats to sit down because her legs hurt, it would have been understandable, but as is, it's nonsensical.
@@LycanKai14 That's fair. I really don't think a parent is asking too much if they want to keep some semblance of private life after having children. Kids do take up a lot of time and parents should absolutely be willing to invest that, but it doesn't mean a mother shouldn't be allowed to split up her attention sometimes.
Dr. Mike could you please make a video on Long Covid? There are a lot of long haulers are suffering and no one can help them! I'd really appreciate it if you could help raise awareness! Thank you so much
True. I’m currently suffering from long Covid and it has been undoubtedly WORSE than the original sickness. So far I’m going on a week and a half negative, but my symptoms, although different from the original infection, are still there.
Milk and honey are actually great skin treatments! I've made homemade masks before, using plain oatmeal, milk, and honey. It really balanced and moisturized my dry winter skin. Also the hair-combing thing was just for occasional anxiety, not the actual disorder.
So true, but my girlfriend just buys Dove Oat, milk & Honey or something like it. She got dozens of bottles. No idea if it actually works, but they for sure all smell nice ;-)
The “oil” on the rubber band hair ties is more of a cosmetic hack. Definitely does not have to be essential oils, olive oil works great too. If I’m not mistaken, it breaks down the elasticity of the ties without breaking your hair. I just did this with my partner a month ago when he got his braids removed. The stylist recommended this.
I remember when my mom showed me what soap did to pepper if you don’t put soap on your hand you dip your finger into a bowl of vegetable oil and pepper there will be pepper on your finger but if you put soap on your hand and you dip your finger in the bowl of vegetable oil there will not be any pepper on your finger 😊❤
As someone who has suffered chronic migraines for years now, the thought of pulling on my hair when I have one actually makes me queasy. I've gone so far as to get multiple injections into my scull to alleviate them, but noooooo, I should just be tugging my hair I guess
Migraines, chronic ones especially and headaches are totally different things and need to be treated differently for best results. Some may find that tugging their hair or massages help with tension headaches, but they do nothing for a migraine. I live with migraines, tension headaches and cluster headaches and each one has its own treatment protocols for reliving the pain.
Not tugging but simply grabbing the hair as to lift the skin actually relieves pressure and allows for better air flow releasing any toxins. It’s a type of myfascia release. Just lift it, wait 30 seconds and feel where the fascia is pulling you, you may feel a pull to move you hands a certain way and go with it, your fascia is trying to tell you something.
It's for tension headaches, not migraines. It's one way of releasing tension in the scalp muscles, like massage does. I get both types of headaches, and ikwym about migraines. The only thing I want touching my head is ice packs.
Hi Doc Mike! the sleeping on the left side actually helped me A LOT during the time I had severe heart burn and even helped my friends who had heart burn from stress, it does actually work.
See the thing is, personally the “pull on your hair to relieve a headache” thing is true for me, it does actually help my head stop hurting as much, *but it’s not health advice, its just a thing that helps some people in the moment, it’s not a solution*
I do this, too, as part of an overall head tension relaxation attempt. I massage the neck and shoulders, tense and untense the scalp, pull gently on the hair to redirect the pain to the scalp and release and feel that tension flow away which can have a sort of placebo feel to helping the headache be less painful. It's by no means a cure, but it can help some people on occasion.
It's cos your brain can't focus on 2 sensations at once so if you create a pain your brain will focus on that or so I've heard anyway, doesn't make it true.
“Why don’t mommy put away her tik tok and pay attention” 😂😂 Dr Mike is a better parent than most people and he doesn’t even have a kid
𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲!!!
As a parent it is OBVIOUS Dr. Mike doesn’t have kids. If he ever becomes a parent he would immediatey have a different opinion than he has now. If I’m with my kid constantly I don’t need to bond with them 24/7. Being on a swing means I can get a couple minutes of some semblance of conversation with friends via phone.
Only thing that mom did wrong is that she couldn’t swing her child AND look at her phone at the same time.
He does have a child 🧐🤨
Bear
@@FishoD
Yeah, but that's kinda the whole point - you can't look at your phone and push your child at the same time.
If it's not a work-mergency, or life-death situation, it wouldn't kill you to put the phone down for five minutes and fully engage with your child. For 5 minutes. Your social life will not collapse within that time.
Also, I refuse to believe that anyone who has a child, or at least a child they acknowledge and care for would say "it" over "them."
Funny, but as a single parent, pushing a kid on a swing is incredibly boring.
The first bandaid one:
Offering a child a choice often gives them a feeling of control over the scary situation they're facing, and they're more likely to comply.
@@luckyfire7487 ive never done this but what kid actually refuses a band aid.
@@Beth0126 fr they be acting like its gonna magically heal them
@@bred7551 It's a psychological thing. Symbolically "taking care of" the wound, even if the bandaid does nothing, at least validates the patient's (kid's) injury and provides a psychological "bandage" of sorts.
At least the bandaid one won't harm them. Most of these "crafts" are insane! Let's shove a pill in a gummy bear. What the what?!
@@kimszigatti3695 that milkshake water almost made me gag
god i love this doctor. he's not only sarcastic and has a sense of humor, he ACTUALLY has a sense of what happens in these videos.
He’s a fraud
@@kevinconboy7387 You're a fraud
@@kevinconboy7387 how so
@@kevinconboy7387 no he isnt?
@@kevinconboy7387 What? How?
I have a hiatal hernia and i wish all i had to do to was switch my laying position during a flare up. It really takes a controlled diet, and medication, or surgery if it’s bad enough to control it. Also, it’s really hard to try and fall asleep at all when it feels like your whole esophagus is burning so laying down at all just tends to make it worse.
From my experience, lying down on my left side does actually help reduce acid reflux and the feeling of needing to throw up. I get acid reflux frequently and I used to have chronic gastritis and trust me lying on my left side really helps. I don't have a hiatal hernia though so I couldn't tell you if it would help you.
I also have hiatal hernia and yeah, during a flareup it won't do much, but sleeping on my left side has helped me tremendously in preventing flareups and acid reflux. ...But that's how these channels get you. You think 'Oh, that works for me, the rest must be legit too.' But 90% of it is just rubbish.
@@Waffles23520
I love that Dr. Mike was more concerned about the little girl swallowing a seed, but I’m more concerned about her psychological health bc she’s gonna think watermelon tastes like milk😂😂😂
Lol... my exact thoughts 😅
That's gonna make her hate watermelon
The kid gon have trust issues growing up lol
as he said in a previous episode its how to give your kids trust issues!
@@EraidFreefire lol
About the lemon essential oil one: citrus essential oils contain limonene which dissolves rubbers and grease pretty well (was used to clean engines and bikes a while back). That’s why it pops the rubber bands. If you want to witness it you can peel an orange close to an inflated balloon it will pop if any of the oil gets in contact with the rubber!
It’s pretty toxic and corrosive in large quantities or if it’s pure enough, like most essential oils though.
The limonene makes a lot of sense. That's the one they extract from citrus for cleaning products and makes citrus less ideal for compost, right? ...I kinda wanna try that balloon experiment now, but I hate making waste with balloons.
But I've also found that almost any oil I use in the ends of my hair will break those tiny elastics down overnight. Even just olive oil.
Those small hair bands really hurt to get out (I use them in my hair)… definitely gonna try it!!
Thats what i was thinking abt the balloon!
Tapping a curling iron or similar hot object on the bands works just as well!
Interesting, Interesting 🤔. Thanks for sharing 👍 Love learning something new everyday 😀
I would love to see some kind of collab between Dr. Mike and Ann Reardon of "How to Cook That" (probably virtual, as she lives in Australia), as she does a lot of videos debunking hacks, especially from content farm sites like 5-Minute Crafts. You could even make it more "fun" by having Ann try to figure out what exactly is wrong on the medical hacks, and Dr. Mike try to figure out what's wrong with the baking/cooking hacks. She recently had UA-cam take down her video warning people about the dangers of fractal wood burning, while leaving up the actual fractal wood burning videos she was warning about, so she could use a boost in viewership that could come from such a collab.
this would be so cool!!! love them both so much
Yes to this
100000% I love both of them! that colab would be awesome!
Yess!!
But btw youtube put the video back up (including the initial views)
OMG, do NOT follow 5-minute crafts cooking videos. The lack of food safety is as insane as their dangerous medical advice.
The sleeping on left side thing is actually true - one of the best advice i received from my nurse during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy
The one with the band-aid hearts isn't so much about making the band-aid pretty, but about giving the child several _options_ to choose from, which makes them feel some control over the situation. It's a tried and true way of getting obstinate kids to cooperate. It works with clothes, food, chores, etc.
I guess because then the choice becomes which thing do you want, rather than do you want the thing or not... I think it's used in marketing too.
There's another tried and true way to get obstinate kids to cooperate, don't raise obstinate kids in the first place.
Oh so you think that's impossible? Like, you will not change your opinion no matter what? Hmm I wonder where did your child learn such ironic stupidity.
We're about to cross the street. Do you want to hold Daddy's hand or have Daddy hold your hand?
I completely agree that giving the kid a choice makes most issues easier. Plus, kids are quite difficult to deal with anyway so you might as well make it easier with toys and treats,, ect. ❣️❣️ Who doesn't love a cute baby doll
@@hamjudo lol. But that's the point, you're giving the child a reason to cooperate (some kids, or at some ages, are non-compliant). So, you can say, "do you want to hold my right hand or my left hand?" But we both know, Daddy is holding his kid's hand, mandatory.
As a former paramedic I am gratified to know that actual doctors yell just as much about choking hazards in videos as I do.
Ok
@Paula B 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I yell at parents being bad parents
Time stamp! 5:49
"Why are they trying to KILL CHILDREN!?" That one finally broke me down.
Its true fun not fact:5 minute crafts hates children so they wanna kill em
Hahaha
Yes🤣
I have see this too many times now
yea lol
The way he said “and not make a lemon, flower potion” got me dying😂😂😂😂
If/when Dr. Mike ever has a daughter or a niece, he will learn very quickly that you NEVER use rubber bands on hair. It will knot the hair and they ARE impossible to get out without a lot of ripping, pulling and screaming.
just use a safety scissors or something to cut the rubber band?
@@dafrandle Is it damaging to put a bit of lemon juice on the hair? Lemon juice alone can pop a balloon because of the citric acid so i guess it can break small rubber bands too.
@@nadie9058
seems like a horribly inefficient and messy way to cut something
I used elastics all the time with no issues.
My daughter's hair and niece's hair was done for days with no issues. We got them out just fine and no tangles or knots. They both have thick, curly hair.
All you have to do is oil the rubber bands before you put them in and they'll slide right off (even weeks later). I like argon oil but really anything will due. If you have oily hair and dont want to risk adding oil, you can also put a little leave in conditioner on them.
As someone who has GERD and Gastroparesis and has spent many hours with my gastroenterologist finding ways to alleviate symptoms, I have to say that laying on the left side vs the right side does make a big difference if symptoms are flaring up. I know it won’t cure heartburn but there is truth to that one.
exactly, and as the comments below suggest, you're certainly not the only one. Sad to see this video also a source of misinformation.
Does your chest pain on the left side due GERD? Mine does and I am scared if it's due GERD or not?
@@thepinkskin4269 yes, pretty sure it's GERD. GERD can cause all kinds of chest pain, throat pain, even back pain.
My one month old was diagnosed with severe GERD and they told me to feed her while she's on her left side because if the shape of the stomach and it would help her with the GERD and to keep the food down better
I used to have pretty bad acid reflux as a kid, starting my day with a glass of water and waiting before eating helped a lot!
The broom for the car actually seems like a good idea. It’s harder to push with your foot and walk. It’s a good solution to prevent back strain.
My late uncle used the broom handle hack with my brother and his trike.
4:44 “Did they just create an OCD-type coping mechanism?” 😂 As someone with OCD, I literally laughed out loud.
Did you laugh a multiple of three times, five times, or a common product of three and five?
Dang it. That means a multiple of fifteen times, which is a really long string of laugh noises.
@@MonkeyJedi99 Ok that's really funny
@@thewomenwiththepearlearrin4127 🤦♀️ at you both
same bro
@@MonkeyJedi99 as an OCD sufferer I’m cackling. Not they’re not cackles in sets of 6 but on a bad day they may as well be
I actually have one of those suction cups. Many people in my family are allergic to bees and it does work to remove bee stingers. Also great for if a venomous animal bites you. That being said if it's highly venomous... not helpful! Go to the doctor!
So their hack is : if you get sting by bees often, hey bee stinger extractor
So if it's venomous use it but if it's HIGHLY venomous don't? How about just use it for its instructed purposes, bee stings.
@@tyller3934 You can also use it for wasp stings. But yeah don’t try it with a black widow bite, just go to the ER.
@@tyller3934 i think they mean if the animal that stung you is highly venomous, you should also go to the ER, to check all’s well
No.
You and Ann Riordan from How To Cook That should collab on debunking 5 minute crafts and other dangerous UA-cam hacks! Love your videos, thank you for educating people!
OH MY GOODNESS THAT WOULD BE SO GREAT
Yes please!!!!
YES!!!!
Adding a comment to boost this!
She's Ann Reardon.
3:00 I’m from the Netherlands and these are everywhere (they look really nice, but first, you can’t swing yourself so someone always has to want to push you and second, they huuuuurt to sit/lay on, but they are really fun)
I couldn't ride a bike until I was 6 years old. My mom got lots of backpain trying to push me so we took an old hokey stick and taped it on. Worked like a charm.
@samdoesstuff okay so i’m not weird for not knowing how to ride a bike and i’m almost 15? 👏 thank you
@samdoesstuff Depends on where you live I'd imagine. Like, here in the Netherlands everyone has a bike and most kids learn how to ride a bike somewhere between 3 and 6 years old. But we cycle everywhere, so it makes a lot of sense. Like, I learned how to ride my bike before I learned how to swim.
@@Alex-lk6rn Definitely depends on where you live. But I love that fun fact about your country!
@@jelliblue Not weird at all. I was using training wheels until I was like...12? I don't remember. lol
I was 8 years old when i learned to ride a bike. it just heres a two wheeler and we will guide you on the take off and away you got ended up in my moms rose bush a couple of times and in many ditches
I have absolutely used the citrus essential oil trick on rubber hair bands! In super fine hair it can get incredibly tangled by the end of the day. There is enough acidity to break the rubber band and does nothing to the hair, an absolute game changer.
your right. After a long party with balloons that is what i use
What do you mean that is a dissolving chemical if it accidentally goes on your hair it will fall off
@@ragames9835 Not really, the oil is what's breaking down the rubber.
I use nail clippers.
Or you can use ponytail holders.
As a natural born American I love that your family came here with little, wanting a better life, and GOT it. You came not speaking English, and now you’re a successful doctor and UA-cam star. Love it. ✌️
Russia is not worse and working as a doctor in russia is obviously not that expensive pay, because it's free unlike bribery in USA...
@@CKZ.123 Nothing you said was accurate.
@@burnte You are no one to say that, lil buddy...
Natural born American? Is that really what Americans call themself? It sound so weird
@@lunaris7342 not generally, but I was differentiating myself from an immigrant who became a citizen.
As a medical professional myself... I would have to say that the first clip (re: pulling your hair with a headache) can help lol. If you pull your hair hard enough it does act as a distraction from the actual pain in your head while you do it.
The way Sam questioned how to cope with anxiety shows that therapy isn't the first thing people think of when dealing with something like that. As a psychology mayor student it really stood out to me. Not saying Sam is ignorant or anything, just stating the importance of therapy in people's everyday life. Great work there Mike❤️
Not everyone can afford or needs therapy. Being anxious before an job interview is within normal limits. Neurotypical even.
Anxiety before a social event, particularly one in a work setting where it could reflect badly on you to make mistakes, is fairly normal, and definitely isnt something i would see a patient over, other than to offer some tips on breathing exercises.
but hey, five minute crafts will be sending business my way if i ever go back into Psych or Trauma med.
For now, im going to stick to doing autopsies and filling out Death Certs.
a lot less stress.
I took it more as Sam questioning what to do for people who don't know. Drawing an explanation out. Though it definitely could be that he didn't know what was recommended.
I am just curious what are standard things that would be recommended. I understand that nothing would work for everyone but I also don't think it's a big enough of a deal for most people to go out of their way to ask. Some should if it's an extreme anxiety or stress causing issue
@@muiresuilgorm3452 Not everyone can afford it sadly (in the US), but for sure everybody needs or at least profits from it. And I mean every single person.
@@dreamwolf7302 I mean, I'm sure they'll be sending some business your way regardless.
As a person who suffers from violent migraines, the pulling of the hair actually gives temporary relief. Grab it by the scalp and apply pressure. I learned that from my father who also suffers fr migraines , Apparently an old trick to use
one thing that would help prevent them is to educate people that migraines are actually the blood vessels spasming.. If you can take actions to prevent THAT, then you wont have the neurological result from it. One can get ocular migraines as well ( I used to from a stressful job) that cause all sorts of weird visual effects (blood vessels in retina spasming)
You know what also works that is a pretty odd technique? Putting pressure on the skin between your thumb and pointer finger. As a lifetime sufferer of migraines, it never worked for me. BUT, it works a treat for my husband. Probably some decent medical reason as to why, but it always confused me. I take Neurontin 3 times a day and that has drastically reduced the number of migraines I get.
@@ZakhadWOW you are sounding as if it was an easy fix. I've had blood pressure medication to no use. Yes ,the blood vessels are effected during a migraine but the cause is unknown. It effects the entire nervous system
Okay but you are still damaging the hair follicles and thus cause fall out eventually. It's safer to apply a cloth wrapped around an ice pack or use proper medication.
Dr mike Caught in 4k?
The rubber bands one is relatively safe actually. The chemical reaction going on is limonene in the lemon essential oil dissolving the rubber and causing it to fail. Limonene is also in orange and lemon peels naturally. It's the same chemical reaction that happens if you've ever seen one of those "pop a balloon with an orange peel" videos.
maybe don't be handling the bottle on top of your sleeping child, just in case you spill it.
@@mynameusedtogohere THAT'S your concern?
Just don't be butterfingers then.
Any oil should work actually
But what will that oil do to the hair and skin if it gets into contact. It is concentrated!
works with coconut oil too, i got very confused when my elastics in my braids just started snapping lol
0:26 "I have no hair" WHY IS THAT KINDA SAD😭
7:49 *I also prefer my water to be sour, milky, and oily*
@Project X Omg.... I would never drink this... I love water a 1000% more. Uff.
tastes like the men in my room 😋
MMMMM i love cancer in a cup
Australia that’s why those swings are because I’m Australian. I see those everywhere by the way I’m on my dad‘s account. I am a female. I’m not telling any of you my age
@@benpratt4690 Lárgate de la red, no sabes lo que está pasando así que no hay razon para que estés aquí en el inicio
The lemon water dessert one... When the whipped cream hits that lemon water it will curdle soooo quickly from the contact with acid.
that's why they put olive oil on top of the water before going in with the whipped cream.... I'm guessing. The drink looked gross to me.
She coulda just bought a different brand of water see if her kid likes that water that tastes like hand sanitizer or tap water probably not the best for ya especially if ya got a bad filter but it’s tasty
naw if the child aint drinking water then they're a brat, just let them dehydrate and they be begging for water then
It looked absolutely disgusting towards the end. I would need therapy to be able to drink water again if someone forced me to drink that.
@@permafrost1030 I don't know why a kid wouldn't like to drink water... when I was little, all the kids from my gang drank water from the tap, from a garden hose, the creek, a spring...the only way to get bottled water was to wait until the soda or beer would be drank, give the bottle a rinse and then fill it with "drinking" water. Kids these days are way too spoiled about the most basic things.
This pill-in-gummibear hack is going to backfire so hard. I once was zoned out when I took one of medication for my migraine and chewed it instead of just swallowing and I almost threw up. It was so disgusting. They make those pills disgustingly bitter for a reason so kids no nom on them like skittles.
No likes at all but third comment?
Yeah humanity already went through the phase of “but if we made meds taste like candy, kids would take it easier, right? And determined it’s not worth finding the kid later poisoned because they didnt understand the meds werent a meal and went back for seconds.
Huh. Thats why those altoids tasted funny..
yeah, especially with pills you have to let dissolve or swallow quickly, like paracetamol
@@thaloblue Honestly I’m glad antacid tablets aren’t _too_ dangerous, because little kid me munched down on those things like candy.
Still, don’t eat too many antacid tablets, folks. Problems can still arise. I was probably very lucky to have not had issues.
Heres actually a useful tip for bee stings, when removing the stinger, don't pinch it, since the venom glands are still attached to the stinger and by pinching it you will inject more venom into your wound, so instead flick it out, but be careful not to flick it in further.
Another good way is to squeeze the skin like you are trying to bust a zit.
we were taught to take a card like most commonly your ID and scrape it off
Agree with Switch, a laminate card or the dull end of a one-sided knife is best for scraping out any kind of stinger.
@@CSEabdulalimkhan well, that works if you're in a "pinch"
You could probably also use one of those tick-removers that slide around the tic if you've got one.
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Actually, getting the kid to pick the bandaid can be a life hack. If you need your kid to do something, telling "you have to do this" might end up with fighting, but giving them two seemingly different options that eventually lead to the same desired outcome will make the child psychologically think they made the choice and they will feel appreciated and feel happier about it. Even if it's just to pick whether they want a "grownup" bandaid or a Batman bandaid.
I think the "hack" was just the kid not wanting a boring bandaid so they drew on it to make it pretty when you can go buy bandaids with cool designs on them and let your kid pick which kind they want lol
the lemon essential oil thingy does work tho,try squeezing a orange or lemon peel on a latex balloon, it wil explode
7:27 as someone who put rubber bands in her hair as a child because I liked the colours I can tell you cutting them is the only painless way to get them out because the rubber grips your hair so when you pull it you pull out at least a few strands of hair
YES
0:28
imagine if they are bald.
Person: My head hurts
Dr Mike: Oh im sorry i cant help you with that BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO HAIR
Suction cups.
I like ur cut-g
@@Remi_Lin😅😅😅😅
5:56 did anyone notice that they bopped their head at the same time?
I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THAT WHILE WATCHING😭
I saw “put whipped cream on water” and went so feral I blacked out for five minutes, maybe that’s the craft they’re talking about
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who found that completely ridiculous
"How to operate a swing from an unsafe distance"
"How to deceive your child into drinking milk through a watermelon"
"How to deceive your child into mistaking water for soda using countless unhealthy substances that negate the entire point"
...These people, I begin to suspect, are incredibly shitty parents. Like, those kids are going to talk about it on talk shows some day.
8:59 that was obviously makeup cause you can't get rid of acne that easily
It's amazing how Dr. Mike can make those dumb 5 minutes videos so funny! Thank you for this!
bro everyone hates 5 minute crafts
I see you everywhere
@@abandonedhhhv lol
Thanks for the comment
@@suzannesenter8503 Her videos are always copy and paste, always a new miracle to cure kidney deseases every day. Im pretty sure her subscription are bought too.
7:15 that trick definitely makes sense because if you remove the rubber band from the hair follicle, you would easily rip or tear the hair follicle. That's because the hair always keeps being stuck in between the rubber bands. Even though I don't have lemon essential oil, but still the thought about that tho, life hacks. But removing the rubber band from the hair follicle like what other normal people do is too far.
Hey Doctor Mike,
I'm a Lifeguard with the YMCA and we do camps all throughout summer. We are all trained in CPR/AED and First Aid but we have kids that come in and have severe allergies that require an Epipen, but the YMCA does not have the training to administer Epipen's nor the funding to provide them incase of an emergency. Which means if a kid does have an allergic reaction and their airway started to closed up I can only call EMS and administer CPR [CHEST COMPRESSIONS,CHEST COMPRESSIONS,CHEST COMPRESSIONS!] if needed. My question is if you think we should look further into it and maybe find a better solution or if we should leave it the way it is?
P.S. love your videos
isnt aministering epipens literally just blue to the sky red to the thigh and pressing
@@jana31415 yeah it’s simple but Im guessing providing the official “training” would incur some legal responsibility on the part of the YMCA, that’s my guess as to why they wouldn’t do it
YMCA probably just doesn't want to pay for the training either lol but they should!
@@Tika927 My random guess that is not worth much as I have almost no knowledge about healthcare, but while the training for administering epipens can be easy, can the training for diagnosing allergic reactions harder, and the misdiagnosis of that be dangerous?
@@pedroneves7165 Yeah I don’t have quite enough background either but that sounds right too. Googling it, it seems like other YMCAs may administer Epi’s, so maybe it’s just a thing with OPs local one.
3:29 and to keep em safe so no one kidnaps them
4:17 I worked in a daycare for 8 years with 1-2 year olds. The daycare couldn't afford to buy the overpriced licensed band-aids that alot of the kids had at home. We actually used this trick all the time, and the kids loved it!!!
I've done the "sleep on my left side" thing to reduce the risk of heartburn. Gripe all you want but this one works. I've been doing it for years. Because gravity.
Love your videos, though!
As a pregnant woman entering the third trimester, the tips you just have for acid reflux treatment were VERY APPRECIATED!!!!
Through my whole second pregnancy I had horrible acid reflux so bad I could only sleep on my left side.
My OB suggested almond milk to help with acid reflux when I was pregnant. It helped me a lot! It helps my husband who frequently has acid reflux too.
Congratulations on your new little friend 🥹
The essential oil rage had me laughing so hard my side hurts 😂
Those 5 minute hacks will get you killed or looking like a monster 🤣 Loved all the Pokémon references btw! Gotta catch ‘em all!
7:43 is doctor mike not even gonna talk about how they put candy whipped cream, olive oil and sprinkles into WATER?!
tbh i feel like to much sugar would cause a bad stomach ache or headache 💀
And if bro isn’t thirsty… why u making him drink water???
yes thats what I'm saying.
That would make me just throw up. Like, why are we putting OIL into this abomination of a beverage?
Psychotic
Doctor Mike: NO Q-TIPS IN THE EARS!!😡🤬
Me: That’s what they’re SAYING!!!😭
The heartburn tip...I was told that when I was preggo with my second and seriously it helped so much. I still notice a difference when I have occasional symptoms. Should be said though - preventative steps are always the way to go!
My mom had heart burn when she was pregnant with me. She said she lived off of tums and that's why I have walked away from two falls off a galloping horse with no more than large scrapes. This comment reminded me of the story so thought it would be a good place to share. :)
@@thatrandomonekaylasayshell9748 haha that's awesome. TMI - I ate so many tums, the placenta was extra tough. 😂 My water never broke and the placenta literally shredded into pieces as she was born. 😂 So weird haha 😂
@@BrynnKelly2014 this is making me wonder what is in this Tums thing. lol. that is weird.
@@thatrandomonekaylasayshell9748 calcium carbonate. The calcium for strong bones is the joke, lol
I’ve been told the same tip by each of my OBGYNs for all 4 of my pregnancies and I can confirm that I eat a lot fewer tums than I would otherwise. I still eat them, because it turns out hairy babies **do** in fact cause severe heartburn, but I can at least get most of a good night’s sleep if I lay on my left side.
7:46
EWWW, I WOULD NEVER DRINK THAT
DISGUSTING
🤢
Only lemon
_D I S G U S T_
Nasty! 🤮
5:40 I know this is a serious moment in the video... but I have to say, I find it very attractive when people speak with passion behind their words. You can tell doctor Mike cares about the well being of others.
On a Dr. Mike binge and I was NOT ready for this hair.
Hi Dr. Mike. I’m a teacher from Toronto, Canada. Would you ever consider doing a series on the American Sex Education curriculum across states? It seems like it varies so much and could be a great commentary coming from a doctor or multiple doctors and teachers who work in different states. Great video!
𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲!!
I'd rather see him colab with a Canadian Dr on this since you're a teacher from Toronto. I'm also Canadian.
@@randomstuff8174 I won’t
@@randomstuff8174 It's probably leading to a link you don't want to click
Lmao the content is:
This is what a period is.
Do not have sex.
7:11 that would likely be due to limonene, a common chemical found in citrus fruits, particularly the peels. It breaks down certain types of rubber. Acetone also works for breaking down rubber more effectively, but most hair ties are not made of the same flimsy rubber that balloons are made from. This wouldn’t always work
Yeah, it works with those teeny tiny hair elastics.
It's the same reason you need to use water based lubricant with condoms.
And these tiny elastics are cruel to get out.
What didn't make sense about what they were showing is it broke on the other side where they didn't apply it.
@@not_found2761 not if you just cut them 🤷🏼♀️
Wow, Learn something new everyday!
Hey Dr. Mike! I have dealt with chronic migraines my whole life, they started when I was 8 and I'm in my mid twenties now. I know the hair pulling for migraines seems counterintuitive, but it can help depending on the person! Light pulling can give a different sensation to focus on to distract from the migraine. When my medication doesn't work, having another sensory input to focus on is the only thing that can help combat the waves of pain. Definitely depends on the person, but it might help! 5 minute crafts was onto something, but it isn't nearly what they were describing.
Look into fascia blasting, a lot of people get relief from migraines by using the small tool on your scalp, your face, neck, and traps… on top of that, magnesium deficiency is often a big contributor to migraines… the hair tugging kindof works the same as the fascia blaster… hope you can get some relief!
I have the same experience, also a chronic migraine sufferer. Sometimes tugging on my hair particularly at the temples gives some temporary relief, too.
Tiger balm or something similar on my temples, forehead and back of my neck often helps too.
It's just a head massage, right? I mean, of course a massage is bound to be somewhat relaxing.
@@marzipancutter8144 You’re definitely right, that’s the whole point. For me when my medication doesn’t work, all you can do it try to distract yourself with things that are somewhat relaxing. Anything so you’re not hyper focused on the pain.
@@ascarletllama Absolutely fair. And it's more than a distraction too. We know very well how big of a role placebo and relaxation can play especially with chronic pain. So we're talking real effects here.
04:26 I would personally choose the kawaii bear design lol 😂
after Anne Reardon (from HowToCookThat) did heaps and heaps about how not only wrong but sometimes highly dangerous these videos are (despite the newest one being banned 🙄), I completely avoid them - and love everyone who keeps debunking and making fun of this, so hopefully they do less harm over time.
I can’t believe they took her warning and very informative explanation video on why NOT to do these hacks, especially that wood burning one, down!!! But left up every single one explaining how to do it!!!!! Where is the sense?!!! Literally nowhere!!!!😡😨🥴😡😨🥴🥺🥺😳😳😳
KallmeKris does some hilarious takedowns of 5 Min Crafts, especially when she attempts the crafts herself.
@@piperjaycie I can’t believe they did that! UA-cam needs to tone down on their AI usage
For anyone wondering, the wood burning video got put back up
@@piperjaycie I'm starting to think it's the content farmers that reported the video.
7:00 what if the child would think its for eating?
the child goes to heaven
@@IshowSongNames 🥺😂
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Thats what i was thinking lol
If the child thinks legos are good to eat deserve what is coming for them
6:38 People dont realize how painful this would be
True
Really true and it stay lot of Time :(
2:37 I’ve heard recently that hydrogen peroxide actually makes the wax softer but makes it puff up and it’s actually harder to remove all of it. Idk I may be wrong the only way I’ve ever been able to get out wax blockage is the water stream they use at the doctors office
I'd rather use isotonic water (the kind they have in pressurized sprayer containers for rinsing the nose), or Chlorhexidine. I wouldn't use H2O2, though iirc they water it down like crazy in the us of a for some reason, so it's very weak
"It's like a FIRE POKEMON!" I snort-laughed so hard. 💀
However, Dr. Mike is going to have to make another retraction video; lemon and other citrus essential-oils *do* affect latex almost instantaneously. Inflated balloon + citrus oil = popped
6:17
yes and the reason the mom didnt just pull them out was because she was asleep and it would hurt her, wake her up, and the elastics would be ruined anyway
There is plenty old tricks to use. Essential oils are very helpful in many occasions.
More like using scissors is better than putting chemicals into a child's hair. And yes, there are scissors than can cut rubber hairties very easily. They're like £2/$3.
In regards to the sleeping girl hairband clip:
Not sure if it works the same with the rubber in hairbands, but there's a chemical in lemon and orange zest called limonene which dissolves latex. You can see this if you squeeze a lemon peel onto a balloon, it'll pop. So that's where I think this came from, but not sure if it works.
Please correct me if I've made any mistakes or give more information in the comments.
I’ve seen loads of people do that on tiktok. I take them out to reuse. If it’s high up in the hair a bit of conditioner will help them slide out. I just think about all those millions of bits of plastic hair ties being left everywhere on earth.
yeah the problem is, why use plastic hair ties in your child's hair? there are better options out there..
Nah was thinking the same, rubber does react with oils and acids, lemon essential oil sounds like it's fated enemy
@@piperjaycie Ikr, so wasteful
@@Xia-hu But if your child's hair is in thin plaits, sometimes other bands just won't do
0:53 the smile on Mike’s face shows that he understands 5min Crafts now
I love Dr Mike admiring that swing for like 20 seconds straight, and saying "Where do these nice swings exist"
*Literally one in every playground in Melbourne*
Europe too lol
England too
Even Russia (at least Moscow) now has those! Though they just started appearing a few years ago. Those swings are really cool, and they are built very sturdy and are safe enough for an adult to use. A nice way to chill in a park on a hot day.
NZ too :D
And Dubai
Actually, I remember citric acid can dissolve rubber. So the mother could have also used a orange peel or some lemon juice.
And also those rubber bands are sometimes painful to remove cause it pulls on the scalp.
It isn't citric acid. Essential oils don't really contain acids (oils don't, generally, mix with acids.) It is an oil, in this case, a hydrocarbon that is naturally found in orange peels. When concentrated it is dangerous to human skin.
Citric acid cannot dissolve rubber. (For much the same reason that oil and acid don't mix.)
Or she could have just carefully cut them off?
Or maybe she could have just used actual hair ties with a smooth surface when making the braids, instead of household rubber bands, that really stick on your hair. 5-minutes crafts is in most cases just dumb and unfortunately in some cases highly dangerous. In this case it's just dumb.
@@pawsomekat2003 you can buy those hair ties in the store. They pull because they're rubber not fabric but are small enough to hold kids hair
I've heard that any oil works even olive or vegetable
As a nanny, getting rubber bands out of a child hair can be a nightmare! If I can't get them out without pulling on the hair I end up just cutting them. Some children don't want their hair done in general so if taking the hair out is painful they will not let you do it again! Also, the swing is called a spider webbed swing they are amazing and very common in my area, you can get one up to a 5ft. radius! They have been around the midwest for some time we have had one for 5yrs. now.
Yes! It’s not that Mom doesn’t know how to remove the rubber band, it’s that it’s hard to get them out without pulling the hair-ouch!
thats what I was saying. Having to teach toddlers its sometimes a nightmare to get rubberbands out of the hair and some kids just dont want you to try so its either try to negotiate with a toddler for 5 min or wait till they go to sleep and try. Also. why criticize a parent for making a job easier with the swing.
I've cut so many rubberbands out of my own hair. I also have that swing and I love it!!
"dark arkpits"
-doctor mike 2022
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9:38 the way doctor Mike went from 0 -100 had me dying 🤣 🤣
I’ve got to defend parents on the removing rubber bands while your kid sleeps hack. Yes, sometimes moms wait till their kids are sleeping to deal with stuff. One time my son had gotten a bad sunburn on his nose (yes he should have re-applied sunblock during the day) but anyway, he would not let me put the aloe vera gel on it while he was awake. I waited until he was asleep.
When I was a kid all I got was a smack in the head, so you're a very nice person.
My mom just used a scissors.
I've used the lemon hack. I work at a group home and those little bands can get pretty tangled in hair.
@@Shay_Nessa I would’ve just waited til the next day to approach the child and say “hey I’m gonna take the rubber bands out of your hair tell me if it hurts” and if they have a sensitive head like me I’ll just cut it
The edit was me correcting myself, I typed “temp” instead of tell
@@EmmaJohnsonShenanigans She wasn't a child. She was a non verbal adult with mental disabilities and quadriplegia. Taking them out always pulled a lot of her hair. So I would do it at night when it would be painless
The rubber band was actually relatable, when u use rubber hair ties and it sticks to your hair
i love that he doesn’t realize the lemon oil one is real. I always put lemon oil on my rubber bands to get them out of my hair.
Or you can just use scissors
Ok good for you
ik i was abt to say that one is actually a great hack lmao
@@caroline750 "lmao" your internet privileges should be revoked permanently. Also, UA-cam's got an age-limit of 13.
@@CuntLucifer dude what? r u good??
Dr. Mike, the passion about the potential choking hazard of the watermelon thing is warranted but can we acknowledge that milk and watermelon taste nothing alike? 😂
And that's such a ridiculous hack though, like why waste that entire watermelon just to get your kids to drink milk?
And do we really need to force kids to drink milk if they don't like it? Wasn't it questionable how beneficial it is? What if the kid is lactose intolerant and they don't wanna drink it because it makes them feel unwell?
@@kaymarrand9970 I’m sure that the fact their kid gets sick every time they have milk products would clue them in to a milk allergy. Also most kids who have problems with milk allergies grow out of them by the time s/he turns five.
@@downhomesunset Uh that's not true, most kids are fine with milk and get lactose intolerant as they are older. Three kids and husband who are now lactose intolerant but drank plenty of milk and had plenty of dairy would beg to differ, among others. Milk is not a thing humans need to drink except other human milk. It's literally a fact. nutrients are purposely added to milk to help the dairy industry make more money. Just like the food pyramid originally said to eat mostly bread for good health. If nutrients are added to milk, you can skip the sugar and hormones and give your kid a reliable chewable calcium supplement
@@kaymarrand9970 exactly, it's not even healthy. calcium is added- a chewable calcium supplement would suffice. I still don't understand how doctors are still saying milk is good for you. Yep, tons of sugar is great because of the calcium that was added? No, that's ridiculous. You can have the calcium without the unhealthy sugars. Greens have calcium in them, but doctors and parents will of course tell you to give your kids milk because it's easier. I've even see commercials where the dairy industry promotes chocolate milk as a healthy drink option! It was sports related which makes it even worse. Even doctor's will tell you chocolate milk is not good.
Thank you SO much for calling out the hair combing hack. I have OCD and there are SO many "hacks" like that exist claiming to manage anxiety and what they are really doing is causing a lot of harm. I literally carried a lollystick around for two YEARS to repeatedly stab myself with because it "made me feel better" when actually is was just placating me and bruising my hand. Never manage anxiety with rituals of any sort, its more trouble than its worth especially if you have a condition like OCD.
I have ocd too. I am constantly hitting myself with anything and everything including my hands because of the distress and frustration of the intrusive thought and compulsions. We’ve had years of people not taking it seriously so it comforting and refreshing when someone highlights it and the damage it can do.🙂
@@piperjaycie i feel you on hitting yourself, it hurts so much but people just either think you're crazy or they dont treat it with the seriousness it deserves. Its self h*rm, any self inflicted injuries are. But we just get comments about cleaning and perfectionism when even those types of OCD arent what ppl think 🙄 Its so refreshing to have it taken seriously, we need that validation in a world of "im sooOoo⁰⁰o OCD!" people because if ONE more person offers to "let me clean their house" Im gonna lose it 🤣
Exposure therapy works. Face the anxiety inducing thought/situation and firmly but gently resist the compulsive act or ritual. It's hard at first but you gradually get masterly over yourself and start to regain your freedom. Worst thing you can do as an OCD person is to indulge your compulsions! Am speaking from experience too.
I have this issue with minty lozenges. I've suffered from nausea for a good 10 years and was told that mint would work, and nowadays I get anxious af if I don't have minty lozenges with me somewhere. Does the mint actually help? Who tf knows because now I have anxiety induced nausea too haha. It's stupid and I would recommend no one to do this to themselves tbh.
@@michaelpalmer1580 oh yeah, I know ERP works lol, Ive been through therapy and am self guiding my recovery now too! Its so unbelievably hard to do at first but it gets just that little bit easier every time. Im taking a little break atm as im trying to move cross country and have had several involuntary HARD exposures in the last month so ive had to dial it back but ive already made plans for when i finally move! (Going to celebrate by doing a massive exposure -going to the pub i need to pass at LEAST 1 of 2 graveyards to get to- so my house will have been exposed from the get go in hopes i dont end up paralysed by fear of it becoming contaminated. I will still probably shower afterwards but will be resisting as many rituals as possible!)
6:17 “its like a fire pokemon”
-Dr Mike 2022
8:46 she just invented the potato peeler.
lol
I get that trying to lighten dark underarms can be problematic, but if you’re someone who knows your personal medical background and/or just might have darkness because of excess hair, turmeric is actually really useful! Idk about lemon juice but flour, turmeric and either honey or plain yogurt can be good for brightening
Darkening of the skin is sometimes just excess skin,and lemon juice is known for its exfoliating effect.
What does the turmeric do? Why those other ingredients?
@@cheryl-lynnmehring8606 its a household remedy, turmeric brughtens skin alot due to curcumin which slows? duwn melanin or smth anyway its a staple remedy for south asian households and even a tradition before weddings to safe to say turmeric does work, so does honey, lemon juice and yogurt
Turmeric only lessens hair growth
There isn't enough research to prove it actually brightens skin
I like how the problem presented in the Swing hack one is that she's paying so much attention to the phone that she forgets to keep swinging the kid....and that the kid is close enough to get her attention.
So the solution to the first part would be, put phone away keep being attentive and swinging the kid.
But the actual problem is that your kid can physically alert you to their complaint because you're so close by, therefore, you need to get farther away from your child via the rope. The only part they chickened out on was having the mom back on her phone with the longer rope option.
@@LycanKai14 There's nothing wrong with using your phone while you have children, but in the right time. You aren't going to promise to bring your child to the playground and swing them on a swing just so you could use the phone at the same time. Can't it wait for when you get home?
@@LycanKai14 But she's gonna have to keep remembering to do the swinging motion regardless of whether she has a rope or not, so if she swings the kid via rope and gets distracted by her phone, she has just the same problem. She also now has the added downside that she can't rely on haptic feedback to get the timing right when she's looking away, or at least it's going to take more concentration to get right, so she's losing the exact resource she's trying to save on.
If they framed this at a lifehack where she wnats to sit down because her legs hurt, it would have been understandable, but as is, it's nonsensical.
@@LycanKai14 That's fair. I really don't think a parent is asking too much if they want to keep some semblance of private life after having children. Kids do take up a lot of time and parents should absolutely be willing to invest that, but it doesn't mean a mother shouldn't be allowed to split up her attention sometimes.
4:18 as a child I've always been scared to doodle on band aids because I'm scared the ink will seep through the bandaid and go into my wound
Dr. Mike could you please make a video on Long Covid? There are a lot of long haulers are suffering and no one can help them! I'd really appreciate it if you could help raise awareness! Thank you so much
True. I’m currently suffering from long Covid and it has been undoubtedly WORSE than the original sickness. So far I’m going on a week and a half negative, but my symptoms, although different from the original infection, are still there.
what???
3:05 Those high-end swings exist in most parts of the Europe.
We have that at my EUROPEAN SCHOOL
same here in New Zealand, we have one at a playground near where I live
Same thing is everywhere in Australia
I don’t know if they are talking about how nice the the swing is but there is one in Illinois that I saw
@@hermansfood9672 There probably aren't many in New York since there isn't many parks. I assume since I've never been in New York.
0:53
*questions his entire life*
That's so accurate. You can see the hope leave his eyes and his grin fade.
0:57 as someone with hella bad heartburn and had to spend lots of money on appointments, this offended me💀
I love the camera man sharing his jokes and opinions. Really adds to the video!
"Let's see if they've improved this time around."
They haven't, Dr. Mike. We _all_ know they haven't. 😆
To be fair he did say 2 of them were legit, bringing the total up to... 2.
But that's still an improvement!
9:32 goes from calm to shouting 🤣🤣 that was too funny
I just picture him coming to America on a ship while wearing the American Tail mouse’s hat.
🎶 somewhere out there… 🎶
“It’s like a FIRE POKÉMON” - Dr MIke best sentence in 2022😂😂
Timestamp?
Dr. Mike: "WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO KILL CHILDREN!?"
Me: Exactly
thats the reason
Milk and honey are actually great skin treatments! I've made homemade masks before, using plain oatmeal, milk, and honey. It really balanced and moisturized my dry winter skin.
Also the hair-combing thing was just for occasional anxiety, not the actual disorder.
So true, but my girlfriend just buys Dove Oat, milk & Honey or something like it. She got dozens of bottles.
No idea if it actually works, but they for sure all smell nice ;-)
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I would rather drink it
Baby oil works rlly well for bandaids
Fun fact. Citric acid does actually break down rubber such as balloons and rubber bands
He could know that already because of 3 years of med school and 5 years practice.
Cool
@@evajaden2353 Guess he wasn't saying to mike and saying to other people who didn't knew
I thought it was Limonene that dissolved the rubber.
3:20 😫 WHEN I DRIVE MY BICYCLE THROUGH THE ROPE, *I'LL FALL AND I WILL INJURE MY HAND OR LEG! BRO
That one Asian person: *HAIYAAAAAAAAAAA WHY SO LAZY* 3:20
The “oil” on the rubber band hair ties is more of a cosmetic hack. Definitely does not have to be essential oils, olive oil works great too. If I’m not mistaken, it breaks down the elasticity of the ties without breaking your hair. I just did this with my partner a month ago when he got his braids removed. The stylist recommended this.
I don't think it should dissolve the rubber ties that fast though. That's what Dr. Mike was concerned about. And why the hack was unrealistic.
Thank you; I shall try that.
@@angel_cat it does though and it’s such a small amount,it’s not hurting anything
@@angel_cat I’ve used lemon essential oil for that and it does in fact work tht fast
Better question is what's in the cheap hair band that makes it break down to an oil?
I remember when my mom showed me what soap did to pepper if you don’t put soap on your hand you dip your finger into a bowl of vegetable oil and pepper there will be pepper on your finger but if you put soap on your hand and you dip your finger in the bowl of vegetable oil there will not be any pepper on your finger 😊❤
Loved when he said "When girls go for a manicure, or guys for that matter..". We stan an inclusive Mike.
@@chrikke Uhhh..... the internet is weird.
As someone who has suffered chronic migraines for years now, the thought of pulling on my hair when I have one actually makes me queasy. I've gone so far as to get multiple injections into my scull to alleviate them, but noooooo, I should just be tugging my hair I guess
Same here
Migraines, chronic ones especially and headaches are totally different things and need to be treated differently for best results. Some may find that tugging their hair or massages help with tension headaches, but they do nothing for a migraine. I live with migraines, tension headaches and cluster headaches and each one has its own treatment protocols for reliving the pain.
Not tugging but simply grabbing the hair as to lift the skin actually relieves pressure and allows for better air flow releasing any toxins. It’s a type of myfascia release. Just lift it, wait 30 seconds and feel where the fascia is pulling you, you may feel a pull to move you hands a certain way and go with it, your fascia is trying to tell you something.
It's for tension headaches, not migraines. It's one way of releasing tension in the scalp muscles, like massage does.
I get both types of headaches, and ikwym about migraines. The only thing I want touching my head is ice packs.
5:55 is it just me or is the milk really watery???
It isn’t milk…
@@yesto3rrishuman Oh, ok. The video said milk, so I assumed it was. What is it then?
@@chickensandhorses5682 cvm
It could also be fat free or 1% more likely fat free
@@yesto3rrishuman im pretty sure it isnt
His barber DESERVES to be arrested bruh 😂😂
Give the barber a raise*
Who act cares stupid
Yup
Hi Doc Mike! the sleeping on the left side actually helped me A LOT during the time I had severe heart burn and even helped my friends who had heart burn from stress, it does actually work.
and all the advice you gave are very valid, yes.
See the thing is, personally the “pull on your hair to relieve a headache” thing is true for me, it does actually help my head stop hurting as much, *but it’s not health advice, its just a thing that helps some people in the moment, it’s not a solution*
Probably bc you move your scalp by tugging on your hair. Possibly relieving tension on your neck and face.
I do this, too, as part of an overall head tension relaxation attempt. I massage the neck and shoulders, tense and untense the scalp, pull gently on the hair to redirect the pain to the scalp and release and feel that tension flow away which can have a sort of placebo feel to helping the headache be less painful. It's by no means a cure, but it can help some people on occasion.
It's cos your brain can't focus on 2 sensations at once so if you create a pain your brain will focus on that or so I've heard anyway, doesn't make it true.
@@thatsthat2612 trust me as a skater, you can definitely feel two sensations at once.