Doctor Fact-Checks Grandma’s Medical Advice

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  • @mechelle9009
    @mechelle9009 Рік тому +2600

    It’s so heartbreaking that’s she’s passed. She was a precious soul.

  • @AsadK5.0
    @AsadK5.0 3 роки тому +794

    I love how he is always calling her Grandma and he is so respectful towards her.

  • @finsterfaehe
    @finsterfaehe 3 роки тому +2966

    About the sugar thing: My Mom used to give me a glass of sugar water whenever I could not sleep, and I fell asleep a short while afterwards. I still use that today, if I absolutely cannot sleep and it has never let me down. (Thanks Mom.)

    • @DucksAreCute
      @DucksAreCute 3 роки тому +129

      take my like, this is wholesome

    • @Grampaajoe
      @Grampaajoe 3 роки тому +57

      i need to try that. never heard that it works but it would be cool if it did.

    • @harrysvanberg5047
      @harrysvanberg5047 3 роки тому +92

      Poor teeth

    • @Schattenfaehe
      @Schattenfaehe 3 роки тому +42

      @RokuAni I'm also not a medical professional, so I can only tell you what I experience and that's that sugar, on me as a person with no diabetes, only gives you a short "high" on energy, and energy levels will drop kinda fast afterwards, which can help getting some sleep, if you've been up for the day. (On the other hand, whenever I collapse during the day, a bit of a sugary drink while resting with my legs up often helps me get my energy back faster for a moment, so I can help myself during that sugar "energy high".) Only water with a bit of sugar also does not contain as much stuff in general as for example an energy drink, which I would at least personally not recommend in the evening, since those drinks are at least made to give you energy for at least a bit of a longer period than sugar alone.

    • @Schattenfaehe
      @Schattenfaehe 3 роки тому +22

      @@harrysvanberg5047 well, water with a bit of sugar should not be your "every evening"-drink. Visiting your dentist regularly and making sure you brush your teeth twice a day(according to my dentist) is always a good choice. 😉

  • @scelliot
    @scelliot Рік тому +702

    My grandma is a retired nurse. She retired about 4 yrs ago, when she had a stroke. She worked with kids a lot, and can almost always accurately diagnose diseases. Mostly simple ones, but when my mom had cancer and didn't know it, she was the one who felt it might be cancer and made her go to the hospital. And she was right, it was cancer. My mom would be dead if it weren't for my grandma.

  • @oblxddy_nxrseo1052
    @oblxddy_nxrseo1052 2 роки тому +3845

    Funnily enough, my dad is allergic to apples. For him the saying is “An apple a day means the doctor will stay.”

    • @thecherrybish1455
      @thecherrybish1455 2 роки тому +158

      I'm also allergic to apples, it's the emergency room next and a lot of doctors if an apple so much touches my lips 😂

    • @jussomeidiot5858
      @jussomeidiot5858 2 роки тому +109

      Lol I rlly want someone who is allergic to apples become a doctor and use this line

    • @bruh6801
      @bruh6801 2 роки тому +25

      @@jussomeidiot5858 lolll

    • @itsytyt5192
      @itsytyt5192 2 роки тому +3

      גד

    • @essentialeuphoria
      @essentialeuphoria 2 роки тому

      @@thecherrybish1455 oral allergy syndrome

  • @aselrahc
    @aselrahc 3 роки тому +836

    7-Up doesn’t have caffeine. As the old 80s commercial used to say, “ never had it, never will.”

    • @davincent98
      @davincent98 3 роки тому +14

      I was about to ask about this

    • @jamieduyos6224
      @jamieduyos6224 3 роки тому +30

      Lemon-lime sodas like 7up do not contain caffeine. Sprite(Coca-Cola product) and Sierra Mist (PepsiCo product) are 2 additional products that fall in line with 7up.

    • @2JobsStillPoorUSA
      @2JobsStillPoorUSA 3 роки тому +3

      Gosh , you must be OLD!!
      LOL

    • @Some_Random_Guy_
      @Some_Random_Guy_ 3 роки тому +18

      he litterally said he confused 7up with mountain dew. (in desc)

    • @DelphinusVyse
      @DelphinusVyse 3 роки тому +2

      Also, speaking of the bubbles, my mom used to give me 7-up when I was sick but only after stirring it with a whisk till it was flat, so I guess she had heard it was good for an upset stomach but only without the carbonation. lol

  • @valhallaacresmercantile5939
    @valhallaacresmercantile5939 3 роки тому +3639

    My grandma’s medical advice is always, “it will feel better when it quits hurting.” Not wrong but also not helpful.

    • @mavendeo
      @mavendeo 3 роки тому +54

      It could be helpful if applied to a tension headache. If you ease the pain with medicine, it'll help the muscles relax which will relieve your headache faster.

    • @apanimation7950
      @apanimation7950 3 роки тому +48

      *big brain intensifies*

    • @jamesfv1
      @jamesfv1 3 роки тому +22

      I’ve got chronic pain, guess it won’t stop….

    • @micro11.
      @micro11. 3 роки тому +4

      @@apanimation7950 albert eisstein's son

    • @drownedtrashrat3501
      @drownedtrashrat3501 3 роки тому +21

      Like my dad's "it's always in the last place you look" thing whenever you ask him where something is

  • @clairethompson5549
    @clairethompson5549 10 місяців тому +23

    I miss GB so much. I lost my grandparents when I was in my teens, and GB reminds me so much of them. It was so wonderful to have grandmotherly wisdom in my life ❤ she was a true gem and made the world better by existing!

  • @narunaro
    @narunaro 3 роки тому +732

    THB, at first, I didn't read "GUM" on the thumbnail. I was like "grandma what ?"...

  • @KoolArtz
    @KoolArtz 3 роки тому +3126

    Doctor Mike: “Hug your bruise”
    Me: *hugs the bruise*
    The bruise: *Hurts worse*
    Me: “I thought you were a professional!”

    • @Evelyn-nc3fe
      @Evelyn-nc3fe 3 роки тому +31

      😂😁😂

    • @solarion1260
      @solarion1260 3 роки тому +15

      LMAO

    • @KaylaMaryy
      @KaylaMaryy 3 роки тому +34

      when you have EDS and hugs cause bruises 😂💜

    • @dodopson3211
      @dodopson3211 3 роки тому +32

      @@KaylaMaryy and people don't seem to understand that you can dislike being hugged for a reason :D

    • @Grinnar
      @Grinnar 3 роки тому +10

      Hmm. Walk it off.

  • @cozycows
    @cozycows 3 роки тому +563

    The “carrots are good for your eyes” myth is from WW2! The British military didn’t want anyone to know about their fancy new tool called RADAR, but needed to come up with an excuse for why they were suddenly finding more enemy planes and such. So they said “ah yes, our soldiers are eating carrots and it’s making their eyes good. Yep yep nothing to see here”

    • @snow17048
      @snow17048 3 роки тому +31

      What’s the most inconspicuous vegetable? Carrots of course! 🥕

    • @lewisedwardson7776
      @lewisedwardson7776 3 роки тому +32

      "Nothing to see here... Unless you eat carrots to improve your vision"

    • @zorbanoodle5272
      @zorbanoodle5272 3 роки тому +5

      oh neat, i find that funny for some reason

    • @cozycows
      @cozycows 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, but it won’t actually help your night vision really. That myth comes from the above

    • @jeffgilbert4938
      @jeffgilbert4938 3 роки тому +1

      sure they are good for your eyes.. but they make a terrible spectical.

  • @JasmineEleonora
    @JasmineEleonora Рік тому +170

    I told my Nana that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and completely deadpan she just answered:
    "Yeah, if you've got good aim."
    I was wheezing.

    • @tell-me-a-story-
      @tell-me-a-story- 6 місяців тому +9

      That’s not how your supposed to use it, grandma! 😂

    • @Indigo-5
      @Indigo-5 5 місяців тому +6

      Omg nana no

  • @kutanra
    @kutanra 2 роки тому +366

    My Nana's medical advice when I broke my foot was "Be glad if you have to wait in A&E (ER) because that means you're not dying. If they see you straight away, worry"

    • @TheDuncanStudios2000
      @TheDuncanStudios2000 Рік тому +19

      My buddy Gabe is a surgeon and lost his first patient after 12 years a few years ago from a cardiac embolism, where the superior vena cava burst killing the patient during surgery in seconds, he HATES using AED but obviously that wouldn't have worked...
      But he had to tell the family he lost their child during surgery, they forgave him but he developed minor ptsd and almost quit... He's still saving lives but nowadays his nose will bleed whenever his patient goes into cardiac arrest...
      His rule is don't use AED unless the person really is dead... It stresses him out because he knows AED is usually a last resort...

    • @batrachology
      @batrachology Рік тому +9

      @@TheDuncanStudios2000 well your buddy Gabe at least tried his best to save the person’s life, that is all that matters 💗 he is still a hero even if he has PTSD. :)

    • @batrachology
      @batrachology Рік тому +4

      @@TheDuncanStudios2000 It matters that he tried saving a life. I probably worded it wrong, sorry. But having PTSD does suck. My mom has it..

    • @TheDuncanStudios2000
      @TheDuncanStudios2000 Рік тому

      @@batrachology I understand what you're saying, I'm saying that all that matters is he tried... As in I agree with you, he usually avoids AEDs (that's his trigger)

    • @Rnua779
      @Rnua779 Місяць тому +1

      I waited a few minutes thankfully I only had uti😅 context I was puking all the time before going to the er

  • @Emma_K
    @Emma_K 2 роки тому +1291

    Fun Fact: My brother used to LOVE carrots. So, when he was around 6 he ate so many carrots that he turned a very light orange tone. My mom didn't know what was happening so she brought him to our local pediatrician, and when we went into the doctor's office, the first thing he said when he saw my brother was "boy, somebody likes carrots."
    Idk. I heard the carrot thing and I thought of this when you said you can turn orange from eating too many. :)

    • @jeonbassig2394
      @jeonbassig2394 2 роки тому +28

      He is BONNY BOI

    • @Emma_K
      @Emma_K 2 роки тому +10

      @@jeonbassig2394 Um what..?

    • @anti-rad13
      @anti-rad13 2 роки тому +23

      @@Emma_K Bunny Boi~

    • @Emma_K
      @Emma_K 2 роки тому +9

      @@anti-rad13 ohhhh man's can't spell so I didn't know what he was saying lol

    • @anti-rad13
      @anti-rad13 2 роки тому +18

      @@Emma_K It was a wierd way to type it out, yes

  • @Shadowpixy
    @Shadowpixy 3 роки тому +402

    The “raw meat” on a bruise thing came from when freezers, if people had them, we’re not common. If you had a piece of cold meat that had been cold from the butcher, it substituted for ice. It was always a steak or some solid, cold piece of meat. Not hamburger.

    • @lillylol1145
      @lillylol1145 3 роки тому

      Thank you Mx. Smarty

    • @Markle2k
      @Markle2k 3 роки тому +5

      Frozen peas are good because they conform to the surface, rather than delivering spot cold to small areas like ice cubes do.

    • @Shadowpixy
      @Shadowpixy 3 роки тому +1

      @@Markle2k are you paying attention? I’m not making a discussion about stuff you can put on a bruise, I’m sharing where the saying or myth originated… 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @xXINFERNOII7Xx
      @xXINFERNOII7Xx 3 роки тому

      @@Shadowpixy your profile pics perfect for that comment lol

    • @lisedale6767
      @lisedale6767 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Shadowpixychill about the frozen peas. its pretty common for people to share what comes to mind after reading someone's comment.

  • @AlexohiREAL
    @AlexohiREAL Рік тому +67

    About the soda helping your stomach thing - there is actually a bit of truth to it! As someone with chronic GI problems, nothing has helped more than soda for soothing nausea (besides medicine ofc lol). I think the theory behind it is the fizzy bubbles can apparently encourage motility in the GI tract - and can make you burp more lmao, which could help if gas is part of what's causing your problem. Another thing is that nausea/stomach issues and a sore throat often go hand-in-hand, and lots of people can't get down water because it's too hard on the throat. Clearer drinks, like 7-up/sprite among other things that aren't soda, can be more tolerable and help you rehydrate, and hydration can help soothe your stomach/symptoms of an illness!
    Obviously drinks with electrolytes and less sugar are preferable, but I for example can't tolerate tea as it's harsh on my throat like water is, and thicker drinks like milk can cause extra mucus which isn't great if you're sick. If it works, it works lol

    • @emeralddraegon
      @emeralddraegon 7 місяців тому +2

      As much as I'd hate to say I disagree with Dr Mike, I agree with you! As a kid I often had nausea accompany the flu, and the only thing that felt good on my sore throat AND calmed my upset stomach, was some type of ginger ale. I know ginger is good for stomach upsets, but I had other sodas/pops too, with the same soothing effects.

    • @admiralkaede
      @admiralkaede 4 місяці тому +1

      i use to drink alot of soda personally i cut like 95% out of it and stick to mainly water i still get heart burn though but i take tums for that

  • @this_is_patrick
    @this_is_patrick 3 роки тому +707

    "It takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile."
    Lesson learned: constantly frowning is the first step in achieving a swole face.

  • @docalvin
    @docalvin 3 роки тому +8457

    Out of context: I think Doc Mike’s editor is a fan of Breaking Bad. Yeah science! 👌🏼

  • @HawgPyle
    @HawgPyle 3 роки тому +560

    Ok, I think I've figured out the raw meat one. I'm betting that goes back to when cubed ice wasn't readily available in most homes like it is now. I'm betting the meat was dense and stayed colder longer and served the same purpose as an ice pack.

    • @joshmitchell8370
      @joshmitchell8370 3 роки тому +37

      Pretty much. Also, that myth started in the early part of the 20th century, so I'm betting it was a treatment used primarily with boys, to make the seem more macho. Finally, it was a good way to have steak for dinner. It was already out and getting warm. No sense letting good meat go to waste. Keep that 9n your eye for another hour and then your mother will cook it up for dinner.

    • @pioneercynthia1
      @pioneercynthia1 3 роки тому +28

      Ding! Ding! Ding! You're *both* right!
      Additionally, while people did keep fresh meat "on ice," it wasn't frozen. (Home freezers weren't even invented until the 1940s.) It really was flexible enough to work as an ice pack. Also, it was easily the coldest thing in the house.
      Even if a family had an icebox (like a small, insulated cabinet with a top shelf that stored an entire block of ice), no one was going to chip ice off that block.

    • @AshdenMurphy
      @AshdenMurphy 3 роки тому +1

      Nothing a New York strip won't fix
      -SIGNED FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN

    • @GamesForNoobs
      @GamesForNoobs 3 роки тому +3

      @@joshmitchell8370 u have the same pfp as him lol

    • @DucksAreCute
      @DucksAreCute 3 роки тому

      that makes sense

  • @BeccaHetrick
    @BeccaHetrick 11 місяців тому +10

    I believed everything my Gram said (my Mom's Mom) because she was an herbalist and helped SOOOO many people through her life... She was one of those tough old ladies that had nine kids on a farm. She was awesome! She even took care of people she didn't know in her own home...

  • @roomiescap6298
    @roomiescap6298 3 роки тому +114

    You know Dr. Mike is fearless and confident with what he says when he starts fact checking grandmas

  • @hipp_katt
    @hipp_katt 3 роки тому +443

    I didn't see anyone mention this yet, but the carrots being good for the eyes goes back to WWII. They didn't want the axis powers to know they had developed radar, so they spread the idea that the pilots ate a lot of carrots and have great night vision because of it.
    Similarly, but very different, the idea that you can catch an STD from a toilet seat was purposefully spread so that more soldiers would get checked/ treated for them. 😊

  • @Kirsten_is_cursed10
    @Kirsten_is_cursed10 3 роки тому +607

    Also, I don’t think 7-UP contains caffeine, and I think this is based on the idea that carbonation helps an upset stomach.

    • @xpunkrockmomx
      @xpunkrockmomx 3 роки тому +64

      There is no caffeine in 7up. The concept is that the bubbles will make your burp and make your indigestion go away.

    • @Pariahala
      @Pariahala 3 роки тому +5

      It did originally have lithium in it, only so little of it that to actually have an effect you would have to drink do much of it that you would die from fluid intake.

    • @WG55
      @WG55 3 роки тому +14

      Right. In fact, the name "Pepsi" is short for "dyspepsia" as the inventor thought that it helped relieve an upset stomach.

    • @andii256
      @andii256 3 роки тому +15

      a lot of people drink ginger ale when their stomach feels weird. i like to drink sodas when i feel like i need to burp which then makes me feel better. i prefer ginger ale as it’s not sweet like sprite or coke.

    • @OlaRozenfeld
      @OlaRozenfeld 3 роки тому +5

      Which is really funny because carbonation actually contributes to indigestion. Mine became a lot better when I cut all fizzy drinks out of my diet.

  • @viciousvenus6543
    @viciousvenus6543 Рік тому +11

    The fact Mike thought grandma was flirting with him. So funny😆

  • @geniereiman1089
    @geniereiman1089 Рік тому +430

    FYI: 7 Up might not help a stomach ache, but it does not have caffeine in it as you stated. Neither does Sprite or Ginger Ale.

    • @wkbj7924
      @wkbj7924 Рік тому +32

      Can confirm. Caffeine has its own color. Dissolving caffeine in a clear liquid will impart a yellowish hue, depending on concentration. Thus, a clear liquid cannot contain caffeine.
      Fun fact: This is why many caffeinated pops use caramel color. (Not all, though. Most root beers have no caffeine but still use caramel color.) Without any coloring, caffeinated pops would resemble urine and thus would look incredibly unappealing.

    • @jameswinchester5932
      @jameswinchester5932 Рік тому +8

      Ginger does however sooth stomach pain tooth pain ECT however the sugar in the soft drink added to the ginger may not help

    • @aaronj4860
      @aaronj4860 Рік тому +8

      ​@@wkbj7924 7up used to contain caffeine but took the ingredient out in 2006 and is now caffeine free.

    • @MEME_SELLER2.0
      @MEME_SELLER2.0 Рік тому +3

      fiouf thanks i was 8:28 worried bc my kid drinks a lot of it😅😅😅

    • @mokaakashiya9318
      @mokaakashiya9318 Рік тому

      I thought so. I can’t have caffeine and I thought I could have those drinks.

  • @TrailMix324
    @TrailMix324 3 роки тому +226

    The 7up is for the carbonation, it’s to help induce burping, when I had a stomach bacterial infection, though I was throwing most things up, ginger ale and 7up helped more than water because it would relieve gas build up through burps instead of throwing up bile.

    • @OceanBeachBoy
      @OceanBeachBoy 3 роки тому +47

      It also doesn’t have caffeine

    • @MechaShadowV2
      @MechaShadowV2 3 роки тому +3

      Same here.

    • @katherinemorelle7115
      @katherinemorelle7115 3 роки тому +7

      When I have a tummy bug, I drink lemonade (which in Australia is basically Sprite, we don’t really do fizzless lemonade that’s actually yellow and made from lemons so much). But I really dislike fizzy drinks (they hurt my throat), so I shake it to make it flat.
      I drink it because it gives me sugar, on days when I can’t eat anything except a little Vegemite toast. Now, I know Americans know very little about Vegemite. You get toast, spread butter on it, and a very, very thin scraping of Vegemite. It’s not Nutella. You also can’t judge it by eating a spoonful. That’s like swigging soy sauce from the bottle and then refusing to ever use it on anything ever again because it’s gross. You’re just not supposed to have it like that. That’s not how it works. But spread thinly on toast with a bit of butter? So good. It’s umami, much like soy sauce.
      So the bread provides carbs, the vegemite provides salt, and the flat lemonade provides sugar. Keeps you going when you’re feeling crook.

    • @1zin1
      @1zin1 3 роки тому +2

      Flat ginger ale for the ginger to calm your stomach of that's all you have on hand

    • @Rachel-xg7hs
      @Rachel-xg7hs 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly! It’s not meant to be a cure, it’s meant to help you feel more comfortable. Also, when you’re that sick, having something with a little sugar can help you keep your energy up. You aren’t gonna be eating meals that day or even for a couple days if you’re really unwell, and drinking soda is better than not taking in any food or liquids at all. I was sick once with a bad stomach bug, and I didn’t eat or drink for many hours because I didn’t feel like it. I passed out in the shower later that night. I couldn’t see or hear. I wish I would’ve had a glass of 7-Up haha.

  • @kimberstandrich8348
    @kimberstandrich8348 2 роки тому +684

    Rest In Peace GB! You will always be the best grandma in the game! So thankful for the time you gave us and your videos will always be dear to my heart!

    • @y_fam_goeglyd
      @y_fam_goeglyd 2 роки тому +80

      Oh no, that's sad news! She looked like she was a lot of fun, and definitely full of love. The archetypal grandma we all wish for. I'm trying to be as close to that as I can be, but my nearest grandkids (so far, my only grandkids!) are about 150 miles away. Saw them yesterday and they're as daft as ever 😄😂❤️
      I'm sending all her family and friends my deepest condolences and all my love.

    • @yes.998
      @yes.998 2 роки тому +58

      WAIT NO- SHE PASSED AWAY?!?
      😭 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @misa.4664
      @misa.4664 2 роки тому +18

      @@yes.998 she did

    • @GSO_360
      @GSO_360 2 роки тому +12

      R.I.P

    • @KellyLuvsYou
      @KellyLuvsYou 2 роки тому +5

      Whhhyyyyyyyy?!?!?!

  • @ryanmemes2100
    @ryanmemes2100 Рік тому +17

    I’m glad she’s not saying that not wearing socks gives you a bladder infection like mine says all the time

    • @The_dragon.girl25
      @The_dragon.girl25 6 місяців тому

      My parents always say stuff like that all the time to me (probably because I had a bladder infection when I was little)

  • @ashleysmith91
    @ashleysmith91 3 роки тому +637

    The reason the whole “Carrots are good for your eyes” thing came about was due to a new radar system that England invented in WW2. They didn’t want the Nazis to discover the new radar tower technology so they invented a story that the reason the English could see better at nighttime when the German planes flew over was because they gave their troops carrots.

    • @bradfordbogan7248
      @bradfordbogan7248 3 роки тому +38

      I just went through to comments to make sure someone said this about carrots 😂

    • @pegaseg70
      @pegaseg70 3 роки тому +29

      And nazis believed it?!
      Well a lot of people believe in it now so I guess most people don't think it is as farfetched as myself ^^

    • @americanmapper2445
      @americanmapper2445 3 роки тому +35

      @@pegaseg70 yah they believed it to the point that they started feeding their pilots carrots

    • @hijodelaisla275
      @hijodelaisla275 3 роки тому +3

      @@pegaseg70 Yourself is farfetched?

    • @birdgirl8390
      @birdgirl8390 3 роки тому +24

      @@pegaseg70 I'm only here because I'm taking a break from studying the third Reich and trust me. The Nazis were the dumbest mofos ever, they've believed the dumbest stuff.

  • @jwiderstra
    @jwiderstra 3 роки тому +326

    7Up, until recently when they ran a special 7Up, it doesn''t have caffeine. Their slogan for many many years was "no caffeine. Never had it. Never will."

    • @danielleking262
      @danielleking262 3 роки тому +14

      As Peter on Family Guy once said while reciting their old slogan: *CRISP AND CLEAN. NO CAFFEINE.* 😄

    • @dannystevens2818
      @dannystevens2818 3 роки тому +3

      That may be where he got that 7up has caffeine in it.

    • @aryaanbasu9636
      @aryaanbasu9636 3 роки тому +3

      He corrected it in the description.

    • @elavke5441
      @elavke5441 3 роки тому +1

      That slogan is from the 70s.

    • @elavke5441
      @elavke5441 3 роки тому +1

      @@danielleking262 yep. Followed by: Never had it never will, in later commercials.

  • @caseythompson4865
    @caseythompson4865 Рік тому +82

    It is so sad she isn't here anymore. Amazing TikTok grandma!!! Wise words from GB!! ❤

  • @AlexStam
    @AlexStam Рік тому +5

    R.I.P. grandma, You will always live in our heart.

  • @toastedclosure2770
    @toastedclosure2770 3 роки тому +266

    the "chicken noodle soup thing": it works best if it's on homemade broth, as it will be rich in vitamins and minerals and other good stuff

    • @fanaticofmetal
      @fanaticofmetal 3 роки тому

      Tru dat

    • @Studio_salesmen
      @Studio_salesmen 3 роки тому

      Momento mori

    • @malice6081
      @malice6081 3 роки тому

      Yes. My grandmothers soup has magic properties.

    • @janejones7638
      @janejones7638 3 роки тому

      True and rice is easier on the stomach than noodles.

    • @f1shyspace
      @f1shyspace 2 роки тому

      Yea it’s best when you use fresh chicken, just cut its head off and put it in a bowl! Nothing better than grandma’s home made chicken blood soup™️

  • @amidthephantomsrose
    @amidthephantomsrose 3 роки тому +237

    Whenever we were sick with anything, my great grandmother would always insist on making us homemade chicken soup from scratch. She used to always say "chicken soup is Jewish penicillin" she handed down the tradition to my grandmother, who handed it down to my mom, who handed it down to me. It's always the go to when sick.

    • @will.i.kiwalla
      @will.i.kiwalla 3 роки тому +6

      Coming from a Jewish house, that is the most accurate statement ever. But it can't be that store bought garbage, it's gotta be the kind that was left to cook on the fire for hours and you could smell two floors up.

    • @amidthephantomsrose
      @amidthephantomsrose 3 роки тому +5

      @@will.i.kiwalla exactly. That's the good stuff that my great grandmother would make. She used to have all sorts of other remedies for us when we were sick too. My moms side of the family is Jewish.

    • @skyline-xq4jl
      @skyline-xq4jl 3 роки тому +1

      I'm Roman Catholic and my aunt did the same thing. I loved her chicken soup so much I just asked for it even when not sick sometimes.

    • @munchcat
      @munchcat 3 роки тому +2

      Same in my family, including calling it Jewish Penicillin XD

    • @zorkan111
      @zorkan111 3 роки тому +2

      Back in the day, my grandparents from a rural area would actually slaughter a chicken to make a soup when someone got sick.

  • @noahhh4139
    @noahhh4139 2 роки тому +572

    When I was 17 an old man told me I could get rid of my gallstones by “flushing them out”. I looked it up and his method would’ve been deadly. So I asked my doctor if anybody had ever tried it and he said yes but with consequences. So I don’t take medical advice from old people now without asking my doctor about it first and doing research.

    • @sunknmtn8806
      @sunknmtn8806 2 роки тому +8

      Oh no

    • @bravobby8773
      @bravobby8773 2 роки тому +8

      what was his advice ?!? I just found out i have this problem and my doctor immediately wanted me to get it removed! (Im 23 with a now known family history and its not severe) i'm going to try just changing my diet because i'm not having something removed at 23 if theres a chance i could be $h!tting myself the rest of my life

    • @melodym6419
      @melodym6419 2 роки тому +11

      @@bravobby8773 I had to have mine removed after having my baby because it was full of stones back in November. So far, having been pooping myself. A little bit of diarrhea while I was hospitalized from the stones, but so far no effect from the removal

    • @itsytyt5192
      @itsytyt5192 2 роки тому +1

      fa

    • @Visitkarte
      @Visitkarte Рік тому +4

      @@bravobby8773 Gallstones that cause symptoms needed to be treated with gall bladder surgery because the stones could try to get out and get stuck in the pancreatic duct and then the pancreas is going to try and digest itself. If it sounds nasty it probably is a nasty experience you don’t want to make.

  • @GuitarGirl_Sophia
    @GuitarGirl_Sophia Рік тому +11

    I love grandma she’s such a vibe

  • @ChronicRen
    @ChronicRen 3 роки тому +260

    7-up actually doesn’t have caffeine. I find it does help me when I’m nauseous, but I’m not sure if that’s because it just happens to be one of the drinks I can keep down, resulting in less vomiting or if it actually affects my nausea levels. If we’re talking soda that is proven to help with nausea then ginger ale is the way to go.

    • @as19J01
      @as19J01 3 роки тому +3

      I could be psychological too but I doubt it

    • @crystaldafoe2471
      @crystaldafoe2471 3 роки тому +28

      I was wondering who else drank ginger ale when sick lol

    • @zvxcvxcz
      @zvxcvxcz 3 роки тому +9

      I think 7-up has some properties that may make it more appropriate than other sodas. It seems to have smaller bubbles than many, and as pointed out, it doesn't have caffeine. It also doesn't have colorants that may induce minor reactions (red dyes are notorious for this, it's not an allergy, not anaphylactic shock or anything that drastic, but definitely a lot of people have a minor sort of reaction to it, some itchiness or hives even). The lemon-lime flavor is relatively refreshing and seems easy to keep down. I haven't seen any study on whether or not 7-up helps an upset stomach, but it doesn't seem totally infeasible to me. Oh, and the sugar probably makes it more palatable than plain water for sick kids.

    • @jonathansonstegard2037
      @jonathansonstegard2037 3 роки тому +4

      Its the ginger

    • @songbrothers4342
      @songbrothers4342 3 роки тому +1

      Check the descriptions

  • @cathyhall4568
    @cathyhall4568 2 роки тому +429

    My grandma was a nurse and she said if you ever swallowed gum, you would fart bubbles for a month.

    • @lfcfanboi
      @lfcfanboi Рік тому +12

      Bruh fr 💀

    • @lorirebeccalawrence408
      @lorirebeccalawrence408 Рік тому +8

      My grandmother said the same thing

    • @dashagudym3938
      @dashagudym3938 Рік тому +13

      Lol. Some gum actually starts breaking down in your mouth, and hydrochloric acid in your stomach will take care of the rest. Ridiculous.

    • @Uchiha.Itachii
      @Uchiha.Itachii Рік тому +7

      Lmao that’s actually quite funny

    • @QDetective
      @QDetective Рік тому

      noice

  • @seatbelttruck
    @seatbelttruck 3 роки тому +284

    7-up does NOT have caffeine in it. And I'd never heard that it could soothe an upset stomach, but it is (usually) mild enough to keep down when nauseated. My mom's logic when I was little was that it had sugar and electrolytes, so I was at least getting some of that replaced even if I couldn't keep down much in the way of solids.

    • @timothyamaya3477
      @timothyamaya3477 3 роки тому +5

      Seltzer water is good for churning up the stomach which can aid digestion if the issue isn't from overeating, 7Up is basically just a high in sugar seltzer water.

    • @OllieTownsendIII
      @OllieTownsendIII 3 роки тому +17

      It has no caffeine and I know I'm my case, it makes me burp faster than any other drink. So if the stomach issue is actually gas, I can see it being helpful

    • @yuffie25
      @yuffie25 3 роки тому +19

      On the other hand, I grew up with Ginger Ale being the go-to for upset stomach, because Ginger.

    • @lcarrigan95
      @lcarrigan95 3 роки тому +4

      Its a cure all in Ireland we take it for all our ailments and it works especially flat 7up. 7up is the best medicine in Ireland 🇮🇪

    • @sixbaku4723
      @sixbaku4723 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah no Idea who fact checked this video, but they slipped up and missed the fact that 7-Up has ALWAYS been caffeine-free. The myth is also weird. Never heard 7-Up or any other lenon lime soda tbh. It's actually real authentic Ginger-Ale

  • @AL4STXR_R4DIO-4PPLE
    @AL4STXR_R4DIO-4PPLE Рік тому +2

    I love how dr. Mike laughed when she said “a doctor away keeps the doctor away and the meme but he’s a doctor ❤️❤️

  • @befechko
    @befechko 3 роки тому +205

    I feel like he's getting weirder (more comfortable) the more videos he does..... I love it!!!!!

  • @jessicabowen98
    @jessicabowen98 3 роки тому +253

    Grandma's almost right - it's ginger ale, not 7up. Ginger has anti-nausea properties - my obgyn told me to nibble a little ginger root to ease morning sickness. But you have to get the quality ginger ale with real ginger and my mom would always let it go a little flat. Ginger ale, saltines, chicken soup, vicks vapo-rub. That's the whole medicine cabinet of my 70s upbringing.

    • @thisrandomlad90
      @thisrandomlad90 3 роки тому +5

      Flat 7UP is a mystical healing facility in ierland

    • @j.g.3453
      @j.g.3453 3 роки тому +9

      Ginger ale upsets my stomach, I can't drink it. 7Up, on the other hand, helps with nausea more than anything for me.

    • @jen7916
      @jen7916 3 роки тому +10

      In Michigan it's specifically Vernors Ginger Ale (basically a cure all here lol) and Vicks lol. Also, 7-up has helped before too, just not as good as Vernors.

    • @amethyste55
      @amethyste55 3 роки тому +12

      THIS!
      Also, 7Up does NOT have caffeine. Really Dr. Mike? If you can't get the basic info right how are we supposed to trust you to get the complicated things right?

    • @Jessica_wah
      @Jessica_wah 3 роки тому +2

      When I was in middle school if you went to the nurse with an upset stomach they gave you a little cup of coke and some crackers. 🤭

  • @angelidez13
    @angelidez13 3 роки тому +356

    7up doesn't contain caffeine and honestly I really do think that, or ginger ale does wonders for someone who's puking and can't keep anything down.
    Something many hospitals recommend today

    • @jaxynnsimons2159
      @jaxynnsimons2159 3 роки тому +31

      Ginger ale helps cause ginger is beneficial for stomach aches but I think the 7up thing is more psychological

    • @JazzieBee00
      @JazzieBee00 3 роки тому +22

      Sprite also works

    • @_RanaR_
      @_RanaR_ 3 роки тому +10

      @@JazzieBee00 and tastes better

    • @yesyes2543
      @yesyes2543 3 роки тому +3

      @@_RanaR_ no

    • @jakobwhaley5641
      @jakobwhaley5641 3 роки тому +9

      @@jaxynnsimons2159 placebo affect?

  • @BranFlores
    @BranFlores Рік тому +6

    I’m like 99% sure mike was on something during this video, I loved the trip.

  • @Mmmmm-vp4dc
    @Mmmmm-vp4dc 3 роки тому +241

    grandma: sitting close to the tv hurts your eyes
    mike: this is so true
    me: pulls away phone*

    • @FlowerPower-cf2fp
      @FlowerPower-cf2fp 3 роки тому +5

      I did it too and it lasted for about a minute before it was back in my face. Does anyone know if it's a myth that you alleviate the eye strain by looking at larger things in the distance for 5 minute intervals?

    • @amelissamoment306
      @amelissamoment306 3 роки тому +3

      Me too!!! Lol

    • @SPS0501US
      @SPS0501US 3 роки тому +2

      be careful, actually my daughter is getting myopia cause watch her ipad to near, when in my family we all have farsightedness.

    • @whazatt236
      @whazatt236 3 роки тому +1

      @@FlowerPower-cf2fp What @Porpoise said is true, you should do pauses every 20 minutes, look at a distance, and count 20 different objects. This is especially important if you are short-sighted.

    • @Melds
      @Melds 4 місяці тому

      Some of the current thinking is lack of exposure to bright light. Play on your phone outside.

  • @bandana_girl6507
    @bandana_girl6507 2 роки тому +114

    Fun fact: the carrot myth was started by the RAF to explain why they had so much better accuracy at night in WWII. The real carrots in this case was radar

    • @niharikadatta6442
      @niharikadatta6442 2 роки тому +5

      Wow. Didn't know that. It's a cool fact.

    • @datadivanet
      @datadivanet Рік тому +16

      In addition to that, they they were heavily rationing sugar and trying to get people to use carrots (which could be grown easily at home) as a substitute. That's why carrot cake exists.

    • @bandana_girl6507
      @bandana_girl6507 Рік тому +6

      @@datadivanet And people have complained to me when I've mentioned that carrots are sweet. Like, they aren't sugar beets, but still, they're sweet enough to provide for a slightly more savory dessert.(with maybe cream adding a bit more, which they also get upset about the idea that there's sweetness in)

  • @00kidney
    @00kidney 3 роки тому +7569

    “grandma needs a little sugar in her life” ok, wow... I guess we all do?

  • @CarlosCanepa41
    @CarlosCanepa41 Рік тому +1

    RIP GB, you will always be remembered as the coolest grandma in the game

  • @philjongboom
    @philjongboom 3 роки тому +769

    Fun fact: The whole “carrots make your eyes better” myth comes from WWII. The British where developing the first radar detection systems and other powers noticed that they were much more accurate and ready to defend against air raids quicker than ever before. They used the excuse that “our soldiers are eating lots of carrots, and it’s improving their vision.” True story lol.

    • @irishdc9523
      @irishdc9523 3 роки тому +18

      Thought it was because they couldn't get bananas in so the only treat they had for kids was carrot on a stick

    • @Mangeen
      @Mangeen 3 роки тому +24

      @@irishdc9523 No. That's not a treat. That's a punishment.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino 3 роки тому +4

      Lol wow

    • @eap1234
      @eap1234 3 роки тому +7

      I thought I was the only one that knew this lol my dad told it to me when I was a kid and I was like that’s interesting but I’ve never heard anyone else ever talk about it cool.

    • @tanusrichandra6286
      @tanusrichandra6286 3 роки тому +3

      But don't carrots have vitamin A which is good for our eyes and prevent night blindness

  • @liquidmorkiteaddict9669
    @liquidmorkiteaddict9669 3 роки тому +257

    “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”
    I’d stop eating apples just to meet you Mike, even I’m gonna get sick

    • @nadiashireensiddiqi
      @nadiashireensiddiqi 3 роки тому +6

      He debunked that too

    • @kaydincathey
      @kaydincathey 3 роки тому +13

      Hahaha! Imagine having him as a doctor though. He'd be like, "What's with your heartbeat here?"😂😂😂

  • @brikat342
    @brikat342 3 роки тому +165

    Sipping on sprite, 7up, or ginger ale has always helped with my stomach aches and bugs. The key is to SIP, not take big gulps (for me, at least).

    • @ConnorVide
      @ConnorVide 3 роки тому

      Same

    • @ericabingham0417
      @ericabingham0417 3 роки тому +15

      There’s no caffeine in it so it definitely won’t irritate you and ginger-ale has ginger which helps stomachaches. I agree.

    • @frankficcle7081
      @frankficcle7081 3 роки тому +3

      Whenever I have an upset stomach and I drink 7UP or another highly carbonated drink, I feel instantly better.

    • @ericabingham0417
      @ericabingham0417 3 роки тому

      @@frankficcle7081 agreed even coke helps me and has caffeine in it!

    • @lord_vader87
      @lord_vader87 3 роки тому

      I also will do warm Pepsi of course it tastes better ice cold but something about it being warm does help

  • @RoJoMe
    @RoJoMe 7 місяців тому +10

    7-Up is caffeine free.

  • @lpare20001
    @lpare20001 2 роки тому +200

    My grandma was a nurse for almost 50 years, when I had my son I asked her a whole load of questions. He was my first child and I was young when I had him. Now I love my grandma to bits but some of her medical advice may be a tad outdated…

  • @dabolife1
    @dabolife1 3 роки тому +1055

    Omg, I have more than 20 pieces of gum in my stomach so far.

  • @rebekah4761
    @rebekah4761 3 роки тому +244

    The whole swimming after eating causes cramps was a common statement while I was growing up. I can't believe that he has never heard that one before.

    • @TheLucentFish
      @TheLucentFish 3 роки тому +11

      Maybe its more of an excuse to make kids wait because during snack time sunscreen was reapplied and needs some time?

    • @rebekah4761
      @rebekah4761 3 роки тому +3

      @@TheLucentFish that is a good way to look at it.

    • @whatamievendoing3416
      @whatamievendoing3416 3 роки тому +10

      As a past competitive swimmer, I can confirm if you eat a decent size meal/anything heavy -even a bowl of oatmeal- then swim at a swift pace stomach cramps do happen. Eating a snack or a quick sandwich then doing some warm up laps or casual swimming I've never had a problem.

    • @sevin3887
      @sevin3887 3 роки тому +3

      I ate a bowl of pasta right before a water polo game one time and had some of the worst stomach cramps of my life. I ate light meals right before practice all the time though and never had any issues. If you're just swimming for fun, eating lunch and then getting back in the pool is fine as long as you aren't eating anything really really heavy.

    • @OperatorFritz
      @OperatorFritz 3 роки тому

      For me I felt like I was gonna throw up

  • @kabo0m
    @kabo0m Рік тому +2

    8:28 Somewhere along the line Grandma's got ginger ale and 7-up mixed up. I had noticed that as well.

  • @Shadowpixy
    @Shadowpixy 3 роки тому +291

    The “being too close to the TV,“ is based on when TVs were first commonly introduced in the 1950s and 60s. My research has shown that at one time, the components of old TVs, especially black and white TVs, “caused more x-ray radiation then was desired,“ was the statement issued at the time.
    Even more recently, Samsung issued a warning about the elderly and pregnant women watching their 3-D TVs.
    Yes, now we know that holding a screen too close to your face causes eye strain, and the blue light from screens disrupts how we sleep; but it goes further than that as to what TVs were actually made with at the time.

    • @STVGozando
      @STVGozando 3 роки тому +7

      Im not that old so i cant say you are right or wrong but i grew up with colour CRT TVs and due to how that technology works it did feel your eyes tired watching in a close distance thanks to that weird image vibration CRT has and your eyes are constantly trying to focus wich makes it even worse , giving you headaches sometimes. i dont regret it tho, Good old Final Fantasy 7,8,9 times. lol

    • @thepoliticalstartrek
      @thepoliticalstartrek 3 роки тому +6

      The problem is now blue light. LCD screens produce way to much of it. The way all CRTs work is focusing a beam of energised particles on to a phosphuros layer on then inside of the tube. Early TVs lacked a metal screen layer that caught some escaping electrons. There are no X Rays in any TV ever made. The older TVd had highly energised electrons escape. These free radical electrons if the TV is old enough and started to lose its layer of PH. These electrons lose energy at around D cubed. So you would need to put your face on the screen.

    • @matika444
      @matika444 3 роки тому

      Too many words 😫

    • @Shadowpixy
      @Shadowpixy 3 роки тому +2

      @@matika444 what?

    • @Shadowpixy
      @Shadowpixy 3 роки тому +2

      @@thepoliticalstartrek I am certain that I addressed blue light in my comment, and if you’re asking an old woman, or even an old man, I am certain that they are not going to be describing blue light from a screen. Their reference is going to come from their time, which is what I stated to begin with: the materials that old TVs of their generation were made with dispersed unwanted x-ray radiation which meant people need to sit further back from the TV.

  • @AndaraBledin
    @AndaraBledin 3 роки тому +105

    They did a double blind study on sugar and hyperactivity, and they found that some kids had no reaction at all to sugar (or the placebo) but their parent believed they did, while some kids had a reaction on no sugar (as well as sugar) as a response to what their parent wanted them to have (kids are great at figuring out what the adults around them want from them, which is why they're so hard to study). So, if your kid gets hyper because of sugar, it's most likely a response to the adults around them expecting them to act hyper and them behaving according to that expectation.
    ... also, another study about kids (5-6-ish age range) and their behavior found that when there were monitors in the room, they would form cliques and group up and in-fight, but when the in-room monitor had to leave for something unforeseen, the kids all chilled out and were perfectly well behaved with one another... until the monitor returned. Turns out that even when the monitor might have been trying to be be neutral, they weren't, and their expectations of the experiment changed how the kids reacted to it!

    • @ludwigwittgenstein1280
      @ludwigwittgenstein1280 3 роки тому +1

      You can add adhd as “behaving according to that expectation”. (Or parent explanation) and any other “mental disorder” as well.

    • @zvxcvxcz
      @zvxcvxcz 3 роки тому +1

      @@ludwigwittgenstein1280 Not entirely, but in way too many cases. The difficulty with that is that there are very real mental disorders and because the diagnosis is difficult and they can present quite differently, it is probably better that everyone that needs help gets it even if people that don't actually have an issue abuse the system as well rather than cracking down on it and preventing people that really need help from getting it by accident.

  • @laurendoe168
    @laurendoe168 3 роки тому +268

    7-Up does NOT have caffeine! Their slogan was "Never had it, never will."

    • @MechaShadowV2
      @MechaShadowV2 3 роки тому +13

      Probably just assumes all soda = caffeine, I've met people that way.

    • @richardpauly1635
      @richardpauly1635 3 роки тому +1

      Uncola

    • @Shant3ll998
      @Shant3ll998 3 роки тому +17

      @@MechaShadowV2 nah, he said on twitter it was a mess up and he was thinking of Mountain Dew, it’s possible stuff was edited out and him and Dan or Sam started talking about their favourite sodas.

    • @laurendoe168
      @laurendoe168 3 роки тому +9

      @@Shant3ll998 That sounds possible... but I would have hoped a video that claimed to be all about fact checking would itself be fact-checked before posting.

    • @Michellee970
      @Michellee970 3 роки тому +2

      @@laurendoe168 Agreed

  • @Rand0m-gam1ng123
    @Rand0m-gam1ng123 Рік тому +1

    Not Dr Mike telling me it’s bad to watch to close to a device while I’m 1 inch away the screen

  • @redcar9949
    @redcar9949 3 роки тому +146

    As a competitive swimmer, I can safely say that training shortly after eating doesn't cause too many issues, but it does make it more uncomfortable to swim.

    • @puregold1725
      @puregold1725 3 роки тому +1

      Depends how much you eat.

    • @jadenkane8850
      @jadenkane8850 3 роки тому

      What’s your fastest 50m free and what’s your favourite stroke? Just curious :)

    • @redcar9949
      @redcar9949 3 роки тому

      @@puregold1725 true

    • @redcar9949
      @redcar9949 3 роки тому

      @@jadenkane8850 my fastest 50 yard free is about 25, and I'm a breaststroker and an IMer

    • @jadenkane8850
      @jadenkane8850 3 роки тому +2

      @@redcar9949 that’s incredible. Good on you. I’m a swimming fan, unfortunately not the best swimmer. Kudos to you.

  • @ericasugatan1488
    @ericasugatan1488 3 роки тому +136

    As a former competitive swimmer, for me it’s true that eating before swimming will give you stomach cramps. During swim meets I would only drink water and maybe Gatorade and not eat during the entire competition because otherwise it would give me a cramp.
    I have no idea how the rest of my team mates were able to eat and then turn around and compete 🏊‍♀️

    • @lizafitzsimmons4623
      @lizafitzsimmons4623 3 роки тому +2

      I experienced the same thing! But you definitely won't drown from the cramps!

    • @julial.r.5383
      @julial.r.5383 3 роки тому +1

      I wonder if swimming in cold water, like the ocean, will interrupt your digestion (and give you cramps). Because the blood leaves the stomach to warm your body, and also due to the shock…

    • @henryscott7331
      @henryscott7331 3 роки тому

      How are you doing

    • @ncburton1713
      @ncburton1713 3 роки тому +1

      To be fair eating before any strenuous exercise will give you stomach cramps. Used to have the same problem while at powerlifting meets in high school.

    • @zvxcvxcz
      @zvxcvxcz 3 роки тому

      ... Maybe it's mostly placebo (or inverse placebo here). Or more of the psychological effects of competition, the butterflies are very real. I did swim team for many years and would before practice and during meets and never once got a cramp. I think the only time I did wasn't a stomach cramp and I hadn't eaten, was 6 AM in the outdoor pool in Summer and was a toe cramp.

  • @ibrahimmemis4222
    @ibrahimmemis4222 3 роки тому +260

    Robber: *breaks in mikes house*
    Mike: HEY I SAW YOU IM CALLING THE COPS
    the robber: *eats a apple*
    Mike: you litte shi-

    • @henrytheeighths
      @henrytheeighths 3 роки тому +2

      Oh please hes russian

    • @Harrypotter-rb6kv
      @Harrypotter-rb6kv 3 роки тому

      @@henrytheeighths yepp Russians are technique immune to that technique but this is america

    • @henrytheeighths
      @henrytheeighths 3 роки тому

      @@Harrypotter-rb6kv no it isn’t

    • @nointernet4766
      @nointernet4766 3 роки тому

      @@Harrypotter-rb6kv Potter is in America? Hmmmmm

  • @LeeYeosin143
    @LeeYeosin143 Рік тому

    It's sad that she has passed,All respect to her family😞

  • @jamesgazeley
    @jamesgazeley 3 роки тому +90

    It always surprises me when Mike hasn't heard of something that everybody else has and he's the doctor

    • @lizbecker1677
      @lizbecker1677 3 роки тому +2

      That's because he's a Millennial. It's ok, though, some of those myths need to go away.

    • @LauraEilers
      @LauraEilers 3 роки тому +6

      I'm a millennial. Maybe a little older than Mike but I know the cramp thing

    • @saladfingersasmrparty9768
      @saladfingersasmrparty9768 3 роки тому +4

      @@lizbecker1677 idk I was born in 2004 and I’ve heard of all these things. But I agree the myths need to die

    • @lynnebucher6537
      @lynnebucher6537 3 роки тому +3

      Mike is young and a child of immigrants. Could be this old wives tale wasn't common in Russia.

  • @Pixoul.
    @Pixoul. 3 роки тому +156

    "Apple a day keeps the doctor away"
    "Unless you throw it at me..."
    "Than I'll stay away forever"

  • @arcticfoxx5005
    @arcticfoxx5005 3 роки тому +207

    “Getting too close to a screen for too long will make you nearsighted “
    Me who is very nearsighted and can only see clearly for like a foot away: slowly puts phone down 😬

    • @iamsus8023
      @iamsus8023 3 роки тому +4

      Hi I also had that profile

    • @sanneo403
      @sanneo403 3 роки тому +6

      Haha, Im very farsighted so I was like uuhhmmm oops something went wrong here

    • @sensitivepetalflower
      @sensitivepetalflower 3 роки тому +3

      My great aunties told my parents I needed glasses at 12nbecause I read too much. 40 years later.....

    • @tiktaktictac
      @tiktaktictac 3 роки тому +3

      i'm wondering if near-sighted eyes can be treated though...

    • @Peacefrogg
      @Peacefrogg 3 роки тому +3

      Việt An i believe that being outside a lot will at least prevent it getting worse.

  • @XxStxrz
    @XxStxrz Рік тому +1

    Me laying down eating a snack: immediately gets up

  • @lauraacosta853
    @lauraacosta853 3 роки тому +6

    I just wanna say that watching your videos has literally helped me save my grandma’s life. I’ve learned the importance of CPR and thanks to that she made it thru a cardiac and respiratory arrest with no brain damage. I’m not a nurse nor do I know anything about medicine but watching your videos helped me save my grandmothers life. Thank you .

  • @BZY-bu9wr
    @BZY-bu9wr 3 роки тому +199

    Commenter fact-checks Dr. Mike: Seven Up usually doesn't have caffeine!

    • @kaitthompson3916
      @kaitthompson3916 3 роки тому +5

      I was about to say!!!

    • @kyraholt4869
      @kyraholt4869 3 роки тому +12

      Yes! I'm a teacher (PreK) that did a movie theater experience in the classroom last year. When I got drinks, I bought sodas caffeine free, 7up and orange. Wouldn't buy caffeine for the littles.

    • @Kristinapedia
      @Kristinapedia 3 роки тому +6

      Truth! No caffeine in 7up.

    • @poisonedkilljoy9304
      @poisonedkilljoy9304 3 роки тому +6

      also he mentioned coca cola which used to have cocaine in it, which probably doesn’t help matters

    • @Kristinapedia
      @Kristinapedia 3 роки тому +4

      @@poisonedkilljoy9304 cocain was eliminated from coke in 1929 so i’m guessing grandma never got any of that but maybe didn’t know it was taken out. She looks to be in her 80’s so she was born just after it was taken out.
      EDIT: BINGO! I just checked her tiktok and she is 88. So she was born in 1933. 4 yrs after cocaine was taken out.

  • @smartahte3671
    @smartahte3671 3 роки тому +170

    I never thought of, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” as a literal statement. I thought it just meant, “eat healthy”

    • @aayushpatel2788
      @aayushpatel2788 3 роки тому +10

      I think “eat healthy” was the intended message

    • @akrenwinkle
      @akrenwinkle 3 роки тому

      @@aayushpatel2788 I think "eat healthy" isn't even English. I still cringe when I read or hear it, which is often.

    • @aayushpatel2788
      @aayushpatel2788 3 роки тому +7

      @@akrenwinkle what

    • @lilpoobie3828
      @lilpoobie3828 3 роки тому +6

      @@akrenwinkle wtf u talking about

    • @reece5634
      @reece5634 3 роки тому +7

      @@akrenwinkle what

  • @Gamerstrats1987
    @Gamerstrats1987 8 місяців тому +1

    3:44 Dr Mike you sneaky slime!!! I thought I was the only one !!!

  • @niruktabalaji5352
    @niruktabalaji5352 3 роки тому +61

    I love how he treats her like she's his Grandma.

  • @1Kapuchu100
    @1Kapuchu100 3 роки тому +233

    "When we gave them coca cola in the beginning, and it had sugar and Caffeine!"
    You forgot the cocaine, Mike... I think that was part of the reason kids went hyper after drinking cola.

    • @spacebar9733
      @spacebar9733 3 роки тому +8

      um what. It says they haven't had cocaine in it since 1928

    • @OxalisOrSomethingIDK
      @OxalisOrSomethingIDK 3 роки тому +8

      That was my thought when he said that too

    • @darkwinter6028
      @darkwinter6028 3 роки тому +5

      Weeelll… could be a really old urban legend; that had the kernel of truth behind it from before 1928? 🤔

    • @brandondavis7777
      @brandondavis7777 3 роки тому +4

      @@spacebar9733 so, we need to bring back Coca Cola from before 1928. I agree. I got ghosts in my blood.

    • @gargichakraborty7038
      @gargichakraborty7038 3 роки тому

      Yeah... Coz they still have caffeine

  • @ruby.xoxo04
    @ruby.xoxo04 3 роки тому +243

    “It takes more muscles to frown than to smile”
    *It takes zero muscles to not smile or frown*

  • @corvusspiritus4683
    @corvusspiritus4683 Рік тому +3

    My grandma has several apple trees on her garden, one strain of those apples which we call jonagold is like sweet as hell and tastes really fresh and good lol. But she also has these little green apples which are ripe sooner than the others and those are really sour. So it also depends on the strain of the apple and stuff like that lol.

  • @kingscrafty880
    @kingscrafty880 2 роки тому +577

    Fun fact, the whole “7 year” thing for the gum comes from the same saying that if you break a mirror you get 7 years bad luck. Back in Roman times they knew it took the body 7 years to replenish all cells - your skin cells are constantly being replaced but things such as the cells that make up your bones will replenish much slower, I’m not sure what part takes the longest, but either way after 7 years you’re technically an all-new person. Romans believed that your reflection was your soul, and the soul being a part of your body meant that if you break a mirror it will take 7 years for your soul to heal from that.
    So the gum is 7 years because of this reason! Not sure what the semantics of this wive’s tale are but they’re probably that it ‘sticks to your stomach permanently’ or something and your body needs to ‘heal’ from this

    • @sharkbaitgaming
      @sharkbaitgaming 2 роки тому +15

      Neat. Thanks for this tid-bit.”

    • @uhhhname2918
      @uhhhname2918 2 роки тому +17

      Wow. Back in my country, instead of saying 7 years, they often say that if you break a mirror, it give you bad luck for 7 generations- and the only reason I can think of why they say that is because its very hard to clean up the mirror shards, because it was small it metaphorically took you 7 generations just to clean it up- (also I think maybe it's the mistranslation that make people in my country say 7 generation instead of 7 years)

    • @couriva6103
      @couriva6103 2 роки тому +3

      I think this is also why I've heard that every 7 years your taste buds change (which is false)

    • @PallasTurrets
      @PallasTurrets 2 роки тому +21

      Except that is not true. The average life span of a cell is 7 years, but there are cells that don't renew ever, like neurons or heart muscle. Also Romans didnt know about cells and the origin of the 7 year number for gum is unknown.

    • @ginnyjollykidd
      @ginnyjollykidd 2 роки тому

      Um, no. Not unless you can back it up with academic references.

  • @firebladetenn6633
    @firebladetenn6633 3 роки тому +324

    8:17 I immediately thought back to all the times I’ve checked for which of my soft drinks had and did not have caffeine, and then went to fact check this. 7-up does NOT contain caffeine.

    • @tabathacarruthers5122
      @tabathacarruthers5122 2 роки тому +25

      I've drank lemon lime soda when I have an upset stomach for years. It helps. Doesn't matter what brand.

    • @firebladetenn6633
      @firebladetenn6633 2 роки тому +17

      Ginger ale for me.

    • @feargripper
      @feargripper 2 роки тому +15

      Yea I had to see if someone else noticed. I love reading nutrient facts lol

    • @firebladetenn6633
      @firebladetenn6633 2 роки тому +3

      @menotes Mountain Dew has actually caused me to have stomach aches before.

    • @AnakinSkywalker-xr1th
      @AnakinSkywalker-xr1th 2 роки тому +6

      @@firebladetenn6633 mountain dew has caffeine that could be why. Also a lot more flavors and sugars than 7up or ginger ale.

  • @jackodone3208
    @jackodone3208 3 роки тому +89

    Haha, at 6:45 when i was younger I got obsessed with trying to fix my eyesight. I'd watched a video that said carrots can help eyesight, so I ate a boatload of carrots. I turned orangish around my hands and sort of on my face, and couldn't figure out why. So thank you Dr. Mike for diagnosing me with carrotus-overeatus.

    • @user-fy9lv9qs7v
      @user-fy9lv9qs7v 3 роки тому

      Oh dude... Did it fade away?

    • @Clementine3107
      @Clementine3107 3 роки тому +2

      "Carrotus-overeatus"😂😂😂😂

    • @jackodone3208
      @jackodone3208 3 роки тому +1

      @@user-fy9lv9qs7v thankfully yes.

    • @meganhirschi6248
      @meganhirschi6248 3 роки тому

      Look up what happened to Basil Brown when he ate too many carrots.

    • @dominiquehebert4903
      @dominiquehebert4903 3 роки тому +1

      I recall a cartoon, Magic School Bus I think, where one of the kids ate all these carrots everyday for some reason (it was a long time ago lol) and turned orange and they discovered by driving around in his veins that the orange came from the carrots.

  • @notrich1701
    @notrich1701 5 місяців тому +1

    I accidentally crossed my eyes and couldn’t get them uncrossed so I needed surgery and glasses for a year of my life

  • @samanthahah
    @samanthahah 3 роки тому +311

    Dr. Mike: 7-Up doesn’t help when you’re sick
    My entire Mexican family: * shaking *

    • @donnasalandy4804
      @donnasalandy4804 3 роки тому +20

      In Trinidad 🇹🇹, we use Coke-Cola, but I think that worked when it still had cocaine in it 🤔

    • @alyssafinch6853
      @alyssafinch6853 3 роки тому +1

      @@donnasalandy4804 I think it’s the carbonation in the soda that does it.

    • @tomboyhns2643
      @tomboyhns2643 3 роки тому +1

      Ikr? That blew my mind. Still kind of in denial about it and drink 7-Up as a Placebo 😅

    • @Vanilla_Icecream1231
      @Vanilla_Icecream1231 3 роки тому +1

      Same with my indian family we call it 7 up but we never drink 7 up we drink Canada dry/ginger ale

    • @paulogaspar8295
      @paulogaspar8295 3 роки тому

      @@alyssafinch6853 yep it's the bubbles. People just drink seven up instead of cabonated water because it tastes better.

  • @beth_m
    @beth_m 3 роки тому +86

    If you are hiking and gaining altitude, I highly recommend bringing a Gatorade which can help ease altitude sickness because it has electrolytes in it.

    • @fredpuntdroad8701
      @fredpuntdroad8701 3 роки тому +4

      I ussually bring oxygen since you actually need that, but if you want to inhale Gatorade, go right ahead.

    • @beth_m
      @beth_m 3 роки тому +2

      @@fredpuntdroad8701 Forgot to add to bring some sort of oxygen mini bottle, which can help

    • @lizbecker1677
      @lizbecker1677 3 роки тому

      I experienced altitude sickness for the first time last year when visiting the Colorado Rockies. I wish I knew this then. Thanks for sharing. Next time I go to the mountains, I'll drink Gatorade.

    • @beth_m
      @beth_m 3 роки тому

      @@lizbecker1677 Yeah! It's gorgeous in the Rockies and when I visit my family constantly tells me to drink gatorade, it helps a lot and is refreshing! Helps with the higher altitude for sure.

  • @Kruhee
    @Kruhee 3 роки тому +389

    If gum stayed in you for 7 years, so would pennies, stickers, marbles, and other strange things I may have accidently swallowed as a kid. I would be a freaking kitchen junk drawer with fantastic treasure poops that held a fun surprise time capsule with every bowel movement.

    • @jvallury
      @jvallury 3 роки тому +2

      Same XD

    • @DucksAreCute
      @DucksAreCute 3 роки тому

      what

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino 3 роки тому +6

      What if you swallowed a whole bunch of gum at once. Gum poo

    • @Yuri-gy3dm
      @Yuri-gy3dm 3 роки тому

      SAME DUDE

    • @magicalfetus1231
      @magicalfetus1231 3 роки тому +11

      I just read “pennies” as “penises” and oh my god that was so confusing 💀

  • @andolique1075
    @andolique1075 Рік тому

    The goong outside with your hair wet thing is SO trueeeee!!! Grandma knows best

  • @RalphJBater
    @RalphJBater 2 роки тому +277

    Dr. Mike showed how young he really is when he said 7-Up had caffeine.... anyone growing up in the 80s could never forget the tag line "Never had it, Never Will" 7up used in reference to caffeine 😉

    • @Asptuber
      @Asptuber 2 роки тому +8

      Wait, does 7up actually have caffeine now in some places??!

    • @resespuffs2721
      @resespuffs2721 2 роки тому +3

      I don’t think so

    • @JessieHTX
      @JessieHTX 2 роки тому +28

      @@Asptuber No 7-Up does not have caffeine. They don’t have a caffeine version. If you want caffeine with your lemon lime, get a Mountain Dew or Mellow Yellow.

    • @nikig0418
      @nikig0418 2 роки тому +5

      I came here to say the same thing 🤦‍♀️

    • @agaytoaster
      @agaytoaster 2 роки тому +17

      He says in the description that he confused it with Mountain Dew

  • @notaskye
    @notaskye 3 роки тому +155

    This watermelon thing actually brought my brother and I to tears when we were really little.
    We had some watermelon and didn't notice that we had swallowed some seeds until it was "too late" so we just broke down crying because we thought we would now have several watermelons grow inside of our stomachs, which would in turn kill us because even one watermelon was bigger than our stomachs and we definitely ate more than one seed.
    Mental breakdown over watermelon seeds xD
    Grandma then obviously had to tell us that she didn't mean it and was just joking.
    Looking back at it now always makes us laugh and facepalm

    • @veronejaquel5106
      @veronejaquel5106 3 роки тому +7

      Me on the other hand purposefully swallowed the seeds cuz I wanted more watermelons. Was prepared to swallow dirt and water too. Imagine my disappointment when my mama told me it won't work.

    • @jeffgilbert4938
      @jeffgilbert4938 3 роки тому

      it was apple seeds for me... if I swallowed them Gma said it would grow a tree.. I assume.... it was to avoid the cyanide.

  • @TheChivalricKnight
    @TheChivalricKnight 3 роки тому +203

    The "carrots are good for your eyes" myth started in WW2 when the Brits invented this amazing new technology called RADAR that allowed them to see German planes. In order to help cover the new technology and keep it a secret, they spread the rumor that their observers just had really good eyes. How did they have good eyes? Well, they ate a lot of carrots, of course, which - conveniently - the Germans didn't have a lot of.

    • @karvast5726
      @karvast5726 3 роки тому +10

      I love history and i learned something new today,thank you internet stranger

    • @boxcars10
      @boxcars10 3 роки тому +10

      This is the funniest fact I have ever read and your wording is just /chef's kiss/

    • @arrsea7947
      @arrsea7947 3 роки тому +1

      proof

    • @henrietta5969
      @henrietta5969 3 роки тому +1

      Awww I love this lil history lesson

    • @CrispyFwy
      @CrispyFwy 3 роки тому +1

      The more you know

  • @FrankDaddy-g1q
    @FrankDaddy-g1q 7 місяців тому +1

    Dr Mike, damnit, the carrots for better eyesight is true, my dad always asked me "Have you perhaps ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses???" :D

  • @MrsJHarrington
    @MrsJHarrington 3 роки тому +24

    Mike your facial expressions when you do these types of videos are absolutely precious! Love your videos! They get me through a lot of tough times lately!

  • @anather7073
    @anather7073 3 роки тому +214

    Dr Mike : “if you eat healthy snacks you will be fine”
    *Me after eating my 3rd pack of Doritos: Maybe I am not eating healthy

    • @jeffgilbert4938
      @jeffgilbert4938 3 роки тому +6

      but omg are they tasty

    • @28ebdh3udnav
      @28ebdh3udnav 3 роки тому +5

      Me after drinking 2 monsters and enjoying a cigarette

    • @chloebierman
      @chloebierman 3 роки тому +4

      Don’t worry, there’s corn in there so your technically eating vegetables 😂

    • @Lavenderrose73
      @Lavenderrose73 3 роки тому +2

      I had one of those Dorito tacos from Taco Bell yesterday. 2 faves in one bite! 😊🌮

    • @anather7073
      @anather7073 3 роки тому +2

      Locos tacos? If I am right ?

  • @davidschilz4519
    @davidschilz4519 3 роки тому +115

    My wife is a hair professional, teaches, works in the entertainment industry for IATSE 873 and 461 and she says "Thank you Dr. Mike. Going outside with wet hair in frozen temperatures IS bad."

    • @cookierunkingdom8553
      @cookierunkingdom8553 2 роки тому +1

      Oohh that’s cool!

    • @davidschilz4519
      @davidschilz4519 2 роки тому +2

      @@cookierunkingdom8553 I see what you did there.

    • @marker69yearsago43
      @marker69yearsago43 2 роки тому

      I didn’t even know you could be a *hair* professional, well, you learn something new everYday

  • @fourtyfivefudd
    @fourtyfivefudd 11 місяців тому

    It’s been found that cracking your knuckles (IF DONT CORRECTLY, ie traction, or pulling) won’t cause arthritis. However, if you do it incorrectly, which is the way most people do by crunching or compressing them together, could potentially do some damage to the cartilage. But it’s also been found that some people with arthritis have found relief when applying traction to the affected joint, and sometimes they get a little pop. I personally get relief from the arthritis in my hand when I do that.

  • @HafdirTasare
    @HafdirTasare 3 роки тому +130

    "Anyone who leaves the house with wet hair weakens the body's defense system. Important to know: Wetness makes your head cool faster and you start to freeze faster on your head. This means that the scalp is hypothermic and as a result, the mucous membranes are not optimally supplied with blood."
    Could this be the thought behind it? I dont know...

    • @DustinRodriguez1_0
      @DustinRodriguez1_0 3 роки тому +11

      That's the BS rationalization which is false. People noticed a link between cold weather and respiratory infections. This is due to people staying indoors with other people more, not temperature. But people intuitively believed it was due to the temperature. Our intuition, in the modern world, is dangerously misplaced and almost always wrong about everything. It was wrong about cold impairing the immune system. If you stay outside in the cold, you'll actually get fewer viruses because they transmit poorly. Where do you figure influenza goes and how do they know what strains to put in the flu vaccine each year? It's in the southern hemisphere where it is cold. Because they are staying indoors away from the cold. Virologists observe which strains are most prevalent, knowing those will be the ones most likely to spread to the northern hemisphere and be the biggest problem in the coming winter months, so the dominant ones are what become part of the vaccine. And around and around it goes. Following the cold weather despite cold air holding less moisture and thus being harder for viruses to transmit through... because people stay in where it's warm. Especially when they're sick.

    • @janedoex1398
      @janedoex1398 3 роки тому +3

      But you still loose body heat on your head - easier /more than at any other body part if exposed in the cold.....this is a given fact.
      And repeated hypothermia could weaken your immune system, if you go out with wet hair in almost zero degrees Celsius all the time, directly after showering to go to work early....
      (I'm NOT saying it causes viral infections, such as a common cold) but the loss of body heat quickly - on a daily basis - doesn't sound like a good thing to me...
      Maybe shower and wash your hair and then eat breakfast, so your hair can ( almost) fully dry ? It helped me with ear infections or sudden swollen lymph nodes a lot when I had to get up at 5 am to be at work at 6:30....and even more when a a - stream ? - of cold weather and wind hit the City with temperatures up to minus 15 degrees Celsius. I think we could agree that going out with wet hair at this conditions couldn't be very healthy.
      So I wasn't talking about slightly cool morning breeze but freezing cold and strong winds....
      I don't know where Granny lives and what the weather is there, but given.....Chicago- I'm not from the US- she could be partially right though her reasoning might have been wrong or not specific.

    • @2JobsStillPoorUSA
      @2JobsStillPoorUSA 3 роки тому

      @@janedoex1398 also a wives tale.

  • @_42o_69
    @_42o_69 2 роки тому +66

    “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”
    Doctor Mike: *eats an apple*
    Me: *visible confusion*

  • @hithachitlur1503
    @hithachitlur1503 3 роки тому +232

    imagine someone at Mike’s house going to the mirror only to find a forest of grey hairs instead

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 роки тому

      I broke my feet today because I kicked my computer because someone commented that my videos are bad! I hate unjustified criticism. Please wish me a speedy recovery, dear hi

    • @mekkismart7198
      @mekkismart7198 3 роки тому +7

      @@AxxLAfriku if you did that just cuz of someone online don’t go on the internet

    • @prodnet-3592
      @prodnet-3592 3 роки тому

      @@AxxLAfriku Stop it get some help. And by the way I saw your same comment in Dr Mike's House MD obesity episode.

    • @nouraaa_211
      @nouraaa_211 3 роки тому +1

      @@prodnet-3592 yeah he prolly broke the other foot

    • @prodnet-3592
      @prodnet-3592 3 роки тому

      @@nouraaa_211 😂

  • @prach_216
    @prach_216 5 місяців тому +1

    "Infact you may turn orange" Got me rolling on the floor so much when i got out of the floor i was in germany.

  • @That_Art_Girl26840
    @That_Art_Girl26840 Рік тому +60

    Fun Facts: When my twin brother and I were babies, we really liked carrot and sweet potato puree's so my mum kept feeding us them...We actually did turn orange! 😂☺🥰

    • @stephaniehowe0973
      @stephaniehowe0973 10 місяців тому +5

      My daughter loved carrots more then sweet potatoes but same. A bit on her nose.

    • @sixthandelm
      @sixthandelm 7 місяців тому +5

      My mom used to give me these giant frozen carrots to gnaw on when I was teething. It would make my hands orange and my Dad took me to the hospital when he noticed it. Mom was at her sister’s and rolled her eyes so hard when she found out he panicked.

  • @nickhenman7549
    @nickhenman7549 3 роки тому +167

    “Sitting to close to the tv hurts your eyes”. *VR has enter the chat*
    I also believed that this sitting to close to the tv is bad for you was due to early television leaking microwave radiation from the CRT as they were poorly shielded. Particularly around the bottom of the television. So sitting to close would put you closer to the leak.

    • @FreekHoekstra
      @FreekHoekstra 3 роки тому +10

      Actually VR does not have this problem because the lenses adjust your focal distance to be at infinity.

    • @Feimicha
      @Feimicha 3 роки тому +1

      I’m skeptical with the VR part tbh, because I’m a huge VR enthusiast and I control my VR time well (Strictly 30 minutes, no more) and I still have 20-20 vision, but the thing about the early television is interesting…is that also why old TVs have a strange filter over the screen vs the most recent ones, where it’s a lot more picturesque and more like a photo vs a hundred LEDS flashing together to make a picture? I can’t explain it too well but that’s the best I can do.

    • @denizenaru
      @denizenaru 3 роки тому +2

      ​@@Feimicha VR is improving while its not perfect it wont cause permanent damage. You will more or less get light sensitivity, eyestrain or fatigue. Other symptoms like nausea are caused because of your brains spatial awareness (Since in vr you are not aware of where your body is ) , field of view ( FOV) and Frame rate/frame timing.

    • @galaxyanimal
      @galaxyanimal 3 роки тому +1

      @@Feimicha Color CRTs have a grid in the back that works with the positioning of the 3 electron guns to allow it to control the 3 colors separately. Newer TVs are higher resolution so you don't see the pixels unless you're extremely close, and LCDs are a filter rather than being a light like CRTs. CRTs flicker because the screen is lighting up every frame, whereas LCDs have a backlight that's always lit.

    • @monikanoneya5140
      @monikanoneya5140 3 роки тому

      I was always told as a kid not to watch in the dark it would also hurt your eyes. I am in my late 60s.
      As a child I did get leg cramps going into the ocean shortly after eating.
      I always swallowed watermelon seeds as a kid, okay I still do, but usually buy seedless, so not as many any more.

  • @Xeros_VII
    @Xeros_VII 3 роки тому +338

    "eating too many carrots can turn you orange"
    Ladies and gentlemen... We know trump's secret

  • @stephenmadl5609
    @stephenmadl5609 10 місяців тому

    Whenever I am sick I get up and move around to get the blood flowing and it helps me to breathe better. It altogether alleviates my symptoms for the duration. I don't like taking medication.