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Who should you trust with your health?

Season 1, Ep. 139

The amount of health information and practitioners are constantly growing and we have a choice about where we search for this information and advice.


But how do you know who is reliable? How do you decide who to trust?


I explore this and more in the episode. 



Gen Z and their health: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/tiktok-main-source-health-information-gen-z#56%25-of-Gen-Z-users-turn-to-TikTok-for-health-and-wellness-advice


Good cheap and fast - 2 out of 3: https://audioinsurgent.substack.com/p/fast-cheap-goodpick-two


Debates around vaccines: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10070776/


What health means in a digital society: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5778676/#:~:text=Definitions


Youtube Health: https://health.youtube/


Trust in health - sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48663843


Conflicts of interest: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2623608


The role of influencers: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1553118X.2022.2042694


Covid vaccine injuries: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/health/covid-vaccines-side-effects.html

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