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#737 - Dr Karan Rajan - Debunking The Internet’s Biggest Health Myths

2024/1/27
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Karan Rajan医生：在节目中，Karan Rajan医生讨论了网络上流传的一些健康谣言，并从科学的角度进行了批驳。他解释了为什么不应该憋屁，因为屁中的一部分气体会被人体吸收，最终通过肺部排出。他还解释了打嗝的原因，以及为什么有些人会反复打嗝。此外，他还谈到了消化系统，强调消化主要发生在小肠，而不是胃部。他还解释了为什么IBS的发病率在上升，以及为什么市面上的益生菌补充剂对大多数人来说效果不大。最后，他还谈到了睡眠和压力对健康的影响，以及如何减缓认知能力下降。 Chris Willx：Chris Willx作为节目的主持人，主要负责引导话题，并与Karan Rajan医生进行互动。他分享了自己的一些经历，例如使用益生菌产品，以及他对于睡眠和压力的看法。

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This chapter explores the science behind flatulence, explaining why holding in gas can be detrimental to health and discussing the process of gas expulsion from the body.
  • Holding in gas can lead to a small percentage of it being absorbed into the bloodstream.
  • The absorbed gas travels to the lungs and is exhaled.
  • It's a matter of physiology and science.

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Dr. Karan Rajan is a surgeon, clinical lecturer at The University of Sunderland and an author

A lot of health advice can be extremely difficult to verify. Does this actually make me healthier? Is it grounded in science, or whimsy? Thankfully there are actual doctors we can ask who can determine science fiction from medical fact.

Expect to learn why you shouldn’t hold in your farts, what Dr Karan wishes more people understood more about digestion, why the best probiotics aren't always found in the supplement section, what a day in the life of a surgeon is like, why IBS is on the rise, whether you can actually die from a broken heart and much more...

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