1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,660 Thanks for joining today before we get started 2 00:00:02,660 --> 00:00:08,660 Please make sure that you have subscribed to the various feeds that we're getting published on whether here on the podcast 3 00:00:09,100 --> 00:00:14,700 On YouTube or on the other avenues of publication including sub stack and please make sure you're following us on 4 00:00:15,180 --> 00:00:18,960 Instagram and on threads to get the latest information that we're putting out there 5 00:00:20,180 --> 00:00:28,260 This issue is nothing new. It's always been there. The problem is is that the ability for us to communicate with each other has 6 00:00:28,260 --> 00:00:30,260 Has never been greater 7 00:00:30,780 --> 00:00:34,380 Everybody has the ability to be a publisher 8 00:00:34,660 --> 00:00:42,140 Everybody has the ability to be a content creator and the problem is is that there's very little fact-checking in a lot of information 9 00:00:42,140 --> 00:00:44,520 That gets put out into the public forum 10 00:00:44,980 --> 00:00:46,560 very few 11 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:51,160 Publishers are willing to offer citations willing to offer 12 00:00:52,020 --> 00:00:55,820 references particularly when we are presented information in 13 00:00:55,820 --> 00:01:02,820 In one minute, two minutes snippets in which we claim that it's about keeping the attention span 14 00:01:02,820 --> 00:01:09,420 But that leads to a host of other problems when most of these publications 15 00:01:10,180 --> 00:01:11,980 are related to 16 00:01:11,980 --> 00:01:17,900 What we should or should not be doing in order to have health or to somehow 17 00:01:18,980 --> 00:01:24,460 Re-establish our health but it's also important to remember that the ability to communicate with each other is 18 00:01:24,460 --> 00:01:27,580 essential if we are attempting to build communities 19 00:01:28,300 --> 00:01:30,660 attempting to have some sort of 20 00:01:32,060 --> 00:01:35,380 Interactions with each other that we would not normally have otherwise 21 00:01:35,780 --> 00:01:41,300 Where we can build positive communities where we can share what we are doing with others 22 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:45,300 Not in an effort to convey that what we're doing is the best 23 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:49,260 But to show what is possible 24 00:01:49,260 --> 00:01:54,980 What can we do in order to be healthy even if we aren't experts and that's part of the problem 25 00:01:55,460 --> 00:01:58,380 Are the problem is that we attempt to conflate? 26 00:01:58,860 --> 00:02:06,460 What we see being presented to us in these short snippets in these one minute two minute videos as being truth 27 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:10,860 without understanding that it might not be true and 28 00:02:11,380 --> 00:02:17,860 So it is important that we take a step back and look at what is being presented to us 29 00:02:17,860 --> 00:02:21,460 and whether or not we are being fed 30 00:02:22,060 --> 00:02:24,060 information 31 00:02:24,060 --> 00:02:29,300 Disinformation or misinformation so let's talk about that warning the following 32 00:02:29,820 --> 00:02:37,420 Presentation contains information that might contradict what you have previously heard or believed to be true about how the human body works and 33 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:41,340 Can change material that is not suitable for closed-minded individuals? 34 00:02:41,340 --> 00:02:47,740 Enjoy there are billions of tips and suggestions that have been hash tagged within the social media feeds 35 00:02:48,140 --> 00:02:55,420 Over the last few years and it would take us billions of hours to go through each one of those various types of 36 00:02:56,060 --> 00:03:01,860 Presentations as relates to the suggestions that are this is how to be healthy 37 00:03:01,860 --> 00:03:07,380 This is what you should do or should not do. This is what needs to be avoided. This was this is what needs to be 38 00:03:07,380 --> 00:03:12,980 Accentuated within your life in order to be healthy. I think it's better to take a look at okay 39 00:03:12,980 --> 00:03:17,620 Who is actually presenting this information? What are qualifications that we see and 40 00:03:18,260 --> 00:03:22,100 out of all of the various platforms that we 41 00:03:22,820 --> 00:03:24,820 follow 42 00:03:25,060 --> 00:03:27,860 the most often advised 43 00:03:28,580 --> 00:03:32,420 Materials the most often advised suggestions the most often advised 44 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:34,500 recommendations 45 00:03:34,500 --> 00:03:38,100 the most often advised recommendations for 46 00:03:39,060 --> 00:03:46,100 What nutrition you should have what exercise you should do what supplements are necessary? 47 00:03:46,660 --> 00:03:47,860 what 48 00:03:47,860 --> 00:03:49,860 additive to 49 00:03:50,340 --> 00:03:53,700 What additive is needed to be consumed or needed to be avoided? 50 00:03:54,260 --> 00:03:58,900 tends to come from non-qualified individuals or individuals that do not have 51 00:03:59,540 --> 00:04:01,960 degrees do not have certifications 52 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,960 do not have any type of 53 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,760 standing in their 54 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,560 in their field of 55 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:19,320 Recommendations that is we're getting recommendations for getting trends that are being established by people who don't have standing 56 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,200 to make the suggestions that they are making 57 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,760 When we look at what's out there about based off of 58 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,120 rudimentary surveys 59 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,120 about 60 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:39,560 30 of the suggestions come from qualified individuals, which is alarming when we think about 61 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,760 What type of information and what type of disinformation and what type of misinformation? 62 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,560 Might we be subjected to? 63 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:52,840 within the social media feeds that are going to build 64 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:58,520 Our ideas and our ideals around what we should be doing should not be doing 65 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,520 in order to establish 66 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,920 or order to reestablish 67 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,320 our overall health 68 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,880 along the same lines 69 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:14,040 Less than 10% offer a disclaimer very similar to the disclaimer that came in after the intro to this discussion 70 00:05:14,840 --> 00:05:16,840 About what you're being subjected to 71 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:24,280 What type of evidence is being supported? What type of evidence is being refuted? 72 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:30,280 There is very little qualifications to the suggestions that are being made whether it is from the 73 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,880 Expert or whether it's from the person who claims to be an expert 74 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,040 There is an over 75 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,920 Emphasis on physique there's an overemphasis on body image 76 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,080 Within the presentations that are being made within the social media 77 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:55,480 Presentations that lead to other issues that we have seen a rise in over the last few years 78 00:05:55,880 --> 00:06:00,680 That we had started to see a decline in over the last few decades related to 79 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,240 body dysmorphic issues 80 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,720 There are a number of 81 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:07,800 these 82 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:14,440 Publications that are focused not on information not on disinformation but on selling products 83 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:16,840 Somewhere in the neighborhood of about 10% 84 00:06:16,840 --> 00:06:18,840 off of survey data 85 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:26,360 Are promoting some sort of product that is used in the guise of promoting weight gain or weight loss 86 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,600 most often weight loss 87 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:35,160 Most of the presentations that we see are going to encourage some some sort of 88 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,720 Or in some part encourage 89 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,640 self diagnosis and self treatment with the understanding that 90 00:06:42,280 --> 00:06:44,520 It is your body you should be using 91 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:52,200 But it is your body you should know what you are doing most of the advice that we see is coming from people with 92 00:06:52,840 --> 00:06:54,840 lack of qualifications 93 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,240 lack of qualifications that can 94 00:06:58,020 --> 00:07:01,160 Accentuate health issues that someone has because they're being 95 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:07,160 advised to self diagnose and self treat the overexposure of 96 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:15,100 of content skews what we understand to be health and what we understand to be healthy in which 97 00:07:15,740 --> 00:07:17,740 most of the presentations 98 00:07:18,540 --> 00:07:19,420 are 99 00:07:19,420 --> 00:07:24,220 under the guise of weight and weight loss as the primary 100 00:07:25,020 --> 00:07:28,300 Factor when it comes to health and being healthy 101 00:07:29,740 --> 00:07:31,740 There is a 102 00:07:32,060 --> 00:07:33,580 viral 103 00:07:33,580 --> 00:07:35,580 epidemic of 104 00:07:35,580 --> 00:07:42,220 misinformation as relates to nutrition and nutritional supplements necessary to to quote maintain 105 00:07:43,180 --> 00:07:46,060 balanced hormones to quote maintain 106 00:07:46,860 --> 00:07:50,940 healthy immunity to quote assist with sleep 107 00:07:52,300 --> 00:07:56,780 There are a number that are following the misguided notion 108 00:07:57,340 --> 00:08:03,100 That body image and body morphology somehow is the indication of your metabolic rate 109 00:08:03,100 --> 00:08:07,100 There are various trends out there that can lead to 110 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:11,660 consumption of foods that are known to have 111 00:08:12,220 --> 00:08:15,340 That are known to be toxic when taken in 112 00:08:15,820 --> 00:08:17,980 high amounts there are 113 00:08:18,700 --> 00:08:23,900 Trends that are not new that we have unfortunately had exposure to 114 00:08:24,460 --> 00:08:27,580 since the early 2000s based off of 115 00:08:28,140 --> 00:08:29,340 Hollywood 116 00:08:29,340 --> 00:08:30,700 personalities 117 00:08:30,700 --> 00:08:39,100 personalities that students would recall I would label as doctor actor or doctor actress in the guise of under underlying 118 00:08:39,660 --> 00:08:41,660 The fact that we're being pitched 119 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,940 information from people who may not have 120 00:08:45,500 --> 00:08:47,500 The knowledge to pitch that information 121 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,540 personalities that would providing their 122 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,640 individual statements their 123 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,580 Wanting us to have this sort of product 124 00:08:58,380 --> 00:08:59,500 be 125 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:00,540 the 126 00:09:00,540 --> 00:09:07,100 best thing you can do for your health but is simply being promoted in an effort to 127 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:13,100 Allow that hollywood personality to make money a trend that has expanded so that 128 00:09:13,660 --> 00:09:17,420 The mom at home or the dad at home or the teenager at home 129 00:09:18,060 --> 00:09:21,100 Now has the same platform that these hollywood stars 130 00:09:21,660 --> 00:09:26,300 Had in terms of trying to pitch distinct products once again 131 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:28,780 under the guise of trying to make 132 00:09:29,340 --> 00:09:34,220 a buck in order to sell a product to the viewer 133 00:09:34,860 --> 00:09:38,540 There are dangerous eating trends that come about 134 00:09:39,020 --> 00:09:41,740 such as prolonged fasting periods 135 00:09:42,220 --> 00:09:46,620 such as doing water fasts such as doing 136 00:09:47,180 --> 00:09:49,340 milk fasts such as 137 00:09:49,740 --> 00:09:52,140 consuming mushroom coffees 138 00:09:52,140 --> 00:09:57,820 that have very little scientific backing to what is being 139 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:04,140 Presented not only is there very little scientific evidence backing what is being presented 140 00:10:04,700 --> 00:10:08,460 a lot of what is being purported as coming from the 141 00:10:08,940 --> 00:10:15,260 Fasts from the various diets that are being presented a lot of the claims of benefit 142 00:10:15,820 --> 00:10:20,300 Are actually refuted within the scientific literature. Not only are they refuted 143 00:10:20,300 --> 00:10:24,060 They've been shown to have deleterious health effects 144 00:10:24,700 --> 00:10:32,860 If followed for prolonged periods of time when we start looking at recommendations being made as relates to diet and exercise 145 00:10:33,420 --> 00:10:34,460 the 146 00:10:34,460 --> 00:10:36,460 presentation of information 147 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:44,060 Establishes and emphasizes the need to have some sort of quote unquote lean physique a physique 148 00:10:44,380 --> 00:10:46,380 that most individuals 149 00:10:46,380 --> 00:10:49,900 May not be able to obtain 150 00:10:50,700 --> 00:10:52,540 that lead to 151 00:10:52,540 --> 00:10:54,460 poor goal setting 152 00:10:54,460 --> 00:10:59,660 And the aversion in the long term to exercise to physical activity 153 00:11:00,300 --> 00:11:04,240 into nutrition that can promote healthiness 154 00:11:04,940 --> 00:11:10,800 Because of adverse effects they get that come from poorly developed and misguided 155 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,480 nutritional programs and exercise regimens 156 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:15,480 and 157 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,720 while I promised myself that I wouldn't go out and 158 00:11:19,580 --> 00:11:21,580 intentionally label distinct 159 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,160 trends and distinct tik tok themes 160 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:30,560 Within this I want to try to keep more general. I think it's important to actually point out a few of the various 161 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,180 Viral trends that fit into this highly deleterious 162 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,120 effect on overall health 163 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:45,920 And so i'm going to name just a few of the trends here before we get into what we can do in order to combat 164 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:48,560 a lot of the misinformation 165 00:11:48,620 --> 00:11:50,400 disinformation 166 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:51,680 and 167 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:53,680 perpetuation of myths 168 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:58,000 within the various trends that are out there and so the 169 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:06,240 Kind of prominent trends that we have seen over the last few years take off include things like the the water talk movement 170 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,200 Include things like the what I eat in a day videos 171 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,200 things like the water similar to the lettuce water 172 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,800 and the drinking of chlorophyll the 173 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,520 use of 174 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,840 dry 175 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,480 pre-workout mixtures the consumption of 176 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,280 mushrooms in coffee form 177 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,480 That is just a few of the various 178 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,200 trends that we've seen 179 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,200 that have taken over 180 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:43,200 We also have things like the uh, the quote-unquote budget ozempic which is the indication that there is some 181 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:51,360 Dietary supplement that will mimic the effects pharmacologically that we get from ozempic 182 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,560 There is within this kind of movement 183 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:05,120 a general idea that we have 184 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,840 distinct benefits that come about from 185 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:12,320 Taking the supplements from following these dietary trends 186 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,200 from 187 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:16,560 the 188 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:18,080 various types of 189 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:23,920 Exercise regimens that are out there which includes like the the walking. I believe the hot girl walk 190 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,720 trend that is 191 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:28,720 within the 192 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,720 within the tic-tac algorithm 193 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:41,920 But all of them tend to have the same grounding effect within them and the grounding effect within them is the misapplication of scientific principles 194 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:53,680 The idea that if you can consume this one thing is somehow going to cure everything for you the the cure-all 195 00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:58,880 The the cure-all we have previously discussed the cure-all issues 196 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,200 we have 197 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,640 written about the cure-all issues in numbers and numbers of 198 00:14:05,660 --> 00:14:10,260 Publications we have discussed the cure-alls in a number of publications 199 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,080 The problem with 200 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,160 the cure-alls the problem with the 201 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,800 idea that this one thing 202 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:24,240 This simple change that you can make is somehow going to lead to you becoming healthy 203 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,760 is a misapplication of the science is a 204 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:29,920 false 205 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,920 ideal about 206 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,320 how the human body works as 207 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,520 We discussed on the 208 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,880 Talk relating to 209 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,200 dairy products and 210 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,160 milk and butter issues the 211 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,600 The idea that we have somehow 212 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,480 One thing that we can do that is going to 213 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:56,720 be 214 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:57,760 the 215 00:14:57,760 --> 00:14:59,760 Thing that's going to make us healthy 216 00:15:01,260 --> 00:15:06,400 Misunderstands the fact that the body itself is very complex and because the body itself is very complex 217 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:11,920 we get an inability to have sometimes simple answers and sometimes 218 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,360 We want simple answers because simple answers make us feel good 219 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,280 Simple answers are easy to understand put quotes around that 220 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:27,520 But we need to take into account is the fact that our body is a rube goldberg. It's something that is 221 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,560 excessively complex in order to do 222 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,280 fundamentally simple things 223 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:37,360 And it's excessively complex because of a number of regulatory 224 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:41,360 factors and regulatory features that come into play in an attempt to 225 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:47,600 Maintain what the body needs in order to survive what we reference as homo stasis 226 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:54,480 Which is really the idea that we need to have everything in certain harmony in order to optimally perform 227 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:01,040 And that optimal performance is based off of what we establish as our 228 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,840 need to optimally perform 229 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:09,120 And this takes us into the discussion or the second part of this discussion 230 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,800 with okay, what is 231 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:18,880 Scientific literacy what is nutrition literacy what is 232 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,480 Health and medical literacy 233 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:30,240 And why is it important so that we can weed through all of the information that is being presented to us 234 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:37,600 And it starts with understanding one thing about the body and one thing about the body that we tend not to see being presented 235 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,880 within all of the social media feeds 236 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:47,120 Is the fact that our body is established in such a way that we're able to 237 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,200 Optimally perform in the conditions that we are being subjected to 238 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:57,920 And the way in which the body is able to often perform is based off of feeling 239 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:03,760 and the way in which the body is able to perform is based off of feedback mechanisms that are 240 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:09,760 Established in such a way as to keep everything in balance to keep 241 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,320 us in the 242 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,320 grounded effect of optimal performance 243 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:20,400 And optimal performance is going to vary based off of what i'm being asked to do 244 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,080 And what i'm asking the body to do 245 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,920 Is to determine factors that come from inside the body 246 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,440 As well as factors that get imposed on the body 247 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,280 And so this internal external 248 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:46,000 Stress this internal external demand that we place in the body is going to dictate what the body needs in order to optimally perform 249 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:52,960 And when we start looking at a lot of these trends that we see within the social media feeds 250 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:57,600 The trends that we see are based not on what we would 251 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,340 Expect within a normal population 252 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:07,440 But what the individual who is presenting the information 253 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,080 Has seen within their own 254 00:18:11,740 --> 00:18:13,120 Experiences 255 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:18,720 In their own responses to those internal external stresses what the person has seen 256 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,600 with their own 257 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,900 homeostatic regulations their own feedback mechanisms 258 00:18:25,460 --> 00:18:30,340 And so when we start looking at this feedback mechanism's ability to optimally perform 259 00:18:31,460 --> 00:18:36,820 What is scientific literacy? What is nutrition literacy? What is health literacy? 260 00:18:37,380 --> 00:18:39,380 Going to allow me to understand about this 261 00:18:40,180 --> 00:18:42,900 So when we start to start talking about scientific literacy 262 00:18:43,700 --> 00:18:44,900 What we're really 263 00:18:44,900 --> 00:18:47,860 Discussing here is the ability to understand the scientific method 264 00:18:47,860 --> 00:18:51,060 And what is scientific consensus? 265 00:18:51,780 --> 00:18:56,820 And when we start looking at this scientific consensus and the scientific method 266 00:18:57,620 --> 00:18:59,620 it boils down to 267 00:18:59,860 --> 00:19:04,900 What is being presented? Is it an inductively inferred conclusion? 268 00:19:05,460 --> 00:19:08,340 That is a conclude that is a statement an explanation 269 00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:10,900 that is based off of 270 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:16,900 Empirical evidence that is related to the fundamental principles the fundamental theories 271 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:18,900 and the fundamental laws of 272 00:19:20,020 --> 00:19:22,020 science 273 00:19:22,660 --> 00:19:24,660 Or is it a deductively reasoned 274 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,820 Explanation based off of 275 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,580 preconceived knowledge or pre-know knowledge 276 00:19:34,020 --> 00:19:37,220 In an attempt to explain an observation, that's the hypothesis 277 00:19:38,660 --> 00:19:43,700 When we start looking at consensus we start trying to say okay, what does science say about 278 00:19:43,700 --> 00:19:46,340 the phenomenon? What does science say about 279 00:19:47,060 --> 00:19:51,700 Doing this type of exercise following this type of diet doing this type of 280 00:19:52,260 --> 00:19:54,260 eating pattern 281 00:19:54,580 --> 00:19:56,580 drinking these beverages 282 00:19:57,220 --> 00:19:59,220 sleeping in this fashion 283 00:20:00,180 --> 00:20:02,980 What does science say? When we say what does science say? 284 00:20:03,380 --> 00:20:08,180 We're not looking at fundamental principles. We're not looking at 285 00:20:08,180 --> 00:20:16,100 Fundamental laws per se what we're what we're looking at instead is what is the consensus of the empirical evidence? 286 00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:23,380 In science the laws and the theories are the 287 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:26,900 guiding principles 288 00:20:26,980 --> 00:20:31,220 That explain why science is occurring why the phenomenon occurs 289 00:20:32,260 --> 00:20:34,900 And it's our rationale that we fall on 290 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:38,580 in order to provide an explanation 291 00:20:39,300 --> 00:20:41,300 within our explanation 292 00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:44,100 through inductive reasoning 293 00:20:45,140 --> 00:20:49,140 Where we're going to take what we see in an experiment 294 00:20:50,340 --> 00:20:52,340 and place it into 295 00:20:52,820 --> 00:20:57,140 What is the overwhelming understanding of the phenomenon? 296 00:20:58,180 --> 00:21:02,580 Do the empirical observations that we get from our experiment 297 00:21:02,580 --> 00:21:04,580 agree or disagree 298 00:21:05,220 --> 00:21:06,500 with 299 00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:08,900 the previously established 300 00:21:09,620 --> 00:21:12,980 understandings that have come from previous experimentations 301 00:21:13,780 --> 00:21:19,860 When we do multiple experimentations that all point to the same inference the same 302 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,560 inductively inferred conclusion 303 00:21:23,060 --> 00:21:28,980 Then the consensus is this is true. This is what is factually correct 304 00:21:28,980 --> 00:21:32,420 It is not an opinion. It is not a guess 305 00:21:33,060 --> 00:21:38,500 It is not a poll. It is not a vote. It is not a 306 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:40,560 democratically 307 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:41,700 selected 308 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:45,780 option a scientific consensus is where we get 309 00:21:46,340 --> 00:21:47,300 the 310 00:21:47,300 --> 00:21:50,900 overwhelming majority of evidence all pointing to 311 00:21:51,300 --> 00:21:56,900 This one phenomenon being correct this one explanation to the phenomenon 312 00:21:56,900 --> 00:22:03,060 Being correct and so when we start talking about okay being scientifically literate what it means is understanding 313 00:22:03,300 --> 00:22:05,300 What is the scientific principles? 314 00:22:05,940 --> 00:22:10,660 What is the scientific methods that are followed that allow for us? 315 00:22:11,220 --> 00:22:12,500 to develop 316 00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:16,980 The consensus about how the human body works how health is developed 317 00:22:17,380 --> 00:22:23,300 And how to be healthy which takes us into the next bit of literacy that we have to look at 318 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:28,900 And the next bit of literacy that we have to look at is nutritional literacy when we start looking at nutritional literacy 319 00:22:29,460 --> 00:22:33,060 one of the things we have to look at is the fact that 320 00:22:33,700 --> 00:22:40,260 calories are not the end-all be-all when it comes to nutrition while a lot of dietary recommendations 321 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:42,660 and a lot of dietary 322 00:22:43,140 --> 00:22:45,140 storytelling is based off of 323 00:22:45,620 --> 00:22:47,620 calories and caloric balances 324 00:22:48,180 --> 00:22:51,220 Calories and caloric balances are the most important things 325 00:22:51,220 --> 00:22:53,220 calories and caloric balances 326 00:22:53,540 --> 00:22:55,540 energy intake and energy expenditure 327 00:22:56,420 --> 00:22:59,460 Is not what nutrition is 328 00:23:00,340 --> 00:23:01,860 nutrition is 329 00:23:01,860 --> 00:23:06,020 what type of molecules are necessary in order to 330 00:23:06,580 --> 00:23:12,660 perform the metabolism the chemical reactions that are necessary in order to 331 00:23:13,300 --> 00:23:17,220 Maintain the optimal performance that is necessary for the body 332 00:23:17,220 --> 00:23:24,260 If we look at a lot of the social media trends as it relates to nutrition a lot of the social media trends that relate to nutrition 333 00:23:24,740 --> 00:23:30,020 Do not focus on the nutrition as it is for optimal performance 334 00:23:30,340 --> 00:23:37,220 But the nutrition as to what the person hopes it is or the nutrition based off of how many calories 335 00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:41,860 Am I consuming in a day? And so we start looking at nutrition literacy what we have to look at is okay 336 00:23:42,260 --> 00:23:44,660 How many macronutrients do I need? 337 00:23:44,660 --> 00:23:47,700 For my body and this is where we have to look at the breakdown of 338 00:23:48,340 --> 00:23:50,340 carbohydrates proteins 339 00:23:50,580 --> 00:23:54,180 and lipids based off of grams to be consumed 340 00:23:54,980 --> 00:23:57,780 per kilogram or per pound of body mass 341 00:23:58,580 --> 00:24:01,700 but along with that the quality of 342 00:24:02,180 --> 00:24:04,500 the various quantifications of 343 00:24:05,060 --> 00:24:09,220 Carbohydrates lipids and proteins being consumed within a day 344 00:24:09,780 --> 00:24:12,260 Not all carbohydrates are the same 345 00:24:12,260 --> 00:24:14,260 Not all lipids are the same 346 00:24:14,900 --> 00:24:16,900 Not all proteins are the same 347 00:24:17,300 --> 00:24:23,860 This is where we have to look at. Okay, what type of carbohydrates are being consumed along with the fact that consumption of carbohydrates? 348 00:24:24,180 --> 00:24:28,260 Does not cause the spikes that are alleged to occur 349 00:24:28,980 --> 00:24:31,940 That we see within a lot of the social media trends 350 00:24:32,580 --> 00:24:39,220 related to nutrition are the carbohydrates going to be used for distinct types of metabolic processes 351 00:24:39,220 --> 00:24:43,780 What type of fats are being consumed? What type of lipids are being consumed? 352 00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:48,740 Are these lipids necessary for metabolic processes? Are these the essential? 353 00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:52,740 Fatty acids the essential fats the essential lipids that I need 354 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:59,700 In order to have proper metabolic functions in order to build the cells that I need to build 355 00:25:00,260 --> 00:25:05,220 In order to maintain the tissues that need to maintain in order to build the hormones that I need to build 356 00:25:05,220 --> 00:25:09,220 When we look at the proteins, am I getting the essential amino acids that I need? 357 00:25:09,220 --> 00:25:13,780 Am I getting the branched chain amino acids that I need? Am I getting 358 00:25:14,580 --> 00:25:18,740 The proper amount of sulfur? Am I getting the proper amount of nitrogen? 359 00:25:19,140 --> 00:25:23,700 Am I getting the creatine that I need? Am I getting the taurine that I need? 360 00:25:24,260 --> 00:25:29,860 All of these are important in understanding what is being presented within the social media stories 361 00:25:30,340 --> 00:25:32,340 about nutrition 362 00:25:32,340 --> 00:25:36,820 If we look at a lot of what's being presented within the social media feeds as relates to nutrition 363 00:25:37,700 --> 00:25:41,860 It is boiling down to how many calories am I eating? 364 00:25:42,660 --> 00:25:48,180 But I can get calories from anything. It's calories just a unit of energy. It's a unit of heat to be specific 365 00:25:49,380 --> 00:25:52,180 But it's simply a unit of energy. It's not a mass 366 00:25:52,740 --> 00:25:55,540 It's not weight that can be added or subtracted 367 00:25:56,020 --> 00:25:59,460 The only thing we can add and subtract in terms of mass is mass 368 00:25:59,460 --> 00:26:03,620 Weight leads to weight. Calories do not lead to weight 369 00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:09,060 The last thing we have to look at in terms of the literacy issues is the medical and health literacy issues 370 00:26:09,380 --> 00:26:16,420 And the medical and health literacy issues is understanding what is health, what is healthy 371 00:26:16,820 --> 00:26:20,260 How is health developed? How is being healthy 372 00:26:20,820 --> 00:26:25,700 Developed and how is health and being healthy undermined by what I do? 373 00:26:25,700 --> 00:26:29,220 By my genes, by my environment 374 00:26:29,860 --> 00:26:35,220 By my hormones and this is where we have to look at. Okay that complexity of the body 375 00:26:35,940 --> 00:26:38,260 Health literacy is understanding that 376 00:26:39,140 --> 00:26:43,780 Health comes about through a complex interaction of factors 377 00:26:44,820 --> 00:26:48,580 Factors that influence my ability to have optimal performance 378 00:26:48,820 --> 00:26:51,460 The ability to have all of the systems of my body 379 00:26:51,460 --> 00:26:57,380 Function in unison with each other to allow me to optimally perform to the best of my ability 380 00:26:58,020 --> 00:27:02,660 Given the scenarios that I have to face and the stresses that I'm encountering 381 00:27:03,140 --> 00:27:05,460 That include things that I do 382 00:27:06,020 --> 00:27:10,020 My lifestyle, things that I'm born with, my genes 383 00:27:10,580 --> 00:27:15,860 Things that I'm taught about how to do my social and my familial background 384 00:27:16,260 --> 00:27:19,780 Things that are happening in my life, things that are happening in my life 385 00:27:19,780 --> 00:27:23,700 My familial background, things that are happening within my body, my hormone regulations 386 00:27:25,060 --> 00:27:30,900 Complex factors and complex interactions that minimize the ability to have a simple 387 00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:40,100 Single factor be the cure for anything and everything that I face in terms of my health 388 00:27:40,740 --> 00:27:46,740 Which remembers that health is the ability to have and maintain the optimal performance for the body 389 00:27:46,740 --> 00:27:49,780 In all scenarios, under all stresses 390 00:27:50,580 --> 00:27:54,100 Due to the complex interaction of all of those factors 391 00:27:56,340 --> 00:28:00,420 Where we get pitched distinct single item things 392 00:28:01,060 --> 00:28:04,260 Somehow will influence all of this complexity 393 00:28:05,460 --> 00:28:09,780 That does not hold true when we start to break down 394 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:14,980 And look at all of the individual components of my health 395 00:28:14,980 --> 00:28:18,180 And so when we start talking about health and medical literacy 396 00:28:18,660 --> 00:28:23,540 What we're talking about is the understanding of how the human body actually functions 397 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,540 In order to get this medical and health literacy 398 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:30,980 We have to have a scientific literacy 399 00:28:31,300 --> 00:28:33,300 And we have to have a nutrition literacy 400 00:28:33,300 --> 00:28:38,180 We have to have an understanding of the basic principles of science 401 00:28:38,180 --> 00:28:40,340 The basic principles of human physiology 402 00:28:40,340 --> 00:28:43,300 The basic principles of nutrition 403 00:28:43,300 --> 00:28:49,620 So that we're able to grasp what is taking place within my body 404 00:28:50,180 --> 00:28:56,260 This is where we have to be able to work through information in a logical sense 405 00:28:56,820 --> 00:29:01,380 Even if that information does not agree with my preconceived notions 406 00:29:02,420 --> 00:29:04,740 Or what I hope is true 407 00:29:05,300 --> 00:29:07,300 We have to look at what does the evidence say 408 00:29:07,300 --> 00:29:12,740 And where does the evidence take me in terms of what is true versus what is false 409 00:29:12,740 --> 00:29:21,060 Something that most of the social media trends and most of the social media posts fail to address 410 00:29:21,060 --> 00:29:24,100 When we start looking at these literacies 411 00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:30,020 It's going to involve the interactions in a holistic approach with our primary care providers 412 00:29:30,020 --> 00:29:34,820 In an attempt to develop a treatment if we happen to need treatment 413 00:29:34,820 --> 00:29:42,820 Or a prevention plan so as to not allow the necessity for diseases 414 00:29:42,820 --> 00:29:50,820 To not allow for the need to have a treatment to any of the non-communicable diseases 415 00:29:50,820 --> 00:29:54,820 That plague our health care system currently 416 00:29:58,820 --> 00:30:03,860 Thanks for listening, like I said I didn't want to go into any of the specific trends that are out there 417 00:30:03,860 --> 00:30:09,380 But we will do some discussions with some of the students as relates to specific trends 418 00:30:09,380 --> 00:30:12,980 And specific questions they have about some of the trends that are out there 419 00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:17,620 And how some of the trends can lead to health issues in future talks 420 00:30:20,660 --> 00:30:24,900 Please make sure that you have subscribed, go ahead and give us that five star rating 421 00:30:26,980 --> 00:30:30,180 Help us out with the metrics, share out what's being published 422 00:30:30,180 --> 00:30:38,180 And make sure that you are subscribed and following on all of the various platforms