Health Science (For the Rest of Us!): Recent Episodes

Terel Jackson

"Health Science (For the Rest of Us!)" is a podcast where we take a super practical look at the body, its shenanigans, and the world of fascinating ways we try to keep it healthy. hosts terel and iris explore everything from duckbilled N95 masks to fart migration to better understand and celebrate the universe inside you...in plain language!

to write to us, send a message to info@healthscienceforeveryone.com

visit us at http://www.healthscienceforeveryone.com/

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

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for this week’s adventure, special cohost, perry helped us explore how that fleshy structure at the back of your hips involves so much more than just sitting.

photo credit: alamy

learn about how to get help with covid related stress: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

see humans bringing it when it comes to walking upright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT8Np0gI1dI&t=1s

see what a chimp named hercules can teach us about walking upright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-0kiU25baM&t=3s

see where hercules is now https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectChimps/featured

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

keywords: perry, striking, easter egg

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episode 67: adventures in pills for this week’s adventure, special cohost, liz helped us explore the ins and outs of the little balls we put in our bodies for health reasons.

photo credit: faculdade de farmacia

learn about how to get help with covid related stress: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

watch a satisfying time lapse video of pills dissolving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQBO_PYm7Ks

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

keywords: liz, easter egg

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episode 66: adventures in intimacy for this week’s adventure, we explored five of the ways people build closeness with each other.

photo credit: istock photos

learn about how to get help with covid related stress: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

keywords: iris, stress, relationship, covid, pandemic.

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episode 65: belated adventures in (your!) 2020 health voting options for this week’s adventure, special cohost, sammy helped us revisit 50 states’ worth of government jargon in order to see (and explain) the health related issues that were up for voting in your state’s 2020 election.

photo credit: yursa murad

learn more about our government’s shenanigans (and be part of the solution): https://votesaveamerica.com https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

learn about how to get help with covid related stress: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

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for this week’s adventure, we meet new special cohosts, sammy, liz, and perry to talk about upcoming episodes and things that brought terel joy during the pandemic.

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see the movie trailer for "everything, everywhere, all at once"

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxN1T1uxQ2g

try not to binge “jelle's marble runs”
 https://www.youtube.com/c/JellesMarbleRuns

listen to “an evening with silk sonic” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5hlB6bScc&list=OLAK5uy_n9GBtFLVfAOwpQWGMpLpvmtxSENrpLazg

listen to the “fake doctors, real friends” podcast https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-fake-doctors-real-friends-60367049/

check out the book “the power” by naomi alderman http://www.naomialderman.com

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

keywords: iris, sammy, perry, liz, comeback, joy, covid pandemic.

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in this week’s adventure, we played b.i.n.g.o. to explore 12 (more) reasons why we can’t believe everything we think.

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play along with our ‘thought distortion b.i.n.g.o.’ game: https://bingobaker.com/play/4bc28dd1d847dcdc

create your own b.i.n.g.o. games: https://bingobaker.com

learn more about how to get help with bothersome thought distortions: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

learn more about how to get help with covid related stress: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

keywords: stress, brain, mind, mental health, emotion, thinking, feelings, behavior, game, hotline, covid, coronavirus.

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in this special episode, terel finishes the recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare

time stamps: at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear terel announce that the ‘pots and pans’ protest is finished; at 5:20, hear terel explain why the ‘pots and pans’ protest is finished; at 8:33, hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.

photo credit: ms. terel jackson

learn more about what a cacerolazo is: https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/

learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence): http://useofforceproject.org

learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community: https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4

keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52

learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l

learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/

learn about how to increase power in your community: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org

learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU

learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people): https://fairfight.com

see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future: https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I

learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace

learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

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in this special episode, terel rejoined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare

time stamps: at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest and hear terel describe what a cacerolazo is; at 5:29, hear terel read ‘your black friend is trying to be ok’; at 8:21, hear terel’s tech kryptonite kick in; at 18:31, hear terel wrap up the evening; at 18:40, hear terel’s tech kryptonite come back for the re-up; at 20:34 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.

photo credit: to be further assessed

learn more about what a cacerolazo is: https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/

learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence): http://useofforceproject.org

learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community: https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4

keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52

learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l

learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/

learn about how to increase power in your community: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org

learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU

learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people): https://fairfight.com

see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future: https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I

learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace

learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

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in this special episode, terel rejoined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare

time stamps: at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest and hear terel describe what a cacerolazo is; at 5:29, hear terel talk about 8 specific ‘use of force’ measures that have the potential to reduce rates of police killings; at 7:30, hear a helicopter interrupt terel’s monologue; at 16:29, hear terel wrap up the evening; at 16:49 hear 2 of terel’s neighbors say ‘hi’; at 16:47, here terel revisit the reason why each night’s protest has lasted just under 9 minutes; at 18:48 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.

photo credit: juan r. costa

learn more about what a cacerolazo is: https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/

learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence): http://useofforceproject.org

learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community: https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4

keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52

learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l

learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/

learn about how to increase power in your community: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org

learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU

learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people): https://fairfight.com

see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future: https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I

learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace

learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

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in this special episode, terel rejoined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare

time stamps: at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest and hear terel describe what a cacerolazo is; at 5:10, hear terel talk about reducing police violence by 72%; at 6:02, hear terel revisit the timeline for the protest and the reason why it lasts for just under 9 minutes each night; 15:42, hear terel wrap up the evening; at 18:20 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.

photo credit: alex otaola

learn more about what a cacerolazo is: https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/

learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence): http://useofforceproject.org

learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community: https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4

keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52

learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l

learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/

learn about how to increase power in your community: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org

learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU

learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people): https://fairfight.com

see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future: https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I

learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace

learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

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in this special episode, terel rejoined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare

time stamps: at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest; at 5:09, hear information about why the protest is still happening; at 5:48, hear terel talk about the ‘use of force’ policies that are being fought for; at 6:55, hear terel talk about david mcatee; at 7:39, hear the call to get your pots; at 16:17, hear terel wrap up the evening and explain why the protests have been lasting for just under 9 minutes each night; at 18:20 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.

photo credit: estaban vega

learn more about what a cacerolazo is: https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/

learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence): http://useofforceproject.org

learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community: https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4

keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52

learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l

learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/

learn about how to increase power in your community: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org

learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU

learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people): https://fairfight.com

see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future: https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I

learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace

learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs

see more shenanigans on our twitter feed: https://twitter.com/health_podcast

participate in the shenanigans with our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/669209013274133/

help others enjoy the shenanigans with our youtube short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPl2OzrTy0

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in this special episode, terel joined her neighborhood for a recurring #cacerolazo (‘pots and pans’) protest in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. see the links below to find out how your pots & pans (and votes and letters and phone calls and financial support) can help in the fight for a more fair and peaceful future. #LearnAndShare

time stamps: at 1:24, hear terel explain what this special episode is about; at 4:40, hear audio from the ‘pots and pans’ protest; at 5:05, hear information about the goals and timeline for the protest; at 6:10, hear the call to get your pots; at 14:30, hear terel wrap up the evening; at 16:21 hear audio from the protest sing along that happened in washington d.c. on june 3, 2020.

photo credit: estaban vega

learn more about what a cacerolazo is: https://beautifultrouble.org/tactic/cacerolazo/

learn about ‘use of force policies’ in your community (and their positive impact on rates of police violence): http://useofforceproject.org

learn more about how ‘use of force’ policies can reduce police killings and how you can demand that they be adopted in your community: https://8cantwait.org/?fbclid=IwAR1h_9LGbMheKBD7PBgkz-0tj_MxhscMqbw-U_8ntQ-hHMHTy1XnVBAUJP4

keep tabs on the forthcoming “excessive use of force” bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4408?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22REAL+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=52

learn the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-budgets-defund-the-police_n_5ed943a8c5b6dddfca600f27?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jcm9va2VkLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy9hbnRpcmFjaXNtLXJlc291cmNlcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAB8Dz0xWkV5wCmnUcbh2NyCLRd7zkdcbJHfrXS64SZiFz2FWPdU2BhsFr5PK0DeOTI7xrIct5t76Kq6FWWkRoXArZMEdLU1YNLuLIvKcPtZfai7GHLXTnK6XvEbc2_6FVY65QTWLJJ5-6fSvVDnOo11CHYg9WNWN4QbBS0WC5d-l

learn (more) about the reasons behind calls to ‘defund the police’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/

learn about how to increase power in your community: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org

learn how to support our country’s 6 battle ground states during the run up to our next election: https://votesaveamerica.com/adopt-a-state/?fbclid=IwAR0YdsUr5wY6Iamrx3BbVTeCSwUcOc8XReYoH34v3GDfU3fHdSpC9G47inU

learn how to help combat voter suppression (which disproportionately impacts marginalized people): https://fairfight.com

see a slew of other ways you can learn and help build a more fair and peaceful future: https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/?fbclid=IwAR2nLeeG-gwyGLQ51n6Gy3DUj-3sroFfEcuIbccT7SyPfYxjIyy8WRX5L8I

learn more about the “lean on me” sing along featured at the end of this episode: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/06/870735440/at-the-d-c-protests-a-lean-on-me-singalong-offered-a-moment-of-solace

learn more about the “lean on me” audio featured at the end of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCsl_wij9Xs

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in this week’s adventure, we explored the best mask you needn’t bother wearing to protect yourself from viruses, and whether you can give yourself an infection by holding in your farts.

**updated 4/3/2020: this episode was recorded prior to changes in the cdc's recommendations around personal protective masks. learn more here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html

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learn more about lady parts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcf6ViRjYvA

learn more about female urinary tract infections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koc6Trz6vdE

find out if the masks you already bought are legit
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/

learn more about how fittings for n95 masks work https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=157&v=D38BjgUdL5U&feature=emb_logo

find out what the world health organization thinks you should be doing instead of hoarding masks https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

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keywords: surgical mask, quarantine, virus, germ, hospital workers, flu, influenza, coronavirus, covid, vagina, urinary tract infection, uti, bacteria, pee, urine, bladder, ureter, kidney, urethra, poop, sex, anus, gas, sphincter, zombie apocolypse. also: centers for disease control & prevention, cdc, world health organization, who, national institute for occupational safety & health.

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in this week’s adventure, special co-host bethany joined us for a live road test in order to explore what happens when people’s brains get bored in the car. no deer or co-hosts were harmed in the making of this episode.

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keywords: sleep, scavenger hunt, psychologist, brain, autopilot, mind, amphetamines, cocaine, karolinska sleepiness scale, boredom, chuck e cheese's, payless, car sickness.

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in this week’s adventure, we explored some of the complex living things making a home in (and on!) the human body…for profit.

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explore your body’s shenanigans through the belly button biodiversity project: http://robdunnlab.com/projects/belly-button-biodiversity/

explore rick and morty’s shenanigans through this clip from their ‘anatomy park’ adventures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ism58iMktng

key words: face, eyelash mite, bacteria, yeast, fungi, teeth, vitamin k, navel, belly button biodiversity project, robert buckman, metagenomics, sanger, dna, microscope, pit start armpit project, rick & morty.

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this week’s adventure features an episode from a great podcast called “simple health radio”. in this particular episode, host (and physician) dr. muhammad emran responded to our question about whether you can really be scared to death. if you love dr. emran’s podcast as much as we do, you can hear more of his show by visiting his website simplehealthradio.com or by searching for his show in your favorite podcast app.

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better manage life’s shenanigans with ideas from the national alliance on mental illness https://www.nami.org/find-support/living-with-a-mental-health-condition/managing-stress

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keywords: anxiety, fight or flight, adrenaline, epinephrine, hypertension, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart muscle, heart attack, calcium, nerves, abnormal rhythm, v-fib, sudden death, dizzy, lightheaded, relax, national alliance on mental illness, fried rice syndrome.

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this week’s adventure features an episode from a great podcast called “simple health radio”. in this particular episode, host (and physician) dr. muhammad emran responded to our question about whether you really can blow yourself up by smoking cigarettes too close to your home oxygen tank. if you love dr. emran’s podcast as much as we do, you can hear more of his show by visiting his website simplehealthradio.com or by searching for his show in your favorite podcast app.

audio credit: the simple health radio podcast (simplehealthradio.com)

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in this week’s adventure, special co-host gabby joined us to explore what it’s like to use america’s most widely prescribed anxiety medication, and how it compares with alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine.

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learn more about the different types of anxiety disorders: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961

learn more about how to get help with anxiety: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

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this week’s adventure features an episode from a great podcast called “simple health radio”. in this particular episode, host (and physician) dr. muhammad emran responded to our question about whether burns can be treated with butter. if you love dr. emran’s podcast as much as we do, you can hear more of his show by visiting his website simplehealthradio.com or by searching for his show in your favorite podcast app.

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this special edition adventure is a fun mashup of some of our favorite episodes. share it with that person in your life who owns a mobile device, but hasn’t started using it (yet!) to play this podcast.

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in our last episode, we explored whether homemade deodorant is all it’s cracked up to be. this week, we dabbled in one of its major (and most expensive!) ingredients, to clarify what it is, why it costs so much, and why you’ll get into trouble if you try to drink it.

photo credit: leah morgan

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for this week’s adventure, special co-host jess joined us in the nation’s capital and got sweaty in public (on purpose) in order to find out whether homemade deodorant is all it’s cracked up to be.

no underarms were harmed in the making of this podcast.

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this week, we dabbled in why it hurts so badly when dissolved plant fibers (better known as paper) swipe across your skin.

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in this week’s adventure, special co-hosts donald and melissa joined us to explore what crossfit is, what it’s like to do crossfit, and whether crossfit is different (or better) than other fitness programs.

**update: 6/11/2020 this episode was recorded prior to greg glassman's unfortunate antics around the george floyd case. if you'd like, see details here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/10/greg-glassman-crossfit-ceo-resigns-george-floyd-protest-coronavirus-tweets-conspiracy-theories

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do fitness shenanigans safely with “gym health and safety policy”: https://www.livestrong.com/article/350915-gym-health-safety-policy/

watch a fight go bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ySMqyTP0Q

watch death by burpees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8D9a78zgNk

watch glen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIsf-QG8ZE

watch eva: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUDhdhht0sk

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this week, we’re re-releasing our “menopause against humanity” episode in honor of terel’s late aunt, debbie. this is the adventure where we took the show on the road with special co-host, denise (and a homemade version of a popular card game) to explore what happens to women’s bodies as they reach the point in life where they stop producing eggs. this particular adventure was always debbie’s favorite.

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terel quits ripping and running long enough to talk about upcoming adventures (again). #turboencabulator

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for this week’s adventure, we sifted through 50 states’ worth of government jargon in order to see (and explain) the health related issues that will be up for voting in your state’s election next month.

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learn more about our government’s shenanigans (and be part of the solution): https://votesaveamerica.com https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

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this week, we dabbled in past special co-host anne’s question about the health benefits of wearing bras.

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this week, we dabbled in super listener shannon’s question about how the body ‘gets’ vitamin d from the sun.

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this week’s adventure features an episode from a great podcast called “burst your bubble”. in this particular episode, host (and broadcasting/media literacy educator) morgan talks about how a children’s tv show used basket ball and a giant rat to tackle one of the biggest public health scares in modern history. if you love morgan’s podcast as much as we do, you can hear more of her show by visiting her website http://www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com or by searching for her show in your favorite podcast player.

audio credit: the burst your bubble podcast (http://www.burstyourbubblepodcast.com)

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in our last adventure, we featured highlights from a music therapy lecture terel gave for her medical center’s college of pharmacy. part of that lecture involved a music therapy demonstration that couldn’t be included in the original adventure. here is a special version of that demonstration. if you plan to play along, you’ll need something to write with and something to write on.

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this week’s adventure features highlights from a music therapy lecture terel gave for her medical center’s college of pharmacy.

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see that video we mentioned in this week’s episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-EWS9mWq2I

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for this week’s adventure, we explored what happens to your poop when you hand it over to total strangers for medical testing. #stoolanalysis

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this week, we explored the non-hollywood version of what happens to the human body when a person is shot. #jordanstrong

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in this week’s adventure, we explored the leading explanations for why some people sweat bullets after eating too much meat. side note: be sure to listen to the end of this episode to learn how to win some health science bonus prizes!!!

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in this week’s adventure, we explored that sticky stuff living inside your ears and why roaches may be so attracted to it.

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for this week’s adventure, special co-host, william (and his beard!) returned to have some dinner and explore the practice of consuming human body parts for medical reasons. #fleshcraft

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this week’s adventure features an episode from a great podcast called “people are wild”. in this particular episode, host (and emergency room nurse) kim talks about zipper mishaps, falling toilet seats, failed self-circumcisions, and nighttime emergencies that will completely change the way you look at that eggplant emoji. if you love kim’s podcast as much as we do, you can hear more of her show by visiting her website https://peoplearewild.podbean.com or by searching for her in your favorite podcast player.

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in this week’s adventure, we took the show on the road with special co-host, denise (and a homemade version of a popular card game) to explore what happens to women’s bodies as they reach the point in life where they stop producing eggs.

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for this week’s adventure, we tried to figure out why the water in terel’s favorite drinking fountain turned white…and whether she was risking her health when she decided to drink it anyway.

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terel quits ripping and running long enough to talk about upcoming adventures.

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for our one year ‘podiversary’ adventure, we explored the family of viruses that causes the flu and why it won’t just shut up and die. as an added bonus, we also explored how washing viruses in detergent equals flu shots (and a cool $3.1 billion!) for your trouble.

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in this week’s adventure, we reveal the mystery prize, the correct pod hunt items, and the winners of our five part health science scavenger hunt.

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for this week’s adventure, we explored the shocking state of men’s health and the beer-fueled brainchild that launched 5 million mustaches to do something about it.

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visit the movember foundation: https://us.movember.com

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this week’s adventure features the final round of clues in our five part health science scavenger hunt. we’ll explain how you (yes, you!) can play along to earn pod hunter bragging rights and a chance to win one of three mysterious prizes.

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for this week’s adventure, special (and very pregnant!) co-host santana joined us to see whether the homemade pregnancy tests from “episode 8: adventures in homemade pregnancy tests” are worth the mess they'll leave on your bathroom counter.

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for this week’s adventure, we explored some pretty epic examples of how our brains’ love of cutting corners can create the perfect storm for the kinds of mistakes that make app crashes and autocorrect fails look like child’s play.

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this week’s adventure features the fourth round of clues in our five part health science scavenger hunt. we’ll explain how you (yes, you!) can play along to earn pod hunter bragging rights and a chance to win one of three mysterious prizes.

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in this week’s adventure, we explored some of the fascinating features of chemicals being made and used inside our very own bodies.

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in this week’s adventure, terel misused the channel splitter as special co-hosts, william and faith joined us to talk about the chemistry, inventions, historical events, and legal actions that have impacted “liquid gold” and babies’ access to it.

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this week’s adventure features the third three clues of our five part health science scavenger hunt. we’ll explain how you (yes, you!) can play along to earn pod hunter bragging rights and a chance to win one of three mysterious prizes.

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this week’s adventure features the second three clues of our five part health science scavenger hunt. we’ll explain how you (yes, you!) can play along to earn pod hunter bragging rights and a chance to win one of three mysterious prizes.

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in this week’s adventure, special co-host chelsea joined the show to explore the surprising world of using animal parts to make medications for humans…and whether you’re supposed to pronounce the “l” in “salmon”.

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this week’s adventure features an episode from a sweet podcast called “the vagibonds”. in this particular episode, hosts corbin and katee talk about the difference between pap smears and pelvic exams. if you love “the vagibonds” podcast as much as we do, you can hear more of their show by visiting their website http://thevagibondspodcast.blubrry.com or by searching for them in your favorite podcast player.

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in this week’s adventure, we explored the goat bladder condoms of yesterday, the bacon flavored condoms of today, and the ‘invisible’ condoms of tomorrow.

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in last week’s adventure, alien enthusiast tehseen joined us to talk about ways we might prepare for the most likely version of an alien encounter. she also shared some thoughts about what aliens (real and imaginary) might tell us about humanity. many of her comments had to be cut from the original episode for time, but here are some of the most interesting ones.

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in this week’s adventure, alien enthusiast tehseen co-hosts the podcast to explore how (unused!) condoms, toilet water, and cockroach gene therapy might help us survive contact when the aliens come…and why the possibility of life outside earth should inspire us to rethink our role as stewards of the planet.

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in this week’s adventure, special co-host rashard joined the show to explore the quiet (and complicated) world of people who make their living by ‘volunteering’ as human test subjects in clinical trials. we also dipped our toes in the bioethics of the planet of the apes.

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this week’s adventure features the first three clues of our five part health science scavenger hunt. we’ll explain how you (yes, you!) can play along to earn pod hunter bragging rights and a chance to win one of three mysterious prizes.

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in this week’s half adventure, we explored a couple of ways you can rate and review this podcast, as well as future plans to expand into google play…with autotuney results!

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this week’s adventure features a visit terel paid to “the short coat podcast” to give a behind the scenes look at how “health science (for the rest of us!)” was born, how its episodes are created, and what shenanigans are in store for the future. also: real life medical students sniff each others armpits and discuss what your zip code may say about how healthy you are.

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in this week’s adventure, registered dietician candice co-hosts the podcast to talk about organic food and whether it’s more healthy than conventional food.

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in this week’s adventure, e.m.t. traci co-hosts the podcast to talk about ambulances, how they work, and what it’s like to be taken to the hospital in one.

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for this week’s adventure, we explored the quiet, secret life of stretch marks

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in this week’s adventure, terel joined others around the world for the historic ‘march for science’ held on earth day, 2017 and talked about why using the word ‘political’ to describe science paints a different picture than we think it does.

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in this week’s adventure, anne co-hosts the podcast as we misuse microphone settings and butcher the word ‘needles’... all while exploring how we use medicines to prevent illness when traveling to other countries.

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in this week’s adventure, we explored how radiation isn’t exactly what you thought it was…

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in this week's adventure, we explored our ever evolving understanding of pain: what we think it is, how it works (and doesn’t work), and how we try to get rid of it.

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in this week’s adventure, we explored the art of squirting salt water up your nose for the win

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terel quits coughing long enough to talk about upcoming adventures

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in this week’s adventure, we explored what happens when our hair falls out and why hippocrates though pigeon droppings were a reasonable solution

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in this week’s adventure, we explored a few medical robots: what they are, and what they’re doing in health care.

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in this week’s adventure, we explored homemade pregnancy tests to find out what they are, how they work, and how they stack up against over the counter pregnancy tests.

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for this week’s adventure, we explored public toilets to see just how germ infested they really are…

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in this week's adventure, we explored zombie preparedness advice from the centers for disease control and prevention.

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for this week's adventure, we explored the dark side of popular statements and advertisements that claim products or services are good for your health.

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in this week's adventure, we explored what happens when human body fat goes completely ape sh**, and why it's so hard to get back on track once we've fallen off the wagon.

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in this week's adventure, we explored human body fat: what it is and what it's doing inside you

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in this week's adventure, we explored how a taste can still be in your mouth even after the food is long gone

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in this week's adventure, we explored the kind of human body odor not so easily left behind as you climb out of the carpool and slam the door behind you.

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terel and iris introduce the upcoming podcast "Heath Science (For the Rest of Us!)

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