Im a cardiologist 5 of the biggest healthcare lies on TikTok, ignore the quacks

Surely, you don’t believe everything you hear on social media.But just in case you’re not sure where to draw the line when it comes to your health, Dr.Evan Levine, a board-certified cardiologist with over 30 years of experience, recently shared a video in which he dispelled five “healthcare lies on TikTok” — so we can “drown out a lot of these quacks.” Dr.

Levine warned against a “total BS” test and shared another healthy eating recommendation that will save you some money.Celtic sea salt was originally hand-harvested from coastal France, although it now comes from several locations around the world.

It’s been touted on TikTok as being “healthier” because it’s less processed and contains tiny amounts of minerals, but Dr.Levine calls this advice “the biggest quack out there.” “Guess what? It’s sodium chloride like your salt,” he said.

“It has trace — little itsy bitsy — amounts of calcium, potassium…and that’s it.” He also warned everyone that you should avoid putting salt in your water if you have heart disease, as doing so can raise your blood pressure and make you go into heart failure.Dr.Levine acknowledges that, yes, olive oil is good for you, mostly because it’s very rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, which can help lower bad cholesterol. Studies have shown that consuming 1.5 tablespoons of olive oil per day may lower your risk of heart disease, although Dr.

Levine notes that you can’t discount the possibility that these people eating olive oil also just have healthier lifestyle habits. However, these days, there are plenty of doctors selling olive oil online on the promise that theirs has special health benefits, and some of them carry a price tag as high as $47.95, which Dr.Levine considers pretty bogus. “Eating a tablespoon of olive oil sold by some doctor on TikTok that claims his olive oil is special is more BS than truth.

They’re just looking to make money,” he said. “Don’t waste ...