NEW RULE: Any Youtuber who uses a large ARROW on the "thumbnail" image will not get my click.

[Aristus]

13. I really hate those "DOCTORS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IMPORTANT LIFE HACK!" things.

I'm a Physician Assistant, not a doctor. But the things they talk about in those videos are things that we usually already know about, and don't want patients doing it/taking it/eating it, etc, because it is bad for the patient, or else it's a harmless waste of money. It's just more grifting off the deliberately-cultivated mistrust of experts, authority figures, etc.

The one I see most often right now is: "FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET YOUR MAGNESIUM LEVEL CHECKED! TAKE LOTS OF MAGNESIUM! YOU COULD BE MAGNESIUM DEFICIENT!"

I can only assume that the vitamin supplement industry found itself with a glut of magnesium tablets, and is desperately trying to unload them.

Magnesium deficiency is actually pretty rare among healthy people, and is most common in patients with chronic kidney disease. As always, don't initiate any supplementation program until you've talked to your primary care provider first.