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-- Hello welcome to -- -- I'm Dr.
Manny.
Divide -- -- there are some unconventional ways to never get sick again would you try them.
I'm talking about dunking your head in hydrogen peroxide and taking cold showers well.
-- -- an offer of the secrets of people who never get sick has tried those and more -- is here to share his experience welcome to the show -- That's an odd -- really looking at -- but I am I adore the secret what is the secret of people who never get -- catchy title.
But true other secrets to people that never get sick 125 of them I didn't know what do you find secrets I think -- Why -- why what what compelled you to write this book.
We know I've been writing about health for about twenty years.
And thank you and I know some people in common who write books for right and I've always done what every doctor has told me to do I'm a good patient I do the right thing.
And every year it gets that but I do think again gets again -- or times -- -- -- get -- But and I'm sure you've noticed this too -- to people never get sick.
And it occurred to me that may be instead of listening to what the doctors said.
They've -- just talk to the people never get sick and asked them to the secret right now is here's a surprise.
It'd have a secret -- somebody why they don't get second ago -- that you asked me and they talk and they talk and they talk.
Sometimes we think it's a little weird but a lot of times the secrets are real and there scientifically verifiable.
Right and that's exactly what you did you did some of the anecdotal evidence and you kind a researcher because some of the topics that you have a very well cover.
The -- of about some of the techniques in the book.
One of the things they imagine and I did it in the -- taking cold showers -- supposed to you know prevent.
And you know the coal is that true.
You know it's one of those things that sounds a little scary.
-- taking out cold shower -- does not get a cold.
But there's actually been a lot of research.
Not surprisingly a lot of it comes out of Northern Europe where it's very cold right it reduces.
Inflammation -- bolsters your immune system.
It's -- -- your circulation.
And it turns out you know Bluetooth file on one of those new antioxidants everybody's talking about because the health food store you buy a bottle that for forty dollars right -- cold shower and -- get for free.
Really -- I had to I'm married to a Swedish woman and I and visited Sweden many times.
Up in the northern part and I -- -- tell you those people like there's showers cold and everything try to tight ends and yet out by the yeah I logged I'd rather be -- -- true.
But anyway up.
Up all the other it -- you have something that I of course as an obstetrician I heard this before eating dirt.
Out of.
Courses conditions when people have deficiencies in iron.
They tend to get did -- up which is you know the affinity to.
Get to taste and smell of -- -- eating -- benefits when -- actually learned this from a mutual friend of -- -- opponents of writer director of canyon ranch.
And he told me about the hygiene hypothesis.
And that is the idea that.
The immune system is like a -- demoted army it's -- -- if you don't give -- anything to do.
It's like friendly fire it starts firing back in on itself -- from those are autoimmune diseases -- so what you wanted to do was give your immune system a little something to do and one way of doing that.
Is by exposing it to pathogens and there have been studies after studies that -- at the University of California San Diego.
There's some things like if you don't do it the more pathogens that child under the age of two is exposed to those less likely it is easy to develop diseases -- -- -- -- you don't wanna live in a bubble.
Right now that this one this way I'm even thinking of trying this one.
Because they -- big -- Which is dunking your head in hydrogen peroxide hair was I supposed to do and whether it is solution I think product but I have to go out I'm not -- -- -- -- right on that side to get give -- -- Nixon given makes.
-- you -- -- -- at the drugstore where authority a small solution okay and if you did that get the drugstore you put it in the think that you put a lot of water and it's put some hydrogen peroxide.
The guy who I met who did that claims that it basically what it does is it.
It breaks down any bacterial infection it makes at least I got shields.
To keep the bad microorganisms.
From attacking you but -- will say that it is the strangest -- in the book.
And the point is really trying to -- there and I'm sure you know this is that.
A lot of times people.
-- about certain cures and they think that's silly.
That's just mythology.
And then it turns out the real like amber it is actually does well against right by.
In fact I mean in the cab you know and many -- -- just so you had a chapter which I -- on spirituality in the power healing through prayer.
Are you cover that I saw that you have a whole chapter on balancing your PH which I think -- very huge part.
But a lot of these things as you know that at it has little real signs -- -- -- is true but nobody you know told predicated on nutrition.
And eating well and and the I don't vat of I think that even conventional medicine and even people.
That do not have a lot of knowledge in alternative therapies for diseases would it would acknowledge that a lot of these.
You know alternative ways -- based on real science and of course you have covered in very effectively and vote.
What was the most difficult technique that you try.
-- -- a participatory journalist I really do believe that.
It's my responsibility try everything you've been tasting the -- I've I've -- and I thought okay good and -- myself in it except I have to say.
Cold showers you know I tried yeah I took a cold tower was really painful right and I decided exactly what you cited right -- -- a gets a cigarette and exit package meant that there are 25 secrets here -- practice I would say twenty of them.
Right I don't do.
The hunt and -- right I don't to the cold showers but -- do try to do I have a plant based diet for instance right you're Begin on the Begin I eat raw garlic which I actually think may be the most powerful.
Of all of the things and totally agree with few on that one I totally agree with the mean I think -- garlic is incredibly.
Good for you -- bought -- and one of the things that tell people is the research uncovered.
Indicates that -- really do have to it is wrong for the which if you take a pill that probably just goes right through your system.
So what you wanna do -- stomp on it.
And then there is a natural remedy for the bad breath which is to -- on a little bit of parsley.
Parsley gets rid of the garlic -- Okay so when can people get more -- and get the book www.
Secrets of people.com.
Amazon Barnes & Noble everywhere.
Everywhere you've got one already absolutely well anyway that the book is terrific very well researcher and of course.
You are very well -- writer and -- -- so for everybody wants to really have a little.
I would say you know he kind of to -- you do touches so many important topics especially for those that are looking for answers.
-- in an alternative way to heal themselves and and stay healthy and I think that's the whole key I think this book is terrific thank you so thank you for coming to -- program has had to do you have any health question you were -- to me about email -- at fox had Dr.
-- and functions outcome until next time.
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