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[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

People chase 30 different supplements for longevity and cancer prevention then ignore the tiny daily habits with far better evidence.

Here are 5 surprisingly simple ones:

1. WALK FOR 10 MINUTES AFTER YOU EAT.

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

This is a rare condition called Hematidrosis.

​Under extreme emotional panic or fear, a massive adrenaline spike causes the tiny blood vessels feeding your sweat glands to violently constrict and then literally burst under the pressure. The blood leaks directly into the sweat glands.

​As the body sweats from the intense panic, it pushes out a mix of water and actual blood. It looks terrifying and fatal, but it stops when the anxiety does. You don't treat it with bandages or surgery....you treat it with beta-blockers and anti-anxiety meds to shut down the adrenaline!

[Dr M Shujat Rasool @DrMShujat]

You hit your head hard and get a giant hematoma (a blood knot under the skin).

What should you NEVER take for pain?

A) Cold water
B) Aspirin
C) Tylenol
D) Hot tea

Many people make this mistake that can make bleeding worse.

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

I am Dr. Priyam and this actually takes me back to a case I encountered during my first year of residency.

Technically this is food poisoning. But...did you notice I didn't mention a single normal GI symptom like nausea, vomiting or diarrhea?

That's what makes this different and something to be learned separately. This is poisoning by a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum (Botulism).

Potatoes grow in dirt, which naturally carries the spores of this bacteria. You wrap it in foil and leave it sitting on the counter overnight.

In our Indian climate especially, that foil creates the perfect trap: zero oxygen, locked-in moisture and a cozy incubator. The spores hatch and pump out a deadly nerve poison while you sleep.

"But Dr. Priyam, didn't the microwave kill it?"

Here is the catch. The poison is heat-sensitive, but you have to actively boil it for a solid 10 minutes to destroy it. A quick two-minute zap just warms the food up unevenly. It doesn't get nearly hot enough, for long enough, to kill the poison.

The fix is simple: never leave foil-wrapped baked potatoes sitting out on the counter. Take the foil off and put them in the fridge!

As an Internal Medicine resident, let me be brutally honest...once that paralysis sets in, the reality is grim. We are talking weeks to months on a ventilator in the ICU while your nerves slowly regenerate. It is a grueling, terrifying recovery.
All for a leftover potato. Be safe!

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

A guy bakes a foil-wrapped potato & leaves it on the counter overnight. Next day, he microwaves & eats it.

​Hours later, his vision doubles. By midnight, his muscles completely fail from the head down. He can barely breathe and is rushed to the ICU.

Something went very wrong!

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

Dr. Priyam here. Today, let me teach you how to interpret a Kidney Function Test (KFT) exactly how I do it as an Internal Medicine resident.

By the end, you won't have a single question left. And also KFTs aren't just about kidneys actually. Let me break it down.

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

Since this is a massive health hazard and more people need to know this right away, I am not waiting to reveal the answer.

​It's B) Ibuprofen (along with other common NSAIDs like Diclofenac, Naproxen & Aceclofenac that also damage the kidney).

​Think about what it actually does inside your body. Ibuprofen blocks prostaglandins. Your kidneys completely rely on these to keep their blood vessels wide open. When you take Ibuprofen frequently, those vessels constrict and literally choke off the blood supply to the kidneys. That’s how you end up with acute kidney injury.

​The other options hit completely different organs:

1. ​Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is processed in the liver. High doses cause liver toxicity, not kidney failure.

2. ​Aspirin attacks the stomach lining and causes severe ulcers or GI bleeding.

3. ​Tramadol acts on the central nervous system, so the main risks are seizures and dependence.

​This is exactly why we have to do a proper clinical risk analysis based on patient history. Never just take OTC painkillers blindly....always get them prescribed.

[Alvin @Alvin1492840]

A guy bought a $1,500 Samsung TV 3 years ago.

He watched Netflix. He watched YouTube. He thought the picture looked fine. He assumed that's just what a TV looks like.

His friend, a home theater installer who calibrates TVs for a living, walked into his apartment and looked at the screen for 5 seconds.

"You're watching everything in demo mode. The motion smoothing is on. The eco dimmer is cutting your brightness by 40%. Your TV is taking a screenshot of your screen every 30 seconds and selling your viewing data to advertisers. And you're watching a $1,500 panel in the same picture mode Best Buy uses under fluorescent lights to make TVs pop on a showroom wall."
He changed 9 settings in 12 minutes.

The picture looked like a different television. The soap opera effect disappeared. The colors became natural. The TV stopped spying on him.
Here's every setting he changed 🧵

[Manifest_Lord @Manifest_Lord]

An oncologist admitted: there are 3 types of people who don't get c*ncer.

(save this):

[Dr. OAK @seunbayo89]

Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is a potentially fatal metabolic complication that occurs when nutritional support (either food, tube feeding, or IV nutrition) is reintroduced too quickly to someone who is severely malnourished or has been starving.

During prolonged starvation, the body shifts its primary fuel source from carbohydrates to fat and protein (ketosis). Intracellular minerals—specifically phosphate, potassium, and magnesium—become severely depleted, though blood levels might still look normal because the body tries to maintain equilibrium in the bloodstream.

When food (especially carbohydrates) is reintroduced:

​Insulin Spike: The sudden influx of glucose triggers a massive release of insulin.

​Intracellular Shift: Insulin drives glucose, potassium, magnesium, and phosphate out of the blood and into the cells.

​Severe Blood Depletion: Because the body’s overall stores of these minerals were already depleted, this sudden shift causes serum levels to crash.
📌📌📌📌

[Dr. Damodar Naik | Health | Fitness| Medicine @Damodar484]

refeeding syndrome.

What happens during a 7-day water fast?

During prolonged fasting:

Insulin levels stay very low.
The body switches to burning fat and ketones for energy.
Total body stores of phosphate, potassium, and magnesium become depleted, even if blood levels initially appear normal because these minerals move out of cells.

Then comes the pizza and soda…

A meal high in carbohydrates (pizza crust + sugary soda) causes a large insulin surge.

Insulin rapidly drives:

Glucose into cells
Phosphate into cells
Potassium into cells
Magnesium into cells

This can cause a sudden fall in blood levels of these electrolytes.

Phosphate is needed to produce ATP, the body’s energy currency.

Severe hypophosphatemia leads to:

Weakness of the diaphragm → difficulty breathing
Heart muscle dysfunction
Reduced oxygen delivery (due to low 2,3-BPG in red blood cells)
Neurological symptoms
Potentially fatal arrhythmias

Why the cardiac arrest?

At the same time:

Hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia make the heart electrically unstable.
This can trigger dangerous ventricular arrhythmias (such as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation), leading to sudden cardiac arrest.

This is called Refeeding Syndrome

[SteelerNation @Steeler4ever7]

Just a little demo to show you how quickly and easy it is to upgrade your old switches to newer and more modern switches.

Very simple to do. Simple wiring. Make sure you do wire correctly to be safe. If you are not comfortable ask someone who knows what they are doing or hire a licensed electrician.

[Dr. Eric Berg DC @dr_ericberg]

When consumed improperly, these 7 foods can kill you:

1/ Brown rice… 🧵

[End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 @end3of6days9]

This is the kind of dessert hack I’m here for. Instead of giving up ice cream, she just made a higher-protein version she can actually eat every day without feeling guilty about it.

Frozen strawberries, a little banana, whey protein, cocoa powder, and a few other simple ingredients blended up into a massive, creamy dessert. She tops it with peanut butter and calls it a night. She’s been eating this for over 120 days straight while prepping for her wedding, and honestly… it looks way more satisfying than most “healthy” desserts.

You don’t have to cut out the foods you love — sometimes you just need to tweak them a little.

Would you try making something like this, or are you more of a “just eat the real ice cream” kind of person?

[Rob Benson @BuckhornCliffs]

Step one: Fill everything. Tub, pots, buckets, bottles. You have maybe 45 minutes of water pressure left. That's the cleanest water you'll see for a while.

Step two: Confirm the scope. Your house, your block, or your whole region? Battery radio or car radio tells you what you're dealing with. Starlink Mini gives you full details if you have it.

Step three: Send one text to family with your status. Then put the phone in low power mode. Cell towers may not last long.

Step four: Fridge and freezer stay shut. Snap a photo of both interiors so you don't have to guess. Eat in order: fridge first, freezer second, pantry last.

Step five: Stay out of stores. Whatever's in your pantry is the plan. If this is a big event, everyone else is about to panic. Avoid crowds.

Step six: Shrink your living space. One small room, blankets over windows and doorways. Critical in winter, similar approach for extreme heat.

Step seven: Combustion stays outside. Generators, grills, camp stoves. Carbon monoxide kills more people in blackouts than anything else. This one is life or death.

Step eight: Run dark and quiet. Don't be the brightest, loudest house on the street. That makes you the most interesting house. Generator during the day, blackout curtains at night.

Step nine: Get comms up. Cell towers may fail within a day or two. Battery radio for info in, GMRS for local family communication out.

Step ten: In a big blackout, nobody is coming to help you. Plan accordingly.

A few things worth knowing:

Blackouts historically last hours to a few days, but the 2003 Northeast blackout affected 55 million people and the 2021 Texas grid failure killed over 200 people. Big events do happen. And likely will happen with more frequency.

A whole house generator is great, but a small portable generator with 3 to 5 gallons of stabilized fuel plus a portable power station covers most scenarios and doesn't announce itself to the whole neighborhood.

Water heaters hold 40 to 80 gallons of usable water. Learn how to drain yours from the bottom valve. That's a free reservoir most people forget.

Practice this before you need it. A weekend without power at home tells you exactly where your gaps are.

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

"Doc if breast milk is almost entirely water, why can’t we just give normal water to a baby below 6 months old?"

This is a brilliant question. The short answer is that giving a tiny infant plain water can actually shut down their brain and cause seizures.

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

SEVERE ANEMIA in a 47-year-old male.

Eats a normal diet.
No visible bleeding.

He was told he just had LOW IRON and was given supplements. But in Internal Medicine, this is a massive red flag.
Why? Because adult men don't just run low on iron. A clinical breakdown. 👇

[Architect NLA @one_miloo]

Learn how to install a fence and what makes for a strong installation.

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[End3of6Days9 (Helen) 🇺🇸 @end3of6days9]

This woman lost 260 pounds eating in a calorie deficit — and now she’s sharing her high-protein Greek-inspired chicken skewers with homemade tzatziki.

She layers ground chicken with veggies between tortillas, skewers them, air fries them until crispy, and makes a high-protein sauce to go with it. Looks delicious and way better than takeout.

Would you try these?