Don't Swallow Your Gum!: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health by Aaron E. Carroll, Rachel C. Vreeman

3.39 AVERAGE

sdhb's review against another edition

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5.0

I'm not sure if the main reason I enjoyed this book, was because is dispelled so many old-wives tales about your health that I've been told throughout the years. Or if the scientist in me just enjoys learning new things like this. But this was a must read. I'll never again put hydrogen peroxide on a cut. Just have to convince those around me that its a bad idea...

skamibayashi's review against another edition

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4.0

Funny and full of genuinely useful information. Glad I picked it up!

kauther's review against another edition

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5.0

A must read for everyone.

booksforv's review against another edition

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3.0

Everyone should read this.

labunnywtf's review against another edition

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2.0

I love useless trivia. I love semi-useless trivia. And I love things that bust myths, even if I've never seen a certain show.

So how on earth could I have been as bored to tears as I was by this book? Seriously. Even their attempts to interject humor made me cringe and flip the page.

Horrid.

mirable's review against another edition

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4.0

All those body and health myths and half-truths are exposed - everything from the relationship between foot and penis size to gum stays in your stomach for seven years - with numerous delightful scientific commentary. Well researched with tons of documentation, but not dry or fussy in any way.

carstensena's review against another edition

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3.0

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gbeezz's review

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informative fast-paced

bibliobabe94's review against another edition

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3.0

ok, a few interesting things, but overall not exceptional

zachkuhn's review

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3.0

pretty much all your nonsense worries are nonsense