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Should you believe a health information?

From who?

And why?

Please read this 👇 to the end.

Many years ago (about 350 years before Christ), Aristotle the great and famous Greek philosopher said a "spider has six legs", he thus classified it as an insect.

For many centuries, everybody believed that, no one dared to challenge the idea.

Until a curious scientist discovered that a spider does not have six legs, but eight.

Aristotle also, once stated that heavy objects always fell to the ground faster than light objects.

Many people believed this for nearly 2000 years.

Guess what. Your guess is as good as mine: a scientist also did an experiment that showed that the statement was wrong, a heavy and a light object was dropped together from the top of a tall building, it was seen that the both objects reached the ground at the same time.

Today, scientists will not accept a theory or idea that is not empirical.

There are so many health fads, fallacies and misconceptions out there.

How would you know which or who to believe?

The key is to only believe health information that has an empirical basis.

In some parts of Nigeria, it is believed that a pregnant woman should not eat snails, if she does, the baby will have an excess amount of saliva. Not only is this false, this can deprive her of some vital nutrients if snail is what she can afford or what she likes.

There are many other beliefs held by people that are both detrimental to their health, and lacks an empirical basis.

So who should you believe?

Although this is not a comprehensive thread on where to get reliable health information, the following sources are recommended:

💟 Competent health professionals such as Doctors, Health Educators, Nurses, Pharmacists, Nutritionists, etc. 

There is a good reason to believe expert opinion.

 Scientific journals, health organizations & some online sources can also be helpful.