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Dr Google probably isn't the worst place to get your health advice

  • Written by Rachael Dunlop, Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University

Who is your preferred source for health advice? Gwyneth Paltrow? Pete Evans? Or qualified medical practitioners – like Dr Oz?

I hate to break it to you, but if you’re getting advice from any of these people, you’re quite likely being misled.

For example, contrary to Gwyneth Paltrow’s website, experts advise inserting jade...

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