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Viral health trends are flooding social media. Are they helpful, harmful, or just hype?
From cortisol cocktails to walking in weighted vests, viral health trends are flooding social media, and even reshaping what we see on store shelves. We break down some of the most talked-about trends using real social media clips and insights from our panel of experts. Are they helpful, harmful, or just hype?
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Health Matters: Television for Life is a local public television program presented by KSPS PBS

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Preview: Season 22 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
From cortisol cocktails to walking in weighted vests, viral health trends are flooding social media, and even reshaping what we see on store shelves. We break down some of the most talked-about trends using real social media clips and insights from our panel of experts. Are they helpful, harmful, or just hype?
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSocial medi is exploding with health trends.
Promising miraculous results.
Ice baths to cure depression.
Weighted vest for rapid weight loss.
Millions of views.
Thousands of testimonials.
Even sparking change to what's available in our grocery store shelves.
But is any of it true?
Join us on Health Matters while we ask the experts what's safe, what's dangerous, and what's just a waste of your time and money?
We're breaking down what's backed by science and what's just hype.
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