5 Life Hacks For When You're Sick

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There's nothing worse than getting sick: the good news is, we're here to help with these life and body hacks! Join Michael Aranda for some non-pharmaceutical remedies that are supported by science, including some that have been around for thousands of years!
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Chicken Soup
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P6 Acupressure
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Ice Massage
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Alcohol
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@naughtynedflanders434 3 года назад

It's like programming "The treatment doesnt work, and I have no idea why" "The treatment works, and I have no idea why"

@narnigrin 2 года назад

As a programmer, I feel this comment so much

@Avocado-yw4xb 2 года назад

Very accurate

@pablofreitasmachado8076 2 года назад

That happens on all complex systems. Body and most computer are very complex systems.

@alexanderwu 2 года назад

"The treatment works, and I literally changed nothing but it doesn't work anymore"

@leakingamps2050 2 года назад

As a programmer, this idea terrifies me

@calikai3667 3 года назад

What seriously good timing! I'm currently drowning in tissues.

@proximolight6881 3 года назад

Hang in there!

@isamuddin1 3 года назад

I suggest you put yourself near humidifier...

@dressiknights 3 года назад

How is it going? Did you get any soup?

@calikai3667 3 года назад

@@proximolight6881 thanks, sitting in sun and stating hydrated helped!

@calikai3667 3 года назад

@@isamuddin1 haha, always near one in this old house

@jennyreese4913 3 года назад

The wrist pressure point was done on me in the hospital by a nurse when I woke up from a procedure and it helped a lot

@scrubmcchub2255 2 года назад

You're cute af

@mastod0n1 2 года назад

@@scrubmcchub2255 she don't want no scrub. A scrub is a guy who can't get no love from Jenny.

@jennyreese4913 2 года назад

@@mastod0n1 this is the best comment I've ever read lol

@courtneybitner9215 3 года назад

I've been dealing with a bad toothache since being pregnant and basically living on ibuprofen until my dental appointment which is not healthy to say the least. It was really starting to hurt again as I clicked play on this video. As of now I have an ice cube in between my thumb and index finger and by God, IT WORKS! thanks scishow for saving the inner lining of my stomach from further damage!

@IcedKatana 3 года назад

Chew on a clove :)

@Rattus-Norvegicus 3 года назад

@@IcedKatana yup, or clove oil.

@criptcrum2865 3 года назад

kratom works too

@crybebebunny 3 года назад

Locally putting numbing gel, like the one put on baby teething. Yes, the clove works too.

@courtneybitner9215 3 года назад

Ah yes my old friend Kratom... I'm also on subtext which does help slightly. But considering that's how my back tooth starting having problems to begin with I feel like it's a double edge sword. 17 years of drug abuse and never had a cavity. 2 years on maintenance, sober, and I'm a dentists nightmare. How much clove should I use? I've tried dipping a q tip in some but it burned the inside of my cheek so I gave up on it. Maybe I'm using too much? The ice worked short term but of course when it was gone or became too painful to rub on my skin the dental pain came back. It is a great trick though!

@natrosenquist 3 года назад

Every manager I've ever had seem to think the best remedy is to just not get sick in the first place.

@annahappen7036 2 года назад

Good old fashioned American labor culture

@stephenallen3274 2 года назад

Heard that

@UGNAvalon 2 года назад

I mean, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment, so….

@natrosenquist 2 года назад

@@UGNAvalon Ok, but my point is that some illnesses are not predictable. Example; my mom's boss told her she should have expected her retina to suddenly detach and that it wasn't enough of an excuse to have a few days off to recover. Are you so hyper vigilant about your health that you never get sick or injured?

@anonymousperson6462 2 года назад

@@natrosenquist well, some of us either just have a good immune system or fortify it with the right stuff, so yes.

@homer076 2 года назад

0:40 - Chicken soup 3:11 - Press wrist to reduce nausea 4:33 - Sniff alcohol 5:51 - Ice massages 7:44 - Massage therapy

@strouty Год назад

@RBT I love it when people cut the bullcrap ♥️ Thank you!

@flightgamer7849 3 года назад

I didn't believe in acupressure until I had a sudden splitting, horrible headache, my wife reached over and pinched and held the spot between my thumb and fingers. In a few seconds the pain of the pinch went away and in about 15 seconds my headache completely disappeared. I'll never forget it. Don't care how it works, but it can work.

@theMoporter 3 года назад

For you. It worked *for you*.

@grovermartin6874 3 года назад

@@theMoporter Pretty standard in traditional Chinese medicine.

@georgiasoaps 3 года назад

@bluegreenplanet89 you just pinch the fleshy part of webbing next to your thumb (between the thumb and pointer finger). If it hurts you've found the right spot and just keep a constant pressure one it for a little while until it helps. It doesn't make my headaches disappear, but it does sometimes help make them more bearable.

@christiancampbell466 2 года назад

My dad always used to offer to hit my foot with a hammer to take my mind off of other pains. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@tim40gabby25 2 года назад

Next time, get her to do everything exactly the same, bar pinch pressure..

@vitamink1028 3 года назад

I feel bad for the test participants who had to sip chicken broth through a straw😂

@illusion-weavers 3 года назад

A rocket of hot soup launching through a straw directly into your mouth and throat must suck haha.

@tahiraabid8525 3 года назад

And I was thinking about those participants who had to drink hot water, I was really feeling bad for them!

@limb-o7180 3 года назад

@@tahiraabid8525 tbf that's just coffeeless coffee 😂

@tahiraabid8525 3 года назад

@@limb-o7180 that's true! 😄

@mal2ksc 3 года назад

I feel worse for those who actually were grateful to have it. There is a certain stage in any sore throat where you can't swallow very well, but you really do need the fluids. At times like that, chicken broth delivered by straw sounds better than nothing.

@omnitoad2187 3 года назад

I like the guy drawn on the Chinese pressure point diagram. Health charts for people who aren't modeled after DaVinci's perfect man.

@LordBrittish 3 года назад

At least Michelangelo gave David a weak point. (oh wait no, smallness was popular in Italy back then…)

@virglibrsaglove 2 года назад

I was thinking that, too. Not everyone stays skinny forever.

@nunyabiznes33 2 года назад

@@LordBrittish it was a stylistic choice it seems though that Renaissance artists copied. Greeks liked portraying grown ass men with teeny weiners. Gee, I wonder why *cough* pederasty *cough*. 😁

@glenngriffon8032 3 года назад

i didn't get a cold this past year. i wonder if everyone around me wearing face masks helped?

@jh2325 3 года назад

Well yeah that and most people didn't leave their homes very much so they weren't spreading as much germs

@bobbobber4810 3 года назад

@@jh2325 People also wash/disinfect their hands more.

@jonettesummers6204 3 года назад

I really like not getting sick, think I will sick with mask wearing in the flu season

@dermax_hd 3 года назад

Well.. didn't get as sick from tons of colds in years like I did this and the last season. Don't know what it was, maybe going out more often than I used to a few years back but I'm cold like all the time the past two months or so

@sophierobinson2738 3 года назад

Missed my yearly bronchitis.

@xerofelix7090 3 года назад

Also, stretching has been proven to reduce pain. Scientists think it’s because tense muscles can increase the pressure on painful nerves, and may intensify pain signals from that area, and may even prevent you body from sending healing cells like white blood cells to the area.. Stretching helps relax the muscles and free up the needed pathways to help promote healing and relieve the burden on nerve cells.

@wmdkitty 3 года назад

Okay, but stretching hurts, too.

@christabelle__ 2 года назад

@@wmdkitty If it hurts, you're doing it wrong. It should be a mild intensity...not actual pain.

@christabelle__ 2 года назад

All my physical therapy is almost entirely stretching right now. My muscles are so locked up in my back that the chiropractor can't even adjust muscles...and the stretches DO help. A ton.

@brotendo 3 года назад

My guess is it's the sodium in chicken soup. Have you ever had an itchy, sore throat and then gargled with salt water? It's like a miracle cure.

@virglibrsaglove 2 года назад

I was thinking that was part of it, too. The salt.

@gabbonoo 2 года назад

How does that work? Is it like sugar? Youre an addict so here's your fix. My addiction/cold/cancer is cured!

@virglibrsaglove 2 года назад

@@gabbonoo Not at all. The sodium actually helps the tissue it is in contact with to heal. Including the particles that are in the steam.

@maaaaaay 2 года назад

@@virglibrsaglove salt also works as a kind of antibiotic

@AkaiAzul 2 года назад

@@maaaaaay More because there's only so much ambient sodium bacteria can't tolerate because it becomes toxic and kills them, much like honey with sugar.

@graceyang9022 3 года назад

I don’t know about other cultures, but when Hmong women give birth, they eat a diet of only boiled chicken, boiled chicken broth, and rice. Here in Minnesota, since there are so many Hmong people, it’s common for hospitals to accommodate for our culture. So hey, apparently science approves!

@mauricebenink 3 года назад

Orrr they are being respectful of your culture and well... chicken soup/broth/rice is all very cheap so sure why not

@3nertia 3 года назад

@@mauricebenink It's also extremely useful for producing more blood cells, including antibodies - specifically the broth, assuming it's made with bones :)

@metamorphicorder 3 года назад

There is also the understanding that increased stress is generally not conducive to positive outcomes, and highly correlates to negative ones. One major stress source can be feeling prevented from engaging in cultural practices, particularly ones around traditional healing and spirituality. Not to say it has nothing to do with fhe diet, it would be really difficult to rule that out, but it is likely the combination of the accomodation and the lack of stress that would be experienced by women having their requests ignored. Try say asking to allow a shaman or the equivalent or similar come in with a ram and sacrificing it and painting the pregnant woman with the blood and see how far that gets. This isnt to say that the completely random and arbitrary example i just made up wouldnt have some effect that might be able to be identified, or that its silly or useless if thats your culture, but hosptials do have their standards and such.

@mnmlst1 3 года назад

In Brazil they used to do exactly the same!

@judethaddeus9856 3 года назад

That doesn’t mean science approves anything, it simply means the hospitals are changing their menues to fit cultural dietary preferences

@aerynsunx 3 года назад

Michael's gorgeous hair has taken on a life of its own. I'm looking forward to the SciShow episode on his hair's evolutionary journey during the Pandemic year.

@karyon1007 3 года назад

I love this 😁

@virglibrsaglove 2 года назад

Oh, I hope they do one! 👍 I'm sure they can find some scientific spin to put on it to justify doing the episode! Lol. I know a lot of people would watch.

@nunyabiznes33 2 года назад

Either it grows longer than normal or it gets crazy enough to be shaved.

@Smashlynne13 2 года назад

I feel like Michael’s voice is softer and more calm than normal. I’m loving it. I do love the peppy Hank style videos but this one is especially soothing. So very appropriate for this video. Thanks team!

@urmom-zj9xe 3 года назад

mighty convenient timing scishow

@GrubbsandWyrm 3 года назад

Why?

@prajwalchavan4781 3 года назад

@@GrubbsandWyrm cause she's sick?

@mr.liquifier8343 2 года назад

Ik because your stinky

@avisian8063 2 года назад

Get well soon 🤣

@hallstuart6604 2 года назад

@@GrubbsandWyrm not like there is a viral pandemic or anything happening....

@danielm.1441 3 года назад

If the speculation is that the chicken soup has something extra in the fumes coming off it/smell is contributing, then they should repeat that study but get people to drink hot water, but smelling chicken soup. See if that has the same effect as consuming the chicken soup...

@mal2ksc 3 года назад

My wild speculation is that it's a simple matter of salt, and perhaps other ionic compounds that affect whether water wants to enter your epithelial cells, or leave. The more salt, the more osmotic pressure for the cell to dump water, and the less convincing it needs to become no longer swollen.

@m.a4491 2 года назад

I'm guessing the fat in chicken is particularly important in providing energy that you overcome the tiredness

@kimarna 2 года назад

Also glycine in the broth if made from actual chicken broth

@CistudeSuisse 2 года назад

And what about pleasure and placebo effect ? Since it's an old tradition + it's tastier than hot water ?

@SeporiBowi 3 года назад

If I had the kind of money laying around to get massages regularly I believe I would be way less stressed about a lot of things, without needing the massages.

@lanhod 2 года назад

i get sport massage from freelance masseur (with physical therapy degree). It's 50% cheaper than spas

@ccaffie1231 2 года назад

maybe a massage device would work too I doubt a foam roller or massage ball would be as great as an actual masseuse, but they're certainly more affordable

@Supernatastic 2 года назад

Amen

@AynneMorison 3 года назад

most chicken soup also has herbs in it - thyme contains thymol is has been used in cough remedies... maybe check the whole compound for effect

@robinhahnsopran 3 года назад

Scishow: **posts a vid about sick hacks** Every chronically ill viewer: **DROPS EVERYTHING TO TAKE NOTES**

@SF-li9kh 2 года назад

Raises hand . "Present"

@virglibrsaglove 2 года назад

Same

@turoni314 2 года назад

I'm in this post and I don't like it.

@Jig_Artist 2 года назад

Here to join the chorus

@_AllThumbs 2 года назад

That sniffing alcohol trick is amazing. A nurse used it on me while I was recovering from brain surgery a couple years ago. It’s almost instant. Nurses are the best!

@rigrentals5297 3 года назад

My mother is a certified massage therapist and is always helping people. Im gonna share this video with her. thank you SciShow

@xWastedxGevorkx 3 года назад

Former EMT and med student. The isopropyl alcohol swap thing for nausea actually does work. It was an actual treatment method in our protocols that we used on the ambulance. I do it to myself whenever I’m nauseous.

@therick7445 3 года назад

The alcohol vomiting prevention makes sense, I always vomit after leaving the bar never inside.

@annahappen7036 2 года назад

Lmao

@bobbobber4810 3 года назад

I pretty much always eat some chicken soup when really sick. That give me energy, is easy to eat even when you are not hungry and help stay hydrated. Good to learn there is an extra effect. My family never know what to buy me for Christmas. A few years ago, I got a massage and since, this is what I ask every years. So relaxing...

@ovni2295 2 года назад

Funnily enough I had stomach issues today, and one of my favorite "remedies" for nausea is listening to music or watching videos. It doesn't actually help with whatever caused the nausea, but it definitely helps me feel better- I think because it gives me something else to focus on.

@DharmaDerelict 3 года назад

Peppermint is magical for relieving stomach pains.

@ilenastarbreeze4978 3 года назад

Unless your alegic to mint and it makes you feel sick,

@tempestive1 3 года назад

There's no magic involved :p

@autodidacticartisan 3 года назад

Ginger also

@thorgrimgrudgebearer 3 года назад

Helps with migraines.

@theMoporter 3 года назад

Unless you have a sore stomach from eating too many mint sweeties... 😢

@epicspecials 3 года назад

I love that SciShow have been adding a lot of massage therapy topics in their videos!

@thumper5555 3 года назад

My favorite part of scishow recently is watching his hair grow.

@nataliahellnah7582 3 года назад

I think sniffing an alcohol wipe while hang over might push me over the edge

@tim40gabby25 2 года назад

One more wafer.. :)

@davidrust3169 3 года назад

Long ago in college (20-30 years back, now) I had a biology lab supervisor who theorized that the chicken soup thing was also good for you when you have a rhinovirus simply because you're taking in easily-digestible, liquid suspensions of nutrients that your body really needs while fighting off pathogens. Basically, you're giving it a full spectrum of things it needs in a medium that's possibly the best for getting those things into your system: fast. He didn't cite any sources and it may have just been a considered opinion, but I've always wondered if that's right or not. I mean it sounds logical but I've also learned that lots of things that make intuitive sense aren't right... Thoughts?

@alexyaboyallyg3139 3 года назад

If you’re ever nauseous lick a lime trust

@SaditRubel 2 года назад

Or smell rubbing alcohol Edit: it was already in the video

@kathybramley5609 2 года назад

Ginger is supposed to be good. I think our experience has bourne that out.

@alexyaboyallyg3139 2 года назад

@@zxbryc I learn it from my Latino mom wouldn’t have a reason not to but trust the lime lick 😂👍🏽

@nathanielgay 2 года назад

@@SaditRubel I wish that worked for me but that will literally make me vomit 😂

@alexyaboyallyg3139 2 года назад

@@nathanielgay gotta trust the lime lick if anything put a bit of salt on it to counter balance the sourness

@Tongle07 2 года назад

I haven't seen Michael Aranda in years and now look at this glorious hair!

@elizabethshaw734 3 года назад

I have severe gastroparesis and I take it ondansetron three times a day and it doesn't always work like today. I am going to scour my pantry to see if I still have my crystallized ginger and if not well I'll go look for some rubbing alcohol.

@amanatee27 2 года назад

thank you for teaching me new tips and reminding me of ones i had long forgotten!

@kimbratton9620 3 года назад

SciShow is amazing!

@chastitymarks2185 3 года назад

I tend to use peppermint oil for headaches and to clean out a stuffy nose, and for nausea I use cinnamon or ginger. Cloves are great for toothaches and some finely chopped onions mixed with honey (or just plain sugar) make a great cough sirup. Also chopped onions put in a towel are a great remedy for ear infections.

@David_T 3 года назад

I'm surprised they didn't bring up ginger for nausea. Myth Busters did a show on it a long time ago and it appeared to work.

@o76923 3 года назад

I'm surprised that they didn't bring up mint for nasal decongestion simply because it belongs in a myths video. There have been fairly extensive studies on how methol-related chemicals help with congestion and throat pain. The evidence is strong that it makes people feel better but there's also strong evidence that it doesn't actually improve airflow. However, that does have interesting side effects for some congestion that is fueled by stress feedback loops. Asthma, for example, can benefit from your body calming down in response to the perception that there isn't a problem even if you didn't actually fix the problem.

@conorwoods3437 3 года назад

I’m sick so thank you! ♾

@sadiec8899 2 года назад

The timing of this video is impeccable! * chef's kiss *

@azazzelx 2 года назад

noted...will be very helpful for future me

@benjabby 3 года назад

I've genuinely never heard of those two nausea ones. I thought for sure he was going to mention ginger. Will definitely be trying these though

@tessat338 3 года назад

The smell of freshly cut ginger works nicely as well for nausea. I used that a lot when I was pregnant and had to be functional at my office job.

@MKisFeelinSpicy 3 года назад

I was expecting to hear about peppermint, as well known for IBS, gas, and constipation relief. I've been drinking ginger based herbal teas for a similar indication but never tried it for nausea. I'll have to keep that and the alcohol trick in mind next time!

@ledkit 3 года назад

Jokes on you, alcohol smell actually makes me more nauseous.

@Acceleronics 3 года назад

Dittos! Ethanol (denatured) isn't too bad, but isopropanol is nasty. Plus it reminds me of unpleasant times in the hospital.

@aurelfarkasovsky 3 года назад

Maybe you're not an alcohol person, it depends on whether you like alcohol or not, I guess.

@metamorphicorder 3 года назад

The duration of exposure is important also. Not to mention that some people either through the psychosomatic effect or other mechanism such as a conditioned food aversion can immediately feel nauseous when exposed to the sight, taste or smell of foods or substances that they associate with a previous severe illness. So i nearly killed myself with vodka one night. Just being stupid. One of the things we did that night was go to taco bell and get some food and drink. I took the drink outside and poured some vodka in it. It was an oranges soda. Like i said i drank so much that night i almost died. I didnt drink again for a long time. Long by the standards i had then at least. Nor did i eat at taco bell again for a while. I didnt particulalry associate taco bell with what happened that night. But one night i went to taco bell with those same friends and again got orange soda with my food. As soon as i tasted the orange soda i felt sick and could taste and smell vodka. It passed in about ten minutes and i could continue but it was nasty. Smell is a particularly strong trigger of memories and so is taste. So if you have some previous severe sickness with which you associate the smell of alcohol or something similar, it could be whats causing that.

@metamorphicorder 3 года назад

Additionally long exposure to fumes of any kind can cause nausea because of low level hypoxia or again a conditioned association between aromatic fumes that arent otherwise positively associated and nausea.

@ghoultooth 3 года назад

@@metamorphicorder That’s actually really cool to know and I’m not sure if this ties in with that same concept but I remember when I was a lot younger I had really bad tonsillitis and I was eating a packet of chicken flavoured crisps/chips and after that I just couldn’t stand them! Luckily I like them again now haha, but it was really strange!

@rolandxb3581 2 года назад

I needed this right now...

@ankurupadhyay280 2 года назад

Awesome tips

@ac3_train3r_blak34 3 года назад

"Congratulations on your PhD! What was your thesis on?" "Chicken noodle soup." (awkward silence)

@ignorasmus 2 года назад

@@ContentConfessional 😂😂👍

@amadiohfixed1300 3 года назад

So basically, let someone massage alcohol ice on your palm while eating chicken soup. . .

@ThePrufessa 3 года назад

OR just take airborne

@ZipplyZane 3 года назад

@@ThePrufessa Airborne was proven not to work. They were sued over it and lost.

@metamorphicorder 3 года назад

Umm if you have alcohol ice, i wouldnt touch it with bare skin. Its likely cold enough to harm you like dry ice.

@ThePrufessa 3 года назад

@@ZipplyZane no that's not why they were sued and it absolutely does work

@ThePrufessa 3 года назад

@@ZipplyZane you don't even know what the lawsuit was about. It had nothing to do with it not working. It had to do with the claims it made that it's a "cure" for the common cold. The FDA took exception to them calling it a cure which it is not. It's an immune booster that help your body handle the cold much better by shortening the duration and lessening the symptoms. It keeps you functional instead of feeling that malaise. If you take airborne and get plenty of rest you'll be over the worst of the cold in a few days. Whereas without airborne it takes about a week before it gets full blown and another week for symptoms to go away

@spacedimensia 2 года назад

This was wonderfully interesting.

@merozfn6567 Год назад

Thank you soooooo much

@vitamink1028 3 года назад

Maybe a placebo effect could be avoided if they tried the chicken noodle soup experiment on people from cultures where it is not considered a remedy.

@CrazyLinguiniLegs 3 года назад

The participants were not sick, and they were not drinking it as a remedy. They were drinking it because they were paid a few bucks to do so for the experiment.

@Mystro256 3 года назад

Well you could always use a vegetarian broth instead too as a control. There's a few "chicken style" vegan broths they could use.

@onetonsoupp 3 года назад

Maybe you can go try this and make a video about it

@CistudeSuisse 2 года назад

But even so,it is tasty, and having fun/pleasure is good for the mental and physical health.

@oddmann8875 3 года назад

SciShow you should've made this a couple days ago when I was sick! Oh well, I guess now I know what to do next time

@bradvitz2531 2 года назад

Great video

@moussabdibiyat9086 2 года назад

The last time I watched this channel was a long time ago when your hair was different, it's beautiful to see growth and change.

@41DegreesSouth 3 года назад

Re: "gate control theory of pain" If sensory signals like touch can inhibit pain signals, is this why we instinctively touch (pat / rub / hug) to comfort others who are hurt? Or is that just a basic social behaviour?

@abdourhm1109 2 года назад

It could be both actually. It's proven that when you hug someone you care about, the body releases a hormone called oxytocin that calms you and makes you more likely to deal better with stress. And as shown in this video, lower levels of stress means a more effective way to deal with pain and different types of pathogens too!

@harmonicaveronica 2 года назад

I think it's more because it releases oxytocin which helps with social bonding, and social bonding (at least in humans) is absolutely essential for survival. As for why touch, I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if it comes down to either social grooming or to caring for babies, who need to be touched for their physical needs to be met because they're so darned helpless at first

@GraceLJW 3 года назад

So you're saying I've dealt with daily intense nausea for years and NOT EVEN GOOGLE TOLD ME ABOUT THE ALCOHOL SMELLING. I am so happy I saw this video. I'm getting really sick of ginger!

@virglibrsaglove 2 года назад

You can take ginger in capsule form so you won't taste it. In case the alcohol sniffing doesn't work.

@gabbonoo 2 года назад

What does ginger do? All ive heard is that chinese medicine uses it for its association with universal treatment for a potent placebo effect. As a consequence, chinese kids associate ginger flavor with taking medicine. ...They dont like it.

@gabbonoo 2 года назад

@@virglibrsaglove alcohol sniffing probably distracts you from your woes. If its strong enough your sinus might absorb it giving you a buzz. If its super strong you'll be temporarily blinded from the vapor. Fun!

@virglibrsaglove 2 года назад

@@gabbonoo I don't remember the exact mechanism. But I think it works directly on the stomach and not the nervous system. At least when it comes to nausea. And I remember that it has been scientifically studied and proven to treat the nausea of motion sickness and morning sickness well. But like I said, I don't remember exactly how it works.

@GraceLJW 2 года назад

@@virglibrsaglove Good idea. I'll definitely look into those!

@knucklesskinner253 3 года назад

Wow this is amazing

@tchthehighcouncil2738 3 года назад

Very good

@pamelamays4186 3 года назад

One reason why chicken soup helps you feel better: pleasant childhood memories of being taken care of by a parent when you're sick.

@jb888888888 2 года назад

My father was abused by his family growing up but he believes chicken noodle soup helps when having a cold.

@vanessafrey3557 3 года назад

his hair is so ✨s h i n y✨

@justmery6902 3 года назад

Omg thanks for this video

@robe.2424 2 года назад

I haven't been sick in forever because of the covid panic. When I finally do become sick.. It's going to be very bad and uncomfortable. I've saving this video for sure to my playlist. Thanks for this guys! I'll take this knowledge and combine it with my own to make some improvements. This stuff is extremely important especially for elderly people who are not in good health.

@PBNrandom 3 года назад

2:05 Ah yes, "Chicken Soup from the Cup," my favorite non-denominational collection of inspiring short stories 😂

@sinyamadudumundia 3 года назад

#SciShow It would be awesome if you did an episode on the Science of Massage

@echidnaralsei1473 2 года назад

I get massive motion sickness weather city commute or on a highway, but sipping fresh brewed coffee takes it off instantly.

@austinlubetkin 2 года назад

There’s another really good pressure point for head pain and head aches between the thumb and pointer inside the connecting skin flap

@incorporealnuance 3 года назад

Another treatment for accute nausea is to put something cool against the back of your neck. As a habitual overeater, I can attest that it works.

@kimarna 2 года назад

This is great for fevers too, as it's the most effective way to cool the blood going into the brain

@dermax_hd 3 года назад

What alcohol was actually meant by smelling it? I highly doubt smelling some good old vodka after a long party night will kill a hangover. At least not without throwing up haha, tho I totally see something like methanol, isopropyl or similar to really be great for treating nausea

@brandynamite3022 2 года назад

methanol is toxic

@Case16710 2 года назад

Squeezing/pinching the webbing between thumb and index finger is really effective at stopping headaches too.

@spools.i1311 2 года назад

Great timing, I have a fever, and I have turned to mouth breathing because my sinuses are so so clogged, and this may just help

@xerofelix7090 3 года назад

Actually it’s the flavor in the chicken soup. You naturally sip flavored drinks more frequently and in smaller amounts, which is the ideal way to hydrate yourself. So the chicken soup hydrates you faster, helping with the mucus. This works with cold liquids too, but the heat from the soup will also soothe sore throat muscles, and the steam helps lubricate your nasal passages.

@black_hydra1618 2 года назад

Thanks to this pandemic i haven't been sick in 2 years not even the covid

@grizzlednerd4521 3 года назад

My parents used to sell wrist bands for sea sickness (nausea) at our boat store. My sister had always suffered from motion sickness, and said that the band really helped. I've used them, to see what they felt like, and there is no pain...just a gentle pressure on that point on the wrist. I suspect there's something going on with the parasympathetic nervous system. I was also engaged with a woman who was studying Traditional Chinese Medicine (as well as Biochemistry) and she told me the pressure point was identified in TCM.

@peetabread171 2 года назад

Watching this as I’m throwing up from the stomach flu. I may have to try this alcohol swab trick!

@flyingpastakitty 3 года назад

I kept sniffing rubbing alcohol one day at work. I had to explain that it eased my nausea. (Don't worry, I didn't have Covid-19.)

@jh2325 3 года назад

You actually shouldn't get a massage when you're sick. The therapist has to get pretty close to you so there's the potential of transmission. Get well first.

@jh2325 3 года назад

Yeah it stimulated the parasympathetic nervous system, but so does music

@LilySaintSin 3 года назад

He didn't say get one when you're sick.He said get regular massages to help you cope if you do get sick

@danygreenlee5679 3 года назад

Daddy chill

@flipnshifty 3 года назад

gen z logic

@georgiasoaps 3 года назад

that's why they said to get massages to help keep you from getting sick and not while you're sick (they pointed out the contagious aspect in the video).

@CommanderLVJ1 2 года назад

+SciShow I will say: that was legitimately fascinating!..

@firelow 3 года назад

...I literally just came to youtube right as my sinuses got congested and I found this video not because i'm sick but bc i cried watching a show but still

@AcapellaFella 3 года назад

I just try and go to sleep.

@Imjakejones2322 3 года назад

Chicken soup has a little bit of oil in it. Hot water does not.

@bobbobber4810 3 года назад

Maybe the steam + oil + salt.

@kimarna 2 года назад

@@bobbobber4810 + glycine if real chicken broth

@citygirlleosupporter50 3 года назад

Thanks, SciShow! I'm Chloe! 👋I've been a fan for years. Do y'all know if the pain relief methods will work for tattoo pain and nausea during and immediately following tattoo procedures? I'm looking to get my first and I'm hearing MANY different things, like eat first, do not eat first, drink ice water before and during, no, it's room temp water, don't drink nothing at all, etc. Y'all have ideas?

@DonBlueberry 2 года назад

For about 6 years straight I dealt with constant chronic abdominal pain. Anytime the pain would flare up I would soak in the bath tub until the pain just turned into manageable aches. Water submersion to this day remains my #1 and first line of defense for stomach/abdominal pain.

@DecafKauffee 3 года назад

Chicken soup has long been (half jokingly) called Jewish penicillin

@iRiselyTech 3 года назад

The smell of household bleach stops me being sick

@danygreenlee5679 3 года назад

Nooo don't do that 🤣

@mihalis1010 2 года назад

I once partook in the inhalation of the smoke from a specific green plant which made me very very dizzy and nauseous. Out of nowhere, a friend who was with me gave me a lime wedge to chew on. It also helped relieve the nausea, if only temporarily. However, it inevitably came back and caused me to vomit, though I don't actually remember that happening. Needless to say, I've avoided this particular activity since.

@GrubbsandWyrm 3 года назад

Sprite or ginger ale helps me when I have vomiting problems. Sometimes it calms my stomach, and if it doesn't at least the vomit doesn't burn coming up and tastes like soda

@magsmcgarrigle981 3 года назад

Isn’t there onions in the soup. Because onions are anti-bacterial.

@Z4J3B4NT 2 года назад

What kind of chicken soup are you eating? O.o

@theOwnuts 2 года назад

@@Z4J3B4NT the good kind, with onions

@mastod0n1 2 года назад

@@Z4J3B4NT onions are an extremely common component of the mirepoix used to make chicken stock or broth.

@stiinkysocks6354 3 года назад

confirmed cure for all ailments: Grandma's chicken noodle soup

@jackbrownfield350 Год назад

Ok so I am sick and tried the wrist pressure trick and it actually works! Thank you for this video

@andmicbro1 3 года назад

The pain gate signal theory actually makes sense from a biological perspective, it may be a response to help us focus on the most important signals first. Or focus on the most pressing pain at the moment. If you are already in pain it may be important for us to recognize new or novel pain, and so helps us focus on why we are experiencing that new or novel pain. In this case we're basically hacking pain, but I could totally see a reason for it to exist.

@o76923 3 года назад

We actually know that all perception passes through a similar process, not just pain. Your body produces 1-2 orders of magnitude more bits of sensory data than even the filter in your brain in charge of processing sensory data can handle so our nervous system has to throw out 99% of the information it theoretically could be receiving before it even makes it to our brain. Once there, our sensory bulb cuts that down by more than an order of magnitude before doing something with it and even less of that makes it into our conscious mind. It's a fascinating system but it really screws with your perception of what part of your body does the thinking/decision making.

@autodidacticartisan 3 года назад

I happened to be watching this while nauseous and I tried the wrist thing thinking its a bunch of hullabaloo and it felt like I took a sensu bean. I mean it was instant!

@tim40gabby25 2 года назад

Interesting. You might have unusual physiology.

@ikitclaw7146 2 года назад

@@tim40gabby25 because something that works for many people world wide also works for this person? Id call that usual physiology.

@monferno1 3 года назад

Life hacks but you saw off your leg

@mnmlst1 3 года назад

Thanks I'm sick. I needed that.

@ronilittle7028 3 года назад

Yes!

@JAG1gene 3 года назад

The real scientific question: Why is Michael so attractive

@GrubbsandWyrm 3 года назад

You thirsty bro? Lol

@JinxMarionette 3 года назад

Always has been lol

@JAG1gene 3 года назад

@@JinxMarionette agreed

@kamo7293 3 года назад

wait a minute, inhaling alcohol helps with nausea... that sounds counter intuitive

@houghwhite411 3 года назад

Maybe won't work on alcohol induced nausea

@WildFyreful 3 года назад

It's hilarious you mention the massage, because I just had someone recommend that to me to possibly help a clenched up hamstring muscle that's been giving me hell *for literally years* now. My physical therapist knows it's caused by stress (hence the physical therapy to train my muscles to chill out) so I'm going to run that suggestion for a couple massages by her and see what she thinks. :)

@PurpleAmharicCoffee 2 года назад

SciShow acknowledging that the Southern Hemisphere exists by releasing a cold remedy video in our winter. Love it. 💜❄👍

@iamcyber 3 года назад

Micheal is SO handsome!!

@gapetheapegod7976 3 года назад

sheeesh

@iamcyber 3 года назад

his hair is so pretty

@jh2325 3 года назад

@@iamcyber lmao Jonny depp locks

@danpina17 3 года назад

And everyone thought I was crazy to spend money getting weekly massages.

@hop-skip-ouch8798 3 года назад

About the smelling alcohol for nausea. Sometimes smelling minty things also seem to help for me. Something like those cool vaporub balms or just mint candy.

@ronilittle7028 3 года назад

Yes please