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How healthy living nearly killed me

A.J. Jacobs · TED

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About

For a full year, A.J. Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shot glass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares the surprising things he learned.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDMED 2011
Speaker
A.J. Jacobs
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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