# How healthy living nearly killed me

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMED 2011
- Speaker: A.J. Jacobs
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/a_j_jacobs_how_healthy_living_nearly_killed_me)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How healthy living nearly killed me](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/a_j_jacobs_how_healthy_living_nearly_killed_me/83475bcf9541), 9 min (TED's player)