“Not all fat is the same. The dangerous stuff? That’s visceral fat…”

Hey may beautiful Scalpelheads, Kevin here… I’m mad today, because the wellness industry has officially lost the plot.

An influencer goes viral telling you to never touch Cheerios or instant mashed potatoes because “cancer.” Meanwhile, she proudly promotes alcohol. Yes, she blocked me already. 😒

Lemme give you a quick reality check, @user6942069!

Alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen according to the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Same category as tobacco. There is no safe dose. Even one drink per day increases breast cancer risk by about 7 to 10 percent. Heavier intake raises risks for liver, colorectal, esophageal, and head and neck cancers. It also worsens depression, sleep, blood pressure, and liver disease.

But sure. Let’s panic about dehydrated potatoes. (Rookie…😑)

Most cereal fear revolves around trace residues measured in parts per billion. Regulatory limits set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency are built with huge safety margins. Toxicology is about dose, not vibes.

Meanwhile, around 50 million Americans experience food insecurity each year. Shelf stable, affordable foods are not moral failures. They are practical.

Does diet quality matter? Of course. Fiber, whole foods, less ultra processing, less added sugar. All good. But obsessing over cereal while ignoring alcohol, smoking, inactivity, and obesity is peak social media logic.

You can eat Cheerios and still be healthy. You can use instant mash on a busy night and survive.

If you want to lower cancer risk, start with the big levers.

If you want engagement on TikTok, blame breakfast.

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The second reason I’m mad: just when you think we’ve peaked, someone on the internet says you should eat cow brain and pork marrow, but only if the animal is unvaccinated, never dewormed, never given antibiotics, and spiritually aligned with the grass.

Apparently, “toxins” live in the brain and bone marrow. If the cow had a vaccine, you will poison yourself.

If we are talking about actual danger from eating brain tissue, the real villain is not vaccines. It is prions. Specifically bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease. The human form is called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. It is rare. It is fatal. There is no cure. It is linked to eating infected nervous system tissue.

That is a real risk. Vaccines are not.

Now let’s add the basics. Raw or undercooked animal products can carry Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, and parasites such as tapeworms or Toxoplasma gondii. These are not wellness buzzwords. They are organisms that can cause severe illness, sepsis, miscarriage, neurological damage, or worse.

Here is the ironic twist. The same creator reportedly developed fever, nausea, memory loss, neck stiffness, and severe pain, then self diagnosed meningitis while claiming not to believe in doctors. Actual meningitis requires clinical examination, blood tests, and often a lumbar puncture. Brain bleeds, influenza, pneumonia, STIs, and foodborne infections can look similar at first.

You do not get bonus health points for distrusting medicine while practicing backyard neurology.

If you want to reduce risk, cook your food properly, follow evidence based guidelines, and stop taking infectious disease advice from influencers cosplaying as cavemen.

Also if you read through the end, congratulations, you’re someone who can be relied on. You’re focused, smart, and anti-BS like me. I like that. Hit reply with “Like-minded” so I know you’re here.

Until next Saturday,

Keep your brain sexy,

Dr. Kevin Cutthebull, MD

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