On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Dr Aaron Carroll author of the new book Don’t Swallow Your Gum: 
Myths, Half-Truths and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health. Dr Carroll exposes the truth behind those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies and our health. It was like an episode of Mythbusters, Dr Carroll was debunking myths left and right. No you don’t have to wait before you go swimming. No sugar doesn’t make your kid hyper. No turkey doesn’t make you sleepy. No birth control is 100% effective. Dr Carroll presents his information in a practical and quirky way that makes his book engaging and a quick read. To learn more and to buy his book please go to www.dontswallowyourgum.com
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blogger and fitness expert. Carla has competed in body building and has owned her own personal training studio in Chapel Hill, NC. You find her writing on: Yahoo!Shine, LifeScript, Atkins Nutritional Monthly newsletter, Good Life Magazine and the Austin American Statesman. She has also wrote the book The Whole Megillah: Mitzvahs, Matzo Balls & Everything In Between. To help with this interview we asked her readers to submit questions via Twitter and we were overwhelmed with the response. We think she broke Twitter. Dozens and dozens of her fans wrote in questions – we tried to get to as many as we could. So a big thank you to: @debroby, @fiterella, @lisajohnson, @fabfatties, @laughitoff, @tb_milwaukee, @workoutmommy, @bookieboo, @pj_hoover, @amerrylife, @twalk, @findingjewels, @yumyucky, @momtalkradio, @joannasutter and @fatfightertv. I know I have left some people out and I apologize for that in advance. To learn more please check out Carla’s website 
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