Reacting To The Rise Of Anxiety, Microplastics & Antidepressants - Doctor Mike - #814

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
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But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Dr. Mike.
Dr. Mike, welcome to the show.

**Dr. Mike Varshavski** (4:23)
Excited to be here? Let's chat evidence-based medicine, my favorite.

**Chris Williamson** (4:28)
It's having a resurgence at the moment. What's it like being on that side of the fence?

**Dr. Mike Varshavski** (4:33)
Well, you know, I feel like I was one of the early adopters doing this on social media, because when I was coming about during my residency training, it was mostly people doing it on television, and doing it quite poorly, might I add, in terms of confusing people or selling some miracle cures. So that's why I started social media medical conversations, and now it's just exploded into every different possible niche. Whatever you want to find online, there's a confirmation bias waiting for you.