What's the deal with methylene blue?

About this episode

Emily and Perry discuss the properties and implications of methylene blue, along with other health topics.

This week, Emily and Perry bravely platform methylene blue, a synthetic dye with almost godlike properties according to the influencers, and some fascinating uses (and risks) in reality. Fatigued (?) mitochondria, the electron transport chain, and blue poop? AP Bio was never this fun. Plus: strawberries won't kill you, Ebola might, and keeping teens out of tanning beds. Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily Oster, Perry Wilson

Topics covered

• methylene blue
• health risks
• mitochondria
• electron transport chain
• teen health
• tanning beds

Keywords

• methylene blue
• health
• mitochondria
• Ebola
• tanning beds
• strawberries
• electron transport chain

Mentioned in this episode

Products: methylene blue, strawberries

Places: tanning beds

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