067 - Three Best Bug Bite Home Remedies

Dr. Brian's Health Show

Episode Summary Welcome to The No Cap Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler uses his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher to provide a light-hearted approach and share health trends popular on TikTok. In this episode, Dr. Brian provides his Cap/No Cap analysis on today’s topic: Three Best Bug Bite Home Remedies. What are the benefits of Benadryl, lidocaine cream and hydrocortisone cream? What is witch-hazel? What else can we do to protect ourselves while enjoying the summer weather? Find out in today’s episode! If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Key Takeaways 01:39 – Dr. Brian makes an exciting announcement about his upcoming book, Influenced 03:37 – Dr. Brian introduces today’s topic: Three Best Bug Bite Home Remedies 04:42 – Benadryl, lidocaine cream and hydrocortisone cream 06:30 – A bonus remedy, Witch-hazel 07:29 – Other measures of protection to consider while out enjoying the summer weather 08:55 – Dr. Brian provides the Cap/No Cap Recap of today’s episode, teases next week’s topic, and reminds listeners to Rate and Review this podcast on RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Tweetable Quotes “So Benadryl is very good for allergies, allergic reactions, and helps with itching. So, that’s why Benadryl is key.”(04:50) (Dr. Brian) “Hydrocortisone is an anti inflammatory. It’s a very mild steroid, so you never want to use this long term. But that can also reduce inflammation, reduce itching, and reduce pain.”(05:16) (Dr. Brian) “My daughter would love this because she, for some reason, attracts bees. And she gets tons and tons of bee stings. I don’t know what it is. Over the course of her life she’s gotten I don’t know many bee stings. Maybe the bees think she’s just one big giant piece of pollen or something. I don’t know.”(05:46) (Dr. Brian) “Ticks can carry Lyme disease, and Lyme disease can be a really bad player. So, always think about wearing long pants with shoes and socks if you’re gonna be hiking in an area with ticks.”(07:09) (Dr. Brian) “Let’s just cover the basics here. When you’re going out on a hot, sunny, summer day, wear sunglasses. Please, please, please don’t forget to protect your eyes. Sunglasses is like sunscreen for your eyes.”(07:30) (Dr. Brian) Resources Mentioned NCHS Links Mentioned NCHS Footer Powered by FullCast