10,000 steps a day, 2 litres of water and 8 hours of sleep every night. These are just some of the long standing health mantras we're told to live by. 
So is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? And just how many steps do we actually need to take to keep our health in check? 
In this episode of The Quicky, we speak to Dr Brad McKay to discover the fact from fiction when it comes to our health. 
Please seek advice from your medical practitioner before taking on any kind of medical and health advice. 
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10,000 Steps, 2 Litres Of Water & 8 Hours Of Sleep: Health Myths Busted

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What's the bin situation at your place? 3 bins? 4 bins? Red, blue, yellow, purple, brown, green? We have the whole rainbow of bins that are assigned different waste items. 
But is sorting all that garbage actually making a difference to our landfill?
In this episode of The Quicky we take a look at the do's and don'ts of what can be put in each bin and does that actually impact whether it goes to be recycled or not. 
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In Australia the current age to sign up to social media platforms is 13 years old, but research suggests that is too young and that social media is actually rewiring kids brains to become more anxious, contributing to an epidemic of mental illness. 
In this episode of The Quicky, we discuss the 36 Month Movement with it's spokesperson and co-founder Nova's Michael 'Wippa' Whipfli about why he wants to increase the age of social media sign up from 13 to 16 and what difference that could have on kids mental health.
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Host: Claire Murphy 
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Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli - Cohost of Nova's breakfast show Fitzy, Wippa and Kate
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Executive Producer: Kally Rintoul

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10,000 Steps, 2 Litres Of Water & 8 Hours Of Sleep: Health Myths Busted

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