article_snippet.sent: In The Truth About Medicine, to be broadcast on Thursday, Dr Van Tulleken, an infectious diseases specialist, warns we should think less about convenience and more about the effectiveness of medicines.
article_snippet.sent: Stick to the daily recommended allowance of 40mg per day (30mg for children aged one to ten) through a healthy diet.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Van Tulleken inhales pepper spray into Dr Van Tulleken lungs, which makes Dr Van Tulleken cough, then takes a lemon-and-honey concoction.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Van Tulleken inhales pepper spray once more, but doesn’t cough at all.
article_snippet.sent: But Dr Van Tulleken says that once the medicine is absorbed into the bloodstream, there is no way to send the medicine to a particular part of the body.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Van Tulleken says:
highlights_snippet.sent: The Truth About Medicine, 9pm BBC1, April 9 .