This Halloween episode blends fun with practical medicine, using a risk-benefit lens for thrills, candy, and seasonal stress. Mark walks through rollercoaster safety and car seat basics for kids, busts the “sugar high” myth, and explains why poisoned candy stories rarely hold up, while flagging real risks like allergies, choking, and nighttime pedestrian injuries.
He connects colder weather and indoor gathering to higher virus transmission and shows how stress and poor sleep impair immunity, citing long-term impacts of chronic stress. The takeaway: set up your environment to help good choices happen, from hiding the candy to a simple bedtime routine. Make informed decisions, stay safe, and enjoy the night.
