But this accessibility comes with a hidden cost: a growing inability to distinguish between general health advice and personalized medical advice. Health advice: the foundation, not the fixSo, what exactly is health advice? Medical advice: the art of clinical judgmentADVERTISEMENTMedical advice is fundamentally different because it is reactive and highly individualized. The bottom lineHealth advice and medical advice are often discussed as if they are the same thing, but they serve entirely different masters. Health advice supports your lifestyle; medical advice protects your life.