12 Common Health Myths That Are False
Health is something we all want, and in order to be healthy, we cling to some long-held common health myths. Today I'm about to rock your world by exposing 12 health myths that are false.
1. Eating Chocolate Gives You Bad Skin
An actual research has been done on the issue where people were fed candy bars with and without chocolate, and it turned out that there's no discernable difference.
2. Natural Sugar Is Better Than Processed Sugar
Sugar is sugar. It doesn't matter what type of sugar but just what the sugar content is and how much you are eating.
3. Sugar Is As Addictive As Heroine
There is an argument that sugar stimulates the brain's reward system in the same manner as the heroine, but there is no way of proving it.
4. Food Soaks Up Alcohol
Mothers always told us to eat something to get less drunk, but this just isn't the truth. Food will delay alcohol from getting into the bloodstream but, one way or another, it all gets in there.
5. Hair and Nails Keep Growing After Death
When you're dead, every part of your body is dead. No growth can happen. Shrinkage due to the loss of fluids makes hair and nails look like they've grown.
6. Chewing Gum Stays In Your Body For Years
Do other sticky foods stay in your body for years? No, then why just gum? Swallowing gum isn't healthy, but it won't get tangled around your ribcage or clog up any important bits.
7. Breaking "The Seal"
Alcohol is a diuretic. Holding it in will do you no good and once you do let it out, it won't increase your trips to the toilet. Drinking more is the only thing that will do that.
8. Your Blood Turns Blue When It Has No Oxygen
Your blood is never blue, but it does turn a darker red when de-oxygenated. Your veins look blue because they are viewed through layers of tissue and skin.
9. Chocolate is An Aphrodisiac
Studies have found that chocolate has no effect on sexual desires. The idea probably stemmed from the Victorian era when chocolate was a romantic gift and thus made us feel amorous.
10. The "Five Second Rule"
Drop a piece of food, and you have 5 seconds before germs get to it. However, this is not true as germs can contaminate your food in milliseconds.
11. Eating Before Swimming Gives You Cramps
None has ever drowned from swimming on a full stomach. It may be a little uncomfortable, but the idea that digesting food draws blood away from the muscles is false.
12. The Gluten Free Option Is Healthier
Gluten free is certainly a good idea if you are intolerant to gluten but otherwise, your body should be able to process it just fine, and you will be no less healthy having consumed it.
