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General Category => 3DHS => Topic started by: Universe Prince on December 26, 2007, 05:40:16 PM

Title: Seven medical myths
Post by: Universe Prince on December 26, 2007, 05:40:16 PM

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/medical-myths-even-doctors-believe/?hp (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/medical-myths-even-doctors-believe/?hp)

• People should drink at least eight glasses of water a day
• We use only 10% of our brains
• Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death
• Shaving hair causes it to grow back faster, darker, or coarser
• Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
• Eating turkey makes people especially drowsy
• Mobile phones create considerable electromagnetic interference in hospitals.

Apparently all untrue. I knew that about the first three on the list, but not the other four.

Title: Re: Seven medical myths
Post by: The_Professor on December 27, 2007, 12:37:12 PM

Cool article. Thanks.

So, does grass grow back faster after you cut it, or???

Title: Re: Seven medical myths
Post by: kimba1 on December 27, 2007, 01:51:56 PM

about the water
all I know is I usually feel better when i drink alot of water.
but after  the 3rd glass I need to drink something else or get the chills
I was told too much water will messup electrolytes.
but 1 glass a day is a not good at all.
I average 5 or 6 and  it seems to be ok.
water tip until proven false
your dehydrated if your urine is dark
when it lightens then you had enough water