Duped again...
Are there things that you have just always believed? Well AAPR magazine will crush you in their current issue, with 5 of our favorite myths.
1.) Most of your body heat is lost through your head.
Nope; if you don't wear gloves it will feel like you are losing your body heat through your hands too.
2.) Taking vitamin C and zinc will help prevent or shorten a cold.
Nope; zinc can actually harm you and some of the zinc cold products have been taken off the market.
3.) You should drink at least eight cups of water per day.
Nope. The average person already gets 75 ounces of water per day from food alone.
4.) Illnesses come from cold or wet weather.
Nope. Bad weather encourages us to stay indoors where we can more easily share our germs.
5.) You're really using only 10 percent of your brain.
Nope....although it may seem that way for some of us. No area of the brain is completely unused.
There...feel better now?
1.) Most of your body heat is lost through your head.
Nope; if you don't wear gloves it will feel like you are losing your body heat through your hands too.
2.) Taking vitamin C and zinc will help prevent or shorten a cold.
Nope; zinc can actually harm you and some of the zinc cold products have been taken off the market.
3.) You should drink at least eight cups of water per day.
Nope. The average person already gets 75 ounces of water per day from food alone.
4.) Illnesses come from cold or wet weather.
Nope. Bad weather encourages us to stay indoors where we can more easily share our germs.
5.) You're really using only 10 percent of your brain.
Nope....although it may seem that way for some of us. No area of the brain is completely unused.
There...feel better now?
