Common Myths about Health Problems

Almost all of us benefit from old granny’s recipes once in a while. While a lot of old home remedies and beautification tips do work, not all of them can be proved clinically. A few of such old wives’ tales can also be dismissed conclusively as they are myths and do not seem to have any basis of fact linked to them. Let us now have a look at some of them…

Do not swim immediately after eating- This is a complete myth. It has been proved that there is no harm in swimming as long as you don’t actually eat while swimming.

Dim light damages the eyes- Reading in low intensity light will tire your eyes but will certainly not harm your eyesight.

Cracking the knuckles cause Arthritis- This is entirely false as arthritis depends on a host of genetic as well as dietary factors. But cracking your knuckles can most definitely cause swelling of the joints and reduce your gripping strength considerably.

Put Butter or Ice on a Burn- This is certainly not advisable. Applying butter will do nothing to heal the burnt tissues whereas putting on ice may worsen the condition by perpetrating frostbite. Holding the burnt portion of your body under cold, running water is the best first aid that you can possibly give to a patient suffering from burn injuries.

Early to bed, early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy and wise- The time for getting up in the morning or retiring at night is entirely up to you and will make no difference whatsoever to your health as long as you get enough sleep.

Sitting on a cold surface causes piles- This is absolutely a myth as piles or hemorrhoids are caused by varicose veins where constipation is the culprit and not by simply sitting on a cold surface.