25 Misconceptions About Your Body That Aren't True

Everybody has advice these days. Don't get vaccinated. Don't take medicine. Don't get blood transfusions. As crazy as some of those sound, that is the actual belief of many people. As we embrace science on one hand and seek the highest quality health care possible, on the other hand many of us still believe old wives tales and urban legends about our health and our bodies. Most likely your mother told you not to go outside in the cold because you'll get sick. Or not to go swimming after eating because you'll get cramps. While these things sound true and may even be based on something that seems accurate, they are false. Cold weather does not make you sick and swimming around after eating doesn't give you cramps. Vaccines don't cause autism and you can't "sweat out toxins". Today we are going to try to separate fact from fiction. We will try to see what sort of conceptions we have about ourselves and our bodies and then go through them to see what we should believe. Although your mother loves you, just because she said it doesn't necessarily make it fact. These are 25 misconceptions about your body that aren't true.

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How many of these misconceptions have you heard before?

Sneezing stops your heart for a second
You can catch a disease from sitting on a public toilet seat
Coffee sobers you up
It is safe to lick a cut
Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
If your mucus is green you have a sinus infection
Nuts, seeds, and popcorn stick to the lining of your stomach
You get wrinkles in the pool because your skin absorbs water
You would explode in outer space
Drinking orange juice cures colds
Tilt your head back when you get a nose bleed
Peeing on a jellyfish sting neutralizes the pain
Heart attacks always hurt really badly
Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
Alcohol warms you up
You can sweat out toxins
Going out in the cold, especially with wet hair, makes you sick
Sugar makes kids hyperactive
If you swim less than 30 minutes after eating you'll get a cramp
Don’t have milk when you're sick because it makes more mucus
You should never wake up a sleepwalker
You become resistant to antibiotics
Hair grows back thicker
Drowning people flail
Vaccines cause autism

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