Some Cool Facts and Myths about Health

Read some of the coolest health tips and most common health myths!

Facts:

While at work make sure that, top of your monitor is at or below eye level.
Drink lots of water while sitting in an air-conditioned room. This is because skin loses moisture due to the air-conditioning and slight dehydration can occur.
Your body can cope better with the changes if you change the work shift forwards.
Do not skip your breakfast for any reasons. Breakfast will give you the energy for the whole day as well as it helps you to reduce stress.
Eat food slowly. It takes somewhere around 20 minutes for your body to know you’re full. Also one Japanese study showed that faster eaters gained more weight compared to that of slow eaters.
Playing music gets you sharper memory over the years.
Even BPA-free plastics can seep harmful chemicals like estrogen into your food or drink. Its better to take water or food in a stainless steel bottle or box.
Drink lots of water helps you to stay away from diabetes.

Myths:

Cold weather can make you sick. – Cold weather never induces any health problems. Studies have shown that the people who live in cold weather are no more likely get sick than people from hotter places.
Most of your body heat emits through your head. – You will lose heat through any uncovered body part.
Cracking your knuckles can cause arthritis. – The people who do not crack their knuckles are no less likely to have arthritis compared to the people who do that.
All herbs are harmless because they’re natural. - Well herbs cane be less harmful but still there are side effects for a few of them. Like the kava — Used to reduce anxiety — has now been shown to be toxic to the liver.