Many health myths have arisen throughout the centuries some are true but others are nothing more than fantasy.Health related myths are common and arise for a variety of reasons,some may be are given by our ancestors that have been passed from generation to generation.Some of those myths,however have more truth to them than you might think as some recent studies have discovred.These are the health myths we tell other peple about to sound cool,though if we took some time to look into them we would realize they are not myths at all.
1.Garlic does help with toothache
A toothache is preety infuriating to have because of the pain it causes and visiting to the doctor in that case involve even more pain.If you ever had it around a old person you may heard of them saying 'bite a garlic clove' technique to relieve pain.Most of us ignored that but our old folks were true about this one.
Studies have shown that garlic is actually effective in relieving toothache because of it's antibacterial properties.Garlic can also provie various other benefits like fighting infections,improving cholestrol level.
2.Excercise does makes you smarter
We all know excercise does a lot of good things to our body it improves the quality of our life and increases our stamina.But if someone told you that it makes you smarter you would probably ignore them. Excercise triggers endorphins which improves the functioning of brain.After excercise your ability to sort out priorities improve allowing you to block out distractions and better concentrate on task at hand. Your brain remembers more when you are active. According to some recent research Excercising also releases a protein called irisin,which improves memory and thinking skills.
3.Eating spicy food does help you lose weight
If you are trying to lose weight,chances are that you have heard of pretty much every possible fix undwe the sun.If you have tried to lose weight at any point you must have heard spicy food help you loose weight.
Eating spicy foods raises your body temperature and therefore boosts your metabolism.Spicy foods especially chilies ,the capasaicin in it increases the metabolisim rate.Capsaicin excites the receptors in our skin which causes physical reactions such as burning and sweating which burns the calories and helps to loose weight.
4.An apple a day keeps the doctor away
While eating an apple a day won't keep you from catching nasty cold,but can provide greater health benefits.Researchers proved that if we are eating an apple a day , it could prevent or delay deaths from heart attacks and strokes and also could inhibit the development of breast cancer.
According to reports apple eaters have better lung function than non apple eaters.The acid present in apple prevents tooth deacay
5.Eating late will make you gain weight
If you are trying to loose weight you will definetly get a advice of keeping your dinner light it sounds bogus at first but there is definetly connection between the time and quantity of your dinner.
Research tends to support this point,showing that late-night eaters tend to weigh more than those who eat earlier in the day,not beacause food triples in calories after 10 p.m. but eating at night disrupts the body function and disturbs the digestion process.
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