Digestion Myths
People often say this stays in your stomach for 7 years if you swallow it.
What is gum?
Many believe going outside with wet hair will cause this illness.
What is a cold?
People say humans only use this small percentage of their brains.
What is 10 percent?
Many people believe you should put this dairy product on burns.
What is butter?
A common myth says everyone needs exactly this many hours of sleep every night.
What is 8 hours?
Some people think this fruit’s seeds will grow inside your stomach if you swallow them.
What is watermelon?
People often say you should “starve” this illness instead of eating.
What is a fever?
A myth says cracking this body part causes arthritis later in life.
What are knuckles?
A common myth says you should tilt your head back during this common problem.
What is a nosebleed?
People often think using your phone or screens before bed does not affect sleep, despite blue light interfering with this hormone.
What is melatonin?
A common myth says you should wait one hour after eating before doing this activity or you’ll get cramps.
What is swimming?
This vitamin is commonly believed to prevent colds entirely, though evidence shows it mostly just slightly shortens them.
What is Vitamin C?
Many believe this makes children extremely hyper, though research doesn’t strongly support this.
What is sugar?
People often say you should suck out venom after this type of bite.
What is a snake bite?
Many believe you can fully “catch up” on sleep by sleeping late on weekends.
What is sleep debt?
Many believe spicy food directly causes this digestive condition, but it is actually usually caused by bacteria like H. pylori.
What are stomach ulcers?
Some think antibiotics cure this illness, even though it’s caused by a virus.
What is the common cold?
Many people believe this sense disappears completely when you get older, but most people only experience a gradual decline.
What is the sense of taste?
Some believe you should rub frostbitten skin with this substance.
What is snow or ice?
Some believe drinking this chemical helps sleep quality, even though it actually disrupts sleep cycles.
What is alcohol?
Some believe detox teas or juices are needed to remove toxins, but this organ already performs detoxification naturally.
What is the liver?
Many believe the flu shot can give you this illness, even though the vaccine contains inactivated virus or viral pieces.
What is the flu?
A common myth says this bodily feature determines personality traits like being logical or creative.
What are brain hemispheres (left brain vs. right brain)?
Many believe you should wake someone every hour after this head injury, though modern guidance focuses on monitoring symptoms instead.
What is a concussion?
Many people think metabolism permanently slows if you eat after this time of night.
What is 8 pm?