“Cyanide and anthrax are natural, I’m not about to stir them into my porridge.”
Recently,u/imadepyramidsasked “what are the most accepted health myths?”
“‘All natural’ implies it’s healthy.”
u/DumpsterPuff
3.
“Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
It does not.”
“Detox programs.”
u/TooBald
“Not to be confused with medical detox for substance use.”
u/Azsunyx
“Ask what ‘toxins’ are being targeted.
No one ever seems to have an answer.”
u/advocatus_ebrius_est
5.
“The Food Pyramid we were all taught in school.”
“Essential oils cure illnesses.
Too many people die because of this misconception.”
But they dont cure stuff."
u/media-and-stuff
7.
“If you shave a lot your hair grows back thicker.”
8.MSG is bad for you.
Like, that’s not a flex.
You’re basically saying you hate flavour."
u/essmithsd
9.
“Fat makes you fat.
u/pablo_the_bear
“Twizzlers is a ‘fat free food’…
It’s 19g of sugar for four pieces.”
u/MatCauthonsHat
10.
“Tilting your head back if you have a nosebleed.
11.Ulcers are brought on by stress.
Nope, the vast majority are due to a quickly curable bacteria.”
u/_artbabe95
12.
“GMOs are bad.
No, GMOs don’t mutate you or mess with your body’s balance.
They mean we can feed more with less and crops are more resilient to natural disasters.
It also means less pesticides thatdocause harm.”
Like doing sit-ups to target the belly fat.”
u/sumuji
“The body stores fat wherever it wants and where it stores is unique to every person.”
u/Doki_Literature
14.
“Letting scabs dry out to heal faster is a myth.”
“Keep it covered and clean, usually a plaster is fine.
It should be moist on its own.
It helps your body eat up the dead stuff.
There’s no cell motility on a dry scab.”
u/Bearacolypse
15.
“Addiction being a lack of willpower couldn’t be further from the truth.
Addiction is a very complex process.”
H/T tou/imadepyramidsand AskReddit for having this discussion!
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