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Top Seven Health Myths
6. Shaved hair grows back faster and coarser. Wax, shave or cut—no matter how you choose to remove your hair, you won't change the texture or speed at which it grows back. Leg hair will, however, appear coarser right as it starts to grow back. "The hair that initially grows back is blunt, hasn't had time to taper off, so it might look darker," says Carroll. But as it gets a bit longer and is exposed to the sun, it will look exactly like the hair you started with. (For more information on this myth check out this recent NEWSWEEK story.)
7. Tainted candy from strangers is a Halloween threat. While not included in the British Medical Journal study, this is one of Carroll's personal pet peeves. Each Halloween brings a slew of stories about poisoned candy—some hospitals will even set up X-ray stations for the particularly cautious trick-or-treater—but there has never been a documented case of a stranger poisoning Halloween candy, he says. There have, however, been a few instances of relatives doing so.
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Posted By: mekmek @ 02/19/2008 3:37:55 PM
Comment: the normal consumption of water per day about 7 glasses of water, at least half of them water and the others between tea /coffee/juices or milk. On the other hand, people known stone formers are advised to increase their oral fluid intake to 2.5 litres per day specially in hot weather.
Posted By: mekmek @ 02/19/2008 3:35:38 PM
Comment: the normal consumption of water per day about 7 glasses of water, at least half of them water and the others between tea /coffee/juices or milk. On the other hand, people known stone formers are advised to increase their oral fluid intake to 2.5 litres per day specially in hot weather.
Posted By: jessmate @ 01/15/2008 1:24:13 PM
Comment: RE: WATER IS GOOD...Juice...with all the processed, colored, sugar packed beverages on the market these days, our immune systems are taking a beating. A healthy lifestyle doesn't require all of the products we have access to these days. Regular consumption of water instead of all of the socially acceptable, but unhealthy, options that are out there will find a person much healthier in the long run.