The researchers from the United States (U.S.), the seven medical myths that many trusted by doctors, is not correct.
Seven medical myths that in the drink at least eight glasses of water per day, most of us only use 10 percent of our brain, hair and nails grow after dead man, reading in temaram rays damage the eyes, smooth-faced wool leg hair will only cause new, more fast and thick, the phone is dangerous if used in the hospital, and eat turkey meat will only lead to doze.
Indeed, some people said that we should drink eight glasses of water a day can make the body become healthy. However, based on the analysis of evidence from U.S. researchers that it is simply pure myth. Some of them to be something that is not true, while others have no evidence of the truth. Such as presented in the report the British scientific journal Medical Journal.
The researchers from the University of Indianapolis School Health in the medical literature about the evidence of these claims a few myths. They find that there is no evidence to support that people really need eight glasses per day.
In fact, this study would suggest that the fluid is often found from the juice, milk, and tea and coffee that is rich in caffeine and uterus tein. Data also show that drink too much water it can be dangerous. Belief that human life in the day-to-day use only 10 percent brain, clearly is not true.
Studies conducted on patients with brain damage have found that the damage that occurred in almost all parts of the brain, have a specific impact on the mental, in order to live without, and behavior. Absence of evidence does not necessarily mean that there is no effect.
Studying the brain representation also shows that there is no region in the brain that are still full and not active. Then the belief that hair and nails will still grow after people die, it may be an illusion because of the recall skin after death.
Indeed, the growth of hair and nails requires a complex hormone regulation that does not necessarily occur when people are already dead.
Furthermore, the illusion of making shaved it grows back more quickly, more heavy, rough and not entirely correct. Shaving beard to prevent it does not grow, but when it does not appear to be shaven and excessive. Then the opinion of experts that read in light temaram did not damage the eye. And only a little evidence that indicates that the prohibition of mobile phone in the hospital because elektromagnetiknya based on the waves.
Finally, eating turkey meat inside the womb have amino acid trytophan not make a person sleepy. In fact, the turkey, chicken, meat or other similar same-containing acid compound with the same degree.
“Too much food can cause the nod because the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain becomes obstructed, and the food rich in protein or carbohydrate may cause the nod. Wine also has the same role like this. So that not only the turkey meat, eat, when a large number of the can lead to slumber, “said the researchers.
Editor Journal Clinical Evidence, David Tovey says that complexity is to disprove theories are myths. “If you be, although there is no evidence, that does not mean absence effect,” he said.
“Where is the evidence indeed be very important to help people make decisions about the serious risks. Many of these myths are not dangerous. However we still have to find evidence that the myth of it as we expect,” he said.
He gives an example of a good sleeping position for babies. Experts thus recommend that the baby would be sleeping with the supine position to reduce the risk of death of a baby suddenly.
