Omeone told you that if you break a mirror is waiting you 7 years of bad luck? Or if a black cat cuts your way its a bad sign? Well, such myths circulate even in matters related to health. Specialists have to inventory the most common of them and wanted to clarify what is true or not.

Some of these myths may seem strange, but the fact is that some of them are … real.

Life of a chewing gum

Myth: The process of digestion of a chewing gum that you swallowed last 7 years.

Truth: Even if the gum sticks to almost anything, the stomach is one of the exceptions! Although experts agree that your body can not digest the gum itself, but it will pass through your digestive system on a normal rate (around 24 hours for a normal person). In the same way and will be eliminated from your body – no changes in composition.

Light hurts my eyes

Myth: Reading in a weaker light source deteriorate your eyes.

Truth: Parents and grandparents bothered us for nothing when we were childrens. In other words, reading in a low light does not harms your eyes only makes reading more cumbersome.

Chocolate attacks your skin!

Myth: The consumption of chocolate cause pimples and affect the skin texture.

Truth: Ciocoholics can breathe relieved. Chocolate not only that do not attack the skin, but can also have a beneficial effect on them. .
Of course, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables will improve your overall health and skin appearance, but a reasonable amount of chocolate (especially the bitter varieties) can do no wrong!

Parts of our brains are lazy

Myth: We use only 10% of the brain.

Truth: Several studies based on images of the brain have shown that, in fact, it does not exist inactive areas. It’s true that certain parts of it are responsible for mecansime that respond to some stimuls easier or harder that others, but lobotomy experiments have shown that each small part is essential.

Pitcher go too often to water?

Myth: For an optimal state of health you need to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.

Truth: No one will deny the importance of water in a balanced system of life, but the truth is that there is no precise rule about the amount that we need. The myth seems to have resulted in some studies in 1945 in America, where the Institute for Health decreed that this amount is recommended.