Do you remember this?
"My name is Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. You can call me Ray, or you can call me J, or you can call me Johnny, or you can call me Sonny, or you can call me Junie, or you can call me Junior; now you can call me Ray J, or you can call me RJ, or you can call me RJJ, or you can call me RJJ Jr. But you doesn't hasta call me Johnson!"
Common Health Myths Debunked.
The word caught my attention, debunk: to expose the sham or falseness of.
Anyone remember Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs?..."Wooly Bully."
My first thought was my cousin Neil's room in Cincinnati. Dorothy used to ship me there summers. Debunk beds were against the far wall. I can't remember if I slept on the top or bottom.
I can't help this. "Oh myth, you forgot your umbrella."
It's The Change In Temperature And Season That Makes You Sick: First debunked myth. Nope, it's not. A few days ago I was wearing a sweatshirt. Last night Wanda kicked the A.C. on. It was 78 degrees in the house. Michigan Cousin Debbie posted a photo with snow on her patio. It was close to 80 here and I wrote, "It's too soon to be this hot." Debbie wrote, "It's too late to be this cold." It's not season and temperatures that make us sick, it's germs.
"We've been led to believe for years that so many things affect our health," says Rachel Vreeman, MD, co-author of Don't Cross Your Eyes...They''l Get Stuck That Way!: And 75 Other Health Myths Debunked, "but if you look at the science and the evidence—many times they simply are not true."
You Have To Wait An Hour Before You Go Swimming: An hour from what? Well eating of course. All our mothers were telling untruths. The good doctor says the idea that swimming on a full stomach can induce cramps and cause a swimmer to drown is not true, and I quote, "Eating shortly before swimming is physiologically unlikely to cause any problems, and there have been no reports or studies linking the two."
No reports or studies doesn't do it for me. Physiologically UNLIKELY is enough to keep me out of the water after eating. What about nausea and vomiting? Were there tests and studies on that?
Turkey Makes You Sleepy: The tryptophan supplement bought at the health food store may make you drowsy but it's taken on an empty stomach. Turkey has the same amount of the sleepy stuff as chicken, ham, and Swiss cheese. Very few people fall asleep in their ham and Swiss on rye. Thanksgiving drowsiness is caused by eating too much, too fast, trying to escape the relatives, and having to watch Detroit Lions football.
Going Out With Wet Hair Will Make You Sick: Not true. Researchers put cold viruses in the noses of two groups of people and one group was exposed to cold and wet conditions. They didn't get sick as little as the people who only got the virus. Or, they did get as sick...forget it. Really doesn't matter much. I'm more interested in how these jobs were filled.
Help Wanted....must be willing to have things stuck up your nose and get soaked with a garden hose. Drug users and people into S & M need not apply.
Swallow Gum And It Will Stay In your Stomach For Years: Gum is indigestible but won't be an issue unless you swallow a case of Double Bubble. A stick or a piece will traverse your intestinal tract in a couple of days. And isn't that a lovely picture? I could tell you stories from my R.N. days that would curl your hair.
Sugar Makes Kids Nutty: A new study indicates it's not the sugar but the surroundings. It's not all the sugary food at the party but the number of children that amps up the action. Sure it is, and I can always sleep when I drink coffee at night.
The Devil Made Me Do It. Who am I to bad-mouth, or in this case, bad-type an Olympic gold medal winner? All those years swimming in the shadow of Micheal Phelps must have been awful. "What would Ryan Lochte Do?" is a new reality show. Swimming for thirty minutes is boring so we get to watch the guy buy shoes and interview people on the street.
At least on "Splash" Greg Louganis dives once in awhile.
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