Most of the health advice you get on a daily basis is wrong. Here, we debunk the most common health rumors.Consider the plethora of people who give you wellness advice: your friends, your mom, that buff lady at the gym. Not surprisingly, a good amount of that info is wrong, says Aaron Carroll, M.D., coauthor of the new book Don't Cross Your Eyes… They'll Get Stuck That Way! And 75 Other Health Myths Debunked. He got to the bottom of some strange but popular beliefs.
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MYTH #1: You should tilt your head back to stop a nosebleed. "This will keep your clothes, the couch, and the rug clean, but it's terrible advice, because it directs blood down your throat, which can make you gag or throw up," Carroll says. Instead, sit up, lean forward, and pinch your nose below the bony bridge to slow (and eventually stop) the bleeding.
4 Common Health Myths, Busted
