11 facts about our body, which turned out to be myths Bashny.Net

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Myth # 1. The vitamins that make us healthy





Vitamins — one pill, which will make us healthy. In fact it is not. Vitamins only regulate processes in the body, and should with caution, since in most cases the excess vitamins causing more harm than the lack of them.

Myth # 2. Blood without oxygen is blue





Blood without oxygen coming through the veins to the heart, it is not blue, it's crimson. In school textbooks paint it blue for contrast. But veins, shining through your skin appear blue because of light refraction.

Myth # 3. Brown sugar is healthier than white





In fact, white and brown sugar is the same. The case in one component — molasses— who gives the product a dark color. It is believed that brown sugar is healthier just because it's not so sweet, because in its composition more water.

Myth # 4. Alcohol kills brain cells





Large amounts of alcohol affect metabolic processes in the body, including oxygen deficiency, and damage communication between brain cells, but does not touch them.

Myth # 5. Sugar children become hyperactive





Sweet does not make children hyperactive, it is nothing more than a myth. Sugar is calories, and calories are energy. Therefore, when some children eat a lot of sweets, energy of them and hits. But most importantly, do not forget that a large amount of sugar is harmful for teeth.

Myth # 6. Nerve cells do not regenerate





Well-known that nerve cells do not regenerate — not true. In fact, the death of nerve cells — the process is permanent and natural. The update occurs in different parts of the brain. For stress heavily "consumed" are not themselves nerve cells, and the nutrients that support their work and interaction.

Myth # 7. Left brain creativity and right — logic





It's true that some functions are left hemisphere and the other in your right. But scientists have not found the people, in which one part is developed more than the other. The fact is that for creativity to answer a few brain regions, which are located in the left and right hemispheres.

Myth # 8. Need to sleep 8 hours a day





Everyone knows the rule: healthy sleep lasts for 8 hours. However, different people need different amounts of sleep, and its excess or deficiency can badly affect health. For example, some need 6 hours to feel great, while others can't sleep for 9 hours.

Myth # 9. Antibiotics kill viruses





Actually antibiotics kill bacteria. And that is what the flu is caused by viruses that do not respond to antibiotics. It's how to bandage the hand to get rid of a headache.

Myth No. 10. Chocolate = black dots





Scientists conducted an experiment: they fed dozens of people with bars containing 10 times more chocolate than usual. And when it counted the black dots and compared before/after, did not find any difference. I agree, sounds very sudden and incredibly, we ourselves were surprised. But it's true.

Myth No. 11. Sugar is addictive





In 2009 the book was written based on an experiment in which laboratory mice were fed high doses of sugar for several days. After the diet, the mouse just could not live without the sweet. However, when repeating the experiment on humans this effect has not been noticed. And no one would eat sugar in large doses without the use of other food.

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