An audio package based on common health myths.

1. Health Myths
Emylie Howie

5. Health Myths have been around for years!

6. There are even myths about alcohol

7. There are even myths about illnesses

8. Mixed signals?

9. Can they?

10. Cracking your knuckles
Myth: Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
Truth: When a person bends, cracks or pulls on these joins, tiny air bubbles form in the
fluid and when they burst you hear a pop or snap.

11. Chocolate
Myth: Chocolate causes skin breakouts
Truth: Chocolate isn’t bad for your skin, it may in-fact help our complexion.

12. Dim Light
Myth: Reading in dim light causes bad eyesight.
Truth: Back in the day, our ancestors did all their reading by light of a flickering candle and
their eyesight didn’t appear to suffer.

13. Chewing Gum
Myth: It takes 7 years to digest swallowed gum.
Truth: Although gum sticks to just about everything, our stomach is an exception. Your
body doesn’t digest the gum, but it still passes through.