In Lebanon, everyone is a doctor. A medical degree is welcome but not necessary and often superfluous. Just ask your grandmother: \u201cwhere were you and your fancy diplomas when she raised seven children?\u201d In diapers that\u2019s where. <\/p>\n
Here are five health pearls of wisdom dolled out at every occasion that are just as entirely well meaning as they are inaccurate. <\/p>\n
1. Do not go out with wet hair or you\u2019ll catch a cold\u2026or more accurately you\u2019ll get \u201cslapped by the wind\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n
To those reluctant souls who diligently blow dry their manes down to the last strand before going out the door: there have been studies with control groups on the matter. The verdict? Go out with wet hair if you must. Feel cold? Yes. Catch a cold? Nope.<\/p>\n
2. Your hair will grow faster and thicker is you cut it on a regular basis.<\/b><\/p>\n
Remember how your grandmother and mother always nagged you – and still do – about cutting your hair on a regular basis so it \u201cgrows faster and thicker\u201d? Yeah\u2026not so much. Hair does not and will not grow any different if you cut it. It may all be a heartwarming optical illusion. Invest in a good shampoo instead. <\/p>\n
3. \u201cNever cross your eyes or they will get suck that way\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n
Your grandmother\u2019s version of the Boogeyman if you have been unlucky enough to have grown up with strabismus. Safe to say go ahead and cross your eyes at that statement. I\u2019m pretty sure your eyeballs will revert back to their normal positions upon request. <\/p>\n
4. The best remedy for a pesky bout of hiccups? A startle, what else?<\/b><\/p>\n
Never mind the psychological trauma inflicted when accused of stealing candy or lying to your parents, never mind the tears shed and the ensuing drama of self-defense, the important thing is to shock the hiccupping frenzy- and the sanity- out of you. Mission accomplished. Impact undetermined.<\/p>\n
5. The best remedy for a burn is toothpaste.<\/b><\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t matter which degree, which extent or which body part, Crest Crest Crest\u2026or Colgate. If you have children, stock up on toothpaste in your first aid kit. To those rolling their eyes, this one may actually have some semblance of truth to it: it\u2019s the baking soda in toothpastes that could have an anti-inflammatory effect. Don\u2019t knock it till you try it.<\/p>\n
Grandma knows best. Such is the power of a Lebanese Teta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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