If your inbox pings with an email from a good friend that says something like “new study shows that using tampons causes cancer“, you’re likely to read it. The reason? If you trust the source, you’re most likely going to trust the information. That’s what makes medical myths so hard to discredit, you usually hear them first from Mom, Dad, or someone else you trust. With that in mind, there are a number of common email health myths that are better left busted.
Tag: general health
Learn to love your body
When we care about something, it’s natural for us to do our best to look after it, but we don’t always make the same health choices for ourselves. In a society that tells us to be fitter, thinner, smarter, shop more and have more, how can we learn to take the best care of ourselves just as we are? We explore this topic on the Hello Doctor show this afternoon with YFM DJ, Master’s student and ‘it’ girl, Zama Dube.