Comments on: Nine things to stop worrying about right now

By: Basma

Basma — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:38:53 +0000

I can’t help it!!!
Please please fix the numbering!!
You don’t have a #3, you have two #4!!!
Pleaaaaase!

OCD :)

By: Shaden

Shaden — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:26:40 +0000

myth # 7 is very interesting!

By: sam

sam — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:40:59 +0000

ah it s useless telling people about the cold thing..my mother in law also thinks that if give my kids cold water or ice cream they will get a throught infection (lowaz) uggh i am so sick of hearing this…germs do have a better chance of getting u when cold…but like others mentioned keep your hands clean and do not kiss a sick person and u should be ok.

By: TripleM

TripleM — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:06:38 +0000

are you sure about this water think…cause it happen to know that no matter how many cup of juices, coffee or any other liquids you drink, still there is a certain amount of water you should be having during the day which is 2-4 litres..and I love the coffee part cause I defied someone that coffee dose have a lot benefits…anyway the post is great

By: Hareega

Hareega — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:30:14 +0000

People who traveled to the north and south poles and spent months there were pretty darn cold and never got sick.

I still disagree on the eggs and cholesterol, eggs do raise your cholesterol but the effect varies from one person to another.

Also you frequently need more thna 8 glasses of water a day, it all depens on the weather outside and how much water you lose.

By: kinzi

kinzi — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:05:38 +0000

Yaseen, but check, the operative word is ‘when the bugs come’. You can’t get sick without a virus or bacteria. The constriction does keep white blood cells from flowing around the nose, the most common place bacteria and viruses affect a body. But they don’t enter cold toes or fingers. Hand-washing in all kinds of weather keeps you healthy. My kids wear shorts and short sleeves all winter in Jordan, and they don’t get sick because we are RELIGIOUS hand-washers.

By: yaseen

yaseen — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:37:36 +0000

Actually #8 isn’t a myth, let me quote someone “when in a cold environment, the body will try a preserve heat by limiting blood flow to other parts of the body, like the hands, feet and the inside of your nose. so when the bugs come, they’ll be able to multiply without having them pesky white blood cells eliminating them.”

To test it, go outside on a cold day with light clothes, next day you’re most likely to get sick.

and #2.. no one in my family has white hair strains except for me ;( I believe in #2 as well, I only got those since I started working.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:19:31 +0000

Thank you, Kinzi, for mentioning it. Geez, I hate it when educated people are complaining that their back and/or stomach hurts because they “caught a cold” outside. I’m tempted to believe this common wive’s tale is taught in science class in school, since nearly everyone believes it.

By: Beti

Beti — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:40:05 +0000

I know from personal experience that #8 is not a myth…

By: kinzi

kinzi — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:43:01 +0000

Mention #8 to anyone in Jordan, and it is equal to speaking heresy.