25 Biggest Body Myths And Why You Need To Stop Believing Them (4 of 5)

You don’t need sunscreen when you’re indoors

Sunscreen is useful all throughout the year – and it doesn’t matter if you spend a lot of your day indoors or outdoors. The harmful rays of the Sun can even come in through the glass windows, making you susceptible to skin diseases such as skin cancer.

For days when you’ve decided to stay indoors, you should apply some sunscreen on your uncovered body areas, such as your arms and your face to protect them from the harmful UV rays of the sun.

When you have a nosebleed, your head should be tilted backward

Almost all of us tilt our head backward instinctively when we get a nosebleed, but that isn’t the right way to go about it according to experts. Neha Vyas, who is a family practice physician from Ohio, says that instead of tilting our head backward, we should lean in the forward direction and close the bleeding nostril by pinching it with our fingers. By tilting backward, we actually end up forcing the blood to go through our throat into the stomach, which can cause vomit.

Young people do not have to think about their health

While it is true to an extent that younger people need not think about their health just like the people of an older age should, they shouldn’t ignore it completely either. If you don’t maintain your health and keep it on the right track in your younger age, you are planning to suffer numerous health issues as you grow older.

For instance, in order to prevent hip fractures, we should focus on carrying out resistance exercises and having sufficient amounts of proteins and nutrients to make sure our body is not devoid of calcium, boron, strontium, or vitamin D. Prevention matters a lot. It certainly may be a difficult thing to invest time in exercising when you are young due to seemingly no ‘real’ returns, it will help your body in the long run, adds Nibber.

Supplements are always helpful

It is so tempting to just buy all the supplements one comes across, as the advertisements make it sound like just popping those pills will instantly change everything for the good.

However, the reality is a lot different than what it seems initially, and taking supplements without proper knowledge can actually cause you harm.

Nibber points out that since supplements are easily available, most people grab some and while it can be useful in a lot of cases, there should be some caution too. For instance, many people just pop a pill for every vitamin and nutrient and believe that they have covered the body’s nutritional requirements. Supplements without knowledge and planning can be really ineffective, or even dangerous. It is crucial to know what, why, and how long you should be taking a particular supplement.

You cannot do much about aging

Sure, aging is a natural process and all of us get old at some point in time. However, Nibber points out that there are a lot of things you can do regardless of your age. We’ve all been led to believe this notion that getting old means being unable to function properly, suffering, and obsolescence. However, that doesn’t necessarily have to happen to everyone and we all can focus on aging well. Human bodies are quite complex by design and it is quite understandable that some parts may well wear and tear down over time, but by aging well, we should focus on optimizing our bodies in order to better adapt to the changes.