Often we hear that consuming excess sugar can accelerate and aggravate the growth of cancer cells. Myth / Fact?It's a myth, in fact, there is no research that proves that consuming excessive sugar can accelerate the growth of cancer cells. In several studies that have been conducted, it has been found that cancer cells will not decrease or disappear if the sufferer stops consuming sugar.Cancer Council Australia CEO, Professor Sanchia Aranda revealed that stopping sugar to prevent cancer also mea...

Many of us often advise pregnant women not to pet or approach cats during pregnancy. Because it can give disease, harm the health of the baby in the womb and even miscarry. Myth / Fact?Responding to this assumption, Gynecologist and Obstetrics Specialist of Bung Karno Hospital Solo, dr. Andy Wijayanto, M.Kes, called this a myth, in fact there is no problem if a pregnant woman is around cats or even raising cats. On the contrary, having a pet like a cat can be helpful for relieving stress and psy...

Cycling is not only fun, but also has many positive effects that are healthy for the body. There are many cycling communities in Indonesia that do practices, not only during the day,but also at night.But many say that cycling at night can cause pnemumonia, myth / fact?The fact is ... Pneumonia is an inflammation or infection that occurs in the lungs and is usually caused by viruses, fungi, or bacteria. Night wind is not one of the causes of pneumonia. A person experiences pneumonia when the air...

Sometimes to maintain bone health, it is necessary to take calcium supplements. The New York Times reported that the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendsa maximum of 1,000 mg of calcium per day in postmenopausal women to prevent bone loss, but not much is known about the risks and benefits of taking higher doses.Kidney stones are widely recognized as a major risk of consuming calcium supplements, but this risk appears to related on consuming vitamin D simultaneously.The W...

There is a myth circulating in the community about eye health, namely that myopia can be transmitted if we borrow other people's glasses.Is it true?In fact, that's simply not true. Myopia is non contagious. Even if you borrow thick or minus thick cylinder glasses. With a note, you don't borrow it for a long time, for example 1 month.But yet, there is other danger hiding. When normal eyes uses minus glasses, what happens is that eye muscles adjust to vision to stay sharp. Well, if you have t...

Myth: Some people say fish is not good for pregnant women's health, because babies who ...