Category Archives: Health
Why Bathing Was Uncommon in Medieval Europe
Today I found out that why bathing was uncommon in Medieval Europe.
Before the Middle Ages, public baths were very common, as was the general public regularly taking time to bathe in one way or another. Even during the 4th and 5th centuries, Christian authorities allowed people to bathe for cleanliness and health, but condemned attendance to public bath houses for pleasure and condemned women going to bath houses that had mixed facilities. However, over time, more and more restrictions appeared. Eventually, Christians were prohibited from bathing naked and, overall, the church began to not approve an “excessive” indulgence in the habit of bathing. This culminated in the Medieval church authorities proclaiming that public bathing led to immorality, promiscuous sex, and diseases.
Drunk vs Stoned
According to study results released by a British medical journal, Alcohol ranks “most harmful” among a list of 20 drugs, beating out crack and heroin. For more information check this Study: Alcohol ‘most harmful drug,’ followed by crack and heroin
Buzzfeed guys made this test:
WWII Propaganda Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help See in Dark
The science is pretty sound that carrots, by virtue of their heavy dose of Vitamin A (in the form of beta carotene), are good for your eye health. A 1998 Johns Hopkins study, as reported by the New York Times, even found that supplemental pills could reverse poor vision among those with a Vitamin A deficiency. But as John Stolarczyk knows all too well as curator of the World Carrot Museum, the truth has been stretched into a pervasive myth that carrots hold within a super-vegetable power: improving your night-time vision. But carrots cannot help you see better in the dark any more than eating blueberries will turn you blue.
A Lifetime of Medical Checkups
A graphical guide to medical periodic checkups
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