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Growing up, we were taught to believe that whatever nanay and lola told us, is truth in its most absolute. We never dared question. These ladies after all, were strangely clairvoyant – when we refused to listen to their admonitions, something bad does happen.
So when nanay said you shouldn’t sleep with wet hair or else you’ll go blind – we obey. After all, we wouldn’t want to find out about that the hard way.
Of course, you know by now that it’s a myth to rival thoseYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. like the one that involved a popular mall, a beautiful actress and a snake twin for a brother. Ridiculous, really but one that we actually believed to be true at some point in our lives. With all the myths surrounding our rich culture, we deserve a local version of Mythbusters.
How many of these myths did you actually believe in? Let’s take a trip down gullible memory lane and bust some of the most popular, the least heard of and the funniest health myths we grew up with as Pinoys.
1. Sleeping with Wet Hair Causes Blindness
Do our hairs give off toxic fumes when we sleep to cause us to go blind? At least that’s how I used to picture it as a kid.
Of course, from the medical viewpoint, there is absolutely no plausible reason for you to go blind if you sleep with wet hair, as an You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The only bad thing probably about sleeping with wet hair is how stringy your hair is going to be in the morning. [Image source: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
2. Paglilihi
Could You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. be a ploy to get husbands to be more submissive to their wives? Maybe. But there is still no evidence to support the claim that a mother’s fascination with eating crabs during *******cy will give the fetus a deformity akin to that of the crustacean. Or that eating a twin banana during *******cy will cause you to have twins.
Although still widely believed today, paglilihi is still just a myth with You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. [Image source: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
3. Hilot to Get *******t
For Filipino women having trouble conceiving, getting a hilot or an abdominal massage to “position” the “lowered” uterus by “raising” it to prime it for conception is encouraged, if not urged.
While some attribute their *******cy success to the old woman with the expert hands, some are still unable to get *******t. There’s just no scientific evidence to support the claim that abdominal massages can increase chances of getting *******t. [Image source: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
4. Eating Geckos (“Tuko”) to Cure Asthma
First off, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. So that alone should bust this myth.
Lizards or geckos are often dried, grilled or fried and then consumed by the sufferer, supposedly to cure asthma and other diseases.To debunk this myth, our government even felt the need to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. against using these poor creatures as a cure. [Image source: lifestyle.inquirer.net]
5. Geckos (“Tuko”) Sticking to Human Skin
While geckos do have the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., getting stuck permanently to human skin is something we have yet to see. In fact, there’s no mention anywhere of geckos sticking to any surface without possibility of removal.
As children growing up in Western Visayas though, we were told to stay away from geckos lest they get stuck to your skin. And the only remedy, we were told, was to have an Aetabend over in front of you, and only then will the gecko let go.
6. Pasma
We’ve heard it once too often. After a long hard day of labor or a few hours of ironing clothes, you shouldn’t touch cold water lest you get You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. But the problem is, pasmadoes not exist – Medically that is.
Brushed off as You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a lot of Pinoys still believe in its occurrence despite of its non-existence.
7. Getting Warts from Frog Urine
This notion must have stemmed from frogs being warty and all – but there’s no scientific evidence linking frog urine to the growth of warts. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. through a tiny scratch usually, and not from frog pee. I’m sure frogs will agree.
8. Eating Ants for a Great Singing Voice
We Pinoys love to sing, and probably out of that love, came all sorts of myths about achieving that Regine Velasquez voice we’re hoping for. But the thing is, ants can’t help you sing better.
Although You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and could help clear up throat infections, it is highly doubtful that you’re going to acquire Regine’s range and pitch even if you gobble up the whole anthill.
9. Suhi and Fish Bones Stuck in Throat
Fish bone stuck down your throat? No problem. If you have a family member that was breech born (suhi), have him/her massage your throat for a bit and the fish bone will dislodge itself. Works like magic, right? But apparently, this defies logical and scientific reasoning. It’s a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. though, and my lola still insists it works. [Image source: english.chosun.com]
10. Usog
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.is when you unknowingly hex a child by greeting (binati) or just by being new to that place. The child may suffer from gas pain, fever, convulsions and headache. Apparently, the only cure is by wetting your fingertips with your saliva and rubbing this on the child’s forehead, tummy or feet while repeating the words “pwera usog”.
While there’s no scientific basis for usog, there’s a more logical theory about child distress in meeting strangers. [Image source: stuffpoint.com]
So when nanay said you shouldn’t sleep with wet hair or else you’ll go blind – we obey. After all, we wouldn’t want to find out about that the hard way.
Of course, you know by now that it’s a myth to rival thoseYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. like the one that involved a popular mall, a beautiful actress and a snake twin for a brother. Ridiculous, really but one that we actually believed to be true at some point in our lives. With all the myths surrounding our rich culture, we deserve a local version of Mythbusters.
How many of these myths did you actually believe in? Let’s take a trip down gullible memory lane and bust some of the most popular, the least heard of and the funniest health myths we grew up with as Pinoys.
1. Sleeping with Wet Hair Causes Blindness
Do our hairs give off toxic fumes when we sleep to cause us to go blind? At least that’s how I used to picture it as a kid.
Of course, from the medical viewpoint, there is absolutely no plausible reason for you to go blind if you sleep with wet hair, as an You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The only bad thing probably about sleeping with wet hair is how stringy your hair is going to be in the morning. [Image source: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
2. Paglilihi
Could You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. be a ploy to get husbands to be more submissive to their wives? Maybe. But there is still no evidence to support the claim that a mother’s fascination with eating crabs during *******cy will give the fetus a deformity akin to that of the crustacean. Or that eating a twin banana during *******cy will cause you to have twins.
Although still widely believed today, paglilihi is still just a myth with You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. [Image source: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
3. Hilot to Get *******t
For Filipino women having trouble conceiving, getting a hilot or an abdominal massage to “position” the “lowered” uterus by “raising” it to prime it for conception is encouraged, if not urged.
While some attribute their *******cy success to the old woman with the expert hands, some are still unable to get *******t. There’s just no scientific evidence to support the claim that abdominal massages can increase chances of getting *******t. [Image source: You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
4. Eating Geckos (“Tuko”) to Cure Asthma
First off, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. So that alone should bust this myth.
Lizards or geckos are often dried, grilled or fried and then consumed by the sufferer, supposedly to cure asthma and other diseases.To debunk this myth, our government even felt the need to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. against using these poor creatures as a cure. [Image source: lifestyle.inquirer.net]
5. Geckos (“Tuko”) Sticking to Human Skin
While geckos do have the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., getting stuck permanently to human skin is something we have yet to see. In fact, there’s no mention anywhere of geckos sticking to any surface without possibility of removal.
As children growing up in Western Visayas though, we were told to stay away from geckos lest they get stuck to your skin. And the only remedy, we were told, was to have an Aetabend over in front of you, and only then will the gecko let go.
6. Pasma
We’ve heard it once too often. After a long hard day of labor or a few hours of ironing clothes, you shouldn’t touch cold water lest you get You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. But the problem is, pasmadoes not exist – Medically that is.
Brushed off as You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a lot of Pinoys still believe in its occurrence despite of its non-existence.
7. Getting Warts from Frog Urine
This notion must have stemmed from frogs being warty and all – but there’s no scientific evidence linking frog urine to the growth of warts. You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. through a tiny scratch usually, and not from frog pee. I’m sure frogs will agree.
8. Eating Ants for a Great Singing Voice
We Pinoys love to sing, and probably out of that love, came all sorts of myths about achieving that Regine Velasquez voice we’re hoping for. But the thing is, ants can’t help you sing better.
Although You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and could help clear up throat infections, it is highly doubtful that you’re going to acquire Regine’s range and pitch even if you gobble up the whole anthill.
9. Suhi and Fish Bones Stuck in Throat
Fish bone stuck down your throat? No problem. If you have a family member that was breech born (suhi), have him/her massage your throat for a bit and the fish bone will dislodge itself. Works like magic, right? But apparently, this defies logical and scientific reasoning. It’s a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. though, and my lola still insists it works. [Image source: english.chosun.com]
10. Usog
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.is when you unknowingly hex a child by greeting (binati) or just by being new to that place. The child may suffer from gas pain, fever, convulsions and headache. Apparently, the only cure is by wetting your fingertips with your saliva and rubbing this on the child’s forehead, tummy or feet while repeating the words “pwera usog”.
While there’s no scientific basis for usog, there’s a more logical theory about child distress in meeting strangers. [Image source: stuffpoint.com]
