Old Wives Tales: The Truth Behind Common Notions

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Synopsis
From the book Jacket: Will a little warm milk really help you sleep? Should you put butter on a burn? Does turning a light off for a few minutes use more energy than it saves? Will chicken soup cure your cold? If you pick a baby up every time she cries, will she get spoiled? Here is the book that will set the record straight on the received wisdom and commonly accepted notions we've routinely followed for generations. The result of years of research, accumulated facts and a healthy dose of suspicion, Old Wives' Tales will entertain as it informs, offering not only the real basis in fact but also the origin and purpose of Mom's or her friends' sometimes dubious counsel, along with comments from a wide variety of experts, bona fide and otherwise. Understanding that today's up-to-the-minute advice may be tomorrow's old wives' tale, Sue Castle challenges this new wisdom with some penetrating questions and astute observations that will lead you to take at least some of the health gurus with a grain of salt. If you're still holding your breath trying to cure the hiccups or putting sugar on a cut and wondering why, here is a reference book you can't afford to be without.
Copyright:
1992

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
147 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780743423687
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Sue Castle
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:
Shelley L. Rhodes
Proofread By:
Regina Alvarado
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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