HEALTH MYTHS, BUSTED

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HEALTH MYTHS, BUSTEDTurkey won't make you nap, and your hair stops growing when you die

You should drink eight glasses of water a day. For your health. Lots of water, lots of healthiness.

Right?

Maybe not. Though doctors and diet authors and talk show hosts have been spouting the lotsa-water stuff for years, it's a myth. What the pundits mean to say is that you should consume 2.5 liters of water each day—and you're already getting most of it through other food and drink.

Scientists at Indiana University debunked the agua myth and six others in a new report—turns out turkey's got no more tryptophan than other meats, we're using way more than 10 percent of our brains, and reading in dim light won't hurt your eyesight.

We love this stuff, and have taken a crack or two at mythbusting before: Here are five warnings from mom you don't have to worry about. (And here's a story about "what if" situations, like dropping a penny off the Empire State Building or actually objecting at a wedding.)

For more practical advice, check out the 5 food rules you should be breaking, pack on more muscle with our myth-defying take on some old workout wisdom, and fatten up your wallet for the new year with 5 financial maxims we've revealed as flat wrong.

And while you're using more than 10 percent of your mind, take some time to optimize its performance with these 10 secrets to better brain use. And build some new brain cells—another myth claims you can't—with mind-sculpting tips from Best Life magazine.

That's a lot of reading. Seems like the perfect excuse to curl up with a huge glass of water. Sure, you don't need it, but it can't hurt. Right?

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