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5 of your mother's health tips you should ignore

Sometimes, it’s safest to leave the medical advice to the professionals. Besides, how often is it that you get to prove your mother wrong?

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Does mother know best?

When it comes to raising children, there is often no one better to ask for advice than your own mother. However, doctors have looked into a few common health tips passed on from generation to generation and discovered that maybe we shouldn’t always follow our mother’s advice. Find out what these myths are and what you should do instead.