Hidden truths about your health

ORLANDO, Fla. – Everything we do, every day impacts our health and well-being, but what you think you know about your health may not be true. For instance, you need to drink eight glasses of water … that’s a myth. It all depends on your body weight, temperature and activity level. You can actually get overdosed with water. That’s called hyponatremia. It causes swelling in the body’s cells and a dangerous drop in sodium levels.

From the top of your head to the tip of your toes, there are thousands upon thousands of health articles posted each year online.

An NIH study found that 67 percent of people couldn’t tell if the health information they were googling was true or false. So, what’s fact and what’s fiction? First question, is diet soda healthier for you than your average soda?…

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