Haircuts may just seem like a routine self-care activity. However, for many cultures across history, trimming your hair has been laden with symbolic meaning and superstitions. Some believe it can impact your health, luck, and even spiritual energy. But where do these superstitions come from, and how do they continue… Read More »Superstitions About Haircut: Could a Trim Affect Your Health?
For centuries, full moon has been one of the greatest mysteries, a source of many speculations. In many cultures for centuries, supernatural powers were attributed to it, usually influencing human health, emotions, and even behavior. From folkloristic overtones to scientific investigation, people have continued to show unrelenting interest in how… Read More »How the Full Moon Is Believed to Influence Health and Behavior
Pregnancy is that unique journey so filled with joy, anticipation, and a fair share of challenges. But it’s also the time when expectant mothers are battered with advice, some useful, many steeped in age-old superstition. The myths related to pregnancy create confusion and sometimes even lead to unnecessary stress. Below,… Read More »Pregnancy and Health Superstitions: What’s True and What’s Not
The concept of an “evil eye” has, throughout history, deeply permeated many cultures. This ancient concept, rooted sometimes in the idea that a malevolent glare can cause harm or misfortune, appears to continue on into our present-day view of health and spirituality. Although many view this belief as no more… Read More »The Evil Eye and Health: How Ancient Beliefs Still Impact Us Today
Many people in this health-conscious world follow a lot of food guidance, from dietary recommendations to taboos. Surprisingly, many of them are still not supported by science. Most emanate from very old beliefs and superstitions passed on from generation to generation. Such age-old ideas keep on playing their role in… Read More »Why Avoiding Certain Foods Is Tied to Old Health Superstitions
Despite the huge steps of modern medicine and technical knowledge in today’s time, health superstitions still dominate people’s lives in many parts of the world. Most of these have their roots in cultural heritage, psychological reasons, and personal beliefs and experiences and thus are powerful dictators of people’s choices and… Read More »The Surprising Health Superstitions People Still Believe In
Over the years, crystals have taken a stronghold among people who seek either some alternative healing treatment or spiritual fulfillment in life. From intense purple amethysts to soft rose quartz, these gemstones are believed to possess mystical powers that heal, protect, and uplift one’s emotional state. But one question still… Read More »The Healing Power of Crystals: Belief or Superstition?
From time immemorial, humanity has reached for whatever protection could be afforded them against the unknown, unseen forces of the world. Talismans and amulets have represented beliefs across cultures, religions, and centuries in the way of illness, misfortune, or malevolent energies. Often small in nature and symbolic, these objects are… Read More »How Talisman and Amulets Are Thought to Protect Against Illness
From the bleakest of winter days, where the wind seems to cut through even the thickest of clothes, to the pollen-filled breeze of an early spring morning, sneezing is a natural act we all take part in. Still, despite such a common, almost mundane action, throughout history, sneezing has not… Read More »Why Some Believe Sneezing Is a Bad Omen for Health