28 things you can no longer do

1. There are five kinds of vegetables and fruit per day

The British government advised its citizens to have a day, five different vegetables or fruit. In Denmark, it recommends eating six kinds of vegetables. In Australia - seven. Some even try to raise the required number to ten. The conclusion is: do not bother, just eat vegetables.

2. Take vitamin C

If you feel that creeping cold, do not rush to make money with vitamin C. Unless you live in the Far North, no smoke per day a huge number of cigarettes and not exposed to extreme physical stress, Vitamin C does not help you.

3. Flossing

Representatives of the British Dental Association said that flossing is useless, and added that all the research on the benefits of dental floss in the past 25 years is quite doubtful. If you have all this time been neglected flossing, you can rejoice - you were right.

4. wash jeans

It seems perfectly natural thing to wash when they get dirty. But here's the head of Levi's advised in any case not to do it with jeans. According to him

Stop washing your jeans.From washing jeans lose their appearance. Why not try to clean them with a brush?

5. Use fixed telephone

Almost no one else is calling to landlines. Ten years later, they have to disappear completely. And now they exist only to complicate us the choice of the provider.

6. Drink eight glasses of water a day

This amount of water is recommended to drink the American Dietetic 70 years ago. However, it does not take into account your age, height, weight and activity level. Indicator of water balance in the body could serve as urine. If it is light in color, therefore in the body enough water.

7. Keep everything in the refrigerator

Do not put them in the refrigerator Tomatoes, otherwise they will lose flavor. Also, do not keep potatoes in the refrigerator. Because of the cold contained in it starch turns into sugar, that spoil the taste of vegetables. Bread is also no place in the refrigerator, where he only faster zacherstveet.

Luke necessary air circulation. Ketchup perfectly preserved at room temperature. It makes no sense to clean up in the fridge and bananas avocadoThese fruits do not ripen there.

More fridge - not a place for the eggs. He said so in an interview with Stephen Fry, and he seems to be a man who knows what he is talking.

8. Wash your hair every day

Never in the history of mankind, we did not wash your hair as often as now. Although many doctors believe that it is not necessary: ​​it is enough to wash your hair every two or three days or even less, if they are crispy. Although you can not wash at all, if you want to have bypassed around a mile away.

9. Take with you an invitation to the polls

You still have to have the voters' list, so that the invitation itself in the elections does not apply.

10. clean vegetables

In the skin of vegetables is a large part of the mineral fiber (fiber), so stop to throw it.

11. Have more than 10 pieces of clothing

Canadian pilot and blogger Matt Souveni (Matt Souveny) proved perfectlyThe 10 Item Wardrobe Challenge. this whole year dispensing ten things. He chose some trousers, a shirt, a jacket, two T-shirts, sweatshirts, shoes, boots and belt and the whole year was not wearing anything else. Why do not you try?

12. Communicate using words

Emoji - the fastest growing language. Are you still using words?

13. Press the "Close the door" in an elevator

How would you have liked to hit the button "Close the door" when the elevator is approaching your sworn enemy, in this sense is not. This button is likely to have been added to the illusion we had at least some control, so that we have forgotten that locked in hanging on rope metal box.

14. Order food, located in the upper right corner of the menu

The menu is based on the knowledge of human psychology. Knowing that in the first place we think is usually falls on the upper right corner, restaurant owners are often placed there the most expensive dishes. So when you order something, look at the lower left corner of the menu.

15. Dispose of products with expired shelf life

When the expiration date from some of the product ends, it does not mean that he immediately becomes poisonous. Just because supermarkets determine when they change the consignment. If the product is not changed and the smell is not covered mold, You can eat it. Most likely, nothing will happen to you.

16. Play the lottery

Rather, you will get twice by lightning than you win the lottery.

17. Take a trip in toothpaste

Why waste space in your suitcase, if it ever will be available on the site? Or make your own.

18. Sleep during the day

Japanese scientists from the University of Tokyo foundLong daytime naps are 'warning sign' for type-2 diabetes.That long naps can be associated with the risk of developing type II diabetes. Although so far all spoke only about the benefits of short breaks for sleep.

19. Several times to press the C button on the calculator

This key is not in vain called "Clear", so stop pushing her several times after each transaction done.

20. buy antivirus

Right now, most browsers are equipped with better data verification system than some anti-virus software.

21. Do stretching before exercise

According to the latest dataDoes stretching help prevent injuries?It is unlikely that stretching a positive impact on the results of the training or to help prevent injuries.

22. Standing in line in front of the gate

The plane is not very comfortable, why spend too much time there? The ticket you have, so take it easy and do not rush to stand in line. The plane did not fly away without you.

23. Buy extra stuff

Why buy an air freshener if you can use orange peel full of salt? Why add to the dishwasher rinse aid, if the white vinegar for this is perfect? Why buy washing powder, if you can just rub the soap and mix it with soda business?

Why buy a deodorant if you can put on your armpits mixture of coconut oil and baking soda? Why buy toothpaste if you can brush your teeth with the same mixture?

24. Contact the travel agency

It is now easier to find everything on the Internet.

25. learn to drive

Very soon, unmanned vehicles will spread around the world, and until then you can ride the bus.

26. Learning to tell time by the hour with the arrow

Now everyone has a smartphone. Some even will tell you, if you ask what time it is.

27. Keep the CD-drives

They are expensive and take up space.

28. Read news

According to scientists, constantly consuming a flow of negative news informationWe spoil your mood and increase the chances of our depression, anxiety, stress, and even post-traumatic stress syndrome.