You'll Catch Your Death!

With winter right around the corner, I wonder if today’s mothers still use the term, “You’ll catch your death!” Are these warnings just based on old wives tales or do they have the backing of the medical field? I read that the link between weather and colds still lingers and continues to inspire more research.

You can’t go out dressed like that in this weather – you’ll catch your death of cold!

Don’t go out right after washing your hair. You can catch pneumonia, and die.

Don’t forget to wear your rubber boots. If your feet get wet, you can catch your death of cold!

Put on your hat or you’ll catch your death.

 

There was a time where I needed to be reminded of these but now especially as I age and lose my hair I don’t need to be told to put on a hat as my head readily reminds me of how cold it gets without that protective natural head covering. I’m not looking to catch death; I can do all I can to stay ahead of it for it will come soon enough.

How about, “Stay out of the water for at least an hour after eating.”

Lately I see that people have to be told of what appears to be to the average person common sense things.

I recently bought a jar of peanut butter which was labeled as “Unsalted – No sugar Added.” Healthy, right?

As I scanned the label, I found the following in smaller print, “This is not a low calorie food.” Even though the nutrition label on the back revealed that a serving of 2 Tbspn contained 190 calories, 150 of which were fat calories, the manufacturer found it necessary to warn you right on the front.