How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

Ok, this one is a little gross. I had heard a long time ago from my grandmother that the best way to cure an earache was to pour a little bit of "pee" in it!!!
For sunburn, my mom swears by putting either used tea bags or vinegar on it (so not only are you in pain, but you stink like crazy too ).

Yes, this is one of my pet peeves, along with people saying they'll catch a cold from going outside when it's cold. Isn't this the 21st century? don't we know viruses cause colds?

An RN who was also a nursing instructor once told me that you could tell when death was imminent by looking at the person's nose. The tip went sharp and pointy. And believe it or not, I sometimes see it. Physiologically, maybe from dehydration? I'm not sure, but when one of my patients isn't doing to well, I check the nose!

And I remember many a night waking up with an ear ache and my parents would pour warm olive oil into my ear.