RECENTLY ACQUIRED FACTS RE: CAUSES AND REMEDIES OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, PRACTICED AND SUGGESTED BY TAIWANESE GRANDMOTHERS, YOUNG PEOPLE, DOCTORS, AND GENERALLY, MOST TAIWANESE PEOPLE.

1. Pregnant women must not consume soy sauce or chocolate, or their baby will have dark skin. This is suggested to expecting Caucasian couples, and practiced by Taiwanese mothers-to-be, who value whiter skin because it holds a higher status in their family’s mind.

2. Drink copious amounts of white milk to offset the effects described in No. 1.

3. Eating bananas is bad for your bones.

4. Avoid eating ice cubes and drinking cold beverages when you’re sick, especially during the female time of the month. Cold drinks have also been diagnosed as the reason why a heavy smoker was having lung problems and teen girls with menstrual cramps have been observed snatching ice cubes with chopsticks to decontaminate their soda.

Do these points reflect your experiences/beliefs?