Monday's medical myth: crossing your legs is bad for your health
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Almost everyone crosses their legs, whether it’s conscious or unconscious, for custom, for comfort, for effect, to stop your legs splaying, to take pressure off a foot, or for no reason at all. But is…
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Monday's medical myth: crossing your legs is bad for your health
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Don't Cross Your Legs, Here's Why
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