Interesting Facts About Left Handedness!

August 13^th is National Left Handers Day! In honor of the holiday, we’ve put together a fun list of interesting trivia related to left-handedness.

Left Handed People:

• Make up between 5% - 25% of the population of the entire world!
• Use the right side of their brain more often than right-handed people do.
• Are almost three times more susceptible to alcoholism. This is because the right side of the brain has a lower alcohol tolerance.
• Make great tennis players! In fact, almost 40% of pro tennis players are left-handed.
• Are more likely to go into creative careers – artists, musicians, etc.
• Are more likely than right-handed people to suffer from migraines, allergies, and insomnia. Sorry, lefties!
• Are twice as likely to be men than women.
• Are better at multi-tasking than right-handed people
• May have shorter lifespans than righties
• Recover more quickly from strokes
• Tend to earn up to 26% more money than right-handed people!

Be sure to share this list with any left-handed friends or family members! And in honor of National Left-Handed Day, we here at Auburn Family Dental challenge you to use your left hand all day on the 13^th!

Don’t forget to stop by our dental office for a dental cleaning and exam and let us know how your left-handed experiment goes! To make an appointment, please contact Auburn Family Dental, located in Wichita, KS!