Finger Length

Maybe palm readers aren't too far off the mark.

From the Guardian (UK)...

Evidence is growing that this ‘digit ratio’, especially when applied to the right hand, is a fundamental indicator of sexuality, aggression and ­diseases suffered by men.

People with relatively long index fingers are more likely to suffer from schizophrenia, allergies, eczema and hay fever. Young boys are more likely to be clingy and anxious than their low-ratio peers but also, ultimately, less attention-seeking and better behaved in school.

The truth is that it is not finger-length per se that is having all these profound and dramatic effects...this subtle difference in finger lengths is linked to a foetus’s exposure in the womb to sex testosterone. Put simply, more testosterone equals a greater chance of a more ‘masculine’ hand, i.e. one with a ­relatively short index finger. And it is this exposure to testosterone in the womb that has very profound effects on our behaviour and susceptibility to diseases.