I always find health facts interesting, but these ones may sincerely surprise you and may change the way you argue with your friends about what you know about your health. Or just a great conversation starter with your friends tonight.
- Once you stop growing, your stomach pretty much remains the same size — unless you have bypass surgery. Eating less will not SHRINK your stomach, but it will change your brain’s need to be hungry.
- In under 60 seconds, you heart can pump blood into every cell in the entire body.
- Too much coffee dehydrates your body and causes wrinkles, so try to pair a single cup of coffee with a glass of water.
- Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.
- Studies show that the body can only go 11 days without sleep, then it dies.
- Your nose can remember over 50,000 different scents.
- Having sex can make a woman look younger and more attractive due to the release of estrogen and collagen.
- The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.
- The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades – do NOT try this.
- The liver has over 500 functions in the human body.
- Everyone has a unique smell, except for identical twins.
- Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress.
- It is impossible to tickle yourself.
- A single chocolate chip can provide enough energy for an adult human to walk 150 ft.
- Water accounts for 55-70% of our body weight, and typically a minimum of six to eight glasses of water is needed to keep the body performing at optimal levels.
- Smoking marijuana causes a 40% increase in brain’s trigger for hunger.
- A person will eat an average of 35 tons of food in his or her lifetime.
- Almonds, avocados, and arugula lettuce can boost your sex drive and improve fertility.
- We naturally feel tired at two different times of the day: about 2:00 AM and 2:00 PM. It is this natural dip in alertness that is primarily responsible for the post-lunch dip.
- You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching tv.
