Surprising health facts | Random health facts you probably don't know
- Laughing is good for the heart and can increase blood flow by 20 percent.
- To Cool Down, Drink Something Hot
- Sitting and sleeping are great in moderation, but too much can increase your chances of an early death.
- Writing things out by hand will help you remember them.
- Chocolate is good for your skin; its antioxidants improve blood flow and protect against UV damage.
- Tea can lower risks of heart attack, certain cancers, type 2 Diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. Just make sure your tea isn’t too sweet!
- Walking at a fast pace for three hours or more at least one time a week, you can reduce your risk of heart disease by up to 65%.
- Exercising regularly can increase your lifespan by keeping your DNA healthy and young.
- Dehydration can have a negative impact on your mood and energy levels. Drink enough water to ensure you’re always at your best.
- You typically only breathe through one nostril at a time.
- Men are more forgetful than women.
- Most of the fat you lose exits your body via your lungs.
- Riding a roller coaster could help you pass a kidney stone.
- More than half your bones are located in your hands and feet
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Did you know fun medical facts?
- Nerve Impulses travel at over 400 km/hr (249 mi/hr).
- A sneeze generates a wind of 166 km/hr (100 mi/hr), and a cough moves out at 100 km/hr (60 mi/hr).
- Our heart beats around 100,00 times every day or about 30 million times in a year.
- Our blood is on a 60,000-mile journey per day.
What are some weird medical facts?
For example, your entire brain replaces itself every 2 months; your liver, every 6 weeks; and your epidermis, every 35 days. Even your stomach lining replaces itself every 3 to 4 days. If your body didn't do this, the strong acids used by your stomach to digest food would also digest your stomach!
What are 10 random and interesting health facts?
Laughing 100 times is equivalent to 15 minutes of exercise on a stationary bike. There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
What is a fun fact about protein?
Protein exists in every one of the trillions of cells in the human body. Without it, no life could exist. Approximately 18-20% of the body is protein.
What is a fun fact of the day?
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. A shrimp's heart is in its head. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
What was the first medicine?
The first modern, pharmaceutical medicine was invented in 1804 by Friedrich Sertürner, a German scientist. He extracted the main active chemical from opium in his laboratory and named it morphine, after the Greek god of sleep.
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