Health Facts
Regularly updated list of health and body facts. Learn things about your body and health that you didn't know. Featuring a range of topics, including the human body, medical science, and psychology.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though!
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Putting sugar on a wound or cut will greatly reduce pain and speed up the healing process.
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According to a study conducted by the University of South Carolina, Marijuana can be used to reduce inflammation and treat autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, lupus, colitis, and multiple sclerosis.
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Crying literally alleviates stress and uniquely allows humans to decrease feelings of anger and sadness.
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A person infected with the SARS virus, has a 95-98% chance of recovery.
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Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second!
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In 1996, research found that having excessive body hair is linked to higher intelligence.
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A human brain produces as many as 12,000 to 50,000 thoughts per day, depending on how deep a thinker a person is.
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The human sigh acts as a physiological reset button.
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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
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If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent 'in-grown' toe nails.
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People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
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If every muscle in your body could pull in one direction, you could lift nearly 25 tons.
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Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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