The human body works in mysterious ways. Whoever designed it must have had a wicked sense of humour. As complex and fascinating as it can be, there are many facts about it that people don’t know. With that in mind, here are 10 secrets about the human body:
An Aspirin can Save you from a Heart Attack, if you Chew it
If you thought that an aspirin is only useful for combating headaches, you were mistaken. As time is of the essence during a heart attack, you’d be glad to know that chewing an aspirin (it works faster when chewed) can actually buy you more time while you call for an ambulance.
Fight heart attacks with Aspirin
Antibiotics won’t kill a virus
Contrary to popular belief, antibiotics have zero effect on viruses in your body. While they are great at killing bacteria, they have absolutely no effect on fixing your cough or cold. Go figure!
Antibiotics don’t kill viruses
Eating a large amount of carrots will turn your skin orange
If you ever end up bingeing on a lot of carrots, don’t be surprised if you start resembling ‘The Thing’ from the Fantastic Four. This is because eating a lot of carrots will actually turn your skin orange!
Your carrot binge will turn you orange
Your blood is not blue in your veins
Many people wrongly assume that the blood running through their veins is blue and not red. Since we aren’t mutants enrolled in Professor Xavier’s Academy, this is a myth. In actuality, the blue colour is nothing but an illusion caused by the way light interacts with our skin.
Its red, not blue
Drowning doesn’t look anything like drowning
Swimmers and non swimmers pay attention. When someone is drowning, there is hardly any waving or crying for help. In fact, the very indicators of someone drowning are the lack of yelling or splashing!
The signs of drowning are very different
Apple seeds contain cyanide
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, or does it? According to researchers, apple seeds actually contain a concentration of cyanide in a sugary compound called Amygdalin. Swallowing a few seeds, however, won’t kill you as your body is capable of handling it.
Don’t worry, it won’t kill you
The Symptoms of strokes are different for men and women
The indicators of a stroke are different for men and women. While men would experience sudden numbness on their face, trouble speaking and issues with visibility, women would experience hiccups, nausea and chest pain. Turns out strokes do discriminate on the basis of sex.
Know the signs of a stroke
Red meat does not rot in your colon
No it doesn’t. The human body is pretty awesome in its functionality, so much so that it is well equipped to take in all of the essential nutrients found in red meat. The protein is further broken down in our stomach, while the rest of it gets taken care by powerful digestive enzymes.
Red meat is okay
You body will take get same amount of sugar from juice and coke
Fruit juice contains the same amount of sugar that a Coke or Pepsi does. And no, I’m not talking about packaged juice, but rather those that are freshly made in a juicer. This is mostly because all of that fibre, that makes fruits so healthy in the first place, is not there in their juice. Diabetics stay away!
Juices contain a large amount of sugar
Weight loss supplements NEVER work
If it wasn’t obvious already (just look at the progress, or lack of, that your friends on supplements have made), weight loss supplements almost never work. If you’re really serious about losing weight, an effective diet with a different lifestyle is what’s required.
Losing weight requires more effort
