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Did You Know ...
March 01, 2008
- · One hour massage equates to 7-8 hours sleep on the body.
· Bob Hope lived to be 100 years young, and is believed to have had therapeutic massage daily as part of his healthy regimen.
· Touch stimulates the release of endorphins (the body's natural pain killers) which is why a mother's hug for a child's skinned knee can literally make it better.
· People with eating disorders who received massage three times a day for ten days, gained weight faster and got out of the hospital six days sooner than those who didn't.
· A good belly laugh shuts off the flow of stress hormones which is triggered by our biological "fight or flight" response when we feel stress, anger or hostility.
· Laughter increases the amount of natural killer cells which destroy tumors and viruses, lowers blood pressure, and increases oxygen in the blood.
· There are over 640 muscles in the human body, they make up about half of the body weight.
· There are 206 bones in an adult human body. There are about 300 at birth.
· Most people don’t get enough sleep. Sleeping helps you to concentrate, keep a good attitude, deal with stresses, and handle daily activities like driving a car. So get some rest!
· Go ahead and LAUGH! Laughing lowers blood pressure and lifts your spirits!
· Human jaw muscles can generate a force of 200 pounds on the molars.
· Toenails and fingernails are actually made from skin cells.
· The average person can live without food for a few weeks, depending on their body type.
· The average person can live without water for 3 or 4 days.
· The average person needs 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.
· Did you know that we are made up of about 55% to 70% water? Babies are made up of about 78% water.
· The human brain is about 80% water.
· The heaviest human brain recorded weighed about 5 pounds.
· It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
· Skin is the largest organ in the body. It protects you from illnesses, helps control your body’s temperature, and helps you to feel everything from a hot kettle to a soft breeze.
· It takes approximately 12 hours for food to digest entirely.
· The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
· In your lifetime, you’ll shed over 40 pounds of skin
· Every minute, 30-40,000 dead skin cells fall from your body.
· 15 million blood cells are produced and destroyed in the human body every second.
· The brain uses more than 25% of the oxygen used by the human body.
· Most people blink about 17,000 times a day.
· There are 60,000 miles in blood vessels in every human body.
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