Health and Medical Trivia

  • The human body is at its lowest ebb between 3-4 AM, the most likely time for someone to die in their sleep.
  • Overeating may cause brain aging while eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young.
  • Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200.
  • The 2 most common forms of OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) are excessive cleaning (hand washing and cleaning) and excessive checking for mistakes.
  • If you suffer from insomnia, there is a good chance that your sleep patterns were often disturbed as a child.
  • Lack of sleep and hunger are the two top most common causes of mood swings.
  • Wearing socks to sleep can help reduce the amount of times you wake up during the night.
  • Only 20 people are known to have Hyperthymesia. A condition that allows them to remember every detail of their lives.
  • The back of your hand is called the opisthenar.
  • Stress often causes headaches as a result of your blood being redirected to other parts of your body.
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