Health and Medical Trivia

  • Sitting on one's wallet too much can actually paralyze a person's leg.
  • People who walk faster tend to have lower levels of body fat and lower blood pressure.
  • Closing the lid before you flush the toilet prevents fecal matter and germs from covering your bathroom.
  • Repetitively disturbed sleep can lead to psychosis.
  • Applying a cotton ball soaked in white vinegar to a fresh bruise can help reduce the darkness.
  • Flossing daily removes plaque and deadly bacteria and it also reduces one's risk of heart attacks and stroke.
  • Cayenne pepper stops bleeding and is also said to improve blood circulation, assist in digestion, stimulate perspiration and saliva and help lessen pain from swollen joints and limbs.
  • People who feel depressed in the winter and happier in the summer are said to suffer from "Seasonal Affective Disorder".
  • A person who suffers from the "Pseudobulbar Affect" often experiences involuntary fits of laughter and crying and sometimes simultaneously.
  • The cornea is the only part of the human body which has no blood supply, as such it has to draw its supply of oxygen directly from the air.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT