Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts

by 2035, half of all americans will be obese.

before cigarette companies, lung cancer was so rare that doctors were surprised if they saw more than 1 case in their entire lives.

having 10 more trees on your block can make you feel as healthy as someone 7 years younger than you are now.

if you handle a paper receipt that is printed on thermal paper, you absorb bpa into your body. this can cause infertility and other health issues. if you use hand sanitizer before handling the receipt, the amount of bpa you absorb increases exponentially.
most of the foods that americans eat are highly processed and have low nutritional value. as a result, they are malnourished and have a deficiency of vitamins a, b6, b12, c, d, e, folate, and iron.
the average american eats between 20 and 30 teaspoons of added sugar per day.
bald or balding men are 32% more likely to suffer from heart disease.
bee pollen has no known health benefits.
the number of heart attacks increases 6% to 10% during the first 3 days of daylight-saving time.
the founder of kellogg's, the cereal company, was a doctor who was obsessed with health and mental wellness. he invented corn flakes because he thought that eating cereal would curb your desire to masturbate.