Warmth offers far more benefits than just comfort. Heat can help you relax, which in turn helps release the muscular tension that we carry around in our bodies every day. This reduction in tension helps stiff body parts loosen up. Heat can even help you recover from injuries, since it opens up your blood vessels … Read more
There are many benefits to getting pregnant that many women don’t realize until after their bellies begin to grow. The main drivers behind all the bodily changes that occur are hormones. Of course, not all of of hormones that flood the body during pregnancy create pleasant feelings– but many of them do. Many women experience … Read more
Human DNA– short for deoxyribonucleic acid– is the molecule that makes you unique. In other words, it’s what tells your cells how to work and what kinds of proteins to make. Though all humans have the same type of DNA, nobody’s DNA is exactly identical to anyone else’s. In 2008, researchers from the University of … Read more
Without pain, we would have a lot of trouble staying healthy. Think of all the pricks and bumps that you’ve experienced over the span of your lifetime. If you weren’t aware that your body needed attention, you may not have patched yourself up. Even minor wounds can develop into serious health problems if they’re not … Read more
The human egg cell contains a nucleus with half the number of chromosomes needed to make a baby. Every human female is born with one million of them, according to Cleveland Clinic— but only 300 to 400 of them will ever be ovulated. During each menstrual cycle, hormones flood the ovaries and one of the … Read more
Even though human and chimpanzee DNA is very similar, our extremities are quite different– particularly when it comes to the wrist. In 2008, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discovered that humans begin to grow thumb and wrist structures during fetal development. Since our fingers, wrists and thumbs are far more agile and offer much … Read more
Over the span of a 24-hour day, your heart will beat around 115,000 times and pump about 2,000 gallons’ worth of blood. Since it’s important that your heart beats fast enough to keep your blood circulating but slow enough to allow your organs and cells to draw the energy and sustenance that they need, the … Read more
A human body without oxygen is like a fireplace without a fire. Even if your body has enough fuel, none of it will burn without O2. Just as fire converts wood into heat, oxygen transforms sugars and fatty acids into energy. No organ can survive for long without a constant supply of oxygen-rich blood. One … Read more