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Skin Care Facts!

In years past, skin care consisted of a good moisturizer, a good diet, and plenty of rest, and only those blessed with good genes could boast clear, wrinkle-free skin. Fortunately, science has caught up with demand, and today, there is a topical cream to prevent, reduce, or cure almost any common skin ailment.

Of course, wrinkles seem to be the most common skin care concern. Whether due to genetics, sun damage or other environmental factors, more and more men and women are looking for ways to prevent and treat wrinkles.

Antioxidants

Free Radicals can contribute to many types of skin damage. Free radicals can occur through one’s own metabolism, or can be the result of environmental factors such as pollution and cigarette smoke. Regardless of how they are formed, free radicals can ultimately damage skin cells, leading to wrinkles.

Vitamins C and E are antioxidants, which can protect the skin from free radical damage. Vitamins C and E are commonly used in anti-aging serums and creams to protect against the free-radical damage that can cause premature aging of the skin.

Peptides

Perhaps the most talked-about ingredients in skin care today are peptides. Pentapeptides, hexapeptides and/or heptapeptides can be found in most of the anti-aging treatments on the market. From the drugstores to department store cosmetic counters to exclusive high-end retailers, you’ll find anti-aging/anti-wrinkle treatments using these cutting-edge ingredients in varying concentrations, and at various price points.

Peptides are used in anti-aging products to mimic the effects of treatments such as BOTOX®. By interrupting the skin’s natural muscle contractions (especially in certain facial areas), repetitive motion wrinkles can be reduced.

Sun Protection

Any skin care expert will tell you that one of the most important steps to keeping skin healthy is to use a sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher every time you go outside. Many anti-aging and/or moisturizing products offer UVA/UVB protection.

Firming Ingredients

DMAE, Collagen, and Elastin are just a few of the ingredients that claim to help firm the skin. Both elastin and collagen occur naturally in the skin, but diminish in quality and quantity as we age.

Collagen is part of the vital support structure of the skin, and must be replenished to help skin remain healthy. Elastin is also vital to the skin, as it allows skin to remain pliable, meaning it can stretch without damaging the skin and leaving marks. Perhaps one of the most highly regarded firming agents is DMAE, which is known to firm and tighten the skin.

Moisturizers

Almost every skin care treatment, from wrinkle creams to sunscreens, contains some type of moisturizer, and the list of moisturizing ingredients is almost endless. Some of the more popular ingredients include lysine, petrolatum and shea butter. Also popular in moisturizers are hyaluronic acid and sodium hyaluronate. These components “plump” the skin by helping the skin retain moisture.

Know your skin type!

Regardless of what any product may claim, or what cutting-edge science is behind a formulation, no one product will work for everyone. When researching any type of skin treatment, it is important to take into consideration what special concerns you may have for your skin.

Sensitive skin often requires a lighter moisturizer or a gentler wrinkle treatment, while someone with excessive sun damage may require a heavier moisturizer. Always be sure to follow product instructions carefully, and read any warnings that may accompany the product. Most products will recommend that you patch-test on an inconspicuous area before any full applications.

Keep in mind that, if you are pregnant or nursing, or on any type of medication, it is always wise to discuss the safety of the products you are using with your physician.

Body Functions

Regular sneezing can exceed 100 mph. There’s a good explanation why you can’t maintain your eyes open when you sneeze – as sneezing can go for a speed of 100 mph. This is, certainly a good reason when you sneeze to cover your mouth.

Cough can spread as fast as 60 mph. During cold and flu season, it’s no wonder that more people are getting sick quickly as a single cough can spread as fast as 60 mph.

Blinking reflex persist for lifetime, however, women blink more than men do. Average person, both men and women blinks around 13 times per minute. That’s lots of blinking daily.

A person having full bladder looks almost the size of a soft ball. It is a reflex for every person to go to the bathroom every time they feel an urge to void. The amount of fluid that triggers urination is around 250-300 ml. On the other hand, the average bladder can hold for about 400-800 ml.

Fecal matter is made up of 75% water. Not only is the urine that we see commonly made up of water, but also the fecal waste product of our body. Be sure to drink enough water as deprivation of fluid can result to constipation, a painful condition, where one passed hard dry stool.

Human feet can generate more than a pint of sweat daily as it contains 500,000 sweat glands. Men typically have much more dynamic sweat gland than woman does. Due to the body active sweat gland, it’s no doubt that your shoes have a stench on it.

Combining all saliva produced entirely can create two big swimming pools. The body produces enough saliva daily, which is useful in the digestive processes, keeping the mouth lubricated preventing fissure.

On average, each person expels flatulence at about 14 times daily. Even if you don’t agree with the fact that the body normally produces gas as a byproduct of metabolism, the reality is all people should expel these gases otherwise, it can lead to stomachache, which you wouldn’t like to happen.

Earwax is important for proper ear functioning. Many people find earwax as a dirty thing. However, it’s a very useful substance that cleanse, lubricates the ear while enhancing ear’s defense system. It also safeguards against fungus, bacteria, insects, and dirt.

MUSCLE AND BONES

There are 17 muscles that work when we smile and 43 muscles when we frown. Smiling is a much healthier option to choose, not unless you want your face have a bit of exercise. Frowning all the time is not ideal for most of us. It will only tire your face, doing nothing to improve your temper.

Adults have a total of 206 bones while newborn babies have 300 bones in total. This is the result of immature bone structure; some of them have not yet fused and mostly are flexible. No wonder babies can pass easily on their mother’s pelvis without being harmed. However, as they grow, bones are fused and become harder and stronger.

We are much taller in the morning than in the evening. The reason for this is the cartilage between the bones are being compressed as we stand, sit and doing other activities. At the end of the day, we become 1 cm shorter than at the beginning.

The tongue is considered the strongest muscle in the human body. Even the tongue seemed so tiny and weak; it is in wonder the strongest muscle existing in your body. Using your tongue when you eat, talk or even sing is a good form of exercise, keeping it strong and healthy.

The jawbone is the hardest bone in the human body. If someone told you to take it on the chin, you might be well-advised to take their suggestion as the jawbone is considered strong and cannot be broken easily.

When you walk, you utilize 200 of your muscles. A single step can use somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 muscles. Considering most of us take 10,000 steps a day. That’s lots of work for those muscles!

The only part of the human body that can’t regenerate itself is the tooth. Unfortunately, it sad to hear that a broken teeth cannot repair itself because the outer layer is made up of enamel considered none living tissue. Any problem you have encountered with your teeth would require the dentist’s assistance.

Losing muscle takes much longer than building it. This can be a good motivation to some people. Being patient enough can build new muscle tissue and get your muscle in shape. So, continue doing regular exercise. It’s not only good for your body, but can keep you in shape as well.

Bone is much stronger than some steel out there. Bones can of course break if force to. But they are much less dense than steel. Bones have a tensile strength of about 20,000 psi while steel has around 70,000. Bone is much lighter than steel, however, pound for pound bone is much stronger substance.

The feet contain more bones than any other part of your body. It has been a fact that feet account for about 25 percent of all the human body’s bone. Out of 206 adult bones, the feet specifically contain 52 all in all.

OUR SENSES

Hearing decreases shortly after eating excessively. Try to eat foods in moderate amount if you want to keep your hearing healthy. Otherwise, if you plan to go to concerts and discos after a big meal, then you may be compromising yourself.

One third of human race has a grade of 20/20 vision. Most people nowadays use eye glasses and contact lens making vision much clearer. However, person with perfect vision decreases as they grow old.

Taste can only take place after food has been dissolve by saliva. In order to taste the food, saliva must first dissolve the chemicals from that particular substance. If you think it’s impossible to believe, why don’t you try tasting something while drying off your tongue.

Compared with men, women are born better smellers throughout life. Women can better distinguish smell of vanilla, citrus, coffee and cinnamon. Although it has been known that women are in general better smellers, still 2% of the population have no sense of smell.

Your nose has a powerful ability to recall 50,000 varying scents. While lore of vampires smell is million times more sensitive than humans do. However, that doesn’t signify that the human sense of smell is of no use. Humans can recall different scents and may powerfully store to memories.

Pupil dilation can occur even in whisper. That’s why in the operating room, where surgeons, watchmakers and other surgical members such as nurses, anesthesiologist uphold the rule that it is a must to keep noise to a minimum. Even whisper sounds can be a hindrance in a successful operation making efficient tasks harder to achieve.

Each person has their own unique smell, with exception to identical twins. Most newborn babies can distinguish the smell of their mother, and significant others. However, genetics chiefly affect how each person smell. Another factor includes diet, personal hygiene and environment that create a unique scent for each person.

The Human Brain

The human brain is made up of nerve impulses that can travel as fast as 170 miles in an hour. Have you wondered how fast you can react with painful stimuli such as burns, sharp objects and inflamed skin? This is because nerve impulses help the brain; kidneys and heart function normally, sending appropriate signals at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car.

The human brain has the ability to function like a 20-watt lightbulb. It remains a mystery how our brain can generate great notion swiftly. Even when we sleep, our brain still generates the same amount of energy just like a miniature lightbulb.

The human brain can store large information as much as 50 times of a Wikipedia.

Or any other popular encyclopedia for that matter.  It has been mysterious for thousands of years that even scientist have yet to confirm how much the brain can store information. It is, however, a fact that the brain’s maximum capacity ranges from 3 to 1,000 tetrabytes. Amazingly, even the National Archives of Britain which contains thousands years of historical books can only take up to 70 terabytes, creating your brain’s storage capacity totally extraordinary.

The human brain needs at least 20% of the total oxygen in your system. The human brain weigh just like a one kilo of fruits. However, it requires more oxygen than any other body organs. The human brain is a very sensitive organ, it can automatically sense if there is not enough oxygen in the body. Therefore, you should breathe deeply keeping your brain healthy and other body cells full of oxygen.

The human brain is 10 times more active during nighttime. It’s a weird fact to know that during daytime, you can do things with full of energy, like going to school to study, going to the office to work or even perform complicated tasks and mathematical calculations right away compared to lying in bed and doing nothing during nighttime. But not knowing that it’s the opposite of what the reality is basically. When you turn off, the human brain turns on. Cool! Experts don’t yet know why this is. However, you should be thankful to your brain for working so hard just to give you pleasant dreams.

Experts say the more dreams you can recall, the higher your IQ is. While this may be true sometimes, don’t take it too serious if you cannot recall what your dreams are last night. Many individuals cannot recall their dreams and only for about 2-3 seconds in average hardly long enough to register.

Nerve cells continue to live throughout human life. For hundreds of years, doctors and experts consider that human brain and nerve cells couldn’t multiply and regenerate. Not like the other tissues in the body, nerve cells persist on multiplying throughout your life. This makes the brain more interesting to study especially those diseases that are associated with it.

Different neurons travel information at varying speed. Each neuron is different. Transmission of information differs from each other depending on the kind of neurons. They can travel as slow as 0.5 meters per second or as quick as 120 meter per second.

The human brain itself cannot sense painful stimuli. Even if the brain is known as the pain center sometimes, where it can sense an immediate cut on your finger, the brain itself lack pain receptors and cannot feel the pain. However, it doesn’t mean that your head can’t be injured. You can still experience throbbing headache as the brain is enclosed by nerve tissues and blood vessels containing pain reception.

The human brain is made up of 80% water. It is important to keep yourself hydrated always because doing so can prevent brain injury. Human brain contains soft, pinkish and jelly-like organs and not those hard, gray mass you’ve seen on TV. This is because it contains loads of blood and water, cushioning the brain against sudden injury.