January 4, 2024
Turns Out Winter Snow Can Actually Damage Your Eyes. What We Know – Health Digest
Have you noticed how when you walk out of your home on a cold winter day with snow all around you, the entire atmosphere around you just seems all that brighter? One reason for this is that the snow and ice around you are reflecting the sun’s rays. So UV rays are coming from above and […]
Can Eating Too Much Chocolate Actually Kill You? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest
It’s not likely that you could eat so much chocolate to suffer from theobromine toxicity. A toxic dose in humans is 1,000 milligrams (or 1 gram) of theobromine for each kilogram of body weight. For someone weighing 150 pounds, that’s 68,000 milligrams (68 grams) of theobromine. An ounce (28 grams) of dark chocolate with 70 […]
Is It Healthy To Smell Your Own Farts? Here’s What The Science Says – Health Digest
Although there is some contention on whether or not the science is referring to smelling hydrogen sulfide, the research itself looked at how that rotten egg-smelling gas can help protect diseased cells from deteriorating in animals. And it has to do with something called mitochondria, a part of cells responsible for energy production, per Healthline. Mitochondria […]