While I was clearing, I found some interesting articles (I had a few newspapers & magazines lying around). So before I dispose of the papers thought I'd post some "useful" stuff here, just in case.From Malaysian Today (May 26-29, 2006)
10 Tips To Boost Your Metabolism
- Build lean body mass
- Get moving (exercise 3 times a week)
- Eat healthily
- Ditch the sugar
- Don't skip breakfast <--- Will try not to from now on
- Include spicy food <--- Yeah!
- Drink green tea
- Don't forget to drink lots of water
- Avoid stress
- Sleep well
Some facts for knowledge:
- Most people blink about 25 times a minute
- Your blood has the same amount of salt in it as the ocean does
- Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself
- Your ears and nose continue to grow throughout your life
- Your lungs are the only organs in your body that float
- You use an average of 43 muscles for a frown. You use an average of 17 muscles for a smile
- Every two thousand frowns create one wrinkle
- You are taller in the morning than you are at night
- A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 160km/h
- When you eat meat and drink milk in the same meal, your body does not absorb any of the milk's calcium. It is best to have 2 hours between the milk and meat intake
- Babies are born with 300 bones - adults have 206
- Only humans and horses have hymens
- Every person has a unique tongue print
- The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself
- Bones are 4 times stronger than concrete
- Your fingernails grow four times as fast as your toenails
- Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart
- You make about 500ml of saliva each day
- The largest muscle in your body is the one you are sitting on
Apparently some highways in Germany do not have speed limits.
