Our bodies are amazing - they accomplish so much without us even thinking about it! These are just a FEW of the incredible things about YOUR body!
1. You are made of 60 trillion cells.
That's quite a lot! There are cells dying and cells generated in our bodies everyday.
2. It takes 40 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile.
Why should you even spend the extra effort to frown? Smile once in a while!
3. Three million red blood cells are made per MINUTE!
Our red blood cells make about 300,000 trips through the blood stream and last approximately 120 days.
4. Your heart weighs less than 1 pound, yet beats approximately 40 million times per year.
It pumps 2.5 gallons per minute, which totals about 1,314,000 gallons per year!
5. The energy output of the heartbeat in a 24-hour period alone is enough to raise three fully-loaded Greyhound buses off the ground.
That's a lot of energy!
6. We take approximately 9 million breaths per year.
The lungs use about 90 gallons of pure oxygen per day. Our lungs pump about 2 gallons of air per minute while at rest and about 26 gallons of air per minute while exercising.
7. Stomach Acid (hydrochloric acid) is so strong, that one drop of it on the skin would leave a painful blister, but the stomach is left unharmed.
Our stomachs produce 2.5 quarts of acid per day. Over the course of 70 years, the stomach will have produced 60,000 quarts of acid to help digest 40 tons of food!
8. A fever is your body's way of fighting an infection ON ITS OWN!
Did you think your body was just going through Tylenol withdrawal? Nope - our bodies know what to do on their own! The body produces interferon (a natural virus fighting chemical) and when the body's temperature is elevated (as with fever), it is produced in greater quantities and becomes more efficient. White blood cells (main defense against microorganisms) work more quickly to fight off infection, and also become more active. Iron, which many germs thrive on, is drawn from the blood and stored in the liver. The body's chemical reaction rate is also accelerated during a fever, which speeds up healing.
9. Your nervous system (your brain & spinal cord) controls ALL of your body's systems and functions.
Your brain is like a computer that's always ON. It organizes all of the functions of your body's BILLIONS of cells.
10. Your brain sends electrical impulses down your spinal column through the nerves to your entire body - this is how your brain tells your body how to do all of these incredible things everyday without you even thinking about it!
Light pressure on a spinal nerve root (even just the weight of a dime) can lessen your nerve transmission as much as 40%. This is caused by stress to the nervous system. These stresses come in the form of physical, emotional and chemical traumas.
Just like Phil, your body cannot function properly if there is pressure/stress to the nervous system. These stresses on the nervous system are called Subluxations. Chiropractors are specially trained to locate and correct/remove subluxations so your body is able to function optimally. Your body does amazing things everyday, and all of these functions are controlled and regulated by the nervous system. Call us today to make sure your nervous system is free of nerve stress/pressure so your body is able to function at 100%!
When your nervous system functions correctly, you can be truly healthy!
To schedule an appointment, call Stamford Balance at 203-355-2830, or request an appointment online.
When your nervous system functions correctly, you can be truly healthy!
To schedule an appointment, call Stamford Balance at 203-355-2830, or request an appointment online.
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