Health Fact 1

•Only 12% of High School students get enough exercise

•You need 60 minutes of

activity every day, though not all at once.

Health Fact 2• When you walk uphill, the level of

harmful fats in the bloodstream goes down. • When you walk downhill, blood

sugar levels are reduced. • Alter your patterns of exercise

depending on your health needs!

Health Fact 3

• 90% of the calories in cream cheese come from fat! • It's the most fattening cheese.

Health Fact 4• As people age, they burn fewer

calories. • This often results in increased body

fat and loss of muscle. • All it takes is a brisk 2 mile walk daily

to balance energy intake and energy needs.

Health Fact 5• People with blood types A, B, and AB

have a higher risk of heart disease• People who eat a lot of egg yolks are

at risk for coronary disease at the same level of a smoker. • No more than one egg a day and less

if you have cholesterol problems.

Health Fact 6

• Dark chocolate is good for your heart. • A small bar of it everyday can help keep

your heart and cardiovascular system running well. • Two heart health benefits of dark

chocolate are: LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL

Health Fact 7

• Include fruit in an everyday diet helps fight diseases like cancer, heart diseases and cataracts. • Fruits help prevent kidney

stones.

Health Fact 8

• Women have a better sense of smell than men. • You have no sense of smell when

you're sleeping!

Health Fact 9

• When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.• It takes 17 muscles to smile, 43 to

frown.

Health Fact 10

• Your heart will pump about 800 quarts of blood in its lifetime. • Your heart beats over 100,000

times a day!

Health Fact 11

• Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day.• You have approx. 100,000 hairs

on your head • About 100 hairs fall out each day.

Health Fact 12

• Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound - over a thousand feet per second!

Health Fact 13

• Lack of water is the #1 trigger or cause of daytime fatigue.• You need 6-8 glasses of water

daily.

Health Fact 14

• Our right lung takes more air than our left lung.• Your left lung is smaller than your

right lung.• You take approx. 22,000 breaths

every day.

Health Fact 15

• On average, women have always lived longer than men. • Women – 79 Men - 72 • A woman's heart beat faster than

man’s.

Health Fact 16

• When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.• Infants blink only once or twice a

minute while adults average around 10

Health Fact 17

• Although men ARE more likely to suffer heart attacks, • women are more likely to die

within a year from having a heart attack.

Health Fact 18

• Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.• The smallest bone in your body is

found in your ear – the stirrup.

Health Fact 19

• It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest. • The average tastebud lives only 10

days before it dies and is replaced by a new one.

Health Fact 20

• The average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail. • The average human body contains

enough fat to make seven bars of soap.

Health Fact 21

• The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year! • Most dreams last only 5 to 20

minutes.

Health Fact 22

• Every cigarette smoked cuts at least five minutes of life on average, • Over 400,000 people die each year

with a smoking related illness• Over 3,000 children smoke their first

cigarette each day

Health Fact 23

• It is almost impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. • It is a defense mechanism that has

evolved to protect our eyes from bacteria and debris.

Health Fact 24

• It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. • Your heart pumps about 2,000

gallons of blood each day!

Health Fact 25

• We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206. • Half of your bones are found in your

feet and hands• The thigh is the longest bone and the

pelvic is the largest bone

Health Fact 26

• Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for maintaining healthy bones.• Exercising also helps you to manage

stress

Health Facts 27

• Each nostril of a human being register smell in a different way. • Smells that are made from the right

nostril are more pleasant than the left.

Fact 28

• Food borne illness such as food poisoning may develop in as little as 30 minutes up to several hours after eating.

• Salmonelli – from undercooked meats and eggs and chicken

• E. Colli – under cooked meats especially hamburger

• Botulism – from improperly canned foods

Health Fact 29

• The first weight loss drug in 13 years is to be released a year ago by the FDA• Qyseum – it has an appetite

suppressant as well as reducing cravings meds

Health Fact 30• Arsenic levels are found in rice• Eating rice once a day raised your

level to 7 times normal.• White rice has less arsenic in it than

does brown rice. • Rice is the main staple in several

countries.

Health Fact 31• When you take a step you are

using over 200 muscles.• If every muscle in your body

could pull in one direction you could lift nearly 25 tons

HEALTH FACT 32

• People who sleep late have more mental status and can out perform early risers.• Those who get out of bed at 7 am

are more likely to be thinner and happier.

Health Fact 33• You can alleviate a tickly throat

by scratching your ear.•When you get goosebumps and

your hair stands, the hair helps trap air, making you feel warmer by keeping in your body heat.

Health Fact 34• Cracking your knuckles are actually

just bursting of gas bubbles.• Chewing gum helps your boost your

brain power.• Quick naps improve alertness,

decision making and creativity.

Health Fact 35

• Cigarette smoke contains 4 800 chemicals in which 69 may cause cancer.• Smokers can get 10 times more

wrinkles than non-smokers.• 20 minutes after smoking a cigarette,

your blood pressure returns to normal.

• Music has the ability to repair brain damage and return lost memories. • Chewing on gum boosts your brain

power.• Enamel is the hardest substance in

the human body and is found in teeth.

• Women have 4 times the problems with feet than do men, the most likely cause is wearing high heels.• By weight bone is 5 times

stronger than steel.

• After the age of 30 the brain shrinks about a quarter of a percent in mass each year.• The brain can stay alive for about 4-6

minutes, after that cells begin to die.• The human brain weighs about 3 lbs.• The human brain uses about as much

energy as a 10 watt light bulb.

• It takes approximately 12 hours for your food to completely digest. • Men get more hiccups than women.• The tongue is the only muscle in your

body that is attached only at one end.