Soda: an Infographic
Fruit, though sweet, is an important part of a healthy diet. At the other end of the sugar spectrum is soda. It’s devoid of nutrients and so acidic that it erodes tooth enamel. Cherry Coke is one of the most acidic drinks, registering in with a pH of 2.5. To put that into perspective, battery...
Your blood vessels laid end-to-end could circumnavigate the Earth..twice
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Super Hair-o
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Speedy Sneeze
Sneezes regularly top 100 miles per hour. How’s that for a quick liquidation of your nasal cavity assets. Visualization by Sterling Health intern Justin Coggin. Tweet
Body 101: muscles and joints
Your body is amazing. Over 650 skeletal muscles working together yield your bilaterally symmetrical biological frame, composed functionally of 325 working pairs of muscles and over 187 joints. How many can you feel? I’m at about 150, up from just 100 a couple months ago. Yoga and other exercise activities that simultaneously strengthen and stretch...
How big is an empty stomach?
It can take up to 20 minutes for the chemicals that tell your body that you are hungry to be reabsorbed and replaced by those that signal fullness.
Body 101: New Visualization Series
Every 60 seconds your bone marrow produces 120 million red blood cells and 7 million white blood cells.
What is a complete protein?
Protein takes longer to digest than carbs and fat, prompting your body to release Leptin (correlated with feelings of fullness) and lower levels of Ghrelin (a hunger inducing hormone). This is why proteins make you feel full for hours.





