Muscles form the muscular system which is the network of fibers and tissues and causes the movements of body. There is not an exact number for the muscles. It depends on the expert’s opinion, some are complex muscles in which …
You must have heard the term body fat percentage. It is the percentage of fat present in your body. If your body weighs 160 pounds and you have 10 percent of fat then your body contains 16 pounds of fat …
People who lead sedentary lifestyles have more belly fat as compared to the people who remain active because the calories required by the body is absorbed by it and the extra ones still remain which changes to fats. It is …
Generally people want to be slim most of them are females. But few of them who are too thin or are from anorexic group want to gain weight. Here are some ways how to get fat:-
Eat
First thing you can …
There is the slight difference in the nutrition of men and women. Some vitamins are specially required by women for their specific body functions. Female needs a variety of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants that come from different types of food. But …
Protein is very important substance required for the growth, repair and maintenance of your body. Now the question arises that how much protein is required by the body.
Earlier the formula used to know the amount of protein was to multiply …
Fingernails and toenails on the human body are from since the evolution of the species and these were very useful for the early humans like they use them for climbing purposes. It has same functions as the claws in the …
Both animals and humans can produce tear but the reason for tears can be different in both of them. Tear ducts are present below the upper eyelid which lubricates and protect our eyes from the dust particles. Human eyes produce …
Nightmares are the bad dreams that disturb us and awake us from the sleep. Nightmares can vary from the person to person but the most common one is that a person feels chased by the other. Different emotions develop during …
Hiccup is also called as neuroaccoustic diafragmacontractions and some people call hiccups as hiccoughs.
With the contraction of diaphragm by spasm (diaphragm is a muscular sheet that separates chest and abdominal cavity) the inhaling of air is stopped suddenly. The gap …
Without protein our body cannot function properly.
Our body nerves, tissues, bones all are made up of proteins. So proteins become very necessary for them to grow and repair. It also used to produce some hormones and enzymes in our body …
Sleep is very important for every mammal, reptile, bird, and amphibian. Bat needs 20 hours of sleep a day, human 8 hours and giraffes 2 hours. Theory about this is that the animals that are low in food chain sleep …
Cold feet are a common problem that affects many people. It happens mostly when a person enters in an air conditioned room. Your fingers turn numb and icy when you hold a chilled vessel. Sometimes it is the temperature which …
Swelling in the feet is a problem faced by most of the people. It is because of a simple reason i.e. gravity. If you sit at a place for a long time say in your office, home or anywhere else …
A medical term used for itching is “pruritus”. It is a feeling of tickling or distracting irritation. It can be on whole of the body or on a particular area. Most of us start scratching the area of itching but …
Iron is an important mineral required in a small quantity by our bodies. If our body doesn’t get the required amount of iron then it may lead to certain diseases which can be cured with the doctor’s medication and iron …
Odor in your feet is caused basically because of the bacteria which react with the sweat coming out from our feet. It may be amazing for you to know that the bacteria always live on our skin on a regular …
Salt is the most commonly used substance for our daily food. It is called as sodium chloride in scientific terms. Sodium is what needed to our body for its proper functioning. It keeps the body fluids concentration at the required …
Most of us feel sleepy on the rainy day. Different people have different views about this aspect. This sleepiness may be because of the production of serotonin in our body in the dark rainy days are low. Serotonin is regulated …
Why we have nose hair? We always heard the answer for this question is that it protects foreign bodies and dust particles to enter in our body which is absolutely true. It acts as a filter for our nasal passages. …