HEALTH FACTS

1. After eating too much, your hearing is less
sharp. If you're heading to a concert or a
musical after a big meal you may be doing
yourself a disservice. Try eating a smaller
meal if you need to keep your hearing pitch
perfect.







2. About one third of the human race has
20-20 vision. Glasses and contact wearers
are hardly alone in a world where two thirds
of the population have less than perfect
vision. The amount of people with perfect
vision decreases further as they age.







3. If saliva cannot dissolve something, you
cannot taste it. In order for foods, or
anything else, to have a taste, chemicals
from the substance must be dissolved by
saliva. If you don't believe it, try drying off
your tongue before tasting something.









4. Women are born better smellers than men
and remain better smellers over life.
Studies have shown that women are more
able to correctly pinpoint just what a smell
is. Women were better able to identify
citrus, vanilla, cinnamon and coffee smells.
While women are overall better smellers,
there is an unfortunate 2% of the population
with no sense of smell at all.








5. Your nose can remember 50,000 different
scents. While a bloodhound's nose may be
a million times more sensitive than a
human's, that doesn't mean that the
human sense of smell is useless. Humans
can identify a wide variety of scents and
many are strongly tied to memories.







6. Even small noises cause the pupils of the
eyes to dilate. It is believed that this is why
surgeons, watchmakers and others who
perform delicate manual operations are so
bothered by uninvited noise. The sound
causes their pupils to change focus and blur
their vision, making it harder to do their job
well.





7. Everyone has a unique smell, except for
identical twins. Newborns are able to
recognize the smell of their mothers and
many of us can pinpoint the smell of our
significant others and those we are close to.
Part of that smell is determined by genetics,
but it's also largely do to environment, diet
and personal hygiene products that create a
unique chemistry for each person





Excerpts from lifediscoverywellness.com