Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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Medical research has found substances in mistletoe that can slow down tumor growth.
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The whiter your tongue, the more germs there are on it.
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Every year your body replaces 98% of your atoms.
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Flu shots only work about 70% of the time.
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Your spit has a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine. It contains a substance called opiorphin that is stronger than morphine.
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About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.
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Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!
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