Book: A charming gut

The same principle can be seen when we hand cream. We zachowaniem the microbes in the fatty layer that holds them tightly. Subsequent washing hands together with a film of fat we flush and bacteria. But our skin is also able to form its own fat shell; to rinse, enough water without soap.

On dry surfaces, bacteria are not able to reproduce, many even die. Washed and wiped with a dry cloth on the floor - the floor clean. <...> Draining - a great boon against bacteria.

At the beginning of the XX century Englishman Newport Langley calculated the number of nerve cells in the stomach and intestines - their 100 million. More than in the spinal cord! There are no hemispheres, but in the presence of a branched network of neurons and supporting cells along with all sorts of impulses and signals. It has been suggested: is it possible to count such a conglomeration of nerve cells a kind of "ventral" brain? The poor performance of the stomach and intestines causes depression, that is known by all the ulcer. Maybe from all the internal organs, the intestine is more likely associated with the brain.

The intestine is innervated by not only a huge number of nerve fibers, but in comparison with other structures of the body, innervation of the intestine has a number of features. In the cavity of the intestine has a huge Arsenal of different signal substances, electrically insulating material for the nerves, fibres and levers switching. The same variety of tools has only one organ - the brain.

A piece of steak can "swing" in the cavity of the stomach for six hours before he finally gets into the small intestine. So after the main meal consisting of meat or French fries, we often want something sweet for dessert - our body can't wait that long, rising blood sugar levels. The dessert is quick and certain way of supply of glucose.

When the cavity enters the lump of food, the esophagus expands, and after the ball is again clamped, whereby the movement can take place only in one direction. This process happens automatically, and even standing on your head or lying on the couch, we can still swallow. Our cake and in this case will move in the direction of stomach, in spite of the force of gravity.

High quality olive oil or cheap vegetable oil for deep fryer ultimately go directly to the heart. Unlike the rest of the food that goes into our body oils or vegetable oils are not filtered in the liver.