HEALTH bits
Cellphones carry 10 times more bacteria than toilet seats
Cellphones and other gadgets have more germs than your toilet seat . Research states that this is a result of the fact that these gadgets are rarely cleaned . However , the amount of germs on a phone isn ’ t the problem – it ’ s the sharing of phones between people . Without sharing , each phone carries just one set of germs , and won ’ t get its owner sick . The problem with phones is that we ’ re in constant contact with them , and they spend a lot of time in close proximity to our faces and mouths . And because it ’ s an electronic device , most people are hesitant about cleaning them .
This is also the case with remote controls , which are also often used by people when they ’ re sick . Remotes are more frequently shared , so they ’ re usually even worse than phones for spreading germs . Other common culprits that are hotspots of unseen disease include office phones , shopping trolleys , escalator arms and elevator buttons . To limit the spread of diseases from phones or other objects , try not to share them , or wipe them down with antibacterial wipes .
Have a good cry to get rid of toxins
There are many advantages to having a good cry . Crying does not only mentally cleanse us ; it can cleanse our body too . Tears that are produced by stress help the body get rid of chemicals that raise cortisol , the stress hormone . A study conducted by Dr William H Frey II , at the St . Paul-Ramsey Medical Centre , found like other exocrine processes , including exhaling , urinating and sweating , toxic substances are released from the body when we cry . Several of the chemicals present in emotional crying are the protein prolactin , hormones and the endorphin leucine-enkephalin , which reduces pain .
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