In honor of Thanksgiving and giving thanks here is a list of but a few of the many, many actions and reactions that occur in our incredible body. May we all be thankful for this amazing gift that we each have been given.
There are 30 - 40 billion white blood cells circulating inside of; which are replaced every few days.
One drop of blood contains 5 million red blood cells, 7 thousand white blood cells and thousands of platelets.
3 million red blood cells are made per minute.
The heart weighs less than one pound yet beats around 40 million times per year.
The heart pumps 2.5 gallons per minute and 1,314,000 gallons per year.
The energy output of the heartbeat in a 24-hour period is enough to raise three fully loaded Greyhound buses off the ground.
The lungs use about 90 gallons of pure oxygen per day.
We take around 9 million breaths per year.
Our lungs pump about 2 gallons of air per minute while at rest and about 26
gallons of air per minute while exercising.
There are more than 600 muscles in your body. To press a barbell over your head takes 200 of them and 31 of them are in your face.
Nerves transmit their signals at 300 mph.
Stomach acid is so strong, that one drop of it on the skin will leave a painful blister, but the stomach is left unharmed.
The stomach produces 2.5 quarts of acid per day and over the course of 70
years will produce 60,000 quarts to help digest 40 tons of food.
Have a wonderful, healthy and well digested Thanksgiving!
Dr. Liselotte Schuster
847-509-9067
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