Some Interesting Facts Segment 1 Flashcards
What percentage of your brain is water?
Your brain is 77% water. That doesn’t leave much room in there for me! Oh I forgot, there is no “Me”.
Hyperthermia: Heat exhaustion. What happens when it is too hot to play golf?//90 Degrees is the cut off point. If over 90 degrees, get a cart for minor relief, but still you are in danger.
Drink plenty of water even though you do not fee thirsty. At 90 degrees, every three holes drink a complete small bottle of water. That is three bottles for 9 holes.//People with previous heart conditions are very much in danger. A normal person will do heart damage and eventually become a heart condition type person.//When temperature rises the heart has to beat faster and work harder to pump blood to the surface of your skin to assist with sweating to cool your body. Overheating your body causes cardiovascular diseases, including congestive heart failure.//When the body overheats, it causes inflammation. This stresses the heart and other organs. The stress then changes physiological responses related to inflammation and cell injury. [MN: killing cardio cells past the Hayflick limit in my case.] //These responses result in heart failure by increasing damage to heart tissue and inflammation.
Apparent temperature is what it feels like outside, not what the thermometer says.
The apparent temperature is what affects your heart. So if temp is 90 and apparent temp feels like 97, it IS 97 degrees as far as your heart is concerned.
Increased blood flow to skin works like a radiator for the body. When your heart pumps more blood to the skin’s surface, it is drawing out the heat. A healthy person may have to pump 3 times as much blood as normal. This is making your heart pump three times as hard. It cannot hold up. Something is going to give.
Profuse sweating, loss of coordination, tiredness, dizziness are all leading signs you are doing damage to your heart. So next time you are golfing in hot temperatures and your game is really bad because of the heat, you are doing cumulative damage to your heart.
How successful are the swooping attacks of an eagle?
An eagle only snatches up prey with their talons one out of eighteen tries. NGO
What was the average lifetime in the era of King Henry VIII?
The average life expectancy during King Henry VIII was 35 to 40 years.
What was the average lifetime of someone living in Colonial America?
Life expectancy in Colonial America was only 25 years! Half the women died giving childbirth.
What caused the collapse of the Minneapolis bridge in 2006?
The bridge collapsed from the acid in pigeon droppings. [Life after humans DVD]
After all humans disappear, what will the landscape look like?
10,000 years after humans, all evidence of man will be erased from the surface of the Earth. All the skyscrapers will eventually have window breaks and roof water leaks that over time will erode away the interior of the building until it collapses and erodes into rust and dirt. Plant life will climb the massive building and accelerate the disintegration of the building. [Life after humans DVD 1.]
What evidence of humans will be left on the planet after 100 million years?
After 100 million years, only fossil evidence will be on Earth.
It makes you think that if someone man goes extinct on Earth, after 100 million years all the buildings, dams and highways will show no trace of existence. Our fossil evidence would be buried miles deep into the surface of the Earth.
Unless there were severe erosion to bring the fossils near the Earth’s surface, future visitors would have no idea we were ever here!
Found. 80,000 year old human teeth.
Discovered in a cave in China, 47 well preserved teeth that indicate modern humans were in the region at least 80,000 years ago.
REF: AARP Newsletter, Sept. 2016
How to complain.
REF: AARP Newsletter Sept. 2016.
Stay Human. Going to the front desk in person with a gentle attitude gives you a lot of mileage.
Stick to the truth. If you exaggerate, it only hurts your credibility. When the cable guy arrives 40 minutes late, it doesn’t mean you “waited all day”. Stay true to what you expierenced and how that differed from what you expected. Evidence helps, take pictures.
Know your goal. What do you want? What I want is a free breakfast in the morning for my inconvienence.
Often the best approach is to simply let things go. Feelings of frustration, anger and betrayal can ruin your day and keep you up at night, and that is not healthy.
Do older people play video games?
REF: AARP Newsletter Sept. 2016.
What we discovered is that video games are truly ageless. Of the 41 million Americans age 50 plus who play video games regularly, 3/4 of them play weekly, and 4 in 10 play daily. Among players 60 and older, 43% play video games daily.
Exercise and Alzheimer’s.
REF: AARP Newsletter. Sept. 2016.
Exercise cannot prevent Alzheimer’s, but it can cut the risk in half.
As we age, the hippocampus, an area of our brains that is key to memory, shrinks, leading to memory problems and possibly dementia. Research shows that with mild exercise, the hippocampus can actually increase in size.
Another study of nearly 900 men and women with an average age of 71 found that those who had exercised moderately or vigorously over five years, jogging, hiking, swimming, dancing, performed on a par with someone a decade younger on tests of memory and other brain skills.
A study found that women who did moderate strength training at least once a week showed a 15% improvement on mental skills tests.
With Alzheimer’s, a recent UCLA study of 876 men and women age 65 or older found that those who were more active had a 50% reduced risk of developing the disease.
Visit stayingsharp.org for more info.
It is recommended to get 150 minutes a week of moderate intensity aerobic exercise. Also, incorporate strength training two or more times a week.
Some facts on nutrition.
Nutrition 101.
Protein. Eat half a gram of protein for each pound you weigh. 170 = 85 grams of protein each day.
8 Grams of protein in each ounce of meat, fish or poultry. Other equivalents; one egg, 1/4 cup of beans, 1/2 ounce of nuts each has 8 grams of protein.
Most fruits contain little to no protein. When hungry, eat protein to satisfy hunger, not carbs, like chips.
[MN: So my 85 grams of protein would be like 10.5 ounces of meat for example per day.]
How can crocodiles survive for so long without eating?
They have a very slow metabolism and are cold blooded, with tiny brains that do not need to be kept warm. So unlike mammals such as ourselves, thay do not need to use a lot of energy maintaining a constant body temperature.
They get heat from their environment basking in the Sun when they need to warm up. They can slow their heartbeat to one or two beats per minute.
When they have had a good meal, they can store a high proportion of the energy it contains. Although most crocodiles eat about 50 meals a year, they can survive a whole year, and sometimes even two or three years without eating anything.
Why do we get cold feet?
Because your internal organs and especially your brain must be kept as a steady 98 degrees. So when you start to get cold, the flow of blood to your skin is reduced to keep important parts of your body warm. Hands and feet are affected the most.
What will happen when the social security trust fund runs out of money?
In 2034 SS trust fund is expected to run out of money.
Only 80% of SS benefits will be able to pay retirees once the trust runs out.
In 2016, $1,300 is the average monthy payment to retired Americans.
REF: Time mag. Nov. 2016.
