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Authors: Daven Hiskey, Today I Found Out.com
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smaller role of the large intestine is also to break down polysaccharides (fiber) that gets passed into it. One type of fiber prevalent in beans is oligosaccharides.
Oligosaccharides are basically sugar molecules that are made up of several different types of monosacc harides (usually 2-10) to form a polymer. An enzyme that would break these molecules down does not exist anywhere inside the human body. Therefore, when they pass into the large intestine, they serve as food for the countless microbes present. While the microbes are processing these substances, they release several different types of gases, mainly hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Don’t be concerned about these particular gases, they are stench-free! Your fetid flatulence affliction is from a different source. Specifically, about one-third of the microbes end up producing methane as a result of breaking down these sugars. Once the methane builds up to the point that it begins to produce pressure on your anal sphincter… That’s when the smelly magic happens…
Microbes breaking down these otherwise indigestible substances is important for our health as one of the by -products of this is the creation of various vitamins that get absorbed into the body, as well as for the production of antibodies that help fight off certain types of infections. The downside is that the gaseous side effect of these bacterial processes tends to clear rooms everywhere.
You might have resigned yourself to the fact you can never eat beans before going on a first date, but fret not! There are some methods to prevent your noxious abdominal expulsions. For instance, there is a type of mold called Aspergillus niger that contains an enzyme (Alpha-Galac tosidase) that will break down oligosaccharides, preventing your large intestinal bacteria from creating gas. You can buy it at stores everywhere under the auspicious name “Beano.” If you don’t want to be seen sprinkling your beans with this product, you can always try soaking your beans in water for several hours before you make your food. This softens the beans and allows them to ferment. The yeast produced can consume the offending oligosaccharides and help leave your dinner date vapor-free!
Why Hair Only Grows to a Certain Length
Hair length is completely controlled by the length of the anagen phase of your hair follicle. How long this phase lasts is determined mostly by genetics, but it can also be affected by hormones and extreme stress. But in the end, there is a chemical signal that ultimately controls the exact growth cycle.
Following the anagen phase is the catagen phase . It isn’t yet known what triggers the catagen phase, but once it is triggered, the outer part of the root is cut off from its nutrient supply (blood), as well as the cells that produce new hair, thus your hair stops growing. This phase lasts about three weeks.
Next up comes the telogen phase where the follicle is in a resting state and your hair is now a “club hair ,” completely dead down to the root. During this stage, these hairs are relatively easy to pull out (as can happen while brushing/combing/washing your hair), but if they manage to last long enough, they’ll eventually be pushed out by a new hair as the cycle begins again.
Obviously hairs on your arms or legs have a very different anagen period than hairs on your head, thus why your leg hair doesn’t grow two feet long without trimming . Further, different people, thanks mostly to their genetics, have differing lengths of the anagen period for a given body part compared to other people. For the hair on your head, the average length of the anagen phase is about 2-7 years. For your arms, legs, eyebrows, etc., this phase usually lasts just 30-45 days. However, in extreme cases which are quite rare, some people have anagen periods for
Oligosaccharides are basically sugar molecules that are made up of several different types of monosacc harides (usually 2-10) to form a polymer. An enzyme that would break these molecules down does not exist anywhere inside the human body. Therefore, when they pass into the large intestine, they serve as food for the countless microbes present. While the microbes are processing these substances, they release several different types of gases, mainly hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Don’t be concerned about these particular gases, they are stench-free! Your fetid flatulence affliction is from a different source. Specifically, about one-third of the microbes end up producing methane as a result of breaking down these sugars. Once the methane builds up to the point that it begins to produce pressure on your anal sphincter… That’s when the smelly magic happens…
Microbes breaking down these otherwise indigestible substances is important for our health as one of the by -products of this is the creation of various vitamins that get absorbed into the body, as well as for the production of antibodies that help fight off certain types of infections. The downside is that the gaseous side effect of these bacterial processes tends to clear rooms everywhere.
You might have resigned yourself to the fact you can never eat beans before going on a first date, but fret not! There are some methods to prevent your noxious abdominal expulsions. For instance, there is a type of mold called Aspergillus niger that contains an enzyme (Alpha-Galac tosidase) that will break down oligosaccharides, preventing your large intestinal bacteria from creating gas. You can buy it at stores everywhere under the auspicious name “Beano.” If you don’t want to be seen sprinkling your beans with this product, you can always try soaking your beans in water for several hours before you make your food. This softens the beans and allows them to ferment. The yeast produced can consume the offending oligosaccharides and help leave your dinner date vapor-free!
Why Hair Only Grows to a Certain Length
Hair length is completely controlled by the length of the anagen phase of your hair follicle. How long this phase lasts is determined mostly by genetics, but it can also be affected by hormones and extreme stress. But in the end, there is a chemical signal that ultimately controls the exact growth cycle.
Following the anagen phase is the catagen phase . It isn’t yet known what triggers the catagen phase, but once it is triggered, the outer part of the root is cut off from its nutrient supply (blood), as well as the cells that produce new hair, thus your hair stops growing. This phase lasts about three weeks.
Next up comes the telogen phase where the follicle is in a resting state and your hair is now a “club hair ,” completely dead down to the root. During this stage, these hairs are relatively easy to pull out (as can happen while brushing/combing/washing your hair), but if they manage to last long enough, they’ll eventually be pushed out by a new hair as the cycle begins again.
Obviously hairs on your arms or legs have a very different anagen period than hairs on your head, thus why your leg hair doesn’t grow two feet long without trimming . Further, different people, thanks mostly to their genetics, have differing lengths of the anagen period for a given body part compared to other people. For the hair on your head, the average length of the anagen phase is about 2-7 years. For your arms, legs, eyebrows, etc., this phase usually lasts just 30-45 days. However, in extreme cases which are quite rare, some people have anagen periods for
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