02/13/2025
Boost Your Knowledge! DID YOU KNOW?❓
Birds do not urinate.
Horses and cows sleep while standing.
The bat is the only mammal capable of flight. Its leg bones are so thin that it cannot walk.
Even when a snake’s eyes are closed, it can still see through its eyelids.
Despite their fluffy white fur, Polar Bears actually have black skin.
The average housefly lives only 2 to 3 weeks.
For every human, there are approximately one million ants.
A small amount of alcohol on a scorpion will drive it insane and cause it to sting itself to death.
Alligators and sharks can live for up to 100 years.
A honeybee has two stomachs: one for honey and one for food.
Elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale. A blue whale’s heart is the size of a car.
Blue whales are the largest creatures to ever roam the Earth.
A cockroach can survive for about a week without its head before dying of starvation.
When a dolphin is sick or injured, its cries of distress prompt other dolphins to assist, helping it surface to breathe.
A snail can sleep for up to 3 years.
The fastest bird, the spine-tailed swift, can fly at speeds of up to 106 mph. (The peregrine falcon is even faster at 390 km/h or 108 mph.)
A cow produces nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
The leech has 32 brains.
The average outdoor cat lives only 3 years, while indoor-only cats can live 16 years or longer.
Sharks are immune to every disease, including cancer.
A mosquito’s proboscis has 47 sharp edges to help it cut through skin and even protective clothing.
The human brain has a memory capacity of over 2.5 million petabytes, equivalent to 2,500,500 gigabytes.
Knowledge is Power!
What is the biological phenomenon responsible for the gradual loss of muscle mass, strength, and function as we age? This is known as Sarcopenia!
Sarcopenia refers to the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength due to aging. The impact of this condition can be severe, depending on the individual.
How to prevent Sarcopenia?
Stay Active: If you can stand, don’t sit—if you can sit, don’t lie down! Movement is key to preventing muscle loss.
Encourage Movement in the Elderly: When an elderly person is sick or hospitalized, avoid encouraging them to rest or remain in bed. Help them walk, unless they are too weak to do so. Lying in bed for just a week can cause a 5% loss in muscle mass, and seniors often cannot fully recover this loss.
Sarcopenia is more concerning than osteoporosis: With osteoporosis, the primary risk is falling, but sarcopenia not only affects quality of life but also contributes to high blood sugar due to reduced muscle mass.
Idle muscles lead to faster muscle loss: Muscles in the legs deteriorate quickly when not used. Sitting or lying down limits leg movement, weakening muscles. Activities like walking, running, and cycling are excellent ways to build and maintain muscle mass.
Aging Starts from the Feet Up! Keep your legs active and strong as you age. If you don’t move your legs for just two weeks, you’ll lose the strength of a decade! Regular exercises like walking and cycling are vital for maintaining muscle strength.
The feet support the entire body’s weight, making them critical for mobility. So, walk every day to maintain strength and mobility.
