Ask Dr. Maxwell

Can You Hear Me?

Wearing headphones for an hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.

Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren’t.

The skin on your lips is 200 times more sensitive than your fingertips.

Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db.

Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body.

Dieters who sleep more take off more weight in fat that those who sleep less.

It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.

The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as their brain.

When you take a step, you are using up to 200 muscles.

The lifespan of a tastebud is ten days.

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn’t digest itself.