WHY DO YOU GET THE MUNCHIES WHEN
YOU ARE STONED?
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. The main active
chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), or The High Causer. THC falls
in the category of chemicals called cannabinoids.
A study in the April 2001 issue ofNature helps us to better understand how marijuana
causes users to have an increased appetite, the famous “munchies.” Molecules called
endocannabinoids, marijuanalike chemicals present in our own brain, bind with receptors in
the brain and activate hunger. These endocannabinoids in the hypothalamus of the brain then
activate cannabinoid receptors that are responsible for maintaining food intake. The
chemicals from marijuana bind to these cannabinoid receptors and cause the munchies.
Sound complicated? Maybe you’re too stoned to understand. Go eat some cookie dough.
DOES HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS REALLY
EXIST?
On an episode ofKing of the Hill, Hank accidentally sees his mother in bed with her new
boyfriend and suddenly loses his vision. In the movieHollywood Ending, Woody Allen’s
character has the same problem because he is so nervous about the film he has to direct. So,
does this sudden blindness really happen outside of the movies and TV?
The answer is definitely yes. And it is not unusual to see these patients in the ER.
Hysterical blindness can occur as a result of a psychological stress (a conversion disorder) or
someone can intentionally fake blindness for some secondary gain (malingering)—a prisoner
who says he can’t see in order to try to avoid going directly to jail. It is not difficult to figure out
when patients say they are blind but can actually see. We have a simple test that lets us
determine whether the eyes are functioning. Using a rotating striped drum, we test for
something called optokinetic nystagmus. As the drum spins, normal eyes will be seen moving
back and forth.
If a striped rotating drum is not available, you can always use a picture of J. Lo’s rear.
Move it back and forth, and any normal eyes will follow.
WHY DO YOUR TEETH CHATTER WHEN YOU
ARE COLD?
The body usually maintains a constant temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. At this
temperature the cells of the body work best. If there is any significant change in temperature,
it is sensed by an area of the brain called the hypothalamus. When the body gets too cold,
this center alerts the rest of the body to begin warming up. Shivering, the rapid movement of
the muscles to generate heat, then begins. Teeth chattering represents localized shivering.
WHY DO YOU HAVE AN APPENDIX IF YOU
CAN LIVE WITHOUT IT?
The appendix is a small pouch off the large intestine. The wall of the appendix contains
lymphatic tissue that is part of the immune system for making antibodies.
Removing the appendix doesn’t cause any harm because there are several other areas in
the body that contain similar tissue—the spleen, lymph nodes, and tonsils. The spleen and
the tonsils can also be removed.
WHY DO YOU GET BAGS UNDER YOUR EYES
WHEN YOU ARE TIRED?
Feeling exhausted? Wondering why you have bags under your eyes that make you look like
Droopy Dog or John Kerry?
Lack of proper restful sleep seems to cause dark rings for reasons not properly
understood. The skin around the eye is the thinnest found anywhere on the body, and this
thin skin allows dark, venous blood to show through.
Dark rings around the eyes are a common problem. They appear to be genetic and can
get worse as you age and your skin gets thinner. Adequate rest, good nutrition, and overall
good health tend to make the circles less noticeable. You can also wear sunglasses all the
time
WHY DOES SWEAT STINK AND STAIN?
Have you ever used the expression “sweat like a pig”? Think again. Pigs don’t sweat. Pigs
don’t have sweat glands, which explains why they have to wallow in puddles and mud to cool
off.
As for us humans, we routinely sweat as a way of eliminating excess heat and maintaining
a normal body temperature. The average person has 2.6 million sweat glands distributed over
the entire body except for the lips, nipples, and external genitalia. There are two different
types of sweat glands, eccrine and apocrine. These glands are different in size and produce
different kinds of sweat. Eccrine glands are located all over the body. Apocrine glands are
different because they are found mostly in the armpits and groin. They are larger and open
into hair follicles. Though sweat is mostly water, it is the small amount of protein and fatty
acids in the apocrine sweat glands that gives armpit sweat that wonderful milky or yellow
color. It is also what causes it to stain.
Sweat itself is odorless whether it comes from the armpits or other areas of the body. The
funk begins when sweat mixes with bacteria that occur naturally on the surface of the skin.
This distinctive odor is called bromhidrosis—foul-smelling sweat.
WHAT ARE EYE BOOGERS?
This eye gunk is nothing serious. While you sleep, a mixture of oil, sweat, and tears collects
near the corners of your eyes. As the tears dry up you get left with a nice little bit of crust.
WOULD YOU DIE IF YOU ATE YOUR
OWN FECES?
There is a psychiatric illness called coprophagia, the eating of one’s own feces. It is an
uncommonly reported symptom that can be seen in patients with schizophrenia, alcoholism,
dementia, depression, Kluver-Bucy syndrome (ask Mark), and obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Scatolia, the smearing of feces, is often seen in psychiatric hospitals. Highfunctioning
individuals may sometimes exhibit coprophagia as part of a paraphilia or abnormal
sexual arousal disorder. There are even some claims that Eva Braun urinated and defecated
on Adolf Hitler. Sexy!
You can get very sick by eating feces. It shouldn’t be fatal, but complications from
snacking on shit include hepatitis, oral infection, abscess, and a variety of other infectious
diseases. Besides that, think of the morning breath.
IF YOU STICK A SLEEPING PERSON’S HAND
IN WARM WATER, WILL HE OR SHE WET
THE BED?
Going to bed at camp always felt like a risky time. The fear of having someone dip your hand
in warm water and waking in a puddle was terrifying. There is no clear medical proof to this
camp myth but there may be some science behind it. It is known that when someone has
trouble urinating, a warm bath can sometimes make it easier to go, perhaps because of a
reduction of pressure in the urethra with the increased body temperature during a bath. A
study from Egypt called “Role of Warm Water Bath in Inducing Micturition in Postoperative
Urinary Retention After Anorectal Operations” described this so-called thermo-sphincter reflex
in 1993. We still don’t know if the hand dip works the same way, but it sure would be funny to
picture an Egypitian in the laboratory sneaking up on sleeping volunteers to try to get them to
wet their beds.
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