A ciência à volta dos... peidos, perdão, gases!

Há todo o tipo de ciência. A boa e a má. E há até a ciência dos peidos: Porque é que alguns cheiram mal que tresandam (e o que é que se pode fazer para minimizar o mau cheiro).
Isto é boa ciência, a bem dos teus amigos e companheiros(as):

This is why some of your farts smell MUCH worse than others - and how to make them less pongy

Citando:
"Thankfully there is a way to counteract the effects of cysteine, to an extent.
According to gastroenterology, nutrition and dietetics expert Chu Yao at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, starchy foods act as a resistant to hydrogen sulphide gas.

They can reduce the production of it by up to 75 per cent, so even if you’ve a protein-rich diet, you should be able to limit the active sulphide gases in your stomach.

Starch-rich foods that are resistant to hydrogen sulphide gas include potatoes, bananas, cereals and artichokes.

Foods that are resistant to hydrogen sulphide gas (starchy foods):
Potatoes [in PT: Batatas]
Bananas
Legumes
Cereals
Artichokes [alcachofra]
Asparagus [aspargos]
Fructans (found in wheat) [frutano]

These foods are broken down before the proteins as they are highly fermentable, meaning “the focus is taken away from the protein, so hydrogen sulphide is not produced”, according to Yao, who presented the group’s findings at at a Gastroenterological Society of Australia conference in Adelaide."

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Researchers found that the reason some farts are eye-wateringly foul is because the gas contains cysteine, a component present in meat, dairy, eggs and other types of protein.

When you eat the foods containing cysteine, it multiplies the amount of hydrogen sulphide gas – the odour ogre – in your tummy by seven."

Recomendações para dormir bem (sequências/fórmulas)

Um pouco senso comum mas é uma sequência/formulação interessante para relembrar:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12182052/Be-more-productive-This-simple-10-3-2-1-0-formula-could-help.html


Citando:
"The 10-3-2-1-0 formula
10 hours before bed: No more caffeine
3 hours before bed: No more food or alcohol
2 hours before bed: No more work
1 hour before bed: No more screen time
0: The number of times you hit the snooze button in the morning

“The single most important factor in winning your mornings and owning your days is to get up 15 minutes earlier and work on your No. 1 priority before anyone else is awake. It's that simple,” he explains.
“When you follow this formula, you'll get more done and stop letting the big opportunities in your life slip away.”"






E esta sequência/formulação induz alegadamente o sono num minuto (acaba com as insónias):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/12/simple-4-7-8-breathing-trick-can-induce-sleep-in-60-seconds/


Citando:
"The trick is holding the breath for four seconds, breathing out then holding for seven seconds. After that exhale completely for a count of eight. The steps are then repeated between two and four times.

Dr Weil says it works because it allows the lungs to become fully charged with air, allowing more oxygen into the body, which promotes a state of calm.


“You have to do this two times a day religiously. It will become a wonderful way to help you fall asleep. You can do it more often throughout the day,” added Dr Weil."
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"The method is based on an ancient Indian practice called pranayama, which means regulation of breath, and is used widely in yoga and pilates."


(baseado no ioga e pilates)