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Amazing Facts about Nails Growth and lifecycle

Our nails are made up of many layers of dead alpha Keratin Protein Cells. Keratin Protein is also found in our hairs and skin. Nails in primates and some mammels are similar to claws in other animals. Nails are mostly used for Protection, Scraching, Climbing and Digging. Normally a nail grows 2 to 3 mm in a month.   Here we will present some amazing facts about the human nails. How Nails are Made: Our nails comprises of Nail Plate, Nail Bed, Nail Folds, A Cuticle, A Lunula and Nail Matrix. Nail Plate - This is top hard part of the nail. It is made up of Keratin Protein. Many layers of compected dead cells of keratin protein makes our nails strong and flexible. Nail Folds - The skin around our nails is called nail folds. It covers and protects our nails from sideways and makes it more stronger. Nail Bed- Nail bed is sensitive skin below nail plate. Nail beds consists of Epidermis and Deep Dermis tissues. Epidermis is   a layer just below nails and moves along nail plate t

What happens to us when we are hungry and don’t eat

One of the strongest human instincts is hunger that can be sometimes unbearable to tolerate for a common man. It usually caused when one ear less than required for certain amount of period. What happens when we eat food: For humans there are three macronutrients – protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Let’s take Carbohydrates which raise the blood glucose levels. The brain sees the high levels of glucose in the blood and releases insulin. The insulin stores the glucose in the blood to the cells. How do we get signal about hunger:   Hunger is usually detected by our brain when it read changes in hormones level and nutrients in the blood. Vagus nerve is the main nerous system part that play the communication with brain.   And once we eat food a hormone name Laptine is released to brain and hunger feeling stops after that. Do we feel hungry while not eating food only : Actually No, there can be many reason you may start feeling hungry. But Food(calories) is usually the mo