Hydrogen sulfide, commonly found in rotten eggs and human flatulence,
could have significant health benefits in small doses, researchers at
the University of Exeter say.
Have fun trying to convince your doctors to allow this. Do not start your own treatment by farting into a paper bag and inhaling that. You have no idea how deadly your farts can be without extensive testing.
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-smelling-farts-could-save-your-life/
It's Friday, and what better way to spend the day that starts with F than talking about Flatulence?
Anyone
who has accidentally let one rip in a social situation understands the
immediate horror associated with getting caught passing gas. But instead
of being ashamed when you fart in public, you should embrace your dirty
deed with pride, as you may have just helped saved someone's life.
Well, that's what a study currently getting some attention might
suggest, but it's more complicated than that.
The study out of the University of Exeter
in the UK found that the hydrogen sulfide gas found in rotten eggs and
flatulence could reduce the risk of cancer, heart attack, strokes,
arthritis, and dementia.
The Exeter scientists created a compound
called AP39 that slowly delivers small, concentrated amounts of the gas
to mitochondria, the "powerhouses" of cells that take in nutrients,
break them down, and create energy. Preventing or reversing
mitochondrial damage is considered key to treating a variety of
ailments.
"Our results indicate that if stressed cells are treated with AP39, mitochondria are protected and cells stay alive," Professor Matt Whiteman, of the University of Exeter Medical School, said in a statement. The researchers have published their findings in the journal MedChemComm and presented them at the June International Conference on Hydrogen Sulfide in Biology and Medicine in Kyoto, Japan.
Of
course, hydrogen sulfide can prove deadly in large doses, meaning that
sniffing a fart or two here and there is a much better and safer idea
than, say, filling your house with rotten eggs.
So the next time
someone lets one go in your presence, consider loudly thanking that
person and letting the stink sink in before running in the other
direction. Or, since scientists have yet to confirm that smelling farts
is as valuable as delivering their compounds straight to cells, at least
remember to stop and appreciate that hydrogen sulfide isn't all bad.
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