Ok, hold your nose to save your life.....

Working Class Patriot · Oct 26, 2008

The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure

A smelly rotten-egg gas in farts controls blood pressure in mice, a new study finds.

The unpleasant aroma of the gas, called hydrogen sulfide (H2S), can be a little too familiar, as it is expelled by bacteria living in the human colon and eventually makes its way, well, out.

The new research found that cells lining mice's blood vessels naturally make the gas and this action can help keep the rodents' blood pressure low by relaxing the blood vessels to prevent hypertension (high blood pressure). This gas is "no doubt" produced in cells lining human blood vessels too, the researchers said.
"Now that we know hydrogen sulfide's role in regulating blood pressure, it may be possible to design drug therapies that enhance its formation as an alternative to the current methods of treatment for hypertension," said Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., a co-author of the study detailed in the Oct. 24th issue of the journal Science. (...)
Click to expand...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081023/sc_livescience/thestinkinfartscontrolsbloodpressure

Texasgordo · Oct 26, 2008

Thats a valid reason to let it rip!

Ducks · Oct 26, 2008

Well, I guess that explains why my heavy-smoking, hot-headed, crappy diet husband has nice, low blood pressure.

beehive · Oct 26, 2008

"Why is everyone looking at me, it was the bacteria, I SWEAR!!!"

LONEWOLF65 · Oct 26, 2008

ron-mars trucking said: ↑

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081023/sc_livescience/thestinkinfartscontrolsbloodpressure

Click to expand...

brrraappp!! Sniff sniff,omg!! What crawled up inside u driver and flat out died? Ahhhh felt positively euphoric. Lol

bullhaulerswife · Oct 26, 2008

I refuse to tell my husband this.

truckermario · Oct 27, 2008

How does this apply to us? Mice have a heart rate of 500 bpm. If we did that we'd be dead.

Log in or Sign up

Forums

Find Trucking Jobs

Ok, hold your nose to save your life.....

Working Class Patriot Road Train Member

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

Texasgordo Medium Load Member

Ducks "Token Four-Wheeler"

beehive Light Load Member

LONEWOLF65 Light Load Member

bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

truckermario Road Train Member

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

Log in or Sign up

Useful Searches

Find Trucking Jobs

Ok, hold your nose to save your life.....

Working Class Patriot Road Train Member

Wait, employers can't reach you!

Texasgordo Medium Load Member

Ducks "Token Four-Wheeler"

beehive Light Load Member

LONEWOLF65 Light Load Member

bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

truckermario Road Train Member

Wait, employers can't reach you!