We all have an idea what is healthy for us and what is not, but there are specific facts about health that will surprise you. Below you can read 10 facts about health that you didn’t know. 

Did you know?

1.Rinsing your nose with salt water can help you stay healthy, but also help you to prevent allergy symptoms

2. Dogs can feel the smell of cancer and low blood sugar. The study has shown that it is possible, based on breath samples, to teach dogs to identify these diseases, and the patients who conducted the study had lung cancer and breast cancer. For diabetics, dogs can smell ketones in urine when blood sugar is high. Dogs can pick up other smells that people can not get when glucose levels drop.

3. Smokers are four times more likely to feel sleepy after a night than non-smokers. Smokers often experience nighttime withdrawal symptoms, causing periods of restlessness and awakening.

All you need to know about cigarettes and health, read here.

4. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of cancer in women – but only with sufficient sleep. The National Cancer Institute has watched nearly 6,000 women for almost 10 years. Women in the upper half of the body’s activity level showed a 20-percent reduction in cancer risk, but sleeping less than seven hours a night resulted in decreased benefits.

5. Walking in the wind, in the water, or while wearing a backpack burns about 50 calories per hour more than walking without resistance. People who wear pedometers also tend to burn more calories and lose weight.

6. Oatmeal, citrus fruits and honey can boost your sexual drive and improve fertility. Oat is a chemical that releases testosterone into the blood stream, vitamin C improves sperm count and mobility, and vitamin B in honey helps your body use estrogen, which is a key factor in blood flow and excitement.

7. Facebook can be good for your health; Studies show that if you stay in touch with your family and friends, it can withhold memory loss and help you live longer.

8. It is more likely that you will have a heart attack on Monday or up to three days after you have been diagnosed with a flu or infection of the respiratory tract.

9. Fruits and vegetables can help your body make its own aspirin. Benzoic acid, a natural substance in fruit and vegetables, causes people to produce their own salicylic acid, a key component that gives aspirin the anti-inflammatory properties.

10. 20-minute sleep can improve your overall vigilance, increase your mood and increase productivity. Additionally, your heart can benefit from sleep – a six-year study showed that men who napped at least three times a week had 37 percent lower risk of death associated with heart failure.