Sometimes I read things that I find quite amazing. They don’t always have anything to do with eczema or psoriasis or even the skin but they still have a bit of the “wow factor”.
Today I thought I would share some of those little facts – just because …
Fact #1
In the course of a life time you will , while sleeping eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.
Fact #2
50 000 cells in your body will have died and been replaced by new cells while you have been reading this sentence.
Fact #3
The most common non contagious disease in the world today is tooth decay.
Fact #4
A person’s entire skin weighs around 4kg (8.75 lb) which is around 7% of the total body weight.
Fact #5
The average person sheds 18kg (39.5 lb) of skin cells in a life time.
Fact #6
About 3% of white adults have psoriasis, however it is uncommon in colored people. It affects both sexes equally and is rare in small children.
Fact #7
In the last 30 years the number of people with eczema has doubled.