Carbs are pinned to be the villains in many diets, but those poor guys are just misunderstood.

Hunger claws at your belly. It tugs at your intestines, which begin to writhe, aching to be fed. Being hungry generates a powerful and often unpleasant physical sensation that's almost impossible to ignore. After you've reacted by...

Probiotics eat our food for us and help us digest. Gross? Or amazing?? Hank explains why we need bacteria and how cool it is.

Ever not felt completely like yourself? There's a good reason for that. Because a large part of you isn't actually you. Our bodies are home to ten times as many microbes as human cells. We are walking ecosystems, each of us home to...

Howcast - Learn all about the benefits of probiotics from registered dietician Glen Tobias in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn about gastric bypass surgery in this Howcast video about treating obesity with bariatric surgery.

Howcast - Learn how to pick the right bariatric surgery for you in this Howcast video about obesity treatments.

Howcast -Learn how to lose weight on the Water Diet from Carolyn Dean, M.D. in this Howcast video.

Gross out—and fake out—your friends by making some frighteningly, disgustingly real-looking intestines. Inspired by the Instructables project='http://www.instructables.com/id/Great-looking-disgusting-intestines-for-horror-f/'...

Fly-tippers should be garrotted with their own intestines, a Tory MP said.Source: Parliament TV / PA

Toxoplasma gondii, is a unicellular parasite that changes the behavior of its host! A 2002 study showed that people who had toxoplasmosis got into more car accidents than uninfected people. Later research, in rats (another host) and...

The satisfaction, relief, and even pleasure you feel after a good pooping session is due to the stimulation of two nerves: the pudendal nerve and the vagus nerve. Both have slightly different effects, but together, they contribute to...

Tiny outgrowths from the surface of some tissues and organs which serve to increase the surface area.
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The liver is the largest gland in the body. What is it, what does it do and just how can it regenerate?
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The intestines soak up food so it can be turned into energy for your body to use.
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All living things need to excrete, but what do we mean by this?
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The satisfaction, relief, and even pleasure you feel after a good pooping session is due to the stimulation of two nerves: the pudendal nerve and the vagus nerve. Both have slightly different effects, but together, they contribute to...

Delve into the world of beneficial bacteria and their crucial role in our lives. Discover how these good bacteria aid in food digestion, help maintain a balanced digestive system, and even produce essential vitamins like vitamin K....

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses several of the changes that occur during pregnancy, such as morning sickness, fatigue, changes in taste, and the shifting of internal organs due to uterine growth.

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy of the abdominal cavity, ranging from it's musculoskeletal borders and internal anatomy, to different schemes for dividing the abdominal anatomy.

We cover the bacterial diseases Salmonella and Gonorrhoea. Learn their causes, symptoms and treatments.

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- Specific examples including alveoli, villi, root hair cells, and leaves

Your intestines has about 39 trillion microorganisms in it. And yes I said trillion. We call this collection of organisms the microbiome and it consists of mostly bacteria, but also viruses and fungi. Collectively it weighs...

Do you have trouble sleeping? You may be missing this natural ingredient in your life. In this video, I talk about the importance of vitamin D for sleep and offer some tips on how to get more of it.
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