Fascia: The Body’s Remarkable, Functional Glue

There’s a connective tissue running all throughout your body that not only holds all your muscles and organs together, but also has sensory and mechanical properties that may explain some poorly understood medical phenomena. Skillshare is offering SciShow viewers two months of unlimited access to Skillshare for free! Try it here: https://skl.sh/scishow-14 Hosted by: Michael…

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Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? – Anees Bahji

Dig into the psychiatric conditions of eating disorders, and explore the complex effects they have on the body and mind. — Globally, about 10% of people will experience an eating disorder during their lifetime. And yet, eating disorders are profoundly misunderstood. Misconceptions about everything from symptoms to treatment make it difficult to navigate an eating…

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The surprising effects of pregnancy

Discover how pregnancy changes every organ in the body— from the heart, to the brain and kidneys— and what we still don’t know about it. — Muscles and joints shift and jostle. The heart’s pounding rhythm speeds up. Blood roars through arteries and veins. Over the course of a pregnancy, every organ in the body…

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