Study: Smelling Farts May Be Good For Your Health

1. This might sound weird and somehow

disgusting, but next time someone lets out that
"silent Killer" next to you, instead of leaving
you should actually stick around and thank
them.
On Average, most people pass gas about 14
times a day and a normal person produces
about half a little of farts in a single day.
A study at the university of exeter in England
suggest that being exposed to hydrogen sulfide
- what your body produces as the bacteria
breaks down food to cause gas - could prevent
mitochondrial damage.
The study which was published in the Medicinal
Chemistry Communications journal, found that
hydrogen sulfide gas in rotten eggs and fart
could be a key factor in treating diseases.
"Although hydrogen sulfide gas is well known
as a pungent, foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs
and flatulence, it is naturally produced in the
body and could in fact be a healthcare hero
with significant implications for future therapies
for a variety of diseases," Said Dr. Mark Wood,
a professor at the University of Exeter.
Although hydrogen sulfide is harmful in large
doses, the findings suggest that a little whiff
here and there could reduce the risk of cancer.
Dr. Matt has worked on the study for some
time and says researchers are eve replicating
the gas in a new compound. He said that
injecting some small amount of the gas into
mitochondrial cells help repair damage, which
"could hold the key to future therapies,"