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An Exeter University study has discovered how inhaling of “fart gas” hydrogen sulphide could fight illnesses.
According to fidings, hydrogen sulphide is one of a number of smelly gases produced by bacteria as it breaks down food in the gut. But it could help stave off cancer, strokes, heart attacks and dementia.
It is toxic in large doses but in tiny amounts it helps protect cells. When cells become stressed by disease they try to draw in enzymes to generate their own minute quantities of hydrogen sulphide.
Hydrogen sulphide helps to preserve mitochondria, which drive energy production in blood vessel cells and regulate inflammation
Researcher Dr Mark Wood said: “Although hydrogen sulphide 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.”
Source: Bloom Gist
