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#digestion

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llewelly

woke up listening to old episode of herphighlights, and they're explaining massive changes a snake's body goes through to digest a huge meal, including:

* Oxygen consumption can increase by as much as 44 times. Similar to the difference between a horse at rest and a horse at full gallop.

* Stomach ph drops from 7 to 1. (Snakes maintain near-neutral stomach ph when not digesting)

In a tangent starting about 27 minutes in.

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#snakes
#reptiles
#eating
#digestion
#python

herphighlights.podbean.com039 An Appetite for Arboreality | Herpetological HighlightsSnakes, they’ve adapted to all sorts of environments. But what exactly has changed to allow them to take to the trees? This episode we check out what it takes to be arboreal and the impacts of taking arboreal prey. We head to the neotropics for the Species of the Bi-week for a colourful new snake. FULL REFERENCE LIST AVAILABLE AT: herphighlights.podbean.com Main Paper References: Harrington, S. M., Haan, J. M. D. E., Shapiro, L., & Ruane, S. (2018). Habits and characteristics of arboreal snakes worldwide: arboreality constrains body size but does not affect lineage diversification. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, XX, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/bly097/5056838 Siers, S. R., Yackel Adams, A. A., & Reed, R. N. (2018). Behavioral differences following ingestion of large meals and consequences for management of a harmful invasive snake: A field experiment. Ecology and Evolution, 8(20), 10075–10093. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4480 Species of the Bi-Week: Bernarde, P. S., Carlos, L., Turci, B., Abegg, A. D., & Franco, F. L. (2018). A remarkable new species of coralsnake of the Micrurus hemprichii species group from the Brazilian Amazon. Salamandra, 54(4), 249–258. Other Mentioned Papers/Studies: Allen WL, Baddeley R, Scott-Samuel NE, Cuthill IC. 2013. The evolution and function of pattern diversity in snakes. Behavioral Ecology 24: 1237–1250. Blouin-Demers, G., & Weatherhead, P. J. (2001). An experimental test of the link between foraging, habitat selection and thermoregulation in black rat snakes Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta.Journal of Animal Ecology, 70, 1006–1013. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00554.x Das, I. (2010). A field guide to the reptiles of South-East Asia. London: Bloomsbury. Glaudas, X., & Alexander, G. J. (2017). Food supplementation affects the foraging ecology of a low-energy, ambush-foraging snake. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, 71(1), 5. Ford, N. B., & Shuttlesworth, G. A. (1986). Effects of variation in food intake on locomotory performance of juvenile garter snakes. Copeia, 1986, 999–1001. https://doi.org/10.2307/1445298 Fritts, T. H. (2002). Economic costs of electrical system instability and power outages caused by snakes on the island of Guam. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 49, 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0964-8305(01)00108-1 Secor, S. M., & Diamond, J. (1998). A vertebrate model of extreme physiological regulation. Nature, 395(6703), 659–662. https://doi.org/10.1038/27131 Wasko, D. K., & Sasa, M. (2012). Food resources influence spatial ecology, habitat selection, and foraging behavior in an ambush-hunting snake (Viperidae: Bothrops asper): An experimental study. Zoology, 115(3), 179–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2011.10.001 Other Links/Mentions: Ahaetulla fronticinctca feeding from the California Academy of Science - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlRHNYUr-PU Music: Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson Other Music – The Passion HiFi, www.thepassionhifi.com
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One thing we all overlook is the amount of wear and tear our intestines endure during daily digestion. This requires constant renewal of the gut’s lining. A team of researchers led by scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has identified a molecule that does double duty as a gut tissue healer and a cancer tumor suppressor — a promising super-agent in fighting disease. @ScienceAlert has more:

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ScienceAlert · Newly Identified Molecule Can Heal Gut Damage And Suppress CancerIntestines suffer a lot of wear and tear in their daily service to digestion, requiring constant renewal of their lining.
#Science#Health#Digestion
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Seb

After great success with my guided therapeutic meditation called Mindful Eating, I'm now releasing the Norwegian spoken version "Oppmerksomt spising".

Want to give this therapeutic meditation a spin for yourself?

The Norwegian spoken version can be purchased here: go.cosmicnation.co/GMOppmerkso

The English version here: go.cosmicnation.co/GM_MindfulE

PatreonBuy “Oppmerksomt spising - Veiledet terapeutisk meditasjon” on Patreon | Transformational Meditation GroupCheck out Transformational Meditation Group’s shop on Patreon
#MindfulEating#TherapeuticMeditation#VeroWellness
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Amadeus Paulussen

When you eat large #nuts or almonds and/or cashews, how many do you eat at a time?
When I recently had to open fresh cashews myself, I only ate maybe 5, whereas I sometimes easily eat 20 from the store box (and then often have the impression that I ate too many). 😝️
My guess: nature is perfect. In other words, when we eat nuts naturally, we eat more slowly, have more work to open them and eat less overall.
What is your experience? #health #food #digestion

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