[Regia-NA] Just glowing dear........
Chris Knight
list-regia-na@lig.net
Mon, 20 May 2002 20:08:58 -0700
>From: "J. K. Siddorn" <kim.siddorn@blueyonder.co.uk>
>Reply-To: list-regia-na@lig.net
>To: "Regia UK E-group" <regia@yahoogroups.com>, <list-regia-na@lig.net>
>Subject: [Regia-NA] Just glowing dear........
>Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 10:17:58 +0100
>
> Sweat Kills Germs - Official
> Hot and sweaty during a battle? Padded jack getting stiff with age and
>salt? Well never mind, now you have a perfect excuse!
>
> German researchers have identified a protein, dermcidin, that is
>manufactured only in the sweat glands. Test-tube experiments found that
>dermcidin kills a variety of bateria, including E.coli, E.faecalis, and
>Staphyloccus aureus, which can infect skin wounds, as well as Candida
>albicans, a fungus that can cause thrush. Sweat carries the protein to
>the skin's surface to guard against invading organisms.
>
> One might make the reasonable assessment that the body is more at risk of
>external injury during exercise than whilst watching Neighbours - although
>the mind may not be, of course.
>
> When your loved one takes you to task for smelling like an old horse at
>the top of a hill in July, you can tell them you are taking precautions
>against bacteriological attack.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Kim Siddorn.
>
>The early bird may get the worm -
>but the second mouse gets the cheese!
>
hmmmmm well that's all and well for those scurvy saxons.
Though we Norsemen take greater pride in our personal hygiene:)
Your manuscripts prove it;P
Yours in complete tom foolery.
Chris Knight
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