Scientists Say Smelling Farts Can Prevent Cancer

We know, sounds ridiculous right? Ridic, but true. Scientists out of the University of Exeter believe that smelling farts actually prevents cancer, and also other diseases.

“Although hydrogen sulfide gas”—produced when bacteria breaks down food—”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 in a university release.

Although the stanky gas can be noxious in larger doses, scientists believe that a sniff here and there has the power to reduce risks of cancer, strokes, heart attacks, arthritis, and dementia by preserving mitochondria.

“We have exploited this natural process by making a compound, called AP39, which slowly delivers very small amounts of this gas specifically to the mitochondria,” Professor Matt Whiteman, of the University of Exeter Medical School said. “Our results indicate that if stressed cells are treated with AP39, mitochondria are protected and cells stay alive.”

Unfortunately this info doesn't make them any less stinky. 

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