• Food
  • Family
  • Beauty & Health
  • Style
  • Great Women
  • Events/Win
  • Food
    • Eating Out
    • Cooking Tips
    • Festive Food
    • Asian Recipes
    • Food
    • Celebrity Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Healthy Recipes
    • Quick & Easy Recipes
    • Western Recipes
  • Family
    • Family
    • Save Money
    • Parenting
    • Sex & Marriage
    • Travel
  • Beauty & Health
    • Beauty & Health
    • Skincare
    • Makeup
    • Hair
    • Awards
    • Diet & Nutrition
    • Fitness
    • Wellness
  • Spa Awards 2022
  • Style
  • Great Women
    • Career
    • Great Women of Our Time
    • Real Life
  • Entertainment
  • EVENTS/WIN
  • #SchoolForLife
  • Hair Awards
  • Great Escape
  • Explore Singapore
  • Also available at:
Privacy Menu
SPH Media

Copyright © 2022 SPH Media Limited. Co. Regn. No. 202120748H. All rights reserved.

  • Food
  • Family
  • Beauty & Health
  • Style
  • Great Women
  • Events/Win

Beauty & Health

10 Things Women Don’t Know About Their Own Bodies

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Beauty & Health

10 Things Women Don’t Know About Their Own Bodies

Our bodies can definitely be a mystery to the opposite sex, but they can be just as mysterious to us as well.

May 2, 2017

Ladies, how much do we really know about our bodies? Did you know that your boobs change size throughout the month, for example? Betcha didn’t! While our bodies can definitely be a mystery to the opposite sex, they can be just as mysterious to us as well. Here are some thing we bet you didn’t know about your own body:

READ MORE:
10 Foods We Eat All The Time That Are Fake
8 Ways To Get Bikini Ready Fast (Just In Time For Baywatch!)
8 Times You Made Your Vagina Angry

https://www.womensweekly.com.sg/gallery/beauty-and-health/10-things-women-dont-know-bodies/
10 Things Women Don't Know About Their Own Bodies
1. Our breasts go up and down in size
image

Breast size is never constant in a woman because it inflates and deflates according to where we are in our menstrual cycle. Additionally, one breast is always larger than the other. It’s usually a small enough difference to not be noticeable. But no woman has equal-sized breasts.

Photo: Pixabay
2. We listen with both sides of the brain
image

In an Indiana University School of Medicine study using MRIs, researchers found that while most of the men showed activity exclusively on the left side of the brain (typically associated with listening and speech), most of the women showed additional activity on the right side (associated with creativity and expressiveness).

Photo: Pixabay
3. We generally look younger than men
image

Regardless of how rapidly women’s skin ages, men still tend to look older. This is because men’s skin is thicker and more likely to show facial lines and age spots and also because they subject it to the often-daily trauma of shaving, aftershave and astringent.

Photo: Pixabay
4. Our bodies are prone to stomach discomforts
image

While women and men have the same basic digestive plumbing, women’s lower bodies are practically bulging with reproductive organs. All of this means that our digestive systems don’t have as much room to expand when troubled by excess gas, air or food, which is why we are likely to experience distress in our midsections.

Photo: Pixabay
5. We are biologically built to weep
image

Adult women cry 5.3 times a month; adult men, about 1.4 times, according to neuroscientist William Frey. At the cellular level, women’s tear glands are bigger than a man’s. We also have 50 to 60 percent higher levels of the hormone that regulates the development of the tear glands and aids in the production of tears.

Photo: Pixabay
6. We burn fat slower too
image

Typically speaking, women tend to burn 50 calories less than men a day, and this is because men tend to have larger organs and thus require more energy to keep them going, as such men burn through more calories than women. This also means that men can eat more than women and have a higher recommended calorie intake.

Photo: Pixabay
7. There are more tastebuds on the female tongue
image

Women tend to have more taste buds on their tongues than men and also have a more sensitive palate. This sensitivity is then further increased when women reach a childbearing age as they become more susceptible to sharp, sweet and bitter tastes.

Photo: Pixabay
8. We are better at distinguishing colours
image

It has been found that women are often better at distinguishing shades of colour and this is because colour perception is directly linked to the X chromosome, which women have two of as opposed to men’s X & Y chromosomes.

Photo: Pixabay
9. Our skin is twice as sensitive as a man
image

Women tend to have more sensitive skin than men and are also more sensitive to touch and thus can often distinguish finer detail with their hands. Testosterone increases the thickness of the skin which is why men tend to have 25 percent thicker skin.

Photo: Pixabay
10. Women need more sleep
image

A woman’s brain activity lowers only 10 percent during sleep which is far lower than a man’s. As such, women may find they need to spend longer in bed, especially around menstruation periods due to hormones and pain also affecting sleep balances.

READ MORE:
These Foods Will Stain Your Teeth And Make Them Lose Their Shine
Here’s How To Burn Major Calories Without Exercise
Always Eat These 8 Food Combos Together To Melt Body Fat Away

Photo: Pixabay
  • TAGS:
  • body
  • body image
  • breasts
  • Health
  • ovulation
  • period
  • sex
  • vagina
  • woman
  • women's health
  • yeast infection
SHARE THIS ON

What’s Hot

Beauty & Health

Zoe Tay, Rebecca Lim And Other Asian Cel...

Beauty & Health

8 Most Therapeutic And Fun Hobbies To Re...

Beauty & Health

Try These Tips To Sleep Better Every Night

Beauty & Health

Ginseng: The Secret Ingredient Behind Ko...

Beauty & Health

4 Simple Exercises To Improve Your Stability

Beauty & Health

This Is How Jang Na-Ra Looks 20 At 41

Beauty & Health

6 Things To Know About Chanel's Newest P...

Are Plastic Food Containers Safe For You...

Beauty & Health

If You've Had Covid-19, You Have More Ri...

Beauty & Health

Here's What Joanne Peh Uses To Look Radi...

Beauty & Health

Understated (But Stunning) New Hairstyle...

Family

9 Must-Know Ways To Protect Your Family ...

Don’t Miss These
  • Awards This Laser Treatment Gives You A Lit-From-Within Glow – #...
  • Awards Get The Body You Have Always Wanted With This Fat Freeze ...
  • Awards Trim And Tone Your Body In No Time With This Body Sculpto...
  • Awards The Anti-Ageing Facial That Protects Your Skin From Digit...
  • Awards This is the perfect escape from urban life to relax, rech...
Editor’s Picks
  • Beauty & Health Zoe Tay, Rebecca Lim And Other Asian Celebs On The Beauty Of Getting Older
  • Diet & Nutrition Savour The Deliciousness Of Chocolate While Being Kind To Your Gut
  • Beauty & Health 8 Most Therapeutic And Fun Hobbies To Reduce Stress
  • Beauty & Health Try These Tips To Sleep Better Every Night
  • Organising A KonMari Consultant's Hack For Saving Time & Money At Home
  • Hair This Elixir And Shampoo Combo Promises To Revitalise Your Hair And Scalp
  • Beauty & Health Ginseng: The Secret Ingredient Behind Korean Women’s Youthful Skin
  • Skincare Jamie Yeo Swears By These 7 Beauty Products To Maintain Her Youthful Appearance
Don't Miss Out Ever Again!
Tips & tricks to stay sane + win invites to our events!

By signing up, you indicate that you have read and agreed with our Privacy Statement
Footer Menu
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Conditions of Access
  • PDPA
  • Privacy Policy
?>">
SPH Magazine

Copyright © 2022 SPH Media Limited. Co. Regn. No. 202120748H. All rights reserved.