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Hey there and welcome to Life Noggin.
哈囉,歡迎來到 Life Noggin
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So you probably shower. At least, I hope so.
你或許會洗澡。我希望如此
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And you probably do it to keep clean, right?
你洗澡是為了保持清潔,對吧?
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It seems like a healthy thing to do.
洗澡似乎是有益健康的事
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But have you ever wondered what would happen if you never showered?
但你是否想過,要是從不洗澡身體會發生什麼事呢?
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Well, let's start with the basics.
我們從頭講起吧!
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You would, if I'm being honest, stink.
你會...恕我冒昧,很臭
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I'm sorry to say it, but after a while without washing, you'll start to develop quite an
很遺憾我必須要說,長久不洗澡的話,你會散發出一股
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odor.
惡臭
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Soap and water in a shower or bath work to rid your body of bacteria and dead skin cells,
肥皂和水在你洗澡時會將你身上的細菌和死皮去除
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so these things start to pile up when you stop cleaning yourself.
所以當你不再洗澡時,這些物質就會開始堆積
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According to dermatology professor Dr. Cameron Rokhsar, among the pile of dead cells that
根據皮膚醫學醫生 Cameron Rokhsar 所說,皮膚表層堆積的死皮是由蛋白質組成
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would accumulate on top of your skin are some proteins with a sugary coating, such as sialomucin.
這些蛋白質表面有一層含糖的外膜,比如唾液黏蛋白
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Lots of bacteria love to consume sugar, and when they digest sugary proteins like sialomucin,
許多細菌都喜歡吃糖,而當他們消化比如唾液黏蛋白的含糖外膜時
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they produce what we call body odor.
就會產生我們俗稱的體臭
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So less showering means more stench.
所以少洗澡意味著多一點體臭
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But what kind of effects would it have on your health?
但究竟會對健康方面帶來什麼影響呢?
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Well, the results don't look too good there either.
這方面的影響也不怎麼好
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For starters, dirty skin means itchy skin.
首先,肌膚骯髒會造成發癢
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Dandruff builds up, your skin is coated in oil and the dirt that sticks to it, and you
頭皮屑堆積,你的肌膚會被油脂和髒污覆蓋
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start scratching.
接著你會開始抓癢
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Scratching an irritating itch can feel great, but if you scratch too much you can hurt yourself,
抓癢的感覺很好,但要是抓癢抓過頭你就會受傷
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even breaking through your skin.
甚至抓破皮
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On a related note, never bathing can put you at a higher risk for infection.
連帶地,從不洗澡會讓你有更高的機率感染
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If you were to get a cut or a scratch (perhaps because of all that excessive itchiness) and
若是你因為太癢而抓破了皮
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your skin was covered in all sorts of extra bacteria, those bacteria might find their
皮膚表層覆滿的各類細菌就有可能進到傷口
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way inside your wound and eventually lead to a soft tissue infection.
最終導致軟組織感染
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You would also become more prone to a whole host of other health issues, from acne and
你也更可能有其他健康問題,包含痤瘡和
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pus to fungus between your toes, or even intertrigo, a painful combination of yeast and inflammation
腳趾間的黴菌,甚至是擦爛紅斑,一種疼痛的發炎念珠菌集合體
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in your groin.
好發於鼠蹊部
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This all sounds kind of scary and gross, right?
這聽來頗嚇人、頗噁心的吧?
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Like, it might make you feel like you need to scrub yourself clean right this second.
感覺好像即刻就需要把全身刷得一乾二淨
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But what if I told you it's possible to shower too much?
但要是洗澡洗多了也出問題呢?
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In fact, a lot of us are guilty of it.
事實上我們大多數人都可能這樣
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Yes, sometimes even I indulge in too many long, hot showers.
沒錯,有時連我都太常沉溺於洗熱水澡洗很久
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Remember when I mentioned that dirty skin can increase your risk of infection?
記得我說過骯髒的皮膚會提高感染機率嗎?
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Well, so can dry skin.
乾燥肌膚其實也會
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And you know what can cause dry skin?
你知道什麼會導致肌膚乾燥嗎?
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That's right.
沒錯
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Showers.
洗澡
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Washing your skin might also remove some of the important bacteria that help your immune system.
清洗肌膚同時也會洗掉一些重要的、有益免疫系統的細菌
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Some doctors even say that
有些醫生甚至表示
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when you shower, you should only apply soap to
洗澡時只需要在身上通常會發臭的部位抹肥皂就好
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the parts of your body that typically smell—such as your armpits, groin, and butt.
比如腋窩、鼠蹊部和屁股
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Sure, frequent showers reduce your body odor, but in terms of your health, one or two showers
是沒錯,經常洗澡可以避免體臭,但就健康方面而言,一個禮拜
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a week is likely to be enough.
洗一兩次澡就已足夠
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So, as is true of many things in life, showers are good in moderation.
所以就如生活中其他很多方面一樣,洗澡適度就好
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Showering twice a day or twice a year can both have serious consequences on your health
一天洗兩次澡或是一年洗兩次都可能對健康帶來
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and wellbeing.
嚴重的後果
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So keep clean, but not too clean, and make sure to head on over to keeponthinking.com
要保持乾淨,但也不能太乾淨,還要記得前往 keeponthinking.com
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where you can pick up a Life Noggin poster or shirt!
在那你可以瀏覽 Life Noggin 文章或是襯衫
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Link is in the description and pinned comment!
連結就在底下描述和置頂留言中!
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As always, my name is Blocko and this has been Life Noggin.
如同以往,我的名字是 Blocko,你在收看的是 Life Noggin
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Don't forget to keep on thinking!
別忘了隨時動腦思考!