How The Modern World Tricks Our Bodies Into Hurting Themselves

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: Cyclooxygenase: An enzyme responsible for the production of thromboxane and prostaglandins. Thromboxane: A lipid that acts as a platelet aggregator. Platelets: Special non-nucleic blood cells that clump together to cause blood clots. Prostaglandins: A lipid that causes vasodilation and inflammation. Aspirin: A form of acetylsalicylic acid that acts as an NSAID. NSAIDs: Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs that inhibit COX, and thus inflammation and clotting. MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC ⁠⁠⁠https://neptunestudios.info⁠⁠⁠ If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth⁠⁠⁠   - Buy our merch: ⁠⁠⁠http://dftba.com/minuteearth⁠⁠⁠   - Buy our book: ⁠⁠⁠https://minuteearth.com/books⁠⁠⁠ - Sign up to our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠http://news.minuteearth.com⁠⁠⁠   - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices