For example we had a rough night we drank a lot bruised up several spots , dislocated some ribs , fractured some bones our body is into overdrive trying to stabilise itself, does it still multitask all the side-stuff at the moment?
-Growing hair / beard
-growing out the bones
-growing fingernails
-energy to keep you warm/sweat depending on the weather
And etc…
My thought is that these are just automated and unless the body is severely out of energy and resources it will keep them up , but in case of a deficiency of vitamins and stuff it will do them but it won’t work out as well and we would get the usual sings that something is not right.
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It depends on exactly what kind of injuries you take, but as a general rule, there can be systemic effects, but rarely will it be a TOTAL cessation of the stuff you mentioned. It will just slow down and maybe show some differences. Hair will still grow, but it might show as being thinner or weaker if you look at it under a microscope. Thermoregulation will remain active pretty much forever because you *need* that in order to stay alive.
In the case of nutrient, energy, or oxygen deficiency, yes, the body absolutely does start shutting down or even cannibalizing stuff. Likewise, if you’re very sick, your body engages in what is called “sickness behavior,” an evolved response that helps you fight off the infection. That’s why you sleep more, eat less, and become lethargic and physically weaker when you’re sick; your body is literally saying “no, stop exerting yourself so much, we gotta fight this thing off.”
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