lungs class 101

LUNGS:

Lungs not only filter the air we breathe, they also expel many contaminants and moist vapor as we exhale, sneeze, or cough. The lungs receive used and toxic gases of the body from the blood stream and expel them in the exhale. The lungs are the most vulnerable place in the body to disease invasion from the outside. A study in Lancet (a British medical journal) demonstrated that speaking in a normal voice, breath travels at least 38 feet carrying various viruses and bacteria in all directions. Anytime you are in a public place, you are constantly breathing other peoples’ viruses and bacteria. The first line of defense is how well the lungs are working. Many communicable diseases are highly concentrated in the fluid of the lungs of those suffering and it can be taken into your lungs when you are around them and directly enter your bloodstream - kind of like a blood transfusion without the needles. Without properly functioning lungs, we dramatically increase our chance of disease