Healthy Lungs = A Good Thing

How Healthy Lungs Can Benefit Your Body

The lungs are as essential as other organs of the body. They are the chief components of the human respiratory system. They work by taking air from outside the body, processing it and then sending it to different parts of the body through the bloodstream. The lungs help distribute the oxygen-rich air throughout the body and discard the carbon dioxide-rich air out of the body. Oxygen is the life-supporting fuel for the body. Therefore, health of the lungs determines the health of your body. It is safe to say that no one who smokes has healthy lungs.

Besides gas exchange, the lungs have other important functions to do for the wellbeing of the body, like:

• They bring all air to the level of body temperature

• They protect the body against harmful substances by sneezing, coughing, swallowing or filtering them.

• They moisturize the inhaled air to keep the level of body humidity.

• Scavenger cells of the lungs eat up germs and dirt.

Don't Smoke

Smoking is full of anti-health properties for your body. By smoking, you invite several diseases to descend on your body. It is a curse for your lungs. The organ that smoking harms the most is the lungs. The poison of smoking spreads on to the different parts of the body by killing the lungs first.

Addiction to smoking sometimes brings about immature death. It gradually builds up carbon content in the lungs and the carbon content obstructs the supply of oxygen to the lungs. The lungs fall feeble and become diseased due to reduced oxygen supply.

Smoking and Youth

An attempt has been made to teach young people about the dangers of smoking through different types of television commercials and also by having authorities on anti-smoking speak at schools and clubs. This has helped somewhat, but as long as the youth of today think smoking is a "cool" thing to do, teenagers will continue to pick up a cigarette for the first time.

Instead of having speakers come in to speak, why not show them before and after photos of lung cancer sufferers? There is always quite a difference in their appearance before the cancer, and after they are diagnosed and are suffering with it. The sight could make some youngsters stop and think.

Please always consult your doctor about your health problems. This blog is for information only - Not for diagnosing health conditions.

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