Melody - It restricts blood flow through the arteries and could cause plaque and blood clots to build up and cut off blood flow through the arteries (not good). The tissues beyond the site of the blockage are starved of oxygen and die. This is what causes heart attacks and strokes.
John W - Duct tape your mouth and nose for a couple of hours and see how good being without oxygen is. The arteries provide oxygen and food to cells in your body and your cells generally consider living good and dying to be bad. If you think otherwise then smoke a cigarette.
I read somewhere that nicotine will narrow and harden your arteries. Why is this a bad thing?
Melody - It restricts blood flow through the arteries and could cause plaque and blood clots to build up and cut off blood flow through the arteries (not good). The tissues beyond the site of the blockage are starved of oxygen and die. This is what causes heart attacks and strokes.
ReplyDeleteJohn W - Duct tape your mouth and nose for a couple of hours and see how good being without oxygen is. The arteries provide oxygen and food to cells in your body and your cells generally consider living good and dying to be bad. If you think otherwise then smoke a cigarette.
ReplyDeletekylestyr - alligators are ornery cause they got all them teeth and no toothbrush
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