Quote:
Originally Posted by FijiBlueFG2HT
I know they say second-hand smoking is bad for you, but I don't particularly believe it.
As long as you exercise frequently, (which you should do anyways) you will be fine.
|
Not correct. Exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle, but will not correct lung disease. The Alveoli in your lungs are like brain cells, once they are gone, they are gone. Smoking damages and kills these. Look up smoking and restrictive lung disease, you'll understand why exercise is useless.
Quote:
Originally Posted by FijiBlueFG2HT
6 months isn't that long.
Lungs are like the filter on your intake. Its not going to stay clean forever.
|
The nose is the primary filter for air, the bronchioles do assist with the cleaning process (mucous). Smoking ANYTHING causes inflammation of the airways and excess mucous secretion. This makes breathing a lot more difficult.
Quote:
Originally Posted by FijiBlueFG2HT
Strenuous use of the lungs causes you to cough up a lot of that crap, freeing your lungs up to greater, deeper breaths.
|
It can cause the ejection of mucous from the airways, but the primary problem with smoking is the carcinogenic compounds associated with it. These enter the blood stream in a matter of seconds, gas exchange is the primary purpose of our lungs and they are very efficient at it. Lets not forget the primary irreversible damage caused to the lungs by smoking.
Smoking is a social activity that is detrimental to the body, don't think exercise can protect you. The only thing that can protect you is freakishly lucky genetics, if you have them.
Just wanted to correct some of the false facts being presented here
