Page 94 - Miracles in Our Bodies

B reathing is one of
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the acts that you uncon-

sciously perform throughout

the day. Many processes take place during this ac-
tion, in which the nose, windpipe and lungs are in-

volved. In reality, breathing means feeding oxygen to your

body cells. Cells cannot survive unless they are provided with

oxygen. This is why you can hold your breath for only a brief

time. If this duration is lengthened, your cells die, which re-

sults in the death of your body.

The air you breathe is first cleaned in your nose. Your

nose, which carries out air conditioning, is lined with hairs

that function like a filter. These hairs process the pol-
luted or cool air to make it agreeable to the

lungs. It is thanks to these hairs that

the air we take in is fil-

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