Just Breathe
Breathing. We do it without thinking. And yet, if we stop, life stops. Ok - so breathing is important. But what is happening really - on a cellular level. Why does life stop if we don't get breath. How are these interconnected? You're most likely aware that breathing is essentially a gas exchange. Oxygen in, carbon dioxide out. What happens to the oxygen we breath in? Why is this one element so vital for life? Riveting questions I know. hahaha. Bio-nerd alert... The pathway oxygen takes starts in your respiratory system. Think lungs. But it is interconnected with your circulatory system. Think heart. This is key. Because of what happens to that oxygen - the pathway it takes - it is integral to life as we know it. The oxygenated blood that leaves your heart goes to every part of your body. Every. Single. Cell. So? Well, what is happening in those cells? Work. All the time. 24/7. When you are directly participating in the activity and when you aren't aw...