Read This & Live Longer
The May 2006 issue of Esquire magazine contains a special insert: The Body Manual: Read This & Live Longer.
The Body Manual draws attention to pervasive modern pollution, especially particulate matter less than ten microns in diameter (PM-10) that gets lodged deep in your lungs. Your immune system, thinking the pollution is bacteria, sends out cells to attack and kill the invader.
Esquire warns: "Over time, the lining of your lungs builds up scar tissue and can eventually induce nearby lung cells to become cancerous. There's PM-10 in every breath you take, but it concentrates in certain environments: in homes, especially in winter when the windows are closed; in the workplace, where it's often impossible to open the windows at all; and in cars, taxis, and buses, which don't have particularly good filters in their ventilation systems."
Esquire suggests airing out your home and car and investing in a HEPA air purifier.
The Body Manual also suggests using natural cleaners rather than specialized artificial products to avoid chemical fumes.
The Body Manual draws attention to pervasive modern pollution, especially particulate matter less than ten microns in diameter (PM-10) that gets lodged deep in your lungs. Your immune system, thinking the pollution is bacteria, sends out cells to attack and kill the invader.
Esquire warns: "Over time, the lining of your lungs builds up scar tissue and can eventually induce nearby lung cells to become cancerous. There's PM-10 in every breath you take, but it concentrates in certain environments: in homes, especially in winter when the windows are closed; in the workplace, where it's often impossible to open the windows at all; and in cars, taxis, and buses, which don't have particularly good filters in their ventilation systems."
Esquire suggests airing out your home and car and investing in a HEPA air purifier.
The Body Manual also suggests using natural cleaners rather than specialized artificial products to avoid chemical fumes.
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