Just Breathe
We can go a few days without eating, and less without drinking water. However, life is absolutely dependent on breathing. Life expectancy can be measured in a matter of minutes without oxygen. In a self-defense situation we teach that taking the breath of your assailant is entirely effective. Of course there are moral implications. However, a self-defense situation is a situation of death or grievous bodily harm to yourself. I digress, that is not what we're talking about today and we can revisit this discussion later. Breathing may be considered one of the most important functions of the body. Aside from the low life expectancy from lack of oxygen Breathing serves other functions. Breathing is the process by which oxygen gets into and purifies the blood of the body's waste in the form of CO2. The oxygenated blood then proceeds to all the cells of the body bringing the fuel needed for them to function and taking away the waste by product. Everything from the immune system to t...