Like me, Red and Carolyn are proud octogenarians
Whether in our soil or in our water, theyll leach toxic chemicals like arsenic, used in rat poisoning, butane, used in lighter fluid, lead, used in batteries and many more into its surroundings
Smoking may contribute to: Lung disease Chronic cough Reduced immunity Poor circulation Diabetes complications Fertility problems Premature aging The harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke create inflammation and oxidative stress throughout the body
Overall, despite the few above-mentioned reports and the suggestion for a possible association between type V collagen defects and cardiovascular fragility demonstrated in Col5a1 and Col5a2 knock-out mice [124, 125], our results suggest that the risk for severe vascular complications seems to be fairly low in humans harboring a type V collagen defect and the presence of additional, yet unknown, genetic modifiers in families with a severe vascular phenotype is reasonable