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HOW SETTLING IN THE HIGH ALTITUDE AND CAN MAKE YOU LIVE LONGER

                             There is no need to fear living at high altitudes. In fact, some highland areas such as the Caucasus Mountains are famous for the number of natives who have lived unusually long life. And some people have endured extremely high altitudes for years.   Lived and worked for 13 years at a mine 6,000 meters [19,500 feet] high, near the top of a volcano. Breaking up blocks of sulfur with a sledgehammer was hard work.   Yet, at day’s end, we used to play soccer! The human body is endowed with such remarkable abilities to adapt to new conditions that we marvel at the creator wisdom. How does your body cope with the lack of oxygen at high altitudes? Your body’s first reaction on exposure to high altitude is to make your heart and lungs work faster. Then you shed plasma from your blood, thus concentrating the oxygen-carrying red cells. In a short time, extra blood is being diverted to your brain, where it is most needed. And within only a fe