Page 71 - Golf Champion - April 2022

fter a long time, I went to a nearby golf course and out and the entire disc hardens. There have been many
Aplayed all 18 holes. It was daytime on a weekday, studies on this, and in particular, it was published as a
so most of golfers were elderly people, but there were thesis in SPINE, a medical journal specializing in spine
also some golfers in their 30s and 40s. However, many and joint pain. Among identical twins, one smoked and
of the male golfers in their 30s and 40s were smoking the other never smoked. On average, 18% more disc
e-cigarettes while playing golf. While waiting for the tee- degeneration was found in the smoker side. Also, when
off, I saw a guy smoking non-stop as he moved from hole we observed rabbits injected with nicotine, we could
to hole. One of the reasons we consistently play golf is directly confirm that the capillaries around the disc
probably to improve our health. But it was very sad to actually decreased. In this study, it was confirmed that
see him continue to smoke while playing golf. One of the smoking inhibits the blood flow to the disc and prevents
things that the general public is not aware of is that if you the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the disc, thereby
smoke a lot, your spine hurts from that. degenerating the disc.

When a person smokes, once all the capillaries in the On the other hand, when nicotine enters the body, it also
body are narrowed. The representative capillaries in the inhibits the absorption of the famous vitamin D. No matter
body are the brain and heart. So, if you smoke a lot, you what calcium you eat, you need vitamin D to be properly
are more likely to get a stroke or heart disease. In addition, absorbed, and UV rays from the sun are essential for this
the skin ages faster and in men, the capillaries in the to be activated. If a prisoner imprisoned in a dungeon
genitals also lose their function, which can lead to erectile where there is no sunlight is allowed to smoke every day,
dysfunction. In a similar process, as the blood vessels most of them will immediately progress to osteoporosis
around the vertebral disk narrow, the concentration of and will inevitably lead to rapid degeneration of the
oxygen supplied to the disk decreases and nutrients are spine. As a result, not only the spinal disc but also the
not supplied. Due to the aging of the disc, that is, due to spinal canal stenosis will occur, and it is obvious that you
degeneration, the water component in the middle falls will suffer from back pain and numbness in your legs.

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