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Originally Posted by trux
Are you trying to tell that all Tibetians (and other people living in high altitudes, perhaps the entire Mexico City too) are brain damaged? I am not sure they would be happy to hear it  |
No, I am saying/suggesting that sleeping in a hypoxic tent
may have long term side effects. Depends I suppose if the percentages of oxygen in the tent, and those of the high altitudes are the same. Wasnt it discovered that the high altitude dwellers had a higher concentrate of nitric oxide in the blood? Their bodies have adapted to such living.
Key To High Altitude Function For Tibetans Is Elevated Nitric Oxide In Blood
http://ep.physoc.org/cgi/reprint/89/5/565.pdf
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