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www.AbbysHealthFood.com | # 63| Page 33 White blood cells are even larger, about 30 microns. And each cubic millimeter of blood contains about 4-6 million cells. But the size of the blood vessels themselves can be smaller than the red blood cells. Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body, taking oxygenated red blood cells to each of our cells. While they can be larger, the passage in most capillaries are about 3-4 microns in width, smaller than the blood cells that pass through them. These red blood cells must squish and elongate themselves to pass through these narrow passages. And they do so because of the pressure of the blood pushing them through. That's "blood pressure". But what happens when these capillaries become even more narrow? What if they become 2 microns in width? Then it's harder for a blood cell to pass through them, so the heart must beat harder, to raise blood pressure, to push them through. Because they need to get through. Your cells will die without the oxygen they contain, and your body is nothing but your cells. If you've ever had a feeling of being out of breath, where you just can't get enough air, you know what this is. It's not that you're not breathing enough, it's that your cells aren't getting the oxygen they need fast enough. If someone faints from over-exertion, this is their brain cells not getting oxygen fast enough. But have you noticed that it's easier for us to feel out of breath when running or working out, or even just walking, when we have more fat on our body? This is because a good portion of the fat in our bodies isn't just in our fat cells… but in our blood vessels, causing them to narrow. BLOOD FLOW & CHOLESTEROL: WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING I'm going to jump back to cholesterol for a moment here, not because cholesterol intake causes higher blood pressure, but because it does have a role. Just not what you think. As covered in this article, when the