Do smokers lungs heal after quitting?

Not all may be healed but I was after 20 years of 3 packs a day. 31 years ago I went to a Filipino doctor who had recently set up a practice in our community. He told me that if I quit then (age…

Top stories for Long   Do smokers lungs heal after quitting? Vic Johnson, former Entrepreneur, Best Selling Author • Answered November 30, 2023 Not all may be healed but I was after 20 years of 3 packs a day. 31 years ago I went to a Filipino doctor who had recently set up a practice in our community. He told me th... Read more » 115 7   What is the healthiest breakfast you can eat every day? Gautami Chavan, Dietition Pimpri-Chinchwad University (2027) • Updated August 6 I won't keep you stuck reading long paragraphs. Instead, I'll give you quick tips to help you build the healthiest breakfast! If you are 13–25 years old, start your day with... Read more » 171 17   Does smoking pot mean I’m not sober? Auntie Pho, former $8Bn of Hard+software to mkt at IBM HP Sun (1979-2002) • Updated September 6 I got pulled over for speeding in Utah. The cop is just about ready to walk back to his car and he says do I smell pot? And then he sees some dust of pot on my gut and sear... Read more » 421 217   If investment bankers are so rich then why doesn't everybody become one? MetroDispatch • Answered June 21 A 22-year-old investment banker can make $180,000 straight out of college. But divide that by a 95-hour workweek, and their actual wage drops to just $36 an hour. While the ... Read more » 214 15   What do KFC stores do with leftover chicken? KitchenSense • Answered August 11 After exactly 90 minutes, perfectly good KFC chicken is strictly banned from the bucket. Instead of tossing it, employees pull the meat straight off the bone to create an e... Read more » 3.6K 311   Psychology says: Ayaz Ali • Posted Jan 26, 2025 1. If someone laughs a lot, even at silly things, they might feel lonely inside. 2. If someone sleeps a lot, they might be sad. 3. If someone talks very little but quickly, they could be hiding secre... Read more » 3K 129   Can Walmart employees legally stop you as you're leaving? Sunny Mac, Certified Pharmacy Technician at Walmart (2018-present) • Answered March 12 Walmart employees can’t detain you. They can ask to see your receipt, you can ignore them. We had the sweetest door greeter get fired after over a decade because he noticed... Read more » 249 106   Does a CPU get weaker over time? OpenBlueprint • Answered June 6 A 10-year-old CPU processes exactly the same number of instructions per clock cycle as it did on day one. It isn't getting weaker—it's just intentionally hitting the brakes... Read more » 742 31   Why did Borland fail? Jeff Kesselman, Been micro computing since 4K was a lot of ram • Answered December 12, 2015 Oh boy. This is the great cautionary tale of the PC industry. To tell it, I need to start in what, to many of you, will seem the stone age. Back before the IBM PC and DOS ... Read more » 2K 191   Is drinking 6 beers every day dangerous? Noel Zolato, Business Tycoon • Answered August 19 Yeah, six beers a day is really dangerous. It is not borderline anymore; it is not something that may or may not depend on your size. No, it is really dangerous. This amoun... Read more » 87 53   I'm peeing dark brown, basically looking like coffee. I think it's my kidneys. Are there any other symptoms my liver or kidneys do when they are shutting down? Reuben Herryson, Worked in American Hospitals • Answered September 4 The fact that you have dark brown or cola-colored urine does not mean that you should self-diagnose via Google. The dark urine may be associated with a couple of different ... Read more » 23   Is coffee healthy? Miriam Chelven, British Nurse • Answered September 11 The first thing about coffee worth mentioning is its role as one of the major sources of antioxidants for the majority of people. Large-scale population-based researches sh... Read more » 43 1 Read more in your feed

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Why is eating oatmeal damaging if you eat it every morning?

Not too long ago, while I was having my coffee and reading an article on nutrition, I came across one particular sentence: "Even healthy foods become unhealthy as they take the place of variatio…

Top stories for Long   Why is eating oatmeal damaging if you eat it every morning? Jayne Beaumont, Bussiness Owner • Answered August 3 Not too long ago, while I was having my coffee and reading an article on nutrition, I came across one particular sentence: "Even healthy foods become unhealthy as they take... Read more » 234 24   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   What's that little pocket in women's underwear? Do you put anything in it? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Answered September 1 That tiny pouch in women’s underwear looks perfectly sized to smuggle a single coin. But it isn't a pocket—it's a clever structural trick designed to prevent chafing and ye... Read more » 51 6   How did Mark Zuckerberg manage to build such a successful platform despite his infamous choice of PHP as a programming language? OpenBlueprint • Answered July 4 Mark Zuckerberg's decision to build Facebook in PHP was widely mocked by computer scientists. When the messy language choked at scale, he didn't rewrite the site—he rewrote... Read more » 398 7   How did IBM's decision to focus on the BIOS as a control point backfire in the personal computer market? SepiaGlyphs • Answered June 20 IBM thought copyrighting a single chip—the BIOS—made their PC impossible to clone. But by forbidding two programming teams from speaking, a startup legally shattered their ... Read more » 700 34   Is it likely there are multiple alien civilizations all over the universe? NovaPrism • Answered June 12 The universe contains roughly 10 billion trillion potentially habitable planets. Even if advanced life is a one-in-a-billion fluke, that still leaves 10 trillion alien civi... Read more » 354 72   Why were Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr successful when they were so inadequate as musicians? Asked in Ask Beta • Answered by Grace Eleanor White • May 19 Such a wonderful question - really brought a smile to my face. Let's have a look at the inadequacies of Paul & Ringo - Paul McCartney the most successful musician & songwrite... Read more » 4.1K 442   I have neighbors from hell who have been hacking my Internet connections no matter how many times I change the LAN IP address or how long my passwords may be. How can I best secure my router? Rhonda Russell, B.S. Mathematics & Computer Science, Grand Valley State University (2004) • Answered May 11, 2020 When I had this problem I would wait until my internet was slow—an indication that they were using it (probably for gaming) and then pull the plug on the router. If you rea... Read more » 8.4K 611   What do KFC stores do with leftover chicken? KitchenSense • Answered August 11 After exactly 90 minutes, perfectly good KFC chicken is strictly banned from the bucket. Instead of tossing it, employees pull the meat straight off the bone to create an e... Read more » 3.5K 310   How do Filipinos clean their butthole if they don't use tissue paper? SkyGod • Answered June 10 I have been to the Philippines evey few years since 2001 as i have a number of friends and inlaws there. I have stayed in hotels, motels and private houses by rich and not ... Read more » 5.6K 1K   Why did Trump kick Canada out of the Board of Peace, and how are Canadians reacting to it? Are people generally relieved or upset about it? Asked in Fighters for Freedom, Now Protect Your Rights • Answered by Viola Yee • June 4 What Carney actually said was “Hey, OK, we’re in, and the billion dollar entry fee is no problem. But WE get to decide what happens to the money.” Then Trump announced we we... Read more » 6.7K 832   Do people who exercise on a regular basis live longer and have fewer ailments as they age? Asked in Aging with an Attitude • Answered by Mansour Ansari • March 25 I have answered this many times; here is another version, short and to the point: There are no guarantees that exercise, good nutrition, and adequate sleep will spare you fr... Read more » 1.5K   Why wasn’t "Michelle" Obama's gender an issue during the Obama presidency? Asked in Donkeys and Elephants • Answered by Cliff Goodman • July 9 Alex, Alex, Alex. 🙄 Let's use a little logic here. Follow me if you can. Michelle Obama’s birth certificate would clearly indicate that she was a male at birth. Michelle Ob... Read more » 7.5K 1.2K Read more in your feed

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