Dr. Melissa Ilardo

And then your spleen contracts.

And so the spleen certainly wasn't the first organ that I thought about when thinking about diving.

But the spleen is a reservoir.

I mean, the spleen does many things, but one of the things that it does is it's a reservoir for red blood cells that are carrying oxygen. And so through that contraction, those oxygen-rich red blood cells are now pushed into circulation and you get an oxygen boost.

I mean, the spleen does many things, but one of the things that it does is it's a reservoir for red blood cells that are carrying oxygen. And so through that contraction, those oxygen-rich red blood cells are now pushed into circulation and you get an oxygen boost.

I mean, the spleen does many things, but one of the things that it does is it's a reservoir for red blood cells that are carrying oxygen.

I mean, the spleen does many things, but one of the things that it does is it's a reservoir for red blood cells that are carrying oxygen. And so through that contraction, those oxygen-rich red blood cells are now pushed into circulation and you get an oxygen boost.

And so through that contraction,

those oxygen-rich red blood cells are now pushed into circulation and you get an oxygen boost.

It's about 10% in most of us.

It's about 10% in most of us.

It's about 10% in most of us.

It's about 10% in most of us.

Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's enough to make a difference.

Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's enough to make a difference.

Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's enough to make a difference.

Exactly.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I mean, it's enough to make a difference.