Stephen E. Jones

Creation/Evolution Quotes: Unclassified quotes: May 2009

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The following are quotes added to my Unclassified Quotes database in May 2009. The date format is dd/mm/yy.
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10/05/2009
"Fibrinolysis is the function of the body which helps regulate blood clotting. When a clot begins to be 
formed a series of steps takes place which prevents the completion of the forming of the clot. This 
protective function prevents heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular incidents. Excessive blood 
clotting - thrombosis - is caused by a decrease in the fibrinolytic activity of elements of the blood and this 
is called `fibrinolytic dysfunction.' As we are learning, the cardiometabolic risk syndrome is associated with 
many abnormalities and one of the most common is an increased tendency for the blood to form clots. The 
flow of blood to the organs in the body is critical to the survival of the individual and to the proper function 
of the body. If the blood is sluggish or tends to clot too fast, the body will suffer; if the blood is too `thin' or 
does not clot, the body will suffer. The balance between blood clotting and blood not clotting is one of the 
most critical balancing acts in the human body. The mechanisms which control those functions are complex. 
The following diagram shows the complex relationships which control the balance between blood clotting - 
which is called `thrombus' - and blood not clotting - which is called `fibrinolysis.' The reality is that too 
much blood clotting is bad but not enough clotting is also bad. On the other hand, too much dissolving of 
blood clots (fibrinolysis) is bad and too little dissolving of blood clots is bad. It is not necessary for you to 
learn or even to understand all of these steps. What is necessary is for you to have a mental picture of the 
complex processes which continually take place in your body to make certain that your blood can flow to 
provide oxygen and nutrients to your cells and to make certain that your blood flow can be stopped if you 
are injured." (Holly, J.L., "Cardiometabolic Risk Syndrome Part V: Fibrinolytic Dysfunction," Your Life 
Your Heath - The Examiner, January 11, 2007) 

* Authors with an asterisk against their name are believed not to be evolutionists. However, lack of
an asterisk does not necessarily mean that an author is an evolutionist.

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