Both are not pretty to look at. But I know which one I'd rather have.

I just wish I could have showed this smoker's lung (on the right) to my mother-in-law well before she died of lung cancer ten years ago.

On Thursday, November 10th, 2005, a new exhibit in New York prepared to open called "BODIES...The Exhibition".

On the left is a healthy human lung. On the right is a smokers lung injected with a polymer preservative.

AP Photographer Mary Altaffer captured this photograph at a press preview of the upcoming exhibit.

'BODIES...The Exhibition' is scheduled to open at the South Street Seaport in New York City's new 30,000 square foot Exhibition Centre on November 19th.

Premier Exhibitions, Inc. is responsible for putting real human bodies on display.

The exhibit will feature 22 whole body specimens, as well as more than 260 additional organs and body specimens.

For a mom, who has two kids with Type 1 Diabetes, I'd be curious to know what a healthy pancreas looks like versus a diabetic pancreas.

Dr. Roy Glover, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Michigan and Chief Medical Director for the Exhibition, said:

For centuries, this world has been off-limits to the public -- open only to doctors and medical professionals. Now, for the first time, we are pulling back the curtain and allowing the public to see it for themselves, up-close and personal. Have you wondered what's underneath your skin? After seeing this exhibition, you will finally know. The body doesn't lie.

Our eyes can expect to be opened to the effects of obesity. Organs will be shown which have been impacted as a result of over-eating and a lack of exercise.

The goal of the exhibition is to change the way people see themselves. It is designed to enlighten, empower, fascinate and inspire.

For details regarding Premier Exhibitions' BODIES...The Exhibiton, please go to:

In lieu of going to a "fat farm" in November, perhaps it would be cheaper to spend a weekend in New York at the South Street Seaport.

Inspire & Be Inspired.

Here's to healthy, adventuresome, soulful, "celebrating the wonder and amazement of the human form" living!

~ Jennifer Carolyn King, Rugged Elegance, LLC