Smoking - Dangerous for your Heart

"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life ."

Brooke Shields (actress)

Smoking is the number one cause of preventing premature death in the United States. In the year 2000, it is estimated that 8.6 million Americans was 12.7 million medical conditions that are caused by smoking. For current smokers, the most common are chronic bronchitis (49%), followed by emphysema (24%). For former smokers, the three most prevalent conditions were chronic bronchitis (26%), emphysema (24%), a previous heart attack (24%). Lung cancer accounted for 1% of all smoking attributable illnesses each year in the United States, approximately 440,000 people die from smoking-attributable diseases. This results in 5.6 million years of potential life lost, $ 75 billion of direct medical costs and $ 82 billion in lost productivity .. Smoking is responsible for 30% of all deaths in coronary heart disease. Smoking, however, still very prevalent, with nearly 21 million people and 18 million women still pušiti.Tužan part is that a significant percentage of children continue to smoke every year.

"I smoke two fifty cigars a day. At my age I need to hold on to something." George F. Burns (American comedian, 1896-1996). Geog Burns might have been genetically blessed or just lucky. Most people who smoke would see the risk of death from heart disease go up for almost three puta.Rizik of stroke will be doubled. Smoking increases blood pressure, accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis, lowers good HDL cholesterol, and increases the tendency of blood clots. Even after heart bypass surgery, continuing smoking increases the risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease. Smokers also suffer from more peripheral arterial disease and aneurysms. Women who smoke and use oral contraceptives increase the risk of a heart attack ten times, and increase the risk of stroke and blood clots in the legs

Second hand or passive smoking is also associated with health risks in both children and adults. This environmental tobacco smoke contains a complex mixture of over 4000 chemicals, many toxic and about 40 proven to cause cancer in ljudi.EPA estimates that environmental tobaccos smoke causes about 3,000 lung cancer and approximately 37,000 coronary heart disease deaths in nonsmokers each year. Children exposed to secondhand smoke before and after birth, are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, cleft lip and palette, leukemia, attention deficit disorder and childhood wheezing. Apart from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), second-hand smoke is also associated with an increase in acute lower respiratory tract infections, asthma, chronic respiratory symptoms and middle ear in children. Adults experience increased risk of lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer, heart disease mortality, acute and chronic coronary heart disease morbidity and eye and nose irritation, when exposed to second hand smoke. It also greatly increases the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, both in children and adults. No wonder then that Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels stated, "Every citizen who stops smoking or lose a few pounds, or begin to manage their chronic disease with real diligence, is the sealing of cracks for the benefit of us all."

"Smoking is related to almost every terrible thing that can happen." Actress Loni Anderson. Smoking not only damages the cardiovascular system. It can make people infertile and reduce their effectiveness. It causes chronic lung diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema, but also irritating chronic cough and increased phlegm production. This increases susceptibility to influenza and increases wrinkles. This was associated with hearing loss, cataracts, rheumatoid arthritis and many types of cancer. Pregnant women who smoke face a risk of miscarriage, still birth and sudden infant death syndrome after birth.

If you stop smoking, the benefits start almost odmah.Tijelo begins to repair itself almost immediately. Several clinical studies have shown smoking cessation leads to a significant reduction in recurrent heart attack, sudden cardiac death, total coronary heart disease mortality, and ischemic stroke. People who stop smoking reduce the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in half. Within a few days or weeks, exercise endurance and improve cardiovascular capacity, a good high-density lipoprotein cholesterol increases. Within a year, the risk for most cardiovascular disease will be halved. Within 5-15 years after quitting, the risk of stroke is reduced to the same level as if it was someone who never smoked. After 15 years without a smoke, cardiovascular system will be as healthy as someone who has never smoked. The incidence of smoking related cancers - mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas -. Reduces

"the best way to quit smoking is just stop - no ifs, ands or butts." Groucho Marx (American comedian, actor and singer, 1890-1977). Once you're ready to quit, set quit date. Inform and gather support from friends and relatives. Changing the environment that motivates you to smoke. Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car and workplace. Do not let people smoke around you or in your home. Learn new skills and behaviors and discourage yourself from the urge to smoke. Drink plenty of water and other liquids. You May also want to join the group smoking support. If you feel like an actress Loni Anderson, who has unfortunately suffered, "Once you are hooked, smoking harder to quit then heroin", then you May want to seek professional help. There are several prescription and non prescription drugs available. Nicotine replacement therapy is available as a nicotine patch, gum, nasal spray or inhaler. Non-nicotine therapies include prescription drug Zyban and Chantix. Four out of five people who stop smoking can get an average of about five pounds težine.Dobra news is that it usually disappears within a few weeks or months after quitting.

smokeless tobacco should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes. It is highly contagious and often harder to give up. This is due to its high nicotine content. Using smokeless tobacco also increases the risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and stroke.

So, stop now. You will not only look younger but smell better. It will live better and longer life. I save a lot of money. He also said that cancer cures smoking. Maybe I can add to the untimely death will definitely cure your smoking. So do not be like Mark Twain (American humorist, writer and lecturer. 1835-1910) "It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times." Stop one stop forever.

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