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Ignorance is no excuse to suffer from heart disease associated with smoking. For years doctors have tried to preach the dangers of smoking to the public, making the dangers widely known. Some people still choose to not take these warnings seriously. You may think it will never happen to you but is it really worth the risk?
Among the thousands of chemicals in cigarettes at least 60 of them are considered toxic to our bodies. Each time you inhale you are allowing these toxins to flow freely through your blood stream. Over time your body starts to show the affects of the toxins as your arteries begin to harden. Once this has happened your body is open to suffering from heart attacks, heart failure, and instant death.
Your body doesn't care if you've smoked one pack of cigarettes, or three hundred, yet there are people that still ask if I smoke only two cigarettes a day am I still at risk? That's like someone asking if I stand on the train tracks between 1pm and 2 pm am I still at risk of being hit by a speeding train.
Each person's body is different this is why a doctor can't tell you yes you can smoke a pack a day for a year and not have this affect you, because only your body can decide when it has had all it can take. Your family history can't be avoided, especially when adding smoking as another factor you are at higher risk of heart disease than the average person.
Each time you pick up a cigarette and light it around a non smoker you are also putting them at risk, even though they didn't make the same choices you did. This is why it is suggested if you have to smoke you should go to an open outdoor area away from others.
If the cigarette company listed the thousands of chemicals that were in their cigarettes on each pack the risk of heart disease would surely drop, because people would be repulsed at what they were putting in their mouths. These toxins are what contribute to fatty deposits building up in our arteries. For women who smoke and take certain birth control they have even higher chances of suffering from heart disease than the average person.
So the next time you or a loved one lights that cigarette just remember they are one step closer to that speeding train, and the only way to slow it down is to quit smoking. Although it's a tough choice to quit it is the only thing that is keeping you from leading a healthy life.
Among the thousands of chemicals in cigarettes at least 60 of them are considered toxic to our bodies. Each time you inhale you are allowing these toxins to flow freely through your blood stream. Over time your body starts to show the affects of the toxins as your arteries begin to harden. Once this has happened your body is open to suffering from heart attacks, heart failure, and instant death.
Your body doesn't care if you've smoked one pack of cigarettes, or three hundred, yet there are people that still ask if I smoke only two cigarettes a day am I still at risk? That's like someone asking if I stand on the train tracks between 1pm and 2 pm am I still at risk of being hit by a speeding train.
Each person's body is different this is why a doctor can't tell you yes you can smoke a pack a day for a year and not have this affect you, because only your body can decide when it has had all it can take. Your family history can't be avoided, especially when adding smoking as another factor you are at higher risk of heart disease than the average person.
Each time you pick up a cigarette and light it around a non smoker you are also putting them at risk, even though they didn't make the same choices you did. This is why it is suggested if you have to smoke you should go to an open outdoor area away from others.
If the cigarette company listed the thousands of chemicals that were in their cigarettes on each pack the risk of heart disease would surely drop, because people would be repulsed at what they were putting in their mouths. These toxins are what contribute to fatty deposits building up in our arteries. For women who smoke and take certain birth control they have even higher chances of suffering from heart disease than the average person.
So the next time you or a loved one lights that cigarette just remember they are one step closer to that speeding train, and the only way to slow it down is to quit smoking. Although it's a tough choice to quit it is the only thing that is keeping you from leading a healthy life.
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There are plenty of stop smoking programs out there to help you quit smoking. Get all the help you can and you might just surprise yourself, and any oncoming heart problems.
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