Smoking Effects from Head to Toe
August 19th, 2008
Do you know that smoking do more harms than goodness?
Of course, being a die hard smoker, you will not care about the effects as you are way too addicted to realise what smoking can do to you and your body. In fact, you don’t care what the smoke can do to your family and friends as well.
The truth is, you harm yourself and everyone around you when you smoke.
Let’s read this up to wake up your mind and know the truth about smoking. Smoking is the worst enemy of mankind, destroying lives and family. Below is a list of what smoking can do to you if you don’t smoking now!
After reading it, ask yourself of you want all these to happen to you and your family and friends?
Hair:
- Smell and staining
Brain and Mental Effects:
- Stroke
- Addiction/nicotine withdrawal
- Altered brain chemistry
- Anxiety about harm caused by smoking
Eyes:
- Eyes that sting, water and blink more
- Macular degeneration
- Cataracts
Nose:
- Less sense of smell
Thyroid
- Graves Disease
- Thyroid Disease
Skin:
- Wrinkles
- Premature aging
Teeth:
- Discoloration and stains
- Plaque
- Loose teeth
- Gum disease (gingivitis)
Mouth and Throat:
- Cancers of the lips, mouth, throat and larynx
- Cancer of the esophagus
- Sore throat
- Reduced sense of taste
- Breath smells of smoke
Hands:
- Poor circulation(cold fingers)
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Tar stained fingers
Respiration and Lungs:
- Lung Cancer
- COPD (includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema)
- Cough and sputum
- Shortness of breath
- Colds and flu
- Pneumonia
- Asthma
- Complicates Tuberculosis
Heart:
- Harms, blocks and weakens arteries of the heart
- Heart attack
Liver:
- Cancer
Abdomen:
- Stomach and duodenal ulcers
- Cancer of stomach, pancreas and colon
- Aortic aneurysm
Kidneys and bladder:
- Kidney cancer
- Bladder cancer
Bones:
- Osteoporosis
- Spine and hip fractures
Spine:
- Degenerative Disc Disease
Male reproduction:
- Sperm: deformity, loss of motility, reduced number
- Infertility
- Impotence
Female reproduction:
- Period pains
- Earlier menopause
- Cancer of cervix
- Infertility and delay in conception
Blood:
- Leukemia
Legs and Feet:
- Gangrene
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Beurger Disease
Immune System:
- Weakened immune system
The effects of smoking hold additional risks for women. Those who smoke throughout their pregnancies increase the risk of:
- Spontaneous abortion/miscarriage
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Abruptio placentae
- Placenta previa
- Premature rupture of the membranes
- Premature birth
Risks to the fetus include:
- Smaller infant(for gestational age)
- Stillborn infant
- Birth defects, e.g. congenital limb reduction
- Increased nicotine receptors in baby’s brain
- Increased likelihood of child smoking as a teenager
- Possible predisposition to adult anxiety disorders
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