How Smoking is Injurious to health.
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How Smoking is Injurious to health.
It is known to everyone that cigarette smoking is harmful and addictive. But very few know the risks of cigarette addiction. Smoking inflicts body with many irreversible damages and reduces the human life span by 25 years.
Effects of Smoking on Body:
Heart : Smoking is the biggest risk
factor for all heart diseases. It accelerates the process of
fat deposition in the inner walls of arteries
(atherosclerosis). It increases blood pressure and heart rate.
Not only these, smoking increases tendency for the
blood
to clot. It reduces the capacity of a person to exercise.
(Exercises always keep heart healthy).
Lungs : Smoking destroys small
hairs present in upper parts of airways. In normal persons these
hairs protect lungs from germs, dust and other harmful
particles. When this natural cleaning system is damaged germs,
dust, smoke and other harmful chemicals enter lungs causing
infection, cough and lung cancer. The air sacs of lungs
(alveoli) get permanently damaged causing difficulty in
breathing.
Digestive system: Smoking causes
heart burn ,delays healing of peptic ulcers, increases risk of
crohn’s disease and formation of gall stones. It affects liver
and increases chances of stomach cancer.
Legs: Smoking affects blood vessels
of legs causing chronic pain in legs. This may further progress
to cause gangrene of toes or feet.
Eyes: The
sensitive blood vessels of
eye
are easily damaged by smoking. This causes blood shot appearance
of eyes and itching. In heavy smokers it may lead to
degeneration and loss of eyesight. Smokers are at an increased
risk of cataracts.
Skin : Due to smoking the
skin is
deprived of oxygen and it loses its texture. An average smoker
looks 5 years older than his healthy non smoking counterparts.
The
skin loses its healthy glow and takes on a yellowish-gray
cast. The more cigarettes smoked, the worse
skin will look.
Wrinkles
start appearing very quickly as smoking affects elastic tissues
of
skin.
Bones: It accelerates the process
of osteoporosis
Cancer: Smoking
causes cancer of lungs, larynx, oral cavity, pharynx, oesophagus
and bladder. Tobacco smoke contains more than 60 substances
which cause cancer. 87% lung cancer death occurs due to smoking.
Reproductive system: Smoking
reduces fertility in both men and women.
In women: Smoking imbalances
estrogen hormone in women. It causes dryness of vagina and
reduces blood flow to genital organs. Women who smoke can get
diseases of fallopian tubes and their egg production is
affected. Smoking can cause abortion. It accelerates aging
process and can cause early menopause.
The growth of baby retards when mother smokes in pregnancy. It
affects the brain development of baby and reduces IQ. This
happens even when mother is a passive smoker. The chances of
miscarriage, premature birth and fetal death increase.
In men: Smoking impairs erections and can become a reason for erectile dysfunction. It affects semen and also reduces sperm count and impairs sperm motility. But these are reversed after stopping smoking.
Hence quit smoking. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits for you and your loved ones
This article is copy righted .Dr.SavithaSuri has been an
Ayurvedic Practitioner since 1989 and manages website
http://www.ayurhelp.com .
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