Cigarette smoking is detrimental to the health of everyone and would even cause death if further done. As you should know, cigarettes have approximately 4000 chemicals and more than a hundred of them are toxic to the body. These ingredients of cigarettes greatly affect the internal functioning of the organs as well as the overall immune system of the body. Here are some facts you should know about smoking;
- Nicotine can reach the brain within 10 seconds after it is inhaled. It can also reach other parts of the body including the breast which is why breastfeeding mothers are not advised to smoke.
- The carbon monoxide in smoke binds the hemoglobin in the blood making every affected cell incapable of carrying enough oxygen for the cells.
- Smoking always affects the immune system of a person and would always lead to respiratory-related diseases as well as heart-related ones.
- Antioxidants which are responsible in repairing damaged cells are greatly affected by nicotine and smoke. This will make the recovery of a person from all diseases longer and worse.
- Once taken too long, smoking can lead to serious levels of chronic inflammation which may result to oxidative stress.
Your body will become fragile once you started smoking everyday. In the long run, you will always be the one to suffer from chronic and serious diseases. So, it pays a lot not to smoke at all.
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