Effects of Tobacco Smoking Cancers are Harmful Consequences
Do you smoke? Are you aware of the effects of tobacco smoking on your health? Harmful smoking effects are plenty and terrible. Lung diseases are just one of the effects of cigarettes smoking.
If you are not sick yet, there are other unpleasant effects of smoking tobacco that can decrease the quality of your life. (See Truth About Effects of Tobacco Use.)
And if you think you are safe and on the road to prevention because you don't smoke, think again.
Are you living or working with someone who does? If you are, then your risk is higher because the effects of second hand smoke are far deadlier.
Coughs and Colds
These are very common diseases caused by smoking. Chronic cough is one of the most common effects of tobacco smoking. It is also one of the early signs of lung cancer. (See Early Symptoms of Lung Cancer.)
Heart Disease
It is the number one killer in the world today which is also one of the common and predictable effects of cigarettes smoking.
Tobacco use causes heart attacks and strokes.
The combination of nicotine and carbon monoxide in every stick of cigarette you light and puff on increases your heart rate and blood pressure.
The deadly chemicals you inhale put a lot of strain on your heart and blood vessels.
Peripheral Vascular Disease or PVD
This is one of the harmful smoking effects. What smoking does is slow down the flow of blood and cut off the supply of oxygen to your arms and legs.
Prevention of PVD is likely if you quit the habit. If you already have PVD and you still smoke, your habit will worsen your condition. In fact, surgery to improve blood flow won't work unless you quit the nicotine habit.
Lack of Oxygen in the Body
Tobacco releases carbon monoxide into your body which robs your brain, muscles and tissues of oxygen.
Lack of oxygen makes your whole body especially your heart to work harder.
As you continue to smoke every day for the rest of your life, the airways in your body swell up obstructing the air that you breathe in.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Examples of COPD are emphysema, bronchitis and pneumonia. The only step on the prevention of COPD is to stop the habit.
Being diagnosed with COPD increases your tendency for lung tumors. (See Causes of Lung Cancer.)
Smoking also worsens asthma and causes aneurysm.
Good for you if you don't smoke. Let this list of harmful effects of tobacco smoking strengthen your resolve not to take up the habit.
