smoking
What can we say about smoking to make you stop?
That it destroys your lungs, causing increasingly serious breathing problems - ultimately leading to lung cancer? Or that you are vastly more likely to have heart disease if you are a smoker? That you will more likely than not develop bronchitis and/or emphysema? That the average smoker has 5-10% of their haemoglobin taken up by toxic carbon monoxide, reducing the blood’s ability to supply the body with oxygen?
There is an endless list of negatives associated with smoking, and precious few positives – most of which are habit based (it makes me feel good, it helps me relax).
Here are some more of the illnesses and diseases caused or encouraged by smoking, and some of their side-effects:
- Angina (20 times the risk)
- Pneumonia
- Osteoporosis
- Stomach ulcer
- Cataract
- Diabetes
- Tooth loss
- Leg Amputation
- Throat Boxes
- Liver Disease
- Premature Ageing/Wrinkles
Giving up is hard - smoking is physically and mentally addictive. Fortunately, exercise makes that process easier. Statistics show that people who exercise vigorously are twice as likely to give up and then stay away from cigarettes as smokers who don’t. If you need some advice on how to give up smoking try calling the National Quitline on 0800 1690 169.
