Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Smoking Is A Speeding Train Towards Heart Disease

By Zak Hart

Doctors have readily made information about the relationship between smoking, and heart disease, yet people still choose to ignore how seriously this could affect them. People still believe that the chance of something happening to them is slim to none; obviously these are the people that haven't read or listened to the warnings.

At least 60 of the thousands of chemicals in a cigarette are toxic. These toxins invade your blood stream accelerating the speed in which your arteries can harden, leaving you susceptible to coronary heart disease, severely increasing your chances of suffering from a heart attack, heart failure, and even sudden death.

There are people that still ask the question if they only smoke one to two cigarettes a day are they still a candidate for heart disease. Your body isn't counting how many cigarettes you put in it, which would be like asking if I only stood on the train tracks one time today would I still get hit by a train. No one knows for sure, but it's always a possibility.

Your doctor can't give you a time limit on how long you will have to smoke before your arteries begin to clog, your body will take the course it chooses in due time. If you have a family history of heart disease you are more likely to suffer the consequences associated with smoking.

Smoking not only increases your chances of heart disease, but also those whom you've smoked around. Each time you light a cigarette because you have that urge that you just have to have one think about all of the innocent people around you that you are exposing to your second hand smoke, they too will eventually suffer the same risks associated with your smoking. Is it really worth lighting up and getting that quick fix to risk the health of everyone you care about?

Women that take a oral contraceptives and smoke are at higher risks of heart disease than those that just smoke. Medications that suggest you do not smoke while taking them do so due to the increased chances of heart disease, and other symptoms. If the cigarette companies were made to list all toxins to the public people would be less likely to smoke after finding out what they will be putting into their bodies.

Smoking is a choice that an individual makes, but they should keep others in mind when they decide to light that cigarette. If you are unable to quit you should at least not smoke around other people, especially children that don't have a choice. Keep your health in mind as well as everyone else's. Quitting is the only way to ultimately prevent you from suffering from heart disease caused by smoking.

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