HOW ALL SMOKING CAN AFFECT YOUR HEALTH
Most people think that having smoking adversely affects only the lungs and the heart. But apart from causing lung cancer
and heart diseases, smoking also causes skin damage. The extent of damage on one's body depends on the number of cigarettes one smokes in a day and for how long one has been a smoker.
Effects of smoking on the body-
1. Premature ageing: The chemicals that are ingested through the smoke causes your skin to age much faster, making it look loose, dull and coarse, with uneven colouring. Most smokers have a muted orange or grey tinge to their complexions, especially on the lips.
2. Wrinkles and lines: The nicotine from smoke constricts blood vessels in the outer layers of the skin, thereby cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients. This causes the skin to develop visible fine lines and wrinkles at a faster rate.
3. Scarring and pigmentation: Since blood is not flowing properly to the outer layers of the skin, it is more susceptible to broken capillaries and veins, which can cause dark scarring and pigmentation on the face and other areas.
4. Dark lips: Constant exposure to heat from smoking causes stark darkening and pigmentation in the lips, which also become dry and coarse.
5. Wound healing takes long: The presence of nicotine, tar and other chemicals in the blood from cigarettes, leads to greater risk of infection, which delays wound healing, at times death of skin tissues, as blood clots can also form.
6. High risk of skin cancer and other skin diseases: Smoking makes the skin prone to various diseases and conditions like psoriasis, which happen as nicotine adversely affects the body's immune system.
7. High chances of oral and lung cancer, as smokers have low immunity, prone to constant cough, poor long functions, most often ending up with lung cancer.
The harmful effects of smoking on the skin are not seen until after 10 years of prolonged smoking. Fortunately, your skin starts to heal itself when you kick the habit. Smoking affects the eyes too, causing eye cancer is rare cases, it also affects the liver, as the liver is unable to remove the toxins it is bombarded with due to nicotine, tar and smoke.
THIS IS ONLY FOR INFORMATION, ALWAYS CONSULT YOU PHYSICIAN BEFORE HAVING ANY PARTICULAR FOOD/ MEDICATION/EXERCISE/OTHER REMEDIES.
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Effects of smoking on the body-
1. Premature ageing: The chemicals that are ingested through the smoke causes your skin to age much faster, making it look loose, dull and coarse, with uneven colouring. Most smokers have a muted orange or grey tinge to their complexions, especially on the lips.
2. Wrinkles and lines: The nicotine from smoke constricts blood vessels in the outer layers of the skin, thereby cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients. This causes the skin to develop visible fine lines and wrinkles at a faster rate.
3. Scarring and pigmentation: Since blood is not flowing properly to the outer layers of the skin, it is more susceptible to broken capillaries and veins, which can cause dark scarring and pigmentation on the face and other areas.
4. Dark lips: Constant exposure to heat from smoking causes stark darkening and pigmentation in the lips, which also become dry and coarse.
5. Wound healing takes long: The presence of nicotine, tar and other chemicals in the blood from cigarettes, leads to greater risk of infection, which delays wound healing, at times death of skin tissues, as blood clots can also form.
6. High risk of skin cancer and other skin diseases: Smoking makes the skin prone to various diseases and conditions like psoriasis, which happen as nicotine adversely affects the body's immune system.
7. High chances of oral and lung cancer, as smokers have low immunity, prone to constant cough, poor long functions, most often ending up with lung cancer.
The harmful effects of smoking on the skin are not seen until after 10 years of prolonged smoking. Fortunately, your skin starts to heal itself when you kick the habit. Smoking affects the eyes too, causing eye cancer is rare cases, it also affects the liver, as the liver is unable to remove the toxins it is bombarded with due to nicotine, tar and smoke.
THIS IS ONLY FOR INFORMATION, ALWAYS CONSULT YOU PHYSICIAN BEFORE HAVING ANY PARTICULAR FOOD/ MEDICATION/EXERCISE/OTHER REMEDIES.
PS- THOSE INTERESTED IN RECIPES ARE FREE TO VIEW MY BLOG-
HTTP:GSEASYRECIPES.BLOGSPOT.COM/
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