Smoking is becoming
common nowadays to everyone both young and old. Day-in day-out many people are
being introduced in to it. Some now turn into chain smokers while others into
casual smokers. Some of then are trying
to quit it for live but find it difficult to stop and develop serious health
complications.
- Ears
- Eyes
Blindness and night
vision. Smoking causes physical changes in the eyes that can threaten your
eyesight. Nicotine from cigarettes restricts the production of a chemical
necessary for you to be able to see at night. Also, smoking increases your risk
of developing cataracts and oracular degeneration (both can lead to blindness).
- Mouth
Cavities. Smoking
takes a toll on your mouth. Smokers have more oral health problems than
non-smokers, like mouth sores, ulcers and gum disease. You are more likely to
have cavities and lose your teeth at a younger age. You are also more likely to
get cancers of the mouth and throat.
- Face
Smoker’s face.
Smoking can cause your skin to be dry and lose elasticity, leading to wrinkles
and stretch marks. Your skin tone may become dull and grayish. By your early
30s, wrinkles can begin to appear around your mouth and eyes, adding years to
your face.
- Stressed heart
Smoking raises your
blood pressure and puts stress on your heart. Over time, stress on the heart
can weaken it, making it less able to
pump blood to other parts of your body. Carbon monoxide from inhaled cigarette
smoke also contributes to a lack of oxygen, making the heart work even harder.
This increases the risk of heart disease, including heart attacks.
- Sticky blood
Smoking makes your
blood thick and sticky. The stickier the blood, the harder your heart must work
to move it around your body. Sticky blood is also more likely to form blood
clots that block blood flow to your heart, brain, and legs. Over time, thick, sticky
blood damages the delicate lining of your blood vessels. This damage can
increase your risk for a heart attack or stroke.
- Deposits Of Fats
Smoking increases
the amount of cholesterol and unhealthy fats circulating in the bloods, leading
to unhealthy fatty deposits. Over time, cholesterol, fats, and other debris
build up on the walls of your arteries. This buildup narrows the arteries and
blocks normal blood flow to the heart, brain, and legs. Blocked blood flow to
the heart or brain can cause a heart attack or stroke. Blockage in the blood
vessels of your legs could result in the amputation of your toes or feet.
- Scarred Lung
Smoking causes
inflammation in the small airways and tissues of your lungs. This can make your
chest feel tight or cause you to wheeze or feel short of breath. Continued
inflammation builds up scar tissue, which leads to physical changes to your
lungs and airways that can make breathing hard. Years of lung irritation can
give you a chronic cough with mucus.
- Respiratory Infections.
Your airways are lined with tiny brush like
hairs, called cilia. The cilia sweep out mucus and dirt so your lungs stay
clear. Smoking temporarily paralyzes and even kills cilia. This makes you more
at risk for infection. Smokers get more colds and respiratory infections than
non-smokers.
- Bigger belly.
Smokers have bigger
bellies and less muscle than non-smokers. They are more likely to develop type
2 diabetes, even if they don’t smoke every day. Smoking also makes it harder to
control diabetes once you already have it. Diabetes is a serious disease that
can lead to blindness, heart disease, kidney failure, and amputations. And may
cause serious damage if not attend to.
- Reducing in estrogen levels
Smoking lowers a
female’s level of estrogen. Low estrogen levels can cause dry skin, thinning
hair, and memory problems. Women who smoke have a harder time getting pregnant
and having a healthy baby. Smoking can also lead to early menopause, which
increases your risk of developing certain diseases (like heart disease)