Health Effects of Smoking

This question in itself is pretty obvious especially with the health effects of smoking on the body, nonsmokers, and society. However when giving up smoking you need to prepare your mind for the battle to come. The instant you decide to quit smoking you are going to struggle with thoughts of why you should have [...]

Reports show that nearly 60 percent of children between the ages of 3 to 11 are exposed to secondhand smoke. That is almost 22 million children. Secondhand smoke is responsible for disease and premature death in children. Exposure to secondhand smoke increases a child’s risk of dying from SIDS (sudden infant death [...]

If you ask most ex-smokers they would say that quitting was one of the hardest things they have ever done. And it is likely that most of these people would also tell you that they found smoking to be a daily pleasurable activity. That it helped them to wake up in morning, manage stress, provided [...]

For some, studying for a test is hard to do. They wait and wait until the last minute then cram for hours hoping to touch on all the right stuff. Just like with quitting smoking people develop a mindset that doing something is going to be hard or un-pleasurable. We all want to avoid pain [...]

According to the National Institute of Health, coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease and is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both women and men. Coronary heart disease is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries, arteries that supply your heart muscle with [...]

According to the National Institute of Health about 1 out of every 3 Americans have high blood pressure. Blood pressure is referred to as the force by which blood is pushed against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. Over time if a person’s blood pressure is high it can damage [...]

Heart failure develops over time due to one or more causes such as high blood pressure, congestive heart disease, and diabetes. Smoking is directly related to many conditions that can lead to heart failure. Heart failure doesn’t mean your heart has stopped, however it is a serious condition that requires immediate attention. Heart failure is [...]

Smoking is one of the major causes of atherosclerosis which is a disease where plaque builds up inside a person’s arteries. The plaque is made up of several things such as; cholesterol, fat, calcium, and other substances in the blood. Over time the arteries become narrower because of the build up. This causes the flow [...]

The health effects of smoking have long been a concern and rightly so. Smoking costs the nation billions of dollars each year in medical costs, lost productivity, and lives (read more on how smoking effects society). The effects of smoking are almost immediate, once you take that first puff you are putting your health at risk [...]