How Quitting Smoking Changes Your Body

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2. Smoking Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars A smoking habit is a physical addiction to tobacco products

3. Facts About Smoking • One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes • Tobacco kill almost half of its users. Almost 6 million people die every year out of tobacco consumption • Tobacco consumption is second leading cause of death worldwide • Forecast states, 10 million deaths per year by 2020 due to tobacco consumption • Over 1 in 2 people in India are exposed to second hand smoke • Smoking cause 30% cancer deaths, 17 % CVD deaths & 80% deaths from bronchitis and emphysemas • 72% smokers belonged to metros with Mumbai having the largest number of smokers • 79% of the smokers smoke more than 1 cigarette a day, 27% smoke about 2-5 cigarettes a day, 22% of them smoke 5-10 cigarettes a day and 14% smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day

4. Effects Of Smoking • Nicotine begins to mimic the most powerful chemical messengers, once entering the brain • The result is enhanced pleasure, less anxiety and a relaxation state • This reinforcement many times a day makes smoking • a part of every aspect of a smokers life • Most smokers state that smoking : • Helps with concentration • Helps reduce tension • Helps relax • Lowers feeling of distress • Helps keep their weight down • Increases energy levels

5. Effects of smoking • The “feel good” effect of smoking makes the actual negative effects seem negligible to smokers and this ensures that the act of smoking is repeated again and again • When you puff : • Your heart beats faster • Veins constrict • Increase in blood pressure • Adrenaline rush • Smooth muscles relax • Metabolic rate increases • Beginners normally experience : • Nausea • Dizziness • Headache • Coughing • People who continue to smoke become tolerable to these symptoms until they become unnoticeable

6. Diseases caused by smoking Nicotine affects almost every organ system in the body, no matter how you smoke it. • Various cancers • CVD • Stroke • Asthma • Reproductive defects in women • Premature birth • Diabetes • Blindness/Cataract/Eye defects • Mood Stimulation • Anxiety & irritability • Cold & flu • Bronchitis • Constricted blood vessels • Yellow fingers • Stained teeth • Infertility • Erectile dysfunction • Early menopause • Suppresses appetite

7. Health benefits of quitting smoking • Lesser risk for lung cancer and many other types of cancers • Reduced risk of heart disease • Improved respiratory health • Lowered risk of developing lung diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) • Improved reproductive health • Improved longevity • Food tastes better • You have more energy • Your breath, clothes and hair won’t smell like smoke

8. Quit Smoking Benefits- Changes in the body After quitting, a person’s risk of coronary heart disease is reduced by 50% After quitting: your blood pressure and heart rate recover from the cigarette-induced spike After quitting: a person’s risk of stroke is similar to that of a nonsmoker Of smoke-free living : the carbon monoxide levels in your blood return to normal After quitting: You are half as likely to die from lung cancer. Your risk of larynx or pancreatic cancer decreases To nine months of smoke free living: Clear and deeper breathing gradually returns After quitting: You are half as likely to die from lung cancer. Your risk of larynx or pancreatic cancer decreases To three months of smoke-free living: your circulation and lung function begin to improve

9. How to quit Smoking • Pills, Patches, Herbs, Acupressure • Read a book • Meditation-Relaxation Techniques • Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs • Reconditioning your mind, body and Spirit • Exercise • Self honesty and understanding • Avoid smoker’s company • Ask family and friends to stop smoking around you • Watch out for relapse • Many commercial preparations (nicotine skin patches, nicotine chewing gum are in market to help smokers leave the habit) • Counseling

10. Medical Checkup to maintain quality of Life Smoking not only affects people who smoke but it also affects the people around you. To maintain quality of life it is very important to go for regular medical checkups and avoid any untoward incidents in life Regular checkups keep major diseases and ailments at bay especially if you are prone to smoking habits or if you are in company of smokers Do visit Indus Health Plus and enroll for various comprehensive packages and prevent your body from various major concerns.

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