Toxic substances contained in smoke bring great harm to the smoker's body. Those who are nearby and forced to inhale cigarette smoke, the so-called passive smokers, also suffer. It is rare that anyone was able to completely defeat their bad habit and not start smoking again. Is life so good without cigarettes? Heavy smokers are convinced that no. And what can their former “colleagues” who have found the strength to part with nicotine addiction object to?
The danger of smoking: toxic substances
The harm caused to the human body by cigarettes is difficult to assess in percentage and other units. There is not a single organ or part of the nervous system that does not suffer from exposure to nicotine.
Nicotine, entering the body, immediately intervenes in various metabolic processes occurring in it. And it is excreted through the liver, from which it suffers greatly. If in parallel with smoking a person also admits regular alcoholic libations, the risk of developing toxic hepatitis is high. Liver cells degenerate over the years, as a result of which a fatty change in the tissues of the organ begins. This is just one of the few deplorable consequences of regular smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.
If only nicotine caused harm - half the trouble. Manufacturers of modern cigarettes are trying in every possible way to reduce the cost of production. As a result, the smoker inhales the toxic fumes of the decomposition of the following compounds and chemicals:
- hydrogen cyanide;
- acetone;
- naphthylamine;
- ammonia;
- urethane;
- tolen;
- Arsen
- phenol;
- butane;
- vinyl chloride;
- carbon monoxide.
What health problems can start from smoking?
Life without cigarettes almost completely eliminates the development of some serious diseases. It has long been experimentally proven that smokers are more prone to the development of various kinds of cancer.
Also, heavy smokers have a higher risk of developing the following health problems:
- disturbances in the work of the heart (arrhythmia, tachycardia, heart failure);
- oncology of the oral cavity, esophagus, lungs, kidneys, or bladder;
- glomerulonephritis;
- impaired blood flow and related diseases;
- various kinds of disorders of the genital area, including erectile dysfunction;
- gastritis, stomach ulcer - standard diseases of chronic smokers;
- toxic hepatitis or other disorders of the liver;
- vegetative-vascular dystonia;
- diseases of the lungs and bronchi.
What happens to health after giving up cigarettes
The main advantage of life without cigarettes is a few years after the complete abandonment of a bad habit, the possibility of malignant tumors is reduced. A person leaves the blacklist of people at high risk of developing cancer.
It is impossible not to note the quality of life without cigarettes. Hypoxia (oxygen starvation) of the brain passes, the person becomes more savvy, improves memory and cognitive processes. Increases stamina and performance. The man himself is surprised: now he can run about a kilometer without preliminary training and not even get out of breath.
At any time of the year, colds, which used to be a frequent visitor and were always accompanied by a cough, are not terrible. Significantly reduced the risk of contracting bronchitis, pneumonia and other inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract.
The effect of smoking on blood vessels
Smokers often worry about their state of health and ask themselves - are the vessels narrowing or expanding when nicotine, tar and toxic gases enter the body?
Nicotine, entering the body, provokes the following pathological conditions:
- increased blood pressure, dizziness;
- increased strength of heart contractions - arrhythmia, tachycardia, increased risk of heart attack;
- spasm of arteries and blood vessels, fainting, the possibility of loss of consciousness;
- spasm of small arterial vessels, arterioles and capillaries, weakness, asthenia, poor performance, ringing in the ears and stars in front of the eyes.
All this occurs due to the rapid narrowing of blood vessels after even one cigarette smoked. Over time, almost all heavy smokers acquire a disease called vegetative-vascular dystonia.
Life without cigarettes makes it possible to establish the work of the cardiovascular system. About a year after quitting completely, symptoms disappear such as a fainting state and dizziness in the morning.
The effect of smoking on the respiratory system
Smoking extremely negatively affects the organs of the respiratory system at all levels:
- Upper level: larynx, trachea and vocal cords are exposed to tobacco smoke in the first place. Not for nothing, even for girls-smokers, the voice becomes hoarse, rude, bass.
- Intermediate level: bronchial tubes with alveoli become weaker and more susceptible to infections, viruses and bacteria.
- Lower level: directly lung tissue, which also literally decays alive under the influence of nicotine, resins and toxic gases.
About a year after a person decides to choose a life without cigarettes and completely abandon the addiction, his lungs are almost completely restored. Of course, a lot depends on the experience of the smoker, his gender, age and degree of damage to the respiratory system. Reviews of people who quit smoking indicate that the voice has become more pleasant. Girls can return their gentle and high timbre about a year and a half after a complete abandonment of a bad habit.
Smoking for girls: consequences
Life without alcohol and cigarettes for women presents pleasant prospects: the skin condition improves (it becomes denser, its hue improves), the voice ceases to be hoarse and coarse, clothes and hair no longer stink of tobacco. And these are just visual advantages that are visible to the naked eye.
Smoking is especially dangerous for pregnant women. Hypoxia, which inevitably develops in smokers, overtakes the fetus growing in the womb. As a result, the child lacks oxygen and can be born with various defects. How much they will be expressed is a matter of chance and luck. Smoking is strictly forbidden to pregnant women, any doctor will confirm this.
If a girl likes to while away an evening while drinking alcohol, and to go out on a balcony “for a smoke break” during breaks, you should not think that no one will guess her addiction. The face gives out such a woman: it becomes puffy, capillaries (rosacea) are visible, the tip of the nose turns red in any weather, and the eyes become tired and inexpressive.
Life without cigarettes: is this possible?
Alas, many smokers cannot imagine life without cigarettes. This is largely due to the fact that their life gives way to joyless days, which are filled with spending time on an unloved job and talking with disgusting family members.
Psychologists advise such people to find a hobby - a kind of thing that will completely carry away. For some, hobbies in the gym and participation in competitions become such a hobby, for someone - visiting a dance club. Someone is forced to take radical measures to change their lives - to get a divorce and change partners, or even to approach the matter drastically - to quit, move to another city and find work to their liking.
In the wake of such changes, quitting smoking is very easy! Life without cigarettes is brighter, more positive and more fun! It’s just worth a try, and after a few months, the former smoker himself will not want to return to the networks of this slavery.
Allen Carr and his "Easy Way to Stop Smoking"
This book has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world get rid of cigarette cravings. Of course, there is a percentage of smokers who are deaf to the author. The book combines psychological impact with the NLP method.
As a result, with careful reading, there is an suggestion at the subconscious level. As a result, a person loses the craving for smoking. If everything is done correctly, as the author advises in the book, then the bad habit will no longer return.
Is smoking allowed by willpower?
Reviews of life without cigarettes prove that willpower is not needed to give up bad habits. This applies to both alcohol and cigarettes. If a person "holds his teeth" and dreams about the day when he drinks a glass of beer and lights a cigarette, you can not wait for a long remission. It is necessary to thoroughly study the information on the effect of smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages on the physical and mental state of a person. After a person learns all the unpleasant truth, he will not dream of “that very day” when he snuggles up to a glass and drags on a cigarette.
He will start to run away from the poison himself; he will no longer want to return to him. Willpower will not be needed, because the refusal process will be completely voluntary.
Social project “Life without cigarettes”
This project is dedicated to the most painful topic - child and adolescent smoking. Directors, teachers and educators should distribute among themselves the burden of conveying to the weak minds of primary and secondary school students information on how harmful the health effects of smoking are.
The sooner a child receives complete and truthful information about the dangers of tobacco and alcohol for health, the more chances there are that an attractive image of these bad habits will not form in his mind. If the child’s family smokes and regularly attaches to the bottle, the risk is high that the student will begin to repeat the behavior of adults in the elementary grades. The task of the leaders of the educational institution is to help the kid choose the right landmark in life.
Reviews of men who were able to leave a bad habit
The advantages of life without cigarettes for men are increased physical strength and endurance, improved “breathing” during training, as well as improved potency and an increase in the duration of sexual intercourse.
Reviews of men also indicate a general improvement in health. They became less likely to get colds, an excruciating angry cough passed in the morning, and the timbre of the voice became more pleasant.
Opinions of women who quit smoking
Reviews about the life without alcohol and cigarettes from the fair sex report that almost all the girls, after six months of “full eyeballs”, began to admire the condition of their skin. Bruises under the eyes passed, the skin color became even and a blush appeared on the cheeks.
This fact alone is often enough for a girl to sufficiently motivate herself to completely and irrevocably quit smoking or drink alcohol regularly.
Do not lose sight of other points that are testified to: improvement in general health, increased immunity, vitality and high performance.