Smoking effects our health in so many ways. Just how does smoking addiction hurt you? Narrowed and hardened arteries leading to atherosclerosis and gangrene, cold hands and feet, cold skin, decreased fitness, weakened bones,osteoporosis, peripheral vascular disease to name a few. Smoking damages the blood vessels in the legs and arms leading to restricted circulation, … [Read more...] about Effects of Smoking on Circulation Can Lead to Amputations
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Kids Learn to Smoke From Mom
Children with mothers who smoke cigarettes are more likely to be regular marijuana users by early adulthood, a new study suggests. Part of the link seems to be explained by the fact that children of smokers were more likely to have been rebellious and aggressive as teenagers, the Australian researchers note. Past studies have found that children of smokers are more likely … [Read more...] about Kids Learn to Smoke From Mom
Cigarette Smoking and the Human Spine
Smoking effects the flow of blood throughout our bodies. There are only two structures in the adult human body which, under normal circumstances, lack a blood supply in adult life. One, the cornea of the eye which gets its nutrition from tears. Secondly, the intervertebral disc, which obtains its nutrition from the convection and diffusion of nutrients from the end … [Read more...] about Cigarette Smoking and the Human Spine
Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women
Smoking significantly increases the risk for head and neck cancers for both men and women, regardless of the anatomic site. Published in the journal Cancer, a large, prospective study confirmed strong associations between current and past cigarette smoking and malignancies of the head and neck in both genders. Cancers of the head and neck include cancers of the larynx, … [Read more...] about Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women
Cigarettes are Carcinogenic Cocktails
"Cigarettes are carcinogenic cocktails, containing unknown amounts of harmful and addictive substances. Tobacco is a deadly product, period. Congress should give the FDA the authority to regulate it -- and the power to protect our kids." The Charlotte Observer, 08/26/2007 There is a lot of controversy over how to regulate Big Tobacco and outlaw all the addictive … [Read more...] about Cigarettes are Carcinogenic Cocktails
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