Women smoke for different reasons. Some women smoke to deal with stress or control weight. Younger women may start smoking to rebel, show independence, or be accepted by their peers. But there is never a good reason to smoke.
Health Reasons to Quit
Smoking causes serious health problems, including:
- cancers of the lung, throat, mouth, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder, cervix, and stomach
- leukemia (a cancer of blood-forming tissues)
- lung diseases
- atherosclerosis, or hardening and narrowing of the arteries
- heart attacks
- stroke
- gum disease
- eye diseases that can lead to blindness
Smoking also:
- makes illnesses last longer
- causes more wound infections after surgery
- makes it harder to get pregnant
- increases your risk of getting a hip fracture
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What can you do to clean your lungs if they have been damaged by smoking? If you have been smoking for a number of years, you have probably done some damage to your lungs. But is the damage irreversible and there are things you can do to clean your lungs?
First, let’s talk about how your lungs damaged by smoking. The answer is a simple one. With each cigarette you smoke, you fill your lungs with tar and toxic chemicals. And unfortunately, about 60 percent of those deadly toxins stay in your lungs after you exhale. Over time, these toxins build up inside your lungs and cause a problem.
Healthy lungs do a good job of cleaning themselves naturally. Minute hairs located in your lungs called cilia continually sweep residue and poisons out of your lungs. As you smoke, more and more toxins are pumped into your lungs. Over time, the delicate cilia become damaged and can no longer efficiently clean your lungs.
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Giving up smoking is like going into battle: you need to be prepared and to have your tactics worked out beforehand to give yourself the best chance of success.
So before you take the plunge:
Remember you’re fighting for a just cause
Define your reasons for wanting to give up. Write them down and keep that list to hand whenever you need reminding. Each person’s reasons will be different, but will often include the following:
- Personal health – the number one reason most people want to quit
- The health of others, especially your children
- The financial cost of smoking
- The satisfaction of freeing yourself from addiction.
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You’ve heard of nicotine but, when it comes to health, that’s the least of your worries. Each cigarette contains around 4,000 chemicals, many of which are known to be toxic.
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