WHAT DOES SMOKING DO TO YOUR BODY?
If you were asked to name a part of the body that was damaged by smoking, chances are you would say lungs. Whilst this is absolutely true, smoking can damage every part of your body from your head right down to your toes.
So starting from the top here is our list of nasty illnesses:
STROKES
These are caused by damage to brain cells when their blood supply is interrupted. This often causes death or leaves people disabled, unable to speak or with memory loss depending on which part of the brain is affected. Although there are different reasons why people have strokes, smoking is the single biggest cause. We know Smokebusters are a brainy bunch so look after those billions of brain cells that are thousands of times more complicated than your computer!
BLINDNESS
We all value our eyesight but the nasty chemicals in smoke can make you go blind – another great reason to be smokefree!
MOUTH CANCER
Add to this CANCER OF THE NOSE AND THROAT for a trio of really dangerous illnesses that are mainly found in smokers. You may lose your voice box or have part of your mouth removed if you get these types of cancer.
SMELLY BREATH, HAIRY TONGUE AND ROTTEN TEETH
You certainly won’t look or feel your best with these and everyone else will notice them too. Hairy tongue is caused by the papillae on the surface of your tongue growing longer so they look like hairs. It can be caused by poor oral hygiene, chronic oral irritation and/or smoking. How gross is that? Add in smelly breath and yellow and black teeth….and, to think, some people say smoking is “cool”.
LUNG CANCER
Of all the different types of cancer in the world, lung cancer causes the most deaths. Over 90% of the cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking so by being smokefree you have a great chance of protecting yourself against the number one cancer killer.
EMPHYSEMA
Hard to say, hard to spell and even harder to live with, this is a lung disease where the air sacs in the lungs become very big and look like black honeycomb. It can’t be cured and people who have this disease find it really hard to breathe. Imagine how much that would affect your life. No running, no playing and no having fun.
HEART DISEASE AND HEART ATTACKS
This is the most common cause of death in Britain and can happen when the heart doesn’t get enough oxygen. Smoking takes away your oxygen and can also block the arteries that bring blood to your heart. Smoking is the single biggest cause of heart attacks so you know that being smokefree makes a lot of sense! Be kind to your heart and don’t smoke, take plenty of exercise and eat healthily.
CANCER OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
This includes CANCER OF THE LIVER, STOMACH AND INTESTINES which are more common in smokers than non smokers. It just goes to show that all those harmful chemicals don’t just stay in one part of your body – they get everywhere!
GANGRENE
We said smoking affects you from your head to your toes and here is the bit about toes. We need oxygen in every part of our body. We already said that smoking takes away your oxygen and if it can’t reach your fingers and toes the tissue dies. The skin becomes pale and then turns black and the fingers and toes have to be removed by amputation which means they have to be cut off. This can also spread to your arms and legs. Thanks all the same but we’d rather hang on to our bodies!
STROKES
These are caused by damage to brain cells when their blood supply is interrupted. This often causes death or leaves people disabled, unable to speak or with memory loss depending on which part of the brain is affected. Although there are different reasons why people have strokes, smoking is the single biggest cause. We know Smokebusters are a brainy bunch so look after those billions of brain cells that are thousands of times more complicated than your computer!
BLINDNESS
We all value our eyesight but the nasty chemicals in smoke can make you go blind – another great reason to be smokefree!
MOUTH CANCER
Add to this CANCER OF THE NOSE AND THROAT for a trio of really dangerous illnesses that are mainly found in smokers. You may lose your voice box or have part of your mouth removed if you get these types of cancer.
SMELLY BREATH, HAIRY TONGUE AND ROTTEN TEETH
You certainly won’t look or feel your best with these and everyone else will notice them too. Hairy tongue is caused by the papillae on the surface of your tongue growing longer so they look like hairs. It can be caused by poor oral hygiene, chronic oral irritation and/or smoking. How gross is that? Add in smelly breath and yellow and black teeth….and, to think, some people say smoking is “cool”.
LUNG CANCER
Of all the different types of cancer in the world, lung cancer causes the most deaths. Over 90% of the cases of lung cancer are caused by smoking so by being smokefree you have a great chance of protecting yourself against the number one cancer killer.
EMPHYSEMA
Hard to say, hard to spell and even harder to live with, this is a lung disease where the air sacs in the lungs become very big and look like black honeycomb. It can’t be cured and people who have this disease find it really hard to breathe. Imagine how much that would affect your life. No running, no playing and no having fun.
HEART DISEASE AND HEART ATTACKS
This is the most common cause of death in Britain and can happen when the heart doesn’t get enough oxygen. Smoking takes away your oxygen and can also block the arteries that bring blood to your heart. Smoking is the single biggest cause of heart attacks so you know that being smokefree makes a lot of sense! Be kind to your heart and don’t smoke, take plenty of exercise and eat healthily.
CANCER OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
This includes CANCER OF THE LIVER, STOMACH AND INTESTINES which are more common in smokers than non smokers. It just goes to show that all those harmful chemicals don’t just stay in one part of your body – they get everywhere!
GANGRENE
We said smoking affects you from your head to your toes and here is the bit about toes. We need oxygen in every part of our body. We already said that smoking takes away your oxygen and if it can’t reach your fingers and toes the tissue dies. The skin becomes pale and then turns black and the fingers and toes have to be removed by amputation which means they have to be cut off. This can also spread to your arms and legs. Thanks all the same but we’d rather hang on to our bodies!
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