Top Reasons Not to Smoke

More than eighty thousand kids begin to smoke each day. And a death results due to tobacco every eight seconds. Though it is hard to believe but the fact is that smoking alone causes death more than AIDS, illegal drugs, car crashes, alcohol, suicides, and murders put together. Probably due to the spread of awareness smoking is declining in the developed nations but unfortunately it is getting higher in the developing nations.

There are several hazardous effects of smoking on our health as well as our lifestyle. Hence one must quit smoking as early as possible. If you come to know about the dangerous effects of smoking, you will get the motivation to give up smoking. Hence the top reasons not to smoke are discussed below.

Black tar gets accumulated in your lungs due to smoking. Lungs being your important body organ are unable to perform their function properly due to this accumulation of black tar. This inhibits breathing which may lead to chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma. Your ability to do things which need endurance is reduced by smoking. Nicotine retards your memory and reduces your concentration power. You can get easily tired, agitated and irritated.

Smoking decreases your sex drive significantly. Most of the smokers lack libido in comparison to the non-smokers. It damages your sperm and also decreases your fertility. Smoking has adverse effects on the fetal health. When women smoke during their pregnancy, they have more complications which may result in miscarriage, premature babies, asthma, colds, allergies, ear infections, etc. These women may also give birth to babies with birth defects. Stillbirth may result and the baby may die of SIDS i.e. Sudden Infants Death Syndrome.

One of the leading causes of death in America is none other than smoking. Smokers die approximately 12 years earlier than the non-smokers. Smoking increases your blood pressure and bad cholesterol (LDL) and decreases your good cholesterol (HDL). This makes your life span relatively shorter.

Smokers have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death than the non-smokers. Apart from lungs and heart, smoking also causes harm to your delicate brain and makes you more prone to Dementia in future. Smokers are increased chances of dying from cancers of lung, throat, and bladder. Smoking also causes aging of your skin. By giving up smoking you can look better and smell good, and save money  too.