Secondhand smoke is dangerous

Do you stay in a house where people smoke, or maybe are around your friends that smoke?  You may think because you do not smoke yourself, it does not matter, but secondhand smoking can also be dangerous to your health.

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Many countries have laws to protect children against secondhand smoking - like for instance children under the age of 18 are not allowed in the smoking area of a restaurant.

Secondhand smoke is the smoke that people exhale when smoking or the smoke coming from a pipe or a cigarette if somebody holds it in their hand.

Secondhand smoke contains a lot of chemicals that are toxic to the body.  For more information on this you can read http://gethealthycarsoncity.org/the-dangers-of-secondhand-smoke/

It is not always easy staying away from secondhand smoking but there are a few things that you can do:

• If you are a smoker and you want to quit you will maybe struggle in doing so, but at the end of the day it will be worthwhile and beneficial to your health

Here are a few suggestions on how to quit smoking

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• If you are a non-smoker and you would like to avoid secondhand smoking, it is your right to ask the smokers to take their smoke breaks outside, away from the other people, kids or pregnant women.  If a person smokes inside of the house the smoke will linger for a long time and even after the person has stopped smoking, the non-smokers will still inhale the lingering smoke.  You can also ask the smoker not to smoke in the car if you are present.

This sounds very easy but some people will feel you are being rude in asking them to rather smoke outside.  If they moan about this, stand your man and tell them that you value your health and would appreciate them smoking outside.  Keep your calm and ask them in a friendly manner.

Taking a stand against secondhand smoking will keep you healthier and can even motivate the smoker to quit.

Why do people smoke?

              

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One would think that most people know about the dangers of smoking and with so many places where smoking is not allowed, you would think that there will be less smokers, but that is not the case.

There are several reasons why people still smoke and one of them being peer pressure.  You are influenced by your friends and you do not want to be left out of the group.  

Another reason is that you are not aware of the dangers of smoking or maybe you have been a smoker for a while and is now addicted to it.  For a few more reasons you can read https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonyrivas/heres-why-smoking-is-still-a-problem?utm_term=.uv098kR37a#.dyLK8zGPMW

Smoking is bad for you

Not only secondhand smoking, but smoking yourself is bad for you.   Smoking is known to cause cancer of the lungs and mouth and other organs like the pancreas and kidneys.

The chemicals in your cigarettes will cause the capillaries in your skin to contract, which means not enough blood will get through and this will lead to premature aging and wrinkles.

The residue that is left by cigarettes in your lungs will cause respiratory diseases - you will start breathing more difficult and have lower lung function.

It leads to the loss of bone density and can get so bad that you can even loose your teeth if the bone density in your jaw minimizes.

Cigarettes contains tar which will stain your teeth, so say goodbye to those lovely white chompers and get use to the yellowish color it will eventually have after some smoking.

These are just a few reason why smoking is not good for you.  

So make a plan and make sure that you either quit smoking or you stay away from secondhand smoking.  Which ever type of smoke you inhale, not one of them are good for you.