A lot of people, and especially non-smokers, wonder why the smoking effect is so strong and why the cigarette smoke odor is so potent and gross. Strange how smokers don’t really notice it… but non-smokers are repelled. I had an experience a few years ago when I was a heavy smoker and was selling some used camera equipment on eBay. All went fine until I had a complaint from somebody that had purchased a lens that they could smell the … Continue reading →
Almost everybody knows that smoking is bad for the health. Images of blackened lungs line school hallways and hospital waiting rooms, but despite this people continue to take up smoking. This may have to do with the pervasive romantic image of smoking — an image that has nothing in common with reality. There are many ways to take tobacco. You can chew it, inhale it through the nose, and smoke it in the form of cigars or cigarettes. No matter … Continue reading →
As children reach their teen years, there are certain activities that they are prone to trying as they grow more independent of their parents. Even though they have been taught that smoking is dangerous to their health, they will often try it to feel more grown up, or in response to the peer pressure around them. Teen smoking is a serious issue, as many adults that are addicted to smoking claim to have started when they were in their teen … Continue reading →
Everyone is well aware of the dangers that smoking can bring. It is highly addictive since it contains nicotine, which is very addictive. Both the body and mind can quickly become used to the nicotine in cigarettes — a substance that eventually becomes necessary to ingest to make a smoker feel good. A lot of people smoke regularly, for a variety of reasons. Peer pressure, curiosity, and family members who smoke can expose a young adult to cigarettes and smoking. … Continue reading →
Why Women Smoke Research shows that women start smoking and quit smoking for different reasons than men do. Some women smokers do so only to control their weight. However, the truth is that it does not control weight as much as people think. Close emotional bonding with other women is another reason why women smoke. If her close friend smokes, then so will she. Quitting will make her feel distant and isolated. The third reason women smoke is their cycle. … Continue reading →
Everyone loves to have healthy skin. Well, our skin production comes from within the body, and anything we ingest gets broken down into substances and nutrients, some of which makes its way into our skin. Being healthy looking on the outside comes from being healthy on the inside. Of course for our body to function the way it should, we need to breathe in air rich in oxygen and exhale carbon monoxide. However, smoking counteracts this very basic principle of … Continue reading →
If you are a smoker, then you should really take the time to learn about cigarette smoke and the devastating effects that it can have on the body. Many people around the world smoke. They buy packs of cigarettes, go home and smoke them and they give very little thought to the harmful effects smoking has on many different aspects of a person’s life. So why do people smoke in the first place? Because it feels good. When someone smokes, … Continue reading →
Why do you smoke? No, I’m not asking why you started, but why do you continue to do it? The answer is in the cigarette. Nicotine. Nicotine definitely qualifies as a physiological addiction. Your body suffers physically when you haven’t smoked in a while and craves the nicotine. The addiction becomes so important that whenever a smoker travels, you will see them bringing cartons of cigarettes in their luggage. Nobody wants to go with their smokes on holiday! And the … Continue reading →
Nicotine is a toxin. Too much nicotine can actually kill you and people have used it to murder enemies back in the day. So it’s little wonder that smoking has a large effect on lungs. In fact, the place that seems to become damaged the most in smokers is definitely their lungs. A person can end up with a variety of diseases. Most of them are diseases which are very dangerous because they compromise a person’s ability to breathe correctly. … Continue reading →
As a smoker, you may love the bliss and calm of smoking. But in order to change your thinking and thus your habits, have you ever thought of the bliss you can feel after you quit smoking? What happens after 20 minutes of giving up smoking? Smoking always results in high blood pressure which is harmful for the heart as it increases the danger of heart attack. But the minute we give up this habit, the risk minimizes and the … Continue reading →
