General Health Tips

We all do realize the harmful effects that smoking has on our health. But how many of us have given up smoking to become healthier once and forever? In this article we would like to offer you several smoking health tips that are aimed at stressing on the seriousness of health risks from which all smokers are destined to suffer.

1. Smoking Health Tip: An Increased Risk of Dying

Dr. S. Kenfield and her colleagues studied the risk of dying in smokers and non-smokers. The study shows that an increased risk of dying from any cause that smokers have is 281% higher than the risk in non-smokers. Basically, this is equally true for men and for women.

2. Smoking Health Tip: The Risk of Dying from Cancers

There exist different kinds of cancer that are related to smoking: lung cancer, cancers of esophagus, kidney, bladder, tongue, mouth, throat, etc. The risk of these diseases in smokers is 725 % compared to that of non-smokers. Smoking is reported to be bad for any cancer.

3. Smoking Health Tip: Mortality Rate

Women who smoke from the early age have a higher mortality rate and higher respiratory disease death rate.

4. Smoking Health Tip: Giving Up Smoking

The excess risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease decreases when one stops smoking. Isn’t it the best motivation to give up that bad habit?
 
The smoking health tips suggested above are not sensational and familiar to everyone. We stressed on them once more to admit the seriousness of the consequences that smoking might have.
 
Paraphrasing the great Shakespeare, to smoke or not to smoke – this is the question.
 
If you have already started to smoke you should do everything possible to reduce smoking to minimum. The best way to give up smoking is to ask for professional help just by saying “Help me stop”. There exist different organizations that help people stop; the American Cancer Society is one of them (you can easily reach them through www. cancer. org or by calling 800 ACS 2345). Your sincere desire and ability to sacrifice for the benefit of your health will make you a good example not only of a non-smoker, but of a person who could win one’s weaknesses.

Additional information is available in Quit Smoking Tips and your Health Benefits post.