5 Big Reasons To Get Smoking Cessation and Weight Loss Help
Are you putting off smoking cessation? You may think that if you
smoke, the only disease that you are at risk of getting is lung
cancer (isn't that bad enough?). Guess again.
Did you know that cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes
of heart disease? The chemicals in cigarettes, cigarette smoke
and other inhaled tobacco products cause:
* Decreased oxygen to the heart. * Increased blood pressure and
heart rate. * Increase in blood clotting. * Damage to cells that
line coronary arteries and other blood vessels * Hardening of
the arteries
In addition, if you have one of the following diseases, and you
also smoke, you are at increased risk of having either a heart
attack or stroke:
* Obesity * Diabetes (impairs circulation) * High Blood Pressure
(commonly referred to as hypertension) * High Cholesterol
(blocks arteries, including the arteries of the heart) * Couch
potatoism (otherwise known as a "sedentary lifestyle")
In short, any of the above diseases either cause your arteries
to become clogged with plaque, or cause your heart to work
harder to push blood (and thereby nutrients and oxygen) through
your body. Now, assume that your heart is already working beyond
its full functioning capacity, or struggling to do so. Then add
the hardening of the arteries and other harmful effects of
cigarette smoking. You, my friend, are begging to have a heart
attack or stroke. Add to this being overweight, and your risk
then increases even more dramatically. We are not talking about
a few minor health problems. We are not talking about the small
percentage of those that have a heart attack or stroke and
survive, some with complications, such as paralysis (by the way,
can you be SURE you will be part of that percentage? And why
take the risk?). We are talking about potential death. From
what? Cigarette smoking and your weight, both factors that are
completely within your control.
At this point, diet and weight loss are not just important, but
CRITICAL. Equally as critical is getting help with smoking
cessation. Your life, as well as the lives of your loved ones
(if you smoke around them, i.e. second hand smoke), is at risk.
Every pound you gain, every time you smoke cigarettes (either
directly or indirectly), puts you at greater risk for disease.
The more you put off smoking cessation, the more at risk you put
yourself. Ultimately, you are responsible for your own health.
Some things about yourself you cannot change, such as your eye
color, height, etc. Some things you do have control over:
getting help to stop smoking is just one of these. Weight loss
and a sensible diet are the others. We make it easy to improve
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