“Cigarettes burn happiness, but also consume your life.” I believe that smokers know that smoking is harmful to health, and each cigarette package has a sign that smoking is harmful to health.
However, no amount of warnings can stop the old smokers from becoming obsessed with cigarettes. Although Yun Tuwujian can relieve his own pressure, it is consuming his own life safety.
What are the dangers of long-term smoking?
1. Increased risk of lung disease
According to the latest medical information It was shown that smoking is proportional to the presence of chronic bronchitis, chronic airway obstruction, emphysema, and chronic pneumonia, and smoking causes significant, functional changes in the structure of the alveolar capillaries in the peripheral airways.
At the same time, it poses a certain threat to the respiratory tract and the immune system of the lung structure, resulting in an increasing risk of lung disease.
2. Reduce sleep quality
According to relevant medical investigation and research data, Long-term smokers sleep 1-2 hours less than non-smokers, and sleep quality is worse. Nicotine affects sleep quality and is the culprit of insomnia.
Poor sleep quality will not only lead to poor mental outlook after waking up, but also habitual insomnia and poor sleep quality will increase the risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other diseases. risk.
3. Increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
long-term smoking People with high blood pressure, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary heart disease are significantly more likely to smoke. Long-term smoking in non-smokers can lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular endothelial dysfunction.
Under these conditions, thrombosis and blockage are more likely to occur. The seriousness of the body is continuously strengthened, and further oxidation will promote the rapid arrival of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
4. Easier to miscarry
Indirect components and fixed substances in cigarettes It will lead to some lesions in the blood vessels of the whole body, especially the blood vessels of the uterus will be more affected. Smoking will lead to pregnancy, some miscarriage symptoms in women in the early stage, and the most dangerous complication of pregnancy in the middle stage, “pregnancy-induced hypertension”.
Therefore, it is recommended that current female friends should not smoke during pregnancy, which will not only damage their own health, but also affect the fetus to varying degrees.
5. Reduce fertility
Sperm quality and quantity of long-term experience It is more than 70% lower than that of non-smokers, mainly because sperm can cause some chemical reactions to immobilized substances.
People who smoke for a long time are overloaded with nicotine receptors in sperm, and the fertilization function is continuously reduced, which will lead to the decline of male reproductive function.
6. Increased risk of cancer
Smoking is not only lung cancer At the same time, there is a causal relationship with the occurrence of oral cancer, tongue cancer, esophageal cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer and other diseases.
According to the latest medical research survey, there are irritant substances and carcinogens in the smoke emitted by the burning of cigarettes, which will directly affect the fetus through the placenta, which will not only increase the risk of cancer itself, but also increase the risk of cancer in children and offspring. The incidence rate will gradually increase.
It is recommended not to smoke during the three time periods, or it is more harmful than normal smoking, so don’t be careless
In the above 6 aspects, we know that long-term smoking does harm the human body Bring some different degrees of damage, and with the number of smoking and smoking factors, the risk factor will gradually increase.
If there is no way toThat is, if you quit smoking, you should properly control the amount of smoking in your daily life, especially in the following three time periods. For your health, try not to smoke, otherwise it will have a double impact on your body.
1. Get up in the morning
Most of the old smokers are more addicted to smoking, and the nicotine has been consumed overnight, and they are addicted to smoking. Being hung up and not smoking a cigarette immediately can cause physical discomfort, cloudy brain and inability to wake up.
Some people even choose to smoke in bed. Just getting up in the morning, smoking a cigarette can reduce the blood concentration in the body’s metabolism and quickly replenish nicotine. For old smokers, it can indeed Play a refreshing effect.
After a night of metabolism, the air in the house is not circulating, mixed with cigarettes, the smoke will be re-inhaled into the lungs, empty stomach Smoking can cause the trachea to be irritated and secrete more fluid, which is more likely to induce chronic bronchitis and respiratory diseases.
2. After eating
Most people get used to it after eatinggroundsmoked a cigarette, and the old smokers have been circulating such a saying, “a cigarette after a meal is better than a living fairy.
After a meal Immediate smoking will not only damage the digestive function, but also have certain negative effects on other organs.
After dinner In the future, the digestive system will gradually and rapidly peristalize to digest and absorb other nutrients. In this case, the peristalsis of the stomach and intestines is more frequent, the blood circulation is continuously accelerated, and the pores of the body are in a state of opening.
In order to It can make life activities more perfect, gradually discharge some excess heat, continuously strengthen the biological respiration mechanism of tissue cells, and continuously improve the lung function and the smog absorbed by the whole body. It is a huge stimulus.
Other alkaloids will also enter the human body in large quantities, increasing the damage to the body and various organs and tissues in the diet, making it easier to suffer from diseases.
< p>3. Before going to bed
The rhythm of life is accelerating, and people’s work pressure and life pressure are dual conditions In addition, most young people are accustomed to sleeping late, and staying up late is the norm in life.
However, some male friends are accustomed to taking a shot when they stay up late and work overtime. A cigarette to refresh the mind, such a habit is not good for physical health it is good.
Frequently staying up late will lead to increased secretion of adrenaline and stones in the body. Smoking will lead to a sharp rise in blood pressure and a continuous increase in heart rate, which will endanger cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health.
On the other hand, people who stay up late have less physical exercise and slow blood circulation. Increase blood viscosity, seriously damage vascular circulation, increase the risk of thrombosis and hardening of the arteries.
If people who stay up late have other chronic diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia, smoking a cigarette late at night or before going to bed will increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
It’s best for everyone to bear with it before going to bed. Don’t smoke. If you want to keep your mind refreshed, you can wash your face with cold water and drink tea. However, it is not recommended that you often stay up.
Reading extension: How to reduce the damage caused by cigarettes to the human body?
1. Hydrate the body
More than 70% at the end of the year It is water. Water is the fundamental source of life activities. The harmful gases produced during smoking can be excreted through the metabolic system.
Drinking more water can increase blood circulation and metabolism, effectively discharge toxins and metabolites from the body, and reduce the burden on the body.
2. Indirect smoking
If smoking is like overeating, it will cause more serious damage to the body. The damage caused by the body, it is recommended that you choose indirect smoking in your life, automatically adjust the frequency and intensity of smoking, in order to achieve the purpose of smoking control.
3. Put the newly opened pack of cigarettes for a while before smoking
cigarettes Various chemical additives and adhesives will be added in the production process, and there are certain harmful substances on the packaging materials. It is recommended that you give up the cigarettes after opening the package for a period of time before smoking, which can effectively reduce the chemical additives and adhesion.Harmful components of the drug to the body.