
YWednesday, March 08, 2006
I don't need and certainly don't want a smoker as my boyfriend or (as far fetch as it seems) potential husband! I've enough of 2nd hand smoke with all my smoker neighbours and friends around me.. the last thing i need is another smoker bf whom i am ard 24-7!
It suddenly struck me today how OLD i am.. and i aim to get married at 27, which is like in 5 years time! My friends got me thinkin whether S is the one for me?? is he really THE ONE??? well he SMOKES!!! i dun want my future husband to smoke, as I risk being a widow in an early age... or my kid may turn out abnormal?!?!?! worse still he survives and i'm the one who gets cancer (2nd smoke is known to cause more harm)
Cigarette Smoking - The Risks and Effects
How Smoking Harms People of All Ages
There are approximately 4000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, many of them toxic.
The ingredients in cigarettes affect everything from the internal functioning of organs to the efficiency of the body's immune system. The effects of cigarette smoking are destructive and widespread.
Toxic ingredients in cigarette smoke travel throughout the body, causing damage in several different ways.
Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled. It has been found in every part of the body and in breast milk.
Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells, preventing affected cells from carrying a full load of oxygen.
Cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) in tobacco smoke damage important genes that control the growth of cells, causing them to grow abnormally or to reproduce too rapidly. The carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene binds to cells in the airways and major organs of smokers.
Smoking affects the function of the immune system and may increase the risk for respiratory and other infections.
There are several likely ways that cigarette smoke does its damage. One is oxidative stress that mutates DNA, promotes atherosclerisis and leads to chronic lung injury. Oxidative stress is thought to be the mechanism behind the aging process, contributing to the development of cancer and cardiovascular disease!! The body produces antioxidants to help repair damaged cells. Smokers have lower levels of antioxidants in their blood than do nonsmokers.
Smoking is associated with higher levels of chronic inflammation, another damaging process that may result in oxidative stress!
In all... SMOKING KILLS not only the smoker but the ppl ard him... My dad died of lung cancer.. i dun need to die of it too!! neither do i want my future husband and kids to die of cancer as well!!!
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