Stay Away from Cigarettes

Last but not least the most important beauty tip…stay away from cigarettes, and smoking in general. According to MedicalNews Today, smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in the world. Recent studies have found that smokers can undermine the health of non-smokers in some environments as well.  Aside from being the top cause of lung cancer, and death in the US, it triggers an early development of wrinkles, thinning of hair, and many other visible health problems that I will list out.

1. If you aren’t scared enough from the threat of getting lung cancer, then think about becoming bald. Smoking is so horrible for you that it damages DNA in your hair follicles, causing them to thin and gradually fall out. Not only does your hair get thinner, it also grays sooner.

2. Have you heard of an autoimmune skin condition called psoriasis? With this disease, your skin turns scaly and discolored. Yes, it can show up if you’ve never smoked cigarettes. However if you do smoke, your risk for developing psoriasis goes up by a great amount. In the Health Magazine, as well as the Science Daily News, I found that they had very similar studies comparing how psoriasis and tobacco are linked.

http://smartersmokingnews.wordpress.com/2012/11/
22/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes/ 

According to Science Daily, “Compared with women who never smoked, the risk of psoriasis was 37% higher among past smokers and 78% higher among current smokers. Pack-years were associated with a graded increase in the risk for psoriasis. Compared with never smokers; the risk was 20% higher for 1-10 pack-years, 60% higher for 11-20 pack-years, and more than two times higher for +21 pack-years. The significant trends persisted with smoking duration in both current and past smokers.”

3. This is what all women fear: wrinkles. And guess what is the second leading cause to premature skin aging? Smoking. The first is sun exposure, which is why it’s important to keep that sunscreen on and only have your face in the sun for no more than 15 minutes. One single puff of a cigarette throws more than a trillion free radicals into your system. Free radicles create critical internal damage to your cells and DNA and on top of that, break down the collagen and elastin in your skin so that it starts to lose its youthful appearance. Your face is not the only thing affected by premature wrinkles; your neck and hands will look ten times older than you actually are.

4. Smoking causes gross fingers, dirty nails, and yellowing of teeth. That’s just plain common sense. The nicotine in cigarettes is the cause of staining, and my biggest pet peeve is yellow teeth. A person can be so good looking, but when they smile and reveal their disgusting teeth it changes your whole perspective of them. In addition to looking like you haven’t brushed your teeth for weeks, smoking causes oral cancer and gum disease. According to a 2005 U.K. study in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, smokers are up to six times more likely than nonsmokers to develop gum disease, which can lead to tooth loss.

All in all, cigarrettes are contributing factors to many health problems both inside and outside the body. It goes from small things like slowly developing a flabby tummy, stretch marks, or wrinkles to being diagnosed with skin, lung, or gum cancer. The best thing to do is keep away from cigarettes and even other smokers so you don't risk getting second-hand smoke. If you do smoke now, I have given you a handful of reasons as to why you should quit as soon as possible.

I recommend for you guys to do some research on smoking and see for yourself just how terrible it is for our bodies, and just how many carcinogens/chemicals are in one cigarette.