Some people are of the mistaken belief that chewing tobacco will help them to stay healthier than if they were to smoke cigarettes.
While certain problems relating to breathing difficulties that are associated with smoking cigarettes such as emphysema might not be prevalent with people who chew tobacco there are enough other health problems caused by chewing tobacco to warn anyone off this habit.
Surely the increased incidence of mouth cancer, receding gums, bad breath and teeth discoloration will discourage anyone from starting this habit.
If that is not enough then they might like to consider what it would be like to have cancer of the lips, throat and tongue. These are all health problems that are associated with chewing tobacco.
Smokeless tobacco is as addictive as smoking as it is made from the same tobacco plants and contains the very same toxins that create the addiction to cigarettes.People who stop chewing tobacco get the same withdrawal symptoms as those who quit smoking.
People who chew tobacco do so for the same reasons that others smoke cigarettes. It can be comforting, make them feel good or relaxed. It can even taste good with the sugar and flavors that the manufacturers add.
Some people even think that smokeless tobacco helps them to perform better both physically and mentally. This hasn't been proven in scientific studies and is a misconception that some people have.
What is of more concern to anyone who is considering smokeless tobacco or is trying to break the habit is the fact that over half of the people that use smokeless tobacco will eventually suffer from Leukoplakia.
Leukoplakia is the condition that is a precursor to mouth cancer and appears as a white sore or plaque in the mouth. This is often mistaken for a callus and is common for people who chew tobacco so while they might not get lung cancer there is always the problem of cancer no matter what form of tobacco use.
The least of the problems you can expect is gum disease and all the associated problems that brings with it. Read more HERE.
Smokeless Tobacco And Its Problems
You Will Gain Health Benefits At Any Age
Some smokers will often use the excuse that they are too old to stop smoking and assume that because they have been smoking for some time, it seems pointless to stop in their later years. What they don't realize is that their body will start repairing the damage that has been done from long term smoking as soon as thirty minutes after their last smoke.
Yes your health will begin to start improving that soon. Within that time your blood pressure will begin to lower as well as your pulse. The increased blood pressure that is caused by smoking is one of the reasons why those who smoke are more susceptible to have heart disease.
Within approximately eight hours after you stopped smoking the levels of carbon monoxide that are present in the blood will drop and there will be increased levels of oxygen. This will help to improve all aspects of your health as the bloods ability to transport oxygen to the organs of the body is crucial for a better health.
Things continue to get better as the time from the last cigarette grows and after the first day there is a reduction in the possibility of getting a heart attack. So if you have just had a cigarette and don't have another one for the next day you have increased your chance of survival considerably.
Within two days you will begin to regain some of your sense of taste that you probably didn't even realize you had lost. Food will taste and smell better and your sense of smell with all things like flowers will begin to improve noticeably.
Three days later and you will be having less difficulty breathing as the bronchial tubes will have relaxed. As your breathing becomes more relaxed, so does your whole body and your outlook on life. Stress levels will be lower and the chance of having anxiety problems will also diminish.
Many people will smoke in times of stress and when they are feeling anxious, yet refraining from smoking for such a short period can also bring similar aspects of well being with the improvements that you will enjoy to your health.
Over the next three months breathing will continue to improve and along with that there will be an increase in energy levels and exercising will become easier.
After the first year of ceasing smoking there will be 50% less chance of heart disease and four years or so later the chance of lung cancer will have also decreased by 50% or more.
The good news is that after 10 years or so your health will more than likely be back to that of someone who had never smoked and the pre-cancerous cells will have been replaced. Read more...
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