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The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Snuff smoke in the environment can seriously affect the health of , According to a report published in the latest issue of “Circulation.”
It is a paradox, maybe one of the largest in the history of mankind. The epidemic is claiming more deaths in the world-more than AIDS, wars, genocides, that is tolerated and encouraged by most governments around the world: it is smoking. Ten thousand people die each day because of cigarette smoke. It has been known for nearly a century that snuff kills, and not a day that goes by that does not appear that a new scientific study adds more evidence of the ravages of health ..
An important part of the paradox is that cigarette smoke, besides being bad for those who spend a percentage of your salary in it also hurts those who have to swallow it in spite of lack of legislation establishing a modicum of respect for the non-smoking and health policy to promote social education.
The figures speak for themselves. In the latest research carried out with passive smoking, which was just published in the latest issue of Circulation, has shown that after a non-smoker spends a half hour in a room where there’s smoke snuff, its stores of antioxidants (including vitamin C) down to a minimum. These are substances that protect, among other things, the arteries do not form plaques (causes of cardiovascular disease). Read the rest of this entry »
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The oral health of the smoker
he oral cavity suffers the direct action of smoke constituents for inhalation, retention and expulsion in the mouth. Its irritating and toxic components, produce a continuous micro-aggression which affects the teeth and the whole mouth (gums, teeth, saliva, etc.)..
Through direct exposure to cigarette smoke, the damage locally and snuff alter oral health. The temperature of the smoke and all accompanying irritants injure the lining of the mouth. The smoke in their transit through the mouth of its components deposited on the teeth , forming a resin film. This film adheres strongly to tooth staining in yellow staining. The tooth surface covered with smoke constituents facilitates the formation of dental plaque, which if not cleaned effectively, and form a calcified plaque that having nicotine, tar. acquires a dark brown color, which negatively affects both the health of your mouth and your aesthetics.
The inhibitory effect caused by the smoke makes the blood no gum , so the smoker does not see the progression of gingivitis (inflammation of gums) or periodontitis (which causes loss of teeth). In the case of smoking, plaque and tartar are empowered by smoke constituents, the main asset in their advance. The gum receives less blood and oxygen, while decreasing defense mechanisms against bacteria of the plaque, they become more aggressive and more actively destroy the tissues supporting the teeth.
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Components of Cigarette
What’s in cigarette smoke and snuff?
The snuff, and the smoke that emerges in its combustion, contain over 4,000 chemicals, 400 of them highly toxic, some 50 cancer and 12 toxic gases. See the list of items that the snuff componene should suggest to smokers if not really worth quitting also should know that “A smoker of a pack a day, over a year enter a quantity tar equivalent to a cup of coffee ”
What’s more, do not know all the components of snuff, but we do know is that TAR consists of (the cancer), mercury (used in thermometers), LEAD (fuel and exhaust fumes), Polonium 210 (radioactive element) ammonia, and hundreds and hundreds of components.
We summarize the principal of these substances, but the list is endless.
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