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Smoking in pregnancy
The scientific evidence is conclusive on the multiple effects from smoking on the health of smokers and people living in environments where the snuff smoke is present. Similarly, in various literature noted the effect that inhaling snuff, by the pregnant woman, has in the product, immediately increase the fetal heart rate.
This happens because most of the constituents of snuff smoke cross the placenta and levels of some components of snuff in the blood of the mother tend to even out the fetus. This is even more serious because the metabolism and elimination are slower in the fetus in the mother, and this causes the accumulation of harmful substances.
The components of snuff and aggression to the fetus
Components of snuff (more than 4 000 substances), the most studied in their assault on the fetus are:
- Nicotine is distributed through the fetal circulation and impacts in organs such as brain, heart and adrenal glands may explain the increased levels of catecholamines (substances that increase heart rate and oxygen consumption) found in the amniotic fluid. Read the rest of this entry »
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Babies whose parents smoke have nicotine
Alarming news comes to us these days is that babies born to parents smoking have a significant amount of nicotine, because they share their parents’ room and room ventilation is not sufficient to reduce the levels and not affect the children. It eliminates the toxic snuff much they try to take action, that is not the solution.
The babies who sleep with their parents smoking are three times more of nicotine than other babies, since the effects of snuff reach the skin, clothing and hair of the creature. More alarming is the news you consider that passive smoking is a major cause of death children in developed countries, while in other countries may be due to illness or starvation.
For this study, and this discovery not only consulted the parents of 1123 babies were made but samples hair in 252 babies, visits at 3 and 6 months.
The solution is simple but not simple to stop smoking inside the house. Given that the house is one of the few places where smokers can smoke is a difficult issue because the street is only for smokers with children. The effort, of course worth it for the health of children. Another more practical and even more difficult is to stop smoking.
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Effects of nicotine on memory
In addition to the toxic effects known to all, a new one is added to the list of problems caused by nicotine : the deterioration of skills in learning and memory. This result comes from a study conducted on mice, but such devastating risk to affect neurons of smokers.
The harmful effects of nicotine
It has long been known that nicotine , a substance involved in dependence snuff, stimulates memory and learning functions of smoking occasionally. However, today we know that produces the opposite effect on smoking usual.
This conclusion is suggested by the scientists who conducted the study with mice. The authors focused on a brain region implicated in memory processes. This area of the brain has the curious property of producing neurons throughout life.
Different doses of nicotine, all close to what a smoker inhales, were administered to mice. It was found that the greater the amount of nicotine and the greater the decrease in neuronal production capacity. These changes impact on the skills necessary for learning and memorization.
More recent studies are now needed to formally answer the following question: Are the results of laboratory mice, are valid for the brain man? Everything is seen, but the signs are too obvious to deny them entry.
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Tips that may be Suitable for you to Quit Smoking
Viewed from the toxins in cigarettes, of course you already know the poison toxins in cigarettes would not want to consume, if you are having difficulty in quitting smoking, see the troubleshooting tips below telling:
There are a million reasons and benefits you should quit smoking. You need to know, the benefits of quitting smoking can be directly felt by the body. For example, within 20 minutes after smoking, blood pressure and your pulse rate returns to normal.
Even after three days of not smoking, the nicotine is no longer detectable in the blood, the sense of smell returns to normal, and you can breathe more easily. Within 2 to 12 weeks after actually quit smoking, the circulation in various parts of your body will gradually improve. After that, the body will feel more fit and healthy. However, if you intend to quit smoking, but still not work, try the following way.
1. Begin to reduce the desire to smoke
A strong desire (duration 2-3 minutes) generally occurs several hours after your last cigarette spending. Indeed, the drive was only a minute, but seconds that is the key to be able to quit smoking.
Try doing an activity to eliminate the desire, for example, take a deep breath, stand and walk for a while, stretch hands, drink a glass of water or fruit juice.
2. Chili can dampen the desire to smoke
Actually, there are no foods that can stop smoking just like that. But, if to divert your mind from smoking, spicy food worth a try.
3. If you want to quit smoking, stop. Do not reduce the number of stalks, or switch to a lighter cigarette nicotine (mild). Because, it makes your replacement mild cigarettes smoked was deeper, and absorb more nicotine into the lungs.
4. Do not force quit smoking in the holidays?
Because it would make life harder when you start back to regular activity. Instead, start to stop smoking on weekdays.
5. Before getting your period (for women)
You should not stop smoking. You see, if you frequently experience abdominal cramps or moody, the desire to smoke cigarettes even bigger.
6. Ask your partner, friends, and your family not to smoke around you. Say, it is one form of support for them so you can stop smoking.
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Cigarettes have Become Extreme Anxiety (III)
The cigarette works as a staff that provides an alleged relief and immediate satisfaction or the illusion that everything can be addressed with little effort, for example an interview, warn psychologists who specialize in addictions.
Faced with the decision to quit smoking are doubts and fears. One of the most typical is the fear of suffering. It is common in people already tried to quit at some point, become discouraged by the mere memory of the suffering that brought this attitude.
This suffering, “explain the specialists-are linked to the withdrawal syndrome from the standpoint of organic cause of anxiety, nervousness, sleep disturbances, aches different, cough, etc..) Moreover, from the psychic sphere can be seen lounging on the cigarette as a staunch friend, a companion of loneliness and moments of anguish, a moderator of the dreaded emotional reactions such as anger and sadness. Read the rest of this entry »
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Cigarettes have Become Extreme Anxiety (II)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that snuff causes 1.6 million deaths per year worldwide and that at least there are 52 diseases associated with cigarette smoking, with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases the most frequent. We also know that eleven out of twelve people who get lung cancer due to smoking.
For epidemiologists, without good prevention campaigns since the number of smokers is increasing, while the age of initiation into the habit decreases: the precocity is such that it points at age 12 on average that people start smoking , especially girls.
The earlier you start the harder it is to leave, but never too late to do so because they always make profits but had already caused serious damage to health.
Several specialists believe that people get sick more harmful behaviors by bacteria and that this strongly influences the social context, the advertising, the paradigmatic figures as the doctor, parents, teachers who smoke, and lack of state tobacco control policies . Read the rest of this entry »
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Cigarettes have Become Extreme Anxiety
The World Health Organization (WHO) decided that every 31 May is taken as the day on which both governments, communities, organizations, schools, families and individuals focus their attention on the seriousness of the tobacco epidemic. The WHO’s objective is to take drastic measures to prevent youth addiction to nicotine, particularly to protect them and protect them from the risks that implies bad habit.
The event is presented each year as an opportunity for smokers trying to put aside to snuff, at least for 24 hours, taking a first step toward liberation from mental slavery and organic.
Recognized by WHO as an addiction, smoking creates both organic and psychic dependence. But addiction is a very particular because, unlike others, is socially accepted. Read the rest of this entry »
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Why is it hard to quit
Just know that smoker, those who suffer the symptoms of nicotine and wonder again and again why is it so hard to stop smoking? In our health blog have tried from different points of view to nicotine addiction and the problem of snuff. On this occasion, we wanted to go a little further to try to find the reasons why so hard to quit.
Mainly so hard to quit because she just becoming a habit and creating an addiction to nicotine is difficult to control. Prolonged use of nicotine leads to tolerance, dependence and withdrawal. For all this is so hard to quit.
We can say that smoking makes you have physical dependence, psychological and social.
This is a physical dependence on nicotine, ie nicotine is a drug, and once your body has gotten used to taking it, need it, the person wants to smoke more, it affects the whole organism.
It is also very important psychological component, and that to quit smoking, you want to do, you know that you want to quit. I always say that everything is in the head, and it’s all about trying. You have to have willpower and want to stop smoking. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nicotine: The venom of snuff.
Nicotiana tabacum is the floor of snuff. It is extracted snuff including cigarettes. Much of the addiction that causes snuff comes from the nicotine, the main addictive substance bearing plant, nicotiana. In addition, add other substances such as tar or oxidizing substances.
When snuff smoking a pipe or cigar nicotine stays in the mucosa of the mouth and larynx, but if you smoke a cigarette poisonous smoke into the lungs. The snuff causes lung cancer, but also the mouth, larynx …
Cause metabolic alterations in the central nervous system and the kidney. This substance creates many complications in humans.
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Methods to stop smoking (II)
Since snuff affects your mind
Nicotine, a chemical which makes smokers addicted to cigarettes is a stimulant with properties similar to cocaine and amphetamines. Increases heart rate, blood pressure and respiration, and makes the smoker feel more alert. Unfortunately these effects wear off after 20 minutes or so and the smoker begins to feel desire and other sensations.
Acetaldehyde and carbon monoxide, sedatives
Acetaldehyde, a byproduct of both cigarette smoke and alcohol, has sedative properties. Carbon monoxide in cigarettes makes you feel tired, as you would be in a room without enough air. These substances may help some people to reduce tension, anger or strong emotions.
Other psychological effects
For many, the act of smoking itself becomes a comforting ritual. The smoker wrapped in a fantasy that relieves feelings of boredom and stress. Smoking can go hand in hand with other activities such as drinking alcohol or coffee or dessert. These factors are why quitting smoking involves more than getting rid of the nicotine habit.
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