Each pack of cigarettes carries a written warning "Smoking kills". But despite this warning, many people continue to smoke, and more and more people are becoming smokers.
Perhaps because we are not really aware of the dangers that this represents or that we are consoling ourselves with the idea that we will stop one day and that everything will be fine again. Well, studies suggest the opposite, it's not enough to stop smoking so that everything goes for the better.
It takes 15 to heart to recover from the effects of smoking:
Older studies suggested that the risk of stroke resulting from smoking
disappeared beyond 5 years after quitting. But new studies have something
different to say.
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that it takes more than a decade in the heart to completely get rid of toxins that can cause life-threatening heart disease. These toxic substances include nicotine, tobacco and other chemicals found in cigarettes.
Researchers say this is unfortunately good news because the heart and vessels heal faster, but the lungs are a totally different case. Heart disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world.
Although obesity, stress, poor diet, etc. among the many factors that cause heart disease, smoking is also a significant factor. It is a serious problem and it is time for people to start changing their attitude.