| Butane - A
hydrocarbon used as a fuel. Highly flammable butane is one of the key ingredients
in gasoline.
Cadmium - A metallic
chemical element used in alloys. This toxic metal causes damage to the liver,
kidneys, and the brain; and stays in your body for years.
Formaldehyde - A
colorless pungent gas used in solution as a disinfectant and preservative.
It causes cancer; damages your lungs, skin and digestive system. Embalmers
use it to preserve dead bodies.
Lead - A heavy
bluish-gray metallic chemical element. This toxic heavy metal causes lead
poisoning, which stunts your growth, and damages your brain. It can easily
kill you.
Propylene Glycol
- A sweet hygroscopic viscous liquid used as antifreeze and as a solvent
in brake fluid. The tobacco industry claims they add it to keep cheap
"reconstituted tobacco" from drying out, but scientists say it aids in the
delivery of nicotine (tobaccos active drug) to the brain.
Turpentine - A colorless
volatile oil. Turpentine is very toxic and is commonly used as a paint
thinner.
The toxic chemicals
mentioned above are what you are putting into your body when you smoke, and
when you draw this smoke into your lungs, your body has absolutely no chance
to defend itself from these chemicals.
When you inhale,
these toxins are drawn into your lungs, through the porous lining of your
lungs, and directly into your blood stream. From your blood stream these
chemicals are delivered to every cell of your body.
In order for the
cells of your body to be healthy they have to receive a steady supply of
nourishment, but if what they are receiving are toxic chemicals instead of
nourishment, the tissues and organs of your body will be weakened to the
point where they will become very susceptible to disease.
The most likely
disease that you will then develop is cancer. This is because cigarette smoke
contains some of the most carcinogenic (cancer causing) compounds known to
man.
Even though cigarette
smoke is not the underlying cause of lung and other forms of cancers, it
certainly is a major contributing factor.
You may have thought
that the cancer you develop as a result of smoking cigarettes will only be
limited to your lungs, but that is not so, the cancer can develop anywhere
in your body. This occurs because all the cells in your body are affected
by the carcinogenic compounds that are delivered through your blood
stream.
Cigarette smoke
causes a great deal of harm to those who smoke, but it can cause even more
harm to those who obtain this smoke second-hand. The person who smokes inhales
his smoke through a filter that removes some of the toxic compounds, but
the person who inhales the smoke coming directly from the cigarette does
not have this advantage.
Children are especially
vulnerable to second-hand smoke. Most of the time they do not have a choice
as to whether or not they inhale these fumes, the adults around them make
this decision for them. If you have children at home please keep the air
that they breathe as pure as possible. Keep in mind the tremendous amount
of harm that can be done by these toxic chemicals, and keep these chemicals
away from your loved ones.
Your lungs may be
the most affected by these toxins, but your heart is a very close second.
Your heart has direct contact with all the blood in your body, and therefore,
after your lungs, the cells of your heart will be the most
susceptible.
Another very important
item to consider is this, cigarette smoke is a major cause of free radical
production in your body, and therefore can cause an endless number of diseases
to develop, with heart disease being at the top of the list. Also, free radicals
are proving to be responsible for causing your body to age.
Now you can see
why cigarette smoke causes such an incredible amount of harm, and why the
damage that it causes goes way beyond your lungs. Every cell of your body
is affected by the toxins that are found in cigarette smoke.
For anyone who still
smokes, I hope that this article has given you some added incentive to quit.
The nicotine found in cigarettes is extremely addictive, and you may wish
to consult your doctor or other health care professional to help you kick
this deadly habit.
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This article was
written by Ron Harder, Nutritional Health Consultant, Iridologist, and Author
of "How To Defeat Cancer - Naturally - without Chemo, Radiation, or Surgery".
For more health information please visit his web site at
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