Good Reasons Why You Should Quit Smoking as Soon as Possible

Everyone realizes that smoking is treacherous to their well-being and it creates immeasurable health difficulties, but most individuals do not recognize the real hazards of smoking. Don't ever be deceived, the real risks of smoking are exceedingly treacherous and can put you in your grave. The life that you might be able to save by becoming a non-smoker may be your very own!

It has been documented that there are more than four thousand chemical agents and various elements in tobacco products! Do you realize that over sixty of these devastating substances are known to cause cancer and another four hundred are toxic? If you fully comprehend the genuine hazards of smoking, there will be no doubt in your mind that you should quit smoking as soon as possible. The following list includes only twenty of the more than four thousand dangerous chemicals and elements that are ingested into your body when you are smoking cigarettes and various other tobacco products.

01 - Nicotine is not only a stimulant and a poisonous substance, but it is an exceptionally addictive drug. It is used in insecticides and a single drop is absolutely enough to take the life of an individual.

02 - Tar which is contained in cigarette smoke paralyzes the cilia which is located in the lungs and contributes to serious lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, and emphysema.

03 - Carbon Monoxide enters the blood stream and replaces the oxygen in your blood, causing a reduced amount of oxygen to be delivered to the brain, heart, and vital organs.

04 - Ammonia speeds up the delivery of the nicotine to the brain's sensors, which keeps smokers addicted to smoking. Ammonia is an ordinary component in a good many cleaning products.

05 - Hydrogen Cyanide is an exceptionally poisonous chemical agent that is used in the tempering of steel. It is also used in explosives, engraving, and in gas chambers on death row.

06 - Eugenol can be the cause of a wide range of symptoms from blood in the urine, convulsions, diarrhea, nausea, unconsciousness, dizziness, or rapid heartbeat.

07 - Arsenic is a notorious toxin and is used in pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, rat poisons, and is used in the manufacturing process of some alloys.

08 - Napthalene is volatile in nature which forms a combustible gas. It can easily obliterate not only the blood cells but the liver cells as well and is most commonly known for being the primary ingredient in mothballs.

09 - Formaldehyde is used in glues for wood products, antiseptics, makeup, resins, fertilizers, embalming fluids used in funeral homes, and in solutions for preserving biological tissues.

10 - Butane is used as the fuel for butane lighters and butane is a propellant in aerosol sprays, and is quite often added to regular gasoline to boost performance.

11 - Benzene is known to be a cancer causing agent which is linked to leukemia and some blood disorders. Benzene is also used for the manufacturing of industrial strength solvents, drugs, plastic products, synthetic rubber, and dyes.

12 - Turpentine is an exceptionally flammable substance and is used for thinning oil-based paints and is also used in the production of varnishes. The vapor of turpentine can quite easily burn the skin and eyes, cause damage to the lungs and to the respiratory system, as well as the central nervous system when it is inhaled.

13 - Radon is a odorless, tasteless, colorless chemically inert radioactive gas that is found in the earth. It is one of the heaviest gases and is known to be a definite health danger and is responsible for the second highest incidence of lung cancer in the United States.

14 - Nickel is a carcinogen and is known to be poisonous if ingested. It's used in electroplating various metals and is widely used as a stabilizer in the processing of steel and cast-iron alloys.

15 - Methanol has poisonous properties and is commonly known as wood alcohol. It is used on a somewhat limited basis to energize internal combustion engines.

16 - Lead is a poisonous element that can cause many blood and brain disorders in all age groups. When lead has been ingested it may cause various types of behavioral problems, learning disabilities, convulsions, and loss of life.

17 - Acetaidehyde is irritating and depressive to most of the cells in the body and it's a highly reactive chemical. It's also suspected to be a cancer-causing substance.

18 - Acetone is used to manufacture explosives, cosmetics (including nail-polish remover), artificial fibers, paints, inks, resins, adhesives, and coatings.

19 - Cadmium is an extremely poisonous metal commonly found in industrial settings, particularly where ore is being processed or smelted. About seventy-five percent of Cadmium is used in nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cad) batteries.

20 - Polonium is found in uranium ore and is a radioactive element. Polonium is present in tobacco smoke which is the direct result of tobacco plants being primarily fertilized with phosphate fertilizers.

Smokers risk developing cancer of the lungs, mouth, and throat, as well as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Smokers are also more likely to have stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high LDL (bad) cholesterol. Smoking causes about eighty percent of all lung cancer and almost eighty-five percent of all lung cancer victims lose their lives within three years! To make a long story short, it's been estimated that one out of every three cigarette smokers will eventually lose their life to a tobacco-related disorder. That's incredibly bad odds!

Here is a startling smoking fact. Did you know that Ambergris Tincture, which is commonly known as Whale Vomit is added to cigarette tobacco for additional flavoring? Ambergris is a fatty, waxy material that forms in the intestines of the sperm whale. Fresh ambergris is foul smelling and it floats on the ocean's surface. The next time that you proceed to light up your cigarette, simply recall where that fantastic taste really came from! What an excellent reason to quit smoking immediately.