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How do cigarettes affect the body?

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Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades.  But how exactly do cigarettes harm us?  Let’s look at what happens as their ingredients  make their way through our bodies,  and how we benefit physically when we finally give up smoking. With each inhalation, the  smoke brings more than 5,000 chemical substances  into contact with the body’s tissues.  From the start, tar, a black, resinous material,  begins to coat the teeth and gums,  damaging tooth enamel, and eventually causing decay.   Over time, smoke also damages nerve endings in the nose,  causing loss of smell.  Inside the airways and lungs,  smoke increases the likelihood of infections,  as well as chronic diseases like bronchitis and emphysema. It does this by damaging the cilia,  tiny hairlike structures whose job it is to keep the airways clean.  It then fills the alveoli,...

You Are Hurting Your Mental Health

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  There are many things that harm mental health. Your every day habits can negatively affect your emotional and psychological well-being. In fact, there are probably numerous ways you are hurting your mental health without even realizing it. Even if you aren’t experiencing mental health disorders like anxiety and depression, prioritizing your psychological health is essential. Even though it might seem normal to feel overwhelmed and stressed 24/7 in the world we live in,  it’s not.  And it shouldn’t be. Millions of Americans experience mental health disorders like anxiety and depression - and  whether you fall into that category or not, prioritizing your psychological health is  a must.  Everyone experiences negative emotions - and while some people cope better than others,  there’s more to managing to overwhelm than simply thinking happy thoughts and practicing  deep breathing.  You might actually be sabotaging your mental well-being without...

This Is Not The End -

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"I don't want to die, but I don't want to live either" Death does us no good. Many people kill themselves for bad moments in their life. But they don’t realize that they are bad moments, it doesn’t mean it’s a bad life. Your problems are not forever...but death is, so appreciate everything you have in your life right now, and trust me whatever has happened to you, whether you lost someone you cared about, or nobody cares about you, or whatever it is, I promise you this. You WILL find a way to get through it. Don’t give up too soon, there is still hope.   I want you to know that no matter where  you are in life, no matter how low you  have sunk,  no matter how bleak your situation? This  is not the end, this is not the end of  your story and this is not the final chapter  of your life. It may be hard right  now but if you just hang in there stick  it out. Y ou will find that this tough moment  will pass and if you are committed to  ...