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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...

15 Things You Should Never Apologize For

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Having the ability to apologize is a positive trait and often a necessary part of life.  It reflects strong interpersonal skills and it is one of the essential parts of emotional  intelligence.  When you apologize, it releases you from that guilty feeling of having wronged someone,  and it restores the sense of trust between you and the other person.  But, sometimes we apologize only because we care too much about what others think.  As a result, people may view these excessive apologies as weakness or a lack of confidence,  or even a lack of competence. Now, this isn’t to knock the value of admitting to our mistakes and making amends if we are  wrong of course you should indeed apologize when necessary, but there is no need to say  sorry when there is no reason to do so. Here are 15 things you don’t have to apologize for! Number 1 - Your Appearance. When you apologize for things like looking tired or having a bad hair day, it comes off ...