I know smoking is a cause for heart disease. I know 430,000 people die every year in America due to smoking related disease, heart being the major one. I know smoking is too bad and it has to be even banned like cannabis or any other drug. I know smoking is dangerous extraordinaire. And yet, I read somewhere smokers who quit smoking may develop serious heart disease within 2 years fromn the date they stopped smoking. Is it true?
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There may have been a study on this, I haven't seen it. The problem is that these people may have had the same complications if they continued to smoke. It might not mean that quitting is bad for you, it might be that quitting too late is bad for you.
BTW: I've been smoke free for 2 weeks.
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Heart disease usually is caused by a build up in the arteries. Heart attack can result because the blockage restricts the amount of oxygenated blood that gets through the heart. Without oxygen, the heart does not function properly. The cause of blockages? Poor diet. Control your diet and exercise.
Smoking can lead to a NUMBER of terrible illnesses. Applaud yourself for quitting. Your lungs have a number of stretchy tissues that enable them to expand. Smoking DESTROYS them. While they may be able to heal, sometimes people smoke for so long that they don't have TIME to heal. Living with any type of COPD such as Emphesyma or Chronic Bronchitis is not fun. Emphesyma causes the alveoli (where carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged) to collapse and complications follow.
Stop smoking.
Learn to eat healthy.
Be active.
Chances are those people would have died even sooner had they not quit! Every cardiologist will tell you that one of the most important things you should do for your heart if you smoke is to quit NOW!
Of course it's easier said than done, but if you're worried about your health, it's a must.
Some help can be found here http://www.smart-heart-living.com/quit_smoking.html in terms of reasons to quit along with some resources that might be helpful.
Good luck!