| Based on medical studies, it is said that smoking | | | | organs.o Nicotine has the ability to stimulate the |
| tobacco or cigarettes can cause your blood | | | | production of the hormone epinephrine also known |
| pressure level to increase by 5 to 10 mm Hg | | | | as adrenaline, which causes blood vessels to |
| during the day. It is actually the systolic blood | | | | constrict. Constricted blood vessels are one of the |
| pressure that is largely affected since the systolic | | | | factors in peripheral resistance, wherein blood |
| blood pressure count increases by at least 20 | | | | circulation becomes difficult causing the systolic |
| mm Hg. | | | | pressure to build up. |
| Persons already afflicted with hypertension are | | | | Change of Lifestyle: |
| greatly advised to quit smoking as it can cause | | | | Medical advisers say that merely changing your |
| further hardening of the arteries and can lead to | | | | diet to health giving foods and exercising regularly |
| heart attacks. Although there is no direct link | | | | will hardly take any effect in preventing the |
| between smoking and the increase of high blood | | | | incidence of high blood pressure attacks if you |
| pressure, it is analyzed that blood pressure is a | | | | don't quit smoking. To support this information |
| secondary hypertension disorder to cardio | | | | below are some facts about cigarette smoking: |
| vascular diseases. | | | | Cigarettes are said to contain 4000 chemical |
| As nicotine, together with cholesterol and other | | | | compounds and 400 toxic substances. |
| fat deposits contribute to the hardening of the | | | | The damaging products of smoking are:o Tar, |
| arteries, which develops through the years, poor | | | | which is a carcinogen which means it is cancer |
| blood circulation and blood clots lead to high blood | | | | causing.o Nicotine, which is considered as addictive |
| pressure, stroke, and heart attacks. | | | | and has the capacity to increase cholesterol |
| Nicotine substance in cigarettes and how it can | | | | levels.o Carbon monoxide, which can affect the |
| lead to hypertension:o Nicotine as a substance of | | | | oxygen supply of the body.o Other gas |
| cigarettes or tobacco has the tendency to | | | | components which can cause chronic obstructive |
| constrict blood vessels and arteries, which can | | | | pulmonary disorder. |
| cause plaque build-up leading to blood clots.o As | | | | Although smoking is identified with breathing |
| smoke and nicotine passes through the body, the | | | | problems, often leading to lung cancer, statistics |
| linings of the blood vessels are damaged and | | | | have it that 30% of all fatal heart diseases in the |
| hastens the hardening of arterial walls known as | | | | U.S. were linked to smoking due to the hardening |
| atherosclerosis.o As smoke is inhaled, the smoker | | | | of major coronary arteries. These hardened |
| also inhales carbon monoxide, which decreases the | | | | arteries contributed to the incidence of stroke as |
| oxygen supply of the heart, brain and other vital | | | | a result of peripheral vascular disease. |