• April 25, 2024

According to Jesús Felipe González Roldán , president of the Mexico Network without Tobacco , the cigars contain more than 4 thousand chemical components that intoxicate our body, and at least 50 of them are carcinogenic. Because of its danger, the specialist explains some of the uses that the cigar contains:

• Tar: It is used to pave roads.
• Ammonia: It is a component of cleaning products.
• Arsenic: Poison contained in rodenticides.
• Cyanide: Used as poison.
• Cadmium: Present in car batteries.
• Carbon monoxide: Present in the exhaust fumes of automobiles.

What effects does it have on the organism to stop smoking?

The specialist also tells us about the benefits of quitting smoking for our organism:

• 30 minutes: Blood pressure and heart rate return to their normal level, as well as the temperature of hands and feet.
• 8 hours: The breathing is deeper and there is a better pulmonary oxygenation.
• 24 hours: Decreases the risk of dying from a heart attack and / or sudden death.
• 48 hours: The senses of taste and smell regenerate.
• 3 months: Physical capacity increases and fatigue is reduced.
• 12 weeks: Improves blood circulation and the functioning of the lungs.
• 9 months: Cough disappears, nasal congestion, as well as the feeling of lack of oxygen.
• One year: Colds and throat discomfort are reduced.

As you will realize there are many benefits of quitting smoking. We invite you to be part of the healthy lifestyle, preventing diseases.

Ricardo Córdova. "Self-knowledge restrains pride". If you want to know more information write to bojorge@teleton.org.mx
 

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