PHED 1112 - Health & Wellness: Smoking Effects & Quitting Benefits

This presentation provides an overview of the detrimental effects of smoking on health, specifically highlighting the stressed heart, scarred lungs, and weakened immune system. It further elaborates on the benefits of quitting smoking, such as decreased heart risks, prevention of further lung damage, and a boost to the immune system. The presentation concludes that quitting smoking can significantly improve an individual's overall health and well-being. Desklib offers a variety of study tools and solved assignments to aid students in their academic pursuits.

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Introduction
Smoking is injurious to health. It has a negative impact on smoker so they should try to quit the
smoking (NHS, 2018). This presentation presents the effect of smoking. It also discusses the
benefits of smoking quitting.
Effect of smoking and benefits of quitting
 Stressed Heart
 Scarred Lungs
 Weakened Immune System
Stressed Heart
Smoking increases blood pressure as well as leads to increased stress. A stressed heart is more
prone to becoming incompetent to circulate blood to body parts in an effective manner. Carbon
monoxide of the cigarette’s smoke creates inadequacy of oxygen. It enhances the possibilities of
illness in heart among smokers (Nicoderm, 2018).
Scarred Lungs
The key effect of smoking is swelling in minor routes and lungs of the smoker. Smoking can lead
to tightness in chest of the smoker and it could also create breath illeness amoung smokers.
Moreover, continued swelling creates spot issues and leads to changes in physical appearance of
smoker. It can also make it harder to breathe. A long period of lung swelling can contribute to a
long-lasting cough with coating among smokers (Healthline, 2018).
Weakened Immune System
Cigarette smoke includes a great extent of asphalt and other chemicals. It can make the immune
system inactive as it declines energy levels of an individual to fight with infections. It indicates

that an individual can suffer long sickness due to cigarette smoke. The continued inactiveness
immune system can weaken an individual and create immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis
and rheumatoid arthritis. It also declines the ability of the body to fight off cancer (NHS, 2018).
Benefits of quitting
 Decreased Heart Risks
 Stop Lung Damage
 A boost to your immune system
Decreased Heart Risks
Smoking is key cause behind illness of heart and heart attacks. There are several diseases of
heart that may be avoided successfully by avoiding smoking. Quitting smoking could provide
support in maintain blood pressure and also declines the possibilities of a heart attack (Nicoderm,
2018).
Stop Lung Damage
Damaging of the lungs is not revocable. Hence, it is significant to quit smoking for a smoker
before it does permanent damage to their lungs. Once the smoker quits smoking then they would
be capable to stop the damage done to their lungs within two weeks (Healthline, 2018).
A boost to the immune system
Quitting smoking enhances the circulation, gains oxygen levels, and lowers inflammation. The
immune system can boost by quitting smoking. It also makes it easier to resist cold and other
illnesses (Smokefree.gov, 2018).
Conclusion
From the above interpretation, it can be concluded that smoking can create many health
illenesses for an individual such as Stressed Heart, Scarred Lungs, and Weakened Immune

System. It can be summarized that there are different benefits of quitting smoking like decreased
heart risks, reduced lung damage, and a boost to the immune system.

References
Healthline (2018). Benefits of Quitting Smoking and a Quit Smoking Timeline. Retrieved from:
https://www.healthline.com/health/effects-of-quitting-smoking
NHS (2018). Quit smoking. Retrieved from: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/
Nicoderm (2018). 11 Benefits of Quitting Smoking To Keep You Motivated. Retrieved from:
https://www.nicoderm.ca/11-benefits-quitting-smoking-keep-you-motivated
Smokefree.gov (2018). Benefits of Quitting. Retrieved from: https://smokefree.gov/quit-
smoking/why-you-should-quit/benefits-of-quitting