I smole exactly 3 cigarettes per dayfor the last 6 yrs I hadn't smoked for 11. Befpre that I smoked about 4 ci

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4 per day for 3 yrs. Sometimes i don't smoke any, I actually enjoy them I would never smoke more than 3 and NEVER in my home. I am 53- I don't eat red meat/ I run 17 miles each ww\eek and lift weights 2 hrs. per week. Are cigarettes that bad? I ENJOY THEM. Husband does the same. No smoking in cars. Noone has ever smoked in my home. My M.D/ says I am healthy= low blood pressure= low cholestral= 5'5 inches= 111 lbs.

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actually..colon cancer has been linked to smoking in many cases.

I'm a smoker too - and I tell myself all sorts of stuff about how it's not THAT bad for me (I only smoke between 4 and 10 cigs a day). However.I'm also a nurse.and carcinogens are carcinogens.. just keep in mind the many people who die from lung cancer due to secondhand smoke..and they most likely weren't even exposed to it on a daily basis!!
not to mention what it can still do to your oral health as well as risks for throat and mouth cancer. Like that annoying phrase says.there's no safe cigarette. If you enjoy them and do it in moderation - good for you! just know that it can still cause health problems.

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If you only smoke 3-4 cigarettes a day, I wouldn't worry about it at all.

STOP! Why? Chew sugarless gum.if you're as active as you say, again.why? It's not healthy for you and will affect you differently due to your age. It will be harder to reverse the effects of smoking as your body is developed. Im a 20 year old who use to smoke cigarrettes a little bit. Now i think their the dirtiest thing in existance. They have cancer causing agents and although one may not get cancer straight off, the more carcinongens your lungs are exposed to the greater the chance a mutation in a cell will occur.

Mutations actually occur all the time in cells but guardian angel genes like the P53 or Rb tell mutated cells to undergo apoptosis or suicide. The more mutations that occur (like by cigarettes), the more likely a guardian angel gene would miss one.

Also Nicotine places stress on your heart and constricts your bloodvessels. (Though I hate to criticize nicotine because im a cigar advocate and smoke a cigar once a month)

Cigar smoking is safer than cigarettes reguardless of what the warnings say. All natural tobacco isnt going to kill you if you dont smoke a pound a day, if it did the government wouldnt of had to steal land from the indians because they would all have been dead. 6 or less cigarettes a day; statistically you are considered a non smoker.New studies suggest that cigarette smoking reduces the chance for getting Alzheimer's, decreases psychological breaks from schizophrenics, and improves digestion. Of course with heavy smoking the outcomes are very negative. Be sure to get screened for colon cancer (this has nothing to do with smoking) Have a great day.Thanks for posting your question.

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