| Every time you light a cigarette, your heart beats | | | | heart and your arteries. |
| faster and continues to beat faster for several | | | | By quitting smoking you allow your heart to work less |
| minutes after you put it out. | | | | but more efficiently. The first gains of quitting are visible |
| Cardiologists note that smoking has a bad effect on | | | | instantly:the frequency of your heart beats reduces |
| blood circulation. Namely nicotine stimulates your nerve | | | | during the first half day and continues to improve day |
| system causing your heart to beat faster during and | | | | by day. Another benefit to your heart from quitting |
| after smoking a cigarette. In addition the toxic | | | | smoking, is that when you quit you give your lungs the |
| substances that are produced during the burn of the | | | | ability to hold more oxygen and thus requiring less |
| tobacco, enter blood stream and hinder the transfer of | | | | supply from your heart. |
| oxygen to all your vital organs. In an effort to restore | | | | As you can see smoking combined with the lack of |
| the oxygen supply to the organs, your brain orders | | | | exercise in our modern society, form one of the |
| your heart to work harder (increased rate of heart | | | | greatest threats to the human heart. That is why you |
| beats) in order to cover the oxygen needs of your | | | | should really avoid smoking as the benefits that |
| body. This action results to a constant feeling of | | | | smoking provides are minimal compared to the |
| tiredness. As time passes by, your heart beat rate | | | | physical toll it has on your body. |
| stays elevated causing tremendous damage to your | | | | |