Love the pic jilly You are so right. that NOPE holds us all in good steed to quit and stay quit. I know that is definitely my mantra
Have a great Sunday everyone
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toglolin
Nitey nite Lin
I make it about 00.30 am down under, sooooo I expect your zzzzzzzzzzzing now gal just sending you cuddly sleep well and get your batteries charged up for another busy week huggs xx
According to British Researchers, Every cigarette you smoke shortens your lifespan by about 11 minutes.
According to Research, A single cigarette can reduce the blood supply to your skin for over an hour.
Smoking also affects your looks: smokers have paler skin and more wrinkles. This is because smoking reduces the blood supply to the skin and lowers levels of vitamin A.
Over 80 cancer giving ingredients are present in a single Cigarette.
Smoking raises blood pressure, one of the major causes for heart attacks and stroke
Smoking can causes impotence and risk of Erectile Dysfunction. Studies have found that cigarette smoking significantly increases your risk for erectile dysfunction by 40-50%.
Couples who smoke are more likely to have fertility problems than couples who are non-smokers.
Smoking during pregnancy can result baby to die before birth. Also increases the risk of miscarriage and fetal growth retardation. It also causes about 5-6% of prenatal deaths, 17-26% of low-birth-weight births, and 7-10% of pre-term deliveries.
A typical manufactured cigarette contains approximately 8 or 9 milligrams of nicotine, while the nicotine content of a cigar is 100 to 200 milligrams, with some as high as 400 milligrams.
Every eight seconds, a human life is lost to tobacco use somewhere in the world. That translates to approximately 5 million deaths annually.
Heavy smokers are twice as likely to get macular degeneration, resulting in the gradual loss of eyesight.
Smokers run an increased risk of cataracts.
Smoking stains your teeth and gums. It may effect people who smoke a lot will certainly lose their teeth. Moreover, smoking initiates gums diseases.
Smoking causes an acid taste in the mouth and contributes to the development of ulcers.
Radioactive lead and polonium are both present in low levels in cigarette smoke.
It is estimated that more than half of long-term smokers will die a tobacco related death
Benzene is a known cause of acute myeloid leukemia, and cigarette smoke is a major source of benzene exposure.
There are over 4000 chemical compounds in secondhand smoke; 200 of which are known to be poisonous, and upwards of 60 have been identified as carcinogens.
Hydrogen cyanide, one of the toxic byproducts present in cigarette smoke, was used as a genocidal chemical agent during World War II.
90 % of lung cancer cases in the world are due to smoking.
By reading above Smoking facts, Smoker now surely give second thought to quit smoking, its only possible if you make it determination and only if you care and love someone. People who are non smoker will be glad that they are not a smoker. Stopping smoking is the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health and for other peoples.
hello Jilly, Monky and Briar and anybody else looking in.
Roast dinners must of been on a few menu's yesterday cos i cooked one too. I dont cook often these days cos hubby loves too, however he often works Sunday arvo so i put a roast on for him
I had my oldest granddaughter overnight as she has to be at school early for an excursion and the early starts is difficult for mum
monkyAdministratorCake sniffer outer• in reply toglolin
Good morning Lin I really do hope you had a lovely nights sleep
I suspect your granddaughter and yourself are having a bit of breakie now Hmmmmm, just wandering if little granddaughter gets what she wants or does grandma lay the law down
Enjoy your start to the new week Lin and have a lovely day xx
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