Wellness Message - 2

Smoking – the lesser known facts:

  • Every cigarette takes 11 minutes off your life . 


  • Smokers in their 40s have as many facial wrinkles as non-smokers in their 60s.


  • In Britain, one person is diagnosed with lung cancer – ( the cancer most commonly associated with smoking ) – every 15 minutes.


  • 114, 000 people die every year from smoking. That’s 312 every day.


  • Smoking gives you yellow teeth, bad breath and hollow cheeks from repeated sucking on cigarettes.


  • Around half of all regular smokers will eventually be killed by their habit.


  • Female smokers have a 30 percent lower fertility rate than non– smokers.


  • Male smokers are 50 percent more likely to be impotent.


  • Around 450 children start smoking every day.


  • Men who smoke around their pregnant partner can significantly harm their unborn child.


  • Women who smoke and take the contraceptive pill are 10 times more likely to suffer a heart attack.


  • Cervical cancer rates are four times higher in smokers than non-smokers.


  • From brittle hair to stomach ulcer and problems with conception, the effects of smoking are numerous and often deadly.