after watching this video i dont think you ever want to smoke again

A nurse has shared the pretty gross video below showing what smoking does to your body, and trust me its not pretty .

Amanda Eller, a nurse from North Carolina, too the video of the two lungs – one healthy and one cancerous after a pack of day for 20 years.

It’s quite clear to see which one is the smoke-damaged set of lungs.

As soon as you inhale from a cigarette, it starts to affect your body – with the nicotine and carbon monoxide straining your heart.

Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen reaching your skin, as you inhale carbon monoxide and 4,000 other chemicals.

Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer (it’s behind 84% of cases, according to the NHS) – but it’s also linked to 50 other serious health conditions.]

The good news? If you quit, the benefits are near-immediate.

The NHS says, ‘The good news is that once you stop smoking, your health improves and your body will begin to recover.’

More detail on what smoking does to your body can be found at this NHS page, along with help on how to quit.

Veins
Smoking makes your blood thicker, increasing the chance of clots forming. Your arteries narrow, meaning you’re more likely to have a heart attack or stroke

Heart

Carbon monoxide and nicotine put a strain on your heart by making it work harder. Other smoke chemicals fur your arteries. Smoking doubles the risk of heart attack.

Skin

Cigarette smoke reduces the amount of oxygen reaching your skin, meaning your skin can age by up to 10-20 years. Smoking gives you a sallow, yellow-grey complexion and hollow cheeks.

Bones

Smoking can make your bones become weak and brittle – which is particularly dangerous for women, as they are more likely to suffer from brittle bones (osteoporosis).

Fertility

Smoking can have devastating effects on women’s fertility – with smokers three times as likely to have taken more than one year to conceive.

The fertility of women who smoke is thought to be 72% of that of non-smokers.

Pregnancy

Smoking while pregnant can lead to stillbirth and miscarriage – and can also cause premature births. Having a mother who smokes increases the risk of cot death by up to 25%.

Brain

Smoking is as addictive as taking heroin – but its effects on your brain don’t end there. By smoking you double your risk of having a stroke, which can cause brain damage and death.

Lungs

Smoking causes 84% of deaths from lung cancer – but smokers also suffer from coughs, colds, wheezing and asthma, as well as fatal diseases such as pneumonia and emphysema.

Penis

Up to 120,000 men from the UK in their 20s and 30s are impotent as a direct result of smoking, the NHS says. Smoking damages the blood vessels which supply blood to the penis – and also damages sperm and reduces sperm count.
Stomach

Smoking weakens the muscle which controls the lower gullet – allowing acid to travel back up, known as reflux. It also increases the risk of stomach cancer.

 source - metro