Heartsavers - Smoking
There is now a considerable amount of advice available
to help smokers to quit. Smoking cessation experts can help you every step along the way.
Prevention of coronary heart disease.
The effects of smoking on heart health
Surely there can't be anyone who does not know that smoking is harmful to human health. To be honest we hesitated before including a section on smoking, we know that you have heard it all before, but a little thought soon convinced us that we would be crazy to omit this section considering it's importance to heart health.
Smoking causes significant hazards to human health and an increased risk of coronary heart disease is one them, in fact about half of all smokers die from smoking-related diseases and the average life expectancy is about 10 years less than a non smoker. However if you can stop smoking, the risk of contracting heart disease after one year is half that of a continuing smoker. The body can repair the damage done by smoking.