Reply #23: All smokers have poor circulation, whether or not they recognize

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the symptoms. One of the physiological effects of nicotine is on smooth muscle, the type lining the arteries, our blood supply to everything. When nicotine hits the system, it causes the smooth muscle to contract, thus constricting the arteries and the blood flow through them.

It's why smokers have skin that ages faster, hearts that are more prone to heart attack, and those cold hands and feet that are bothering you so much. It's why smoking has been linked with everything from osteoporosis to blindness from macular degeneration. Every time you smoke, you're starving your body of oxygen and nutrients.

Whether it's worth it to continue smoking is up to you to decide.