Smoking, Health And Bones
Peter Jeffries
January 26, 2009
Smoking
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Tags: back pain, muscles, osteoporosis, skeletal system
A lot of folks tend to miss the fact that smoking not only damages your lungs and heart, but also affects the health of your bones.
Smoke, and you’re inviting a party of trouble to your bones. Here’s a break-down of what you could be up against.
- Osteoporosis
- Back Pain
- Slow Healing Bones
- Muscle / Tendon Tears
- Replantation Hand Surgery Complications
My mum has smoked the majority of her life. And now she’s paying the price with osteoporosis (weak bones). At the age of 50, my mum was said to have bones equivalent to that of a 70 year old. Mum has since given up, started drinking … Continue Reading
