DO NOT SMOKE ALWAYS DRINK WATER

Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular

diseases, such as heart disease and stroke.
Smoking increases the risk of blood clots, which
THE PROPER WAYS TO TAKE CARE Drinking water helps to thin the mucus lining
your airways and lungs. Dehydration can
cause that mucus to thicken and get sticky,

OF OUR RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY

block blood flow to the heart, brain, or legs. slows down overall respiration, and makes you
Some smokers end up having their limbs more susceptible to illness, allergies, and other
amputated due to blood circulation problems respiratory problems.

SYSTEM
caused by smoking

always drink water As counter-intuitive as it may sound,

so YOU MUST NOT SMOKE BECAUSE your body needs water to breathe: the lungs consist of 85%
water. To take in oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide, our
Smoking cigarettes can have many lungs must be continually moistened with water. The
adverse effects on the body. Some of average person loses between half to one liter of water per
day just by breathing. When the body is dehydrated it tries
these can lead to life-threatening to prevent respiratory water loss by producing histamines
complications. Smoking increases a which close off the capillaries in the lungs. This reduces
water loss but makes breathing more difficult.
person’s risk of cancer, heart disease,
stroke, and more.

DAILY EXERCISE
Exercise improves your lung
SLEEP ON TIME capacity. Exercise increases the
blood flow to your lungs,
EAT HEALTY FOOD
How does sleep help the respiratory system?

Sleep fosters respiratory instability allowing the lungs to deliver

due to loss of the so-called
wakefulness drives, changes in the
chemical drives of respiration,
While you sleep, your blood pressure
goes down, giving your heart and blood
vessels a bit of a rest. The less sleep you
get, the longer your blood pressure stays
up during a 24-hour cycle. High blood
pressure can lead to heart disease,
including stroke
Eating the right foods and nutrients can
give us energy to stay active throughout
the day, supports our immune system,
and improve our health—even our lung
health! The right nutrients in your diet
can help you breathe easier, and in some
cases, help minimize asthma symptoms
more oxygen into the blood.
Exercise helps circulation as it
increases blood flow, gets the heart
pumping blood around your body
faster, and helps flush the blood
through your arteries,” explains
Physiologist Jemelle.