How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir

Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke -- and when we quit.

Lesson by Krishna Sudhir, directed by TED-Ed.

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[uvokerx]

4 days without a cigarette and I'm gonna keep it up. wish me luck guys !

[RJTheHero]

"The best way to quit an addiction is to never start it in the first place."

I've heard this quote used quite a bit in my life from people who suffer from some form of addiction. Learning from other's mistakes is one of the many things we have as humans, and I intend to take this bit of wisdom to heart.

[Jurkss]

This video makes me want to start smoking and then stop smoking to get these health benefits

[andersoncardoso]

I started to smoke when I was 16 and last year I've decided to quit. It's such a tough process, but so worth. Now, 24 years old and 16 months without cigarettes and alcohol and practicing exercises everyday, all I can say is: do not give up giving up bad habits. You are a winner since the moment you've decided to quit, so go ahead, champ!

[WPPaH]

i quit on 2014 after 9 years of heavy smoking with no alternative just prying and eating healthy thats helped alot

[brodyllc]

After 8 years of smoking, i am almost a year clean from cigarettes. The birth of my beautiful daughter is what changed my way of thinking.

[sagarshrestha]

This video was always recommended to me but I never had the courage to open it because I was a heavy chain smoker and I knew how bad my lungs and body would have become, but today it's been a month and today I have finally seen this video and I'm really really happy that I quit smoking, the dopamine I get from quiting is more than when I used to smoke . To anyone who's reading my comment please quit smoking. God bless. 😊

[gyaru_saki]

I have never smoked a cigarette in my life but this video came up in my recommendations, I do not regret watching it. The way they explain what cigarettes do to your body is so easy to follow and super informational.

[karzimegmusic]

Quitting smoking is easy, I've done it more than 100 times...

[myninjagamers]

Quitted on 11 August 2019, it's been more then a year now. 😀😀

[ridehead]

I just decided to stop after 15 years of smoking, and that was 7 years ago today. I'm proud and happy every day 😊😊

[MaryamMahboub]

Alcohol and Cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

[DenisTheMennnace]

11 months a nonsmoker and feel great. If you do smoke, quit as soon as possible, and i wish you luck on this journey, it is not easy at first, but it is so worth it..

[jackistiac]

Gave up smoking on 16 April, 2015. More than 5 years now 👍🏽
Best wishes to all who are trying their best to quit & start a healthy life.

[PowahSlapEntertainmint]

It's a good thing I can watch this rather than learn through first hand experience.

[Tierneycristian]

I remember few years back after my wife died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got addicted to cigarettes. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.

[Goatrocks]

Hitting 3 weeks of not smoking! Smell is coming back. Taste buds are improving. Posture improving. Skin looking better. Feeling a whole lot better

[lilyjay]

I’ve quit smoking for 11 years and I’ve never been prouder

[QuangPham-hdwj]

Omg that's scary. As a smoker after watching for 2 mins I'm so horrified. Gotta take a cigarette to calm myself down before finishing the rest of the video.

[DericBush]

Mushrooms did wonders in my life. I suffered severe trauma several years ago after divorce with my husband. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Spent my whole life fighting cptsd. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my son recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms