Health is Wealth - Spend it Wisely

One of the other consequences of smoking is damage to the cilia which help maintain the steady flow of red and white blood cells through your bloodstream, when the cilia become damaged it can typically lead to heart diseases and hardening of the arteries. 

Many studies support the fact that spending on activities such as dining, concerts or travel makes people happier in the long term.

With smoking leading to reduced blood circulation other cells in the body are effected, notably the skin, leading to early appearance of wrinkles and older looking skin.

Of course long term smoking also almost invariably leads to respiratory problems once the alveoli in the lungs become affected. The Alveoli are the final branches of the respiratory tree and the work by moving oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs as part of the system for gaseous exchange. As alveoli fail and die new ones develop but the new ones may not be as effective as the original alveoli before you started to smoke.

All these problems will lead to further lung problems which can as a worse case scenario lead to Bronchitis, COPD, Asthma or Emphysema as well as a host of other severe illnesses and complications.

Tobacco products of course contain nicotine making the addiction process a dangerous one as nicotine will display side affects when someone stops partaking in the smoking habit. These side affects will display themselves as irritable behaviour, mood swings, concentration lapses, increased stress levels; sleep problems etc etc, all of these side affects will put increasing pressure on the person to make them want a cigarette. At times like these Nicotine shows itself as the real master with the smoker as it's slave.

Scientific research has resulted in the calculation that a single milligram of nicotine when place on the skin of a rat will cause death, so imagine if you will what affects the inhaled nicotine will have on the health of a long term smoker.

Naturally prevention will always prove to be better than cure so it is best to keep clear of smoking altogether as smoking will lead to oxygen depletion through numerous body cells, vital organs and tissues causing you to feel constantly weak and run down, smoking is also the leading cause of many dental problems and oral cancers.

Great thinkers have often warned us: when seeking happiness, do not rely on worldly goods. Science bears out the advice—people with more wealth are not happier. Yet how you spend your funds does matter. 

Research reveals a few strategies that increase long-term contentment.Spend on experiences, not goods. Many studies support the fact that spending on activities such as dining, concerts or travel makes people happier in the long term than does purchasing goods. 

A paper published earlier this year by Cornell psychologist Thomas D. Gilovich and his colleagues posits that the benefits may derive from the fact that experiences inherently involve more social relationships and tend to be more entwined with a person's identity—there may a satisfaction in defining ourselves through doing. “In terms of ‘money well spent,’ experiences come out ahead on all measures,” Gilovich says.

Plan with abandon. It is well established that the anticipation of a reward often provides more joy than the reward itself. In ongoing work, Gilovich is further parsing the payoffs of expectation by asking subjects about their state of mind before and after making a purchase. He has found that the planning and anticipation of experiential purchases result in significantly more happiness and excitement than waiting for material purchases to arrive, which tends to be associated with edginess and impatience.

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Delay gratification. Approaching an immediate reward—sex, drugs, your favorite cheeseburger—causes soaring levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps us feel good, whereas levels start to decline while receiving the reward. Gilovich thinks that perhaps the same dopaminergic dance is at play when we shop for presents for ourselves; the pleasure of seeking instant gratification is fleeting. He suggests we might gain more happiness from certain purchases by delaying them until a special date or occasion, so we have a chance to enjoy the buildup.Certain purchases by delaying them until a special date or occasion, so we have a chance to enjoy the buildup.