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Suggest Treatment For Tobacco Addiction

My husband smokes pot and has giant cell arteritis and is going to be coming off the steroids slowly and they want him to eat foods that promote blood flow and not to smoke cigars but he failed to tell them about the pot, will it hurt the blood flow or not? i say yes but he won t believe me.
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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Your concern about your husband is right. Smoking has many adverse effects on body.
Your husband also has arteritis which is also a risk factor for future problems.
Smoking reduces body immunity and will lead to impaired resistant to infection.
It also causes plaques in arteries and reduces the size of main arteries of heart. This will affect arterial size and reduces blood flow.

So please advise your husband for quitting. Consult your psychiatrist for quitting process and also for replacement therapy. Do proper exercise and eat healthy and balance diet.

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Hello Welcome to Healthcare Magic Your concern about your husband is right. Smoking has many adverse effects on body. Your husband also has arteritis which is also a risk factor for future problems. Smoking reduces body immunity and will lead to impaired resistant to infection. It also causes plaques in arteries and reduces the size of main arteries of heart. This will affect arterial size and reduces blood flow. So please advise your husband for quitting. Consult your psychiatrist for quitting process and also for replacement therapy. Do proper exercise and eat healthy and balance diet. Thanks for contacting us...