American heart surgeon Jeremy London warned against a common habit, stressing that it is the most dangerous habit a person can practice, and that it damages all organs of the body more than any other behavior.
London, a certified heart surgeon with over 25 years of experience, has a large following on Instagram, where he has over a million followers and posts educational content about heart health. He was also recently hosted by journalist Mel Robbins on one of her podcast episodes.
During the interview, Robbins asked him what the first thing is that he avoids as a heart surgeon, and he replied without hesitation: "Smoking is at the top of the list."
He explained that smoking cigarettes harms all organs of the body, adding: "I cannot find one thing that harms all organs of the body like smoking cigarettes. It is highly addictive, and I know that, and I am not passing judgment because I realize how difficult it is to quit."
He noted that throughout his years of work he has dealt with many chronic smokers, and he understands the difficulty of quitting this habit, but he stressed that this does not change the fact that smoking is the most dangerous thing a person can do to himself, in addition to its direct link to lung cancer and many other diseases.
London's recommendations support what the UK's National Health Service (NHS) confirms, which indicates that smoking increases the risk of heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, dementia and vision loss, along with many other health problems.
The agency explains that the body begins to recover after quitting smoking, as the heart rate returns to its normal level within 20 minutes, while the percentage of carbon monoxide in the blood drops by half after eight hours, allowing a greater amount of oxygen to reach the body
She added that the risk of death from lung cancer is halved after ten years of quitting smoking, compared to those who continue to smoke.
