How do cigarettes affect the body? - Krishna Sudhir
Video Overview & Insights
Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded
Never miss an opportunity to learn something new - subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/teded
View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-cigarettes-affect-the-body-krishna-sudhir
Cigarettes arenโt good for us. Thatโs hardly news -- weโve 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.
๐
Lesson by Krishna Sudhir, directed by TED-Ed.
Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Chris, Megan Douglas, Barbara Smalley, Filip Dabrowski, Clair Chen, Vik Nagjee, Karen Goepen-Wee, Della Palacios, Bah Becerra, Marc Bilodeau, Ruby Solorzano, Ivan Tsenov, Claudia Mayfield, Yankai Liu, Duo Xu, Joy Love Om, Gi Nam Lee, Shawn Quichocho, Anika Westburg, Barun Padhy, Devin Harris, Tony Trapuzzano, Jason Weinstein, Kris Siverhus, Alexander Walls, Annamaria Szilagyi, Morgan Williams, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Mandeep Singh, ุณูุทุงู ุงูุฎูููู, Marylise CHAUFFETON, Marvin Vizuett, Jayant Sahewal, Quinn Shen, Elizabeth Cruz, Elnathan Joshua Bangayan, Mullaiarasu Sundaramurthy, Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva, Dan Paterniti, Jerome Froelich, Tyler Yoshizumi, Martin Stephen, Justin Carpani, Khalifa Alhulail, Tejas Dc, Benjamin & Shannon Pinder, Srikote Naewchampa, Ex Foedus, Exal Enrique Cisneros Tuch, and Ana Maria.
5 years smoke free!
More User Perspectives
To everyone who finally quit, CONGRATS!! ๐ฅณ๐ You did it!!
@watchulookinat271As always great video by ted
@KensleeCook36MASYALLAH TABARAKALLAHZ
@glueater140Please help me stop smoking by reminding me every moment you see this.
@TevictorKipalanToo much of everything is dangerous,even food,
@amindienmin7147Am I the only one who bought a pack of cigarettes and search on youtube how to smoke a cigarette buy this video made me regret that money is gone....
I'm not gonna waste tease cigrates..
I will smoke for the first time and then quit ๐
Proud to say that I have never touched a cigarette and never will!!!!
@Methionine_7I quit from today to infinity
@Selenium188Hey guys I have been smoking from last 2years
But I had made a plain and I haven't smoked from last 3months but in my mind thers always a craving of cigrate i can't make concentration in my studies cigrate addiction is one of the largest addiction in the world
It is so compelling how every part of your body gets eventually destroyed, I always wondered why loved, healthy, and mentally stable people expose themselves to this type of deleterious and unsafe objects. My mom always says, โonce you try it, either you like is or not, and there is a higher chance that you will get attached to it and become it an habit, because it stimulates your brain temporarily in a way that no other stimulus can doโ and it is so true, my grandfather died from a heart attack, we never understood why his cause of death was a stroke and not lung cancer and other respiratory diseases, now I understand why. Today, I learned that a cigarette creates a decline in the body and brain, and your longevity is worth quitting smoking, I hope every smoker can realize that they are not CHOOSING To smoke, because I know nobody woukd hurt themselves in such a way, when they know the harmful consequences, (unless they aim to, due to depression and other illnesses) rather, they are being controlled by their environment and their influences, but appealing to nicotine and other addictive substances are not always the greatest decisions or ways to forget problems and escape from overwhelming life circumstances.
@AngelofGlowSmoking gave me chronic back pain... spinal stenosis, ddd and bulging discs. Im in pain every day and its vital i quit.... im struggling!!
@kitkat7171x2nd day no cigi
@Vigi-x6lMy dad always smoke a cigarette and he's still alive??!
@petdwipe3002My brother started smoking at 14 and has smoked 2+ packs of Winston cigarettes ever since! At age 54 he has lost several teeth and has emphysema and other lung problems! I'm surprised he is still alive! ๐ฎ
@jeffreymacintyre2711yea but they look cool sooo
@illnoctOh, I have a pack of cigarettes too. Wow
@Manuqtixwatching this while smokin a cig
@Kaiser.121Thank god, i never smoked in my entire lifeโค
@noufaloufizWow! That was a fantastic explanation
@drp-h3rJohn 3 16 Psalm 23
@JesusisLord-k8kThanks now I will start smoking and quit in a few years as, apparently, it will do no harm after 15 years of quitting
@JustYourAverageToesI smoked for 18 years. I quit smoking 29 years, 5 months ago!
@SteveAubrey1762listen song 1h will close i open light streetwear is me the world will close you know i do open it so you all meet real man
@KengKim-o7mone peace one close ???? match with me 1h only from now count now
@KengKim-o7mdon't take my name do wrong again learn you gift me 999999999999999999999Bbb Diadmon kids you know i am Father here all do wrong with wong fammily must x 9999999 Note no teach u also
@KengKim-o7mMy parents are smokers, but my mom smokes twice as much than my dad, since my dad has a job that does not allow people smoking on vehicles or in buildings, while my mom does not have a job. I might show my mom this video, since my dad is at work, and she might regret smoking and be terrified of the facts in this video, like "OH MY GOD! MY DAUGHTER IS RIGHT! I COULD END UP KILLING MYSELF BY SIMPLY SMOKING TOO MUCH AND END UP IN THE SAME SMOKERS' DEATH FATE LIKE HOW SCATMAN CROTHERS HAS DIED OF LUNG CANCER SINCE HE ALSO SMOKED CIGARETTES!" like she would be shocked at my facts, and the facts that smoking can lead to heart attack and stroke would scare mom, and possibly make her be convinced to exercise like a maniac, and quit smoking.
@MegatronandOptimusPrimeYou can get lung cancer amongst other types of cancer.
@Michael-k4d2u0:35 Jesus Christ!!
@-_-SpongeBobI was never a heavy smoker but I would smoke here and there for just over a decade. Looking back at it, it was so foolish. You have one body that God gives you, and smoking is just one of the 1000s of ways you can disrespect/tarnish it. Even then, you're body is constantly fighting for you around the clock by trying to heal and repair itself...how amazing is the Creator when designing us? You have to appreciate what you've been given, and there's a saying 'your body is a temple' for a reason.
@itwilpasThree months smoke-free after 32 years of smoking 50 cigarettes a day. It was very easy. I wish I had known earlier how easy it would be.
@guitararrow6537I'm glad I always hated the smell of cigarettes.
@engineerman1017But this video doesn't show just how Effing cool you are when you smoke.
@percivalgooglyeyes6178So it's better to get cigarette candy ? ๐
@Color-me-calm"nah bro smoking weed is better"
@squid1712Hereโs the part I donโt understandโฆ Why is it that persons believe โscare tacticsโ will help someone break an addiction? โItโs doing this and that to you, and it will end youโโฆ โNah, I feel fine, I must be INVINCIBLE!โ.
If you or someone you love wants to break an addiction, focus on the advantages to quitting, not the detriment for not.
Worked for me.
I had my last cigarette two weeks ago, after 68 years. I'm glad.
@imgreyladyIts too old but animation is top notch
@nurulhaque3332Shameless meh ... whilr Watching this video my life is giving me warning
Watching video while smoking .. ๐ข
smoking as i's watching this. cheers lads.
@Davitaa_____2:10 was funny
@jude_janauriusFive hundred cigarettes...
@idk2204-r7fSmoking is better than coffee. I think coffee is not fit well with me
@user-yjbc5e7f9b74Knocking on 10 years ๐ญ๐
@CurtisWhitehead-wn5bsOkay but what about herbal cigs
@Xx-zombrainsI was a heavy smoker for about 15 years and I quit 9 days ago! I really hope I can make it this time โบ๏ธ
@Olga-qw8juDoes quitting do anything for your skin?
@LadyFrost23Watching this while smoking a cigarette is a wild feeling ๐ซฉ๐
@magnificent_TKMG7223