Topic - A Fib and Early Smoke Exposure.
If you smoke while pregnant or smoke in the presence of your child, no matter their age, not only are you threatening the health of their lungs, you’re increasing their risk of atrial fibrillation.
A-fib is associated with an increased risk of stroke and heart failure. Love for children often causes change in parents.
Addiction, especially nicotine addiction, is an incredibly powerful force, but so is love and devotion.
Now is the time for you to make a decision about quitting.
Support groups, individual therapy, nicotine patches and oral medications make it easier to stick with the plan.
Even insurance companies have gotten on board to make it easier for you to get effective treatment.
The missing piece in the puzzle is you and your commitment to your child’s healthy life.
Ask yourself if, in 20 years, you can live with the consequences of your 30-year old son announcing he has A-fib. Put your plan in motion today.
