We all know Smoking Cigarette is very bad for our health Right.!
I have had Shisha/hookah twice and no one has mentioned for once that it's bad.
Here I am innocently smoking Shisha/hookah,
thinking in my mind and questioning why a lot of people don't know if it's bad or not and even those that do,
Don't frown at it the way Cigarette is being frowned at.
So the question today would be:
Is Smoking Shisha/hookah bad for our health? and does shisha/hookah do more damage to our body as compared to cigarette?

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She posted this on her facebook account.

Effects of smoking Shisha

1- Causes cancer: Due to the mode of Shisha smoking—including frequency of puffing, depth of inhalation, and length of the smoking session—Shisha smokers may absorb higher concentrations of the toxins found in cigarette smoke, thus increasing the hazard to the body.

2- Causes heart problem: Shisha tobacco and smoke contain numerous toxic substances known to cause clogged arteries and heart disease.

3- Periodontal (gum tissue) disease: There is an increased level of nicotine and cotinine (a by product of nicotine) in the blood plasma, saliva and urine of Shisha smokers that affects the periodontal tissues.

4- Prone to infections: Hookah pipes used in hookah bars and cafes may not be cleaned properly, risking the spread of infectious diseases. Infectious diseases including tuberculosis (which can infect the lungs or other parts of the body), aspergillus (a fungus that can cause serious lung infections), and helicobacter (which can cause stomach ulcers) may be spread by sharing the pipe or through the way the tobacco is prepare.

5- Low birth weight babies with pregnant women smoking Shisha : Shisha smoking among pregnant mothers is risky to the baby as well, since the child may face underweight problems and difficulty in breathing. Babies born to women who smoked one or more water pipes a day during pregnancy have lower birth weights (were at least 3½ ounces less) than babies born to non-smokers and are at an increased risk for respiratory diseases.

6- Nicotine addiction: Hookah and Shisha smoking deliver almost the same amount of nicotine as cigarettes do, leading to nicotine addiction.

7- Other effects of Shisha also includes: wrinkled skin, sexual impotence, etc.

Source>> http://www.quitshisha.com/effects-of-shisha.html

Note:How an hour spent smoking trendy shisha pipes is as harmful as a HUNDRED cigarettes >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2114987/How-hour-spent-smoking-trendy-shisha-harmful-ONE-HUNDRED-cigarettes.html