According to the National Cancer Institute, a person does not have to be smoker for him to be harmed by smoking. You can develop health problems simply from breathing in other people's smoke. Secondhand smoke, also called environmental tobacco smoke or ETS, is the combination of smoke that comes from a lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe and the smoke exhaled by the smoker,Sizing For UGG Boots. Secondhand smoke contains over 50 substances that can cause cancer when inhaled. Exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer,Baileys UGG Boots, respiratory tract infections, and heart diseases,Best Deal On UGG Boots. Your children are at particular risk for health problems associated with secondhand smoke if you happen to be a smoker or have friends and relatives who visit often and smoke. The respiratory system of your kids are not yet matured or developed enough to handle secondhand smoke. Their immune system is also likely to suffer from secondhand smoke and increases the chances of contacting other infections,Gray UGG Boots. Secondhand smoke also increases your children's chances of developing diseases like: respiratory infectionslow growth and developmentirritations of the eyes, nose, and throatasthma attackschronic coughsear infectionsSudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDSWhile you may not be able to control all the smokers in the world to protect your children, you can minimize the risks of secondhand smoke within their environment. Below are some ways you can lessen your children's exposure to secondhand smoke:1.Limit or avoid smoking within the premises of your house.If you smoke, avoid doing so in or near your house,Plumdale UGG Boots. Smoking inside the house forms a concentrated cloud of secondhand smoke especially if your windows are closed. Chemicals from smoke can also cling to household furnitures and other items your kids can come to contact with. Even if there is no smoke present in the house, your kids can contact the chemicals in your furnitures. If you must smoke, go outside and walk at a distance from your place. This way, you give the smoke ample time to dissipate.2.Ask visitors to refrain from smoking in your house.If you are having guests over such as relatives and friends for a get-together or party, smoking will be undoubtedly part of the event. Ask your visitors to refrain from smoking inside your house and its immediate premises like the porch. Instead, if they want to smoke, offer the garden or your backyard where there are plants that can help dissipate and absorb the smoke. Just make sure that your children are inside the house.3.Refrain from smoking in the car,Classic Tall Black UGG Boots.Smoke, when let out inside closed interiors like that of a car, tends to cling to the surfaces. Avoid smoking in your car especially if you travel with non-smokers frequently. The chemicals of the smoke that clung to your car's interiors can be absorbed by your passengers. If you smoked inside the car, keep the windows open and air your interiors regularly to help dissipate the odors left by smoke. For added safety, wash your hands and change your clothes after smoking especially if your children greet you as soon as you get home. You can also extend your kids' protection against secondhand smoke by patronizing restaurants that are smoke-free and establishments with no smoking policies. Related articles:

• UGG Boots Official Site 91242