97% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING MEASLES. SMOKING IS BAD FOR EVERYONE, BUT FOR WOMEN, THE HEART RISKS ARE EVEN WORSE. KOAT SEVEN MEDICAL EXPERT DOCTOR DR. BARRY RAMO EXPLAINS WHY QUITTING MAKES SUCH A POWERFUL DIFFERENCE. MOST PEOPLE WHO THINK ABOUT SMOKING THINK ABOUT EMPHYSEMA OR LUNG CANCER, BUT IN FACT, ONE OF THE GREATEST RISKS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AND ONE OF THE MOST PREVENTABLE WAYS TO PREVENT HEART DISEASE IS THE FACT THAT CIGARETTES CAUSE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. THEY INFLAME THE ARTERIES, THEY LAY DOWN PLAQUE IN THE ARTERIES. AND THAT’S PARTICULARLY TRUE. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WOMEN UNDER THE AGE OF 50 ARE A SIGNIFICANT 4 OR 5 TIMES GREATER RISK FOR HAVING A HEART ATTACK. NOW, THERE’S GOOD NEWS. IF YOU QUIT SMOKING, YOU’LL REDUCE YOUR RISK IMMEDIATELY BY 50% OVER THE FIRST YEAR. SO IT’S A PREVENTABLE DISEASE. IT GOES AWAY IF YOU QUIT SMOKING. MY SUGGESTION IS USE NICOTINE PATCHES OR NICOTINE GUM. THAT’LL DOUBLE YOUR CHANCES OF QUITTING SMOKING. OR YOU MAY NEED SOME MEDICATION, BUT DON’T BOTHER WITH VAPING. WE’RE NOT SURE HOW SAFE IT IS, BUT ONE THING IS CLEAR QUITTING SMOKING WILL REDUCE YOUR RISK FOR HEART ATTACKS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A YOUNG WOMAN. FOR HEALTHBEAT, I’M DOC