Is Laura Bush still smoking? Or has she already quit? Looking at the contrasting reports, nobody really knows if the former First Lady has quit smoking.
Married to George W. Bush in 1997, Laura Lane Welch Bush was born in November 4, 1946. Considered as one of the most popular first ladies, she served alongside her husband from January 2001 to January 2009.
During her tenure as first lady, she advanced interests close to her heart such as literacy, education, and women's health. She actively became involved with The Heart Truth as an ambassador. The Heart Truth is an awareness campaign about heart disease and stroke in women.
Her involvement in the Heart Truth is what brought her habit of smoking in the spotlight. Smoking is one of the major risk factors in heart disease and stroke. Nicotine, an ingredient of cigarettes and tobacco products, has the ability to narrow blood vessels. Most of Laura Bush's speeches talked about the role of smoking in heart disease and stroke.
Some people felt that if she is still smoking, she is not credible to be an ambassador.
Laura Bush said she has stopped. But reports claiming otherwise still surface. Personally, I don't think that her habit of smoking should be the main point here. What is most important is that as ambassador of The Heart Truth, she is spreading the fact that smoking kills through heart disease and stroke. She is making more and more people aware of the fact that heart disease is the number 1 killer American women today.
Through her very own experience, Laura Bush knows that quitting is very difficult. That's why for her, the secret to quitting is not to start. Do not start the habit. Because once you start, you are already giving away your life. Quit smoking now!
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