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7 Surprising Things Doctors Can Tell Just By Looking at You

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Your voice indicates if you smoke or not

If you were told to quit smoking, but you did not do this, you should know that you cannot lie to your doctor because they can tell by listening to you. So, if you have a raspy voice it means that you are still smoking. 

“They have a hoarse voice, inflamed gums and a specific cigarette smell to their breath and clothing that they themselves cannot detect. They also often have a subtle yellowing of their nails and smoker’s lines around their lips that come from years of a repetitive motion – in this case, sucking on a cigarette,” said Anna D. Guanche MD, a dermatologist.

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