If you want to quit smoking but can’t seem to find the motivation, there are plenty of reasons to give up. And if you can’t draw any inspiration from the social and financial issues, just take a look at the physical effects of smoking;
1) Life Span
If you smoke, you’ll reduce your life expectancy by an estimated seven to eight years. That may not sound too serious, especially if you happen to be under 30, but if we break it down further, every cigarette you smoke will shorten your life by approximately 10 minutes.
And if you want a truly shocking figure, try this; Every day, more people under the age of 70 die from smoking related diseases than the combined total of deaths through road traffic accidents, drug addiction, breast cancer and AIDS.
2) General Health
It’s no secret that the general health of smokers is much lower than that of non-smokers.
Medical studies have shown that smokers are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, which lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. And it’s not just older people who are affected. Many of these studies have questioned smokers in their twenties and thirties.
But that’s not all. People who smoke are likely to have poor quality skin. Due to the lower level of oxygen that reaches their skin they develop a pale, sallow complexion. And then there’s the issue with wrinkles. If you smoke, any wrinkles that you develop will be up to ten times worse than those developed by non smokers of your age.
In fact, it has been shown that smokers with noticeable wrinkles are much more likely to suffer from chronic conditions such as bronchitis and emphysema.
3) Major Illnesses
Smoking also increases your chances of developing a whole host of major illnesses. This includes;
a) Conditions that affect the respiratory system; asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
b) Cancers, especially of the mouth, throat and lungs.
c) High blood pressure and high cholesterol which leads to an increased risk of strokes and heart disease. In fact, smokers are two to three times more likely to die from a heart attack than non-smokers.
4) Viruses
Recent research has shown that due to the effect of smoking on the immune system, smokers have a higher chance of becoming infected with HIV.
5) Infections
If you smoke you’re at greater risk of respiratory infections because the smoke that you draw into your nose and throat damages that beneficial bacteria that lives in your respiratory system. This allows disease causing bacteria to enter your body.
6) Infertility
Smoking causes lower infertility levels in both men and women. Male smokers tend to have a lower sperm count, and may suffer from various mutations to their sperm. And due to the gradual blocking of arteries male smokers are more likely to become impotent.
Women who smoke are also less likely to conceive. And women who smoke during their pregnancy are more likely to experience a range of problems, including ectopic pregnancies, miscarriage, premature birth, lower birth weight and birth defects.
7) Mental Health
Studies have shown that smokers are twice as likely to suffer from depression than non-smokers.
Hannah Garcia
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- Call for your Health » Blog Archive » Quit smoking for good, try … – Smoking is a habit that may take years to quit. It may take great will power on the part of the quitter as the habit is not just a habit; it is addiction to nicotine and tobacco that takes over a person. It is possible that one finds it impossible to quit the habit.
What is the best program to follow to quit smoking?
I am not able to use nicotine aids due to medical reasons. Does anyone have a natural remedy for quitting smoking?
WILL POWER
ITS HARD BUT BETTER THAN FILLING YOUR BODY WITH OTHER S**T,IVE BEEN STOPPED FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW ,YOU THINK ITS HARD BUT IT GETS EASIER
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Find a girl (or boy) who likes you but hates smoking.
My girlfriend at the time gave me a choice between sex and cigarettes.
I may have been hooked, but I was certainly no fool.
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laser works 90% of the time this is a great way to do it without meds. Worked for me.Good Luck.
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Simply put–willpower. I stopped smoking because I felt like crap and looked even worse, like crap cooked twice. That was motivation enough.
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Chantix (prescription) worked great for me — heavy smoker
for more than 45 years — check with your Doctor, it isn’t a
patch and may work for you too.
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I was a smoker for 25 years and I had quit smoking for over six times ,but never really quit smoking before.Just after I read that quit smoking program, I realized how easy quitting smoking was.I am a non-smoker now! I highly recommend this program to you.It really works.You can check out http://quit-smoking-in-3-hours.info
Good luck!
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