Smoking causes cancer, emphysema, and heart disease and can shorthen your life by up to 10 years on average. It is also bad for your family's health and it can cost you a large amount of cash.
If you smoke, the number one thing you can do for your health is to give up.
If you smoke you are probably addicted so it's not easy to give up. If your partner smokes or a large number of friends/colleagues then it is harder to
give up - try to get someone to give up with you.
When you quit you will get a load of unpleasent symptons like : -
> Craving for tobacco
> Headaches
> Chest discomfort
> Irritability
> Fatigue
> Lack of concentration
> Hunger
These are all hard to deal with but if you stick with it they will go - Nicotine patches may help but up to three-quarters of ex-smokers have quit
without assistance ('cold turkey' or cut down then quit), and unaided cessation is by far the most common method used by most successful ex-smokers.
Here are some of the benefits of quitting
> Within 20 minutes after quitting, blood pressure and heart rate decrease
> Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in the blood decrease to normal
> Within 48 hours, nerve endings and sense of smell and taste both start recovering
> Within 3 months, circulation and lung function improve
> Within 9 months, there are decreases in cough and shortness of breath
> Within 1 year, the risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half
> Within 5 years, the risk of stroke falls to the same as a non-smoker, and
the risks of many cancers (mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix)
decrease significantly
> Within 10 years, the risk of dying from lung cancer is cut in half and the risks of larynx and pancreas cancers decrease
Since people who successfully quit smoking may gain weight why not start an exercise programme and start eating healthy food. You can be a healthy man
and a positive role model, start today.
