Why you should stop smoking today!
Want to stop smoking but can not motivate you? Well, here some facts and figures which should give you all the incentive you need to take the plunge! I will first explain some health risks you may not About ...
* Cigarettes contain at least 43 different cancer causing chemicals.
* One in five deaths in industrialized countries is caused by smoking.
* Half of all tobacco-related deaths occur between ages 35 and 69, which translates into an average of about 23 years of life lost due to tobacco.
* For men, smoking can lead to impotence. When you smoke tobacco, you inhale chemicals fat that damage the lining of the arteries and slows blood flow. Nicotine constricts arteries to make them even closer. When the arteries leading to sexual organs of a man is stranded, he is impotent. Arteriosclerosis, as they say, is the most common cause of impotence in America North.
* For women, being a smoker increases your chances of developing a wide range of unpleasant conditions, including pelvic inflammatory disease, menstrual problems and osteoporosis. Smoking reduces fertility and increases the risk of premature menopause.
And here is a that you rarely see ads. Smoking doubles (at least) your chances of becoming blind.
Chemicals against damage tobacco blood vessels behind your eyes and increase your risk of developing macular degeneration linked to the (AMD). International research shows that the risk to your eyesight is increased by anything from two to four times. Smoking is also associated with other eye diseases, including cataracts.
What are bad news (well, some of them ...). But there are also good news. Once you quit, your body begins to repair the damage caused to it, and you begin to reduce the risk of diseases related to smoking.
* After five years of quitting, your risk of having a heart attack is halved.
* After eight to ten years of quitting, your risk of contracting lung cancer or heart disease is the same as someone who never smoked.
And you do not have to wait years to feel the benefits of quitting neither. Some of the benefits you will notice a few weeks of quitting smoking are:
* Your hair, skin and breath no longer smell tobacco smoke.
* Your breathing will be easier.
* Your sense of taste and smell improves.
* You will see a reduction in phlegm and smoker's cough.
* Your lung efficiency will begin to recover at a rate similar to a non-smoker.
* You'll be better able to cope with exercise and physical exertion.
* You will feel positive about yourself for having stopped.
* And, of course, you've saved a shed load of money by not buying cigarettes.
So there's really no excuse to delay smoking cessation plus!
About the Author
Marvin G. Power is the author of the best-selling manual Stop Smoking in 28 Days , available from www.stop-me-smoking.org .
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