1/14/2013

When it comes to one of the most important choices you will ever make knowing the quitting smoking benefits will help you thru one of the hardest thing you might ever try to do. When you are ready to commit to quitting one of the most life threatening habits that we face in today's world you will need all the positive information you can find. Let's just walk through the just a few of the benefits now.



The benefits to giving up smoking include the following:



1. You smell better



2. Your home and possessions smell much nicer



3. You Save money, you could use the money you save for a holiday for you and your family



4. You no longer affect the health of others. If you have children and you are a smoker, your children are at risk of all the side effects smoking as well. That is simply not fair to them. Your children will experience more colds and flu symptoms than normal. They will have coughing fits as well, just like you do from smoking. The worst part is that you are teaching your children to smoke if you are smoking in front of them.



5. No more bad moods when you can't get your nicotine fix. I'm sure we've all experienced desperately wanting a cigarette and we feel ourselves taking out our frustrations on others. Once you give up smoking and those urges lessen, your mood swings will be a thing of the past.



6. Health Problems reduce



a.) When you smoke, your blood pressure increases and this increases the risk of you having a heart attack. About 20 minutes after finishing a cigarette your blood pressure will return to normal levels.



b.) If you go just 24 hours without a cigarette the levels of carbon monoxide and nicotine in your blood are dramatically reduced by more than half.



c.) After just a few days you may notice your energy levels have increased and breathing becomes easier as longs are able to take in more oxygen



d.) During the first 6 months, blood circulation improves



e.) Just one year after you've quit, the risk of heart attack will have halved.



f.) Risk of lung cancer after 10 years falls to half that of a smoker and heart disease risks return to those of a non smoker



7. Your skin and general appearance will improve. I'm sure many of us have seen firsthand the tips of a long term smokers fingers can have a yellow stain to them. Not only this but the affect of smoking on wrinkles and the early onset of the signs of ageing are some of the not so nice downsides of smoking. Smoking also stains your teeth and whilst we can now get treatment to artificially whiten our teeth, surely a natural smile has to be better.



8. Your sense of taste and smell will improve. Smoking dulls the taste buds and affects the clarity of your senses, even after just a few days you will begin experiencing tastes you haven't had for a while and



9. You may have developed a 'Smokers Cough', increased phlegm production is common in smokers. When you stop smoking phlegm levels return to normal



10. We've reached the last benefit for this article; you may even notice your field of vision improves.
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