10 Reasons To Quit Smoking

We all know that cigarette smoking is harmful not just to us but to those around us. So is cigar and pipe smoking just as harmful?

For years people have switched from cigarettes to cigars and pipes thinking they were helping to preserve their health. That’s just not so, and I am about to tell you why in a second.

A single cigar has more grams of tobacco and nicotine than any cigarette.
The cigar smoke is more concentrated and more toxic than cigarette smoking.
Pipe smoking also has many dangers: cancers of the lip, mouth, and throat due to the lingering smoke. It’s not necessary to inhale to cause danger to your health.

So many times I hear:

Give me one good reason why I should quit.
Or, I can quit anytime I feel like it.

Well how about quitting smoking now.

Below you will find 10 reasons to quit smoking. These are just the first 10 reasons that popped into my mind. I’m willing to bet that if you put your mind to the task you could think of many more reasons to quit smoking.

You Stink – not just while you are smoking. You reek all day. Your hair, clothes, your vehicle, your workspace all smell. How about these unattractive side effects of smoking … bad breath, yellow teeth and fingernails.

Ten times the risk for facial wrinkles. Smokers often have pale, ashen skin. Smokers with prominent wrinkles are 5 times more likely to suffer from COPD (chronic obstructed pulmonary disease) like emphysema and bronchitis than non-smokers.

Your lungs are full of phlegm and tar. Imagine “tar” which is a sticky black substance on your lungs. You can experience increased coughing and difficult breathing.

12 hours after your last smoke your body has begun the healing process

Smoking can cause Depression! Moodiness! Give you a pessimistic outlook on life.

Let’s be real … smoking is very expensive! Here in Arkansas we have a new 56-cent tax a pack on cigarettes. It was passed to fund a new state-wide trauma system.

Your fertility may be affected. You can become infertile – for females. For males, genetic mutations have occurred in sperm plus a high risk of erectile dysfunction.

Females – a possibility of difficult pregnancies. You have an increased chance of an ectopic pregnancy, which can be fatal for both mother and infant. Smokers have babies with lower birth weights and more birth defects. It also increases your chance for premature delivery and miscarriage.

Are you being a good role model for your children? Kids imitate their parents and other adults that they respect or are fascinated with.

Studies are showing more and more facts that second-hand smoke kills.

Children and adults who are exposed to second-hand smoke are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer, heart disease, and other respiratory problems, such as Asthma.

Smokers increase their chances of dying young.

Smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death in America. Cancers of the mouth, throat, lungs are not a pleasant way to die. Then there are other diseases attached to smoking such as: Asthma, chronic bronchitis, Emphysema, high blood pressure, high cholesterol (LDL – the bad cholesterol) stroke and heart disease.

A smoker’s risk of dying from a heart attack is 2 to 4 times greater than a non-smoker.

Well, are you now ready to quit?

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One Response to “10 Reasons To Quit Smoking”

Jenny Says:
August 18th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Good content, very valuable, thanks

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