The Best Reasons Why You Should Quit Smoking

By Martin Elmer

Quitting the cigarettes might seem to be a really great thing, but it not always that clear, what the benefits are.

Some benefits are very obvious. The clothes and the house will smell better, and if you normally smoke in the car, it will also be nicer to drive without the smell of the cigarettes. But there better reasons to quit the cigarettes. Things like better health and more money is probably counting more than the smell.

You can save a lot of money if you quit the cigarettes. On pack a day can easily save you $35 a week, $150 a month and $1,825 a year. So if you really want to save some money, be honest and calculate how much it cost you to smoke the number of cigarettes, you are smoking today.

But money is not everything. Your health will also be improved. Research shows 20 minutes after the last cigarette it is possible to see an improved health.

If you stop smoking you can improve your health by reducing the risk of breathing complications, lung cancer, high blood pressure, heart problems and stroke. Research has shown that only a short period after the last cigarette many of the harmful effects that smoking has caused will start to reverse; even if you are a long time smoker.

If you quit for just a period of 5 years the risk of a stroke is the same as for someone who have never smoked. If you continue to smoke the risk will be at least the double

And it gets better. 15 years after you have stopped smoking the risk of coronary heart disease is the same as for non-smokers. It might seem like small steps, but you can be sure that they will improve your health; and thereby also the quality of your life.

There are many reasons to quit smoking; no matter if you look at the money or the health. So stop today and see an improvement tomorrow. - 32608

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