Benefits Of Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking is a hard task that takes a lot of determination and time. You just cannot quit smoking if you lack self-confidence. You need to have a strong self-esteem. The keyword for stopping is self-control. You have to overcome the cravings and the urge to smoke a cigarette. It is likely that you will strongly feel like having a last cigarette, but if you surrender to the temptation than certainly it will not be your last cigarette.


Before going to quit smoking make sure you

• Keep away from cigarettes and ashtrays.
• Tell all your friends about your decision of quitting smoking.
• When feeling like having a puff involve yourself in some other activity.
• Don’t drink alcohol, coffee, etc instead drink fresh fruit juices.

Quitting smoking may have some bad effects on your body, especially for chain smokers. You may suffer from serious problems. Some of these immediate effects may include:
- Irritability and tiredness, but these will gradually reduce.
- Dizziness, this will also last for only a few days
- Trouble sleeping
- Restlessness
- Frustration and anger
- Depression
- Trouble in concentrating
- Headache and
- Increased appetite

All these effects and side-effects seem to be very small as compared to the benefits by stopping smoking.

Some of the benefits of stopping smoking are:

• The most important being a clean and refreshing breath. People around you don't have to suffer due to your bad breath. Even your clothes will stop stinking.
  


• You can save on a lot of money that would have instead been spent on cigarettes. This money can be later used in times of need.
  


• You would be relieved of coughing and all other diseases caused due to smoking.
  


• Your lungs will be free from deadly nicotine loaded gases.
  


• You will be less likely to suffer from a heart attack as smokers are much likely to get one.
  


• There will be fewer problems related to indigestion that is caused due to smoking.
  


• You will have less wrinkles and may even want to reward yourself by reducing wrinkles further through botox treatments
  


• For women, there would be less chance of a miscarriage and breast cancer.
  


• You will be less likely to suffer from bronchitis and pneumonia.
  


• Your house and your surrounding will smell good.
  


• You will suffer from less sinus problems.
  


• You will have whiter teeth than before with fresh breath.
  


• Quit smoking has major health related benefits for both men and women of all ages.
  


• Former smokers live longer than continuing smokers.
  


• Quitting smoking reduces the risk of lung cancer, many other cancers, chronic lung diseases, heart attack, and stroke.
  


• Women who stop smoking before pregnancy or during the first 3 to 4 months of pregnancy reduce their risk of having a low birth weight baby to that of women who never smoked.
  


• The health benefits of quitting smoking far exceed any risks from the average 5-pound weight gain or any adverse psychological effects that may follow quitting.