QUIT SMOKING

By Bobby Min




Most smokers have a love/hate relationship with cigarettes. From the moment they wake up in the morning and until they sleep in the night, cigarettes seem to have become a part of every activity they do. It takes conscious effort on the part of a smoker to untangle the association they build with cigarette over a lifetime and realize the benefits of quitting smoking.

Soon after you give up smoking you would notice some remarkable changes in your body. Your sense of smell and taste will improve. Other short term changes would be blood pressure dropping to normal, pulse rating dropping to normal, body temperature increasing to normal, Carbon monoxide level becoming normal, and oxygen level in blood increases to normal.

On the other hand in the long run chances of heart attacks are reduced, nerve endings start re-growing, blood circulation betters, lung functioning increases by 30%; cilia re-grows in lungs, cleans the lungs, and reduces infection. Death rate for average smoker (one pack a day) decreases by almost half. Precancerous cells are replaced; risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas is reduced.

So it is seen that to increase our chances for a long life you should quit smoking. This would also add a number of healthy productive days to each year of your life. There is no other better time than today to make the changes. Don't give another day of your precious life over to smoking - Realize the benefits of quitting smoking now and quit now.