Health: Reasons Why You Should Quit Smoking

Reasons Why You Should Quit Smoking

Written by Charlene J. Nuble

Smoking can hook you because cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive. But being hooked is not an excuse why you cannot quit smoking. Smoking has been proven by several researches to be great threat to one's health, that is why there is no reason why one who is already hooked to it should not quit smoking.

It is tough to quit smoking. People try at least 2 to 3 times before they can finally quit smoking. It takes hard work and lots of effort but if you're really determined then you can quit smoking for good.

Why quit smoking?

There are at least five reasons why you should quit smoking.

* First, if you quit smoking, you will definitely live longer and better.

* Second, each time you smoke, you take about 5 to 20 minutes off your life. Your chance of getting lung cancer, stroke or heart attack increases if you don't quit smoking.

* Third, repparttar people you live with, especially repparttar 137225 children, will be healthier only if you stop smoking. In fact, second hand smoke is more dangerous than repparttar 137226 actual smoke users get from smoking.

* Fourth, if you quit smoking, you will have extra money to spend on other things than cigarettes.

* And lastly, if you’re pregnant, chances of having a healthier baby is more likely if you quit smoking.

So repparttar 137227 next and most crucial question is "how do I quit smoking?"

Here are five ways that can help you quit smoking:

1. Get ready and prepare yourself to undetake your quit somking program? Set a quit smoking date. Change your environment by getting rid of all cigarettes in places you frequent and not allowing people to smoke near you or at your home.

Signs of an addiction

Written by Ryan Fyfe

Addictions come in many forms. It’s important to recognize repparttar

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problem becomes to large.

Some different types of Addictions are: Caffeine addiction, nicotine addiction, drug addiction, Alcohol addictions, and gambling addictions.

Like mentioned above it’s very important to recognize repparttar 137191 symptoms of addictions in order to be able to recognize and treat an addiction before it becomes to serious. There are several different symptoms, some vary on type of addiction, and others are age and gender specific. Here is a look at some of repparttar 137192 most common symptoms:

Uncontrolled Craving and Desires – This symptom can be general to all types of addictions. For example: food/drink cravings, gambling cravings

Fatigue – Often times addictions will result in both physical and mental fatigue, as your body will often be working over time, and not resting properly.

Obsessive thoughts – Can you not get a thought out of your mind, is it starting to take over and effect repparttar 137193

way you think?

Change in Behavior – Do you suspect that your behavior has changed? Are you more moody, or easily frightened?

Hyperactivity – Do you seem to be excessively active, but not getting a lot done? Do you fidget more then usual? Do you have problem sitting still for any length of time?

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