This is the first step that will quide you to stop smoking.
| Can you answer yourself: why do you want to quit smoking? Do you really know the reasons? Here you will learn on the facts and stories that give you good reason to quit smoking |
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Smoking kills over 1.500,000 people a year.
Understanding how smoking "helps" .
People say they feel more relaxed when they smoke, or they feel they enjoy smoking. This makes sense, but why?
The answer is this: Smoking suppresses feelings.
It's like feelings come out of a bottle inside of us, and smoking puts the cork in the bottle. It is natural, therefore, to experience unwanted feelings when giving up smoking, because the blockage to our feelings is no longer there. Be prepared for unwanted feelings to emerge, but don't go expecting them. Nicotine gum or patches can assist feelings emerge more gradually.
There are some people who become almost violently angry when they stop smoking, or go through other extreme emotions. If you have experienced this in the past, prepare ahead of time: go and see your doctor. Discuss with him or her the possibility of having a short period of time on a sedative-type medication, perhaps. If you are "into" natural health remedies perhaps there is a homeopathic or other remedy which may be helpful.
In one study only 42% of male lifelong smokers reached the age of 73 compared to 78% of nonsmokers.
Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances.
When you inhale, a cigarette burns at 700°C at the tip and around 60°C in the core. This heat breaks down the tobacco to produce various toxins.
Research has shown that smoking reduces life expectancy by seven to eight years.
Smoking also affects your looks: smokers have paler skin and more wrinkles. This is because smoking reduces the blood supply to the skin and lowers levels of vitamin A.
For men in their 30s and 40s, smoking increases the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) by about 50 per cent.
