Why You Need to Stop Smoking

It is good enough to get motivated from stopping smoking, you need a powerful, personal reason to quit. Choose a reason that is strong enough to outweigh the urge to light up. There are many terrible effects of smoking that we need to know in order for us to get motivated to stop smoking.

One is the pictures of a rotten lungs if we do not stop smoking..And If all those pictures of rotten lungs were not enough to scare us to stop smoking, maybe, looking at the benefits would be more appropriate for us.

* If we stop smoking, our blood pressure drops after 20 minutes. The temperature of our hands and feet begin to normalize.

* The level of carbon monoxide in our blood drops to normal level within eight hours after we cease smoking.

* Within two up to three months after we kick the habit, the function of our lungs is raised by 30% and our circulation improves.

* We automatically reduce our risk of getting heart disease within 24 hours after stopping.

* If we are able to stave off smoking for an entire year, we decrease our risk for coronary heart disease to only half that of a smoker.

* Within five up to fifteen years after we have kicked the habit, we greatly reduce our risk of having a stroke. In fact, our risk lowers to the same level as a non-smoker.

* We become less susceptible to cancer in the following areas: esophagus, mouth, throat, pancreas, bladder, and kidney.

* After a decade of quitting smoking, our risk of getting lung cancer would decrease greatly, to the point that it is just the same as a non-smoker.

* Shortness of breath, coughing, sinus congestion, and fatigue diminish in the span of one up to nine months.

* The Cilia, little strand-like structures in the lungs that is in charge of mucus removal, starts to function normally within a span of one up to nine months. This improves their capacity to cleanse the lungs, which decreases the chances for infection.

* Dragon breath—bad breath due to smoking—is eliminated permanently.

* The risk of getting gum disease is diminished when we stop smoking.

* When we stop smoking, we stop our nails from turning yellowish.

* Quitting smoking removes the cause of our stained teeth.

* When we stop smoking, we reduce our risk of getting premature wrinkles.

* Kicking the smoking habit will normalize our smelling ability.

* You would become more energetic and active.

* We would not easily run out of breath when we do strenuous activities.

* When we quit smoking, we would take more pleasure from doing exercises.