Save Money And Improve Your Health By Quitting Smoking
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011The idea to stop smoking might seem really great, but what are you actually going to get out of the process?
For many people there are some benefits that are immediately obvious. Of course, your clothes and house will smell a lot better, and if you have been a car smoker, your car will start to smell better as well. However, if you dive beyond these shallow reasons, what can you really expect to gain by quitting? The issues of money and even your health are far greater than any minor smells that cigarettes can give off.
One of the biggest benefits is the savings of money. Consider that a one pack a day habit can easily rack up a bill of $35 a week, $150 a month and finally $1,825 in a year. This adds up to an enormous amount that is really hard to play down. It is important to be really honest with yourself about how much your cigarettes are costing you, if you are attempting to slash your budget, quitting smoking can go a very long way towards freeing up a lot of money.
But money is not everything. Your health will also be improved. Research shows 20 minutes after the last cigarette it is possible to see an improved health.
If you consider that quitting smoking can help you reduce your risk of heart problems, stroke, high blood pressure, lung cancer, and even breathing complications you have just located a plethora of reasons why smoking really is good to avoid. The research that tells us smoking is bad has proven that just a short period of time after quitting is able to reverse many of the harmful effects that cigarettes have caused, no matter how long you have been a smoker.
An example is that just 5 years after the last cigarette the risk of a stroke will be the same as for someone who has been a non-smoker for their entire life. In contrast the risk if you continue to smoke is at least the double.
Additionally, if you quit for 15 years, you can enjoy the same risk of coronary heart disease as a non-smoker as well. Taking these small victories for your health is important since you will be able to significantly improve your quality of life
There are many reasons to quit smoking; no matter if you look at the money or the health. So stop today and see an improvement tomorrow.
Martin Elmer is the editor of Rygestop dag for dag. Here you can also read about Hypnose rygestop.
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Originally posted 2010-01-03 18:49:06.







