Benefits of Quitting Smoking

What are the benefits of quitting smoking? What are smoking effects?

Smoking is one of the most dangerous habits. Giving up smoking will dramatically affect your health and wellbeing. However, this is an addiction that is very hard to kick even for highly motivated people.

Smoking facts

There are altogether 599 additives in cigarettes and more than 4,000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette. Cigarettes are manufactured out of cured tobacco leaves with addictives added to bring the flavor. The cigarette butts are made of acetate and are not biodegradable. A significant constituent found in cigarette smoke are Acetaldehyde and Nicotine. Both combined is one of the main factors for nicotine addiction.

Smoking cigarettes is a contributing factor in emphysema, lung cancer and heart disease. It affects cholesterol level, causes blood pressure to rise, thickens blood and increases it inclination to clot, which raises the risk of stroke. It impairs fertility in women and lower sperm count in men. It is harmful to developing embryo for pregnant women. It causes premature wrinkles and excessive skin wrinkling. Smoking also lowers bone mass associated with osteoporosis. It also interferes with wound healing because the nicotine in cigarettes shrinks capillaries.

Here are the top 5 benefits of quitting smoking

Healthier Pair of Lungs

One of the major benefits of quitting smoking is you are able to lower the risk of lung cancer. Ever notice how you are always out of breath or how you are suddenly catching your breath after one flight of stairs? This is a price of smoking that you certainly would not want to continue paying.

Better Looking Skin

Almost all smokers have very dry skin because their bodies are extremely depleted of Vitamin C. Also, smoking has been proven to dehydrate skin cells which make the skin surface look dry. If you want to look younger, or at least look your age, giving up cigarettes is the first step you need to make.

Decreased Risk of Sterility and Other Reproductive Limitations

One of the least known effects of smoking is that it can decrease sperm count and as well as the overall quality of the sperm produced in the male gonads. One of the best benefits of quitting smoking for people who are trying to have a kid is a better reproductive system, especially for men.

Getting Rid of Bad Breath

If you are a chronic smoker, no matter how often you brush your teeth every day there is always that lingering smell that is very noticeable. If you quit now, you will be able to have better smelling breath in a few months and you can finally reap the benefits of tooth whitening- which only works for real if you do not load up on tar.

Better Sleep

Most smokers do not get more than five or six hours of sleep on a good night. Quitting cigarettes now would mean more great nights of blissful and uninterrupted sleep for you.

And here are some other benefits of giving up smoking

1. More energy and vitality
   
   
   
2. Reduces the risk of heart problems
   
   
   
3. Regulates cholesterol level
   
   
   
4. Mind is more alert
   
   
   
5. Five senses will become sharper
   
   
   
6. Save the money spent on cigarettes
   
   
   
7. A sense of personal victory and accomplishment

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