Smoking can cause various
health problems. The increased risks of health problems can be reversed by quitting.
Benefits of not smoking are:
- a healthier body
- a healthier family
- cleaner and safer home
- more money
A
healthier body starts within 24 hours of quitting as the body starts repairing itself. Quitting has health benefits for smokers of all ages. You can expect to feel healthier in a few months from quitting as
- blood flow improves
- lungs work better
- fitness increases
- breathing becomes easier
- breath and teeth are cleaner
- skin appearance improves
- sense of taste and smell improves
After a year of not smoking, the risk of heart disease is dramatically reduced, and within a few years, the risk of lung cancer will reduce. Quitting will also reduce the risk of premature death for smokers of all ages.
Your
family will be healthier with fewer coughs and colds. Children and smokers with asthma will also notice their asthma improve.
Homes are cleaner as cigarette butts and smoke won't make everything smell like an ashtray. Homes are also
safer when cigarettes and matches aren't around to cause house fires. Children will also be safer as the risk of serious burns from lit cigarettes is reduced and cigarette butts and tobacco isn't around to make them sick if swallowed.
More money! Work out how much you spend on smoking. You could put that money aside for other things, like a holiday or to put towards the mortgage.
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