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Gasping For A Smoke?

By: Tom Johnson We all know smoking is a bad habit, we even know how bad it is for us but we keep doing it. Most of us know of the health dangers but still mentally put our smoking habit in the same category as other bad habits like gossiping, nail biting, being a pack rat, swearing, nagging, jealousy, laziness, complaining or being a workaholic.

Many of these bad habits can be classed as anti-social but we continue, as a society, to pass them off as part of the human condition. We ease our conscience by convincing ourselves that our bad habits aren't hurting anyone else even though we know that to be untrue. At various times we all have some bad habits and should make more of an effort to stop rather than ignore them.

Stop fooling yourself! Your smoking habit is dangerous to you and those around you - you are a drug addict, smoking is drug abuse!

The money you spend on smoking is wasted money, smoking is akin to poor money management, gambling or being a shopaholic. You are spending money that could be used to improve you and your family's life on unnecessary products, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco or chewing tobacco.

It certainly doesn't follow that we'll just replace smoking with another bad habit like anger or weight gain, they're just excuses. We can just as easily take up a healthy habit to fill the gap left by quitting smoking - it's simply a choice. By and large, smokers are procrastinators... how many times have you heard a smoker say they'll stop smoking next week or next year or even next birthday and continuing to ignore the ever present pleas of their family and friends.

Let's look at the positives of choosing to quit smoking (remember it's a choice you're making, not a sacrifice). One of the immediate benefits is the amount of extra cash you'll have in your wallet or purse to spend on improving your family's lifestyle, instead of donating to the government and tobacco companies.

Now to the benefits to your health. Did you know that within 20 minutes your heart rate, body temperature and blood pressure return to a normal range!

The stale tobacco smell on your breath starts to disappear after 8 hours and the carbon monoxide levels in your bloodstream begin dropping back to normal. Your smokers cough disappears after 2 months and your energy levels start to increase, this is because your lungs and circulation are a lot cleaner and working much better.

Within a year your odds of developing cancer are drastically reduced and the possibility of a heart attack is 50% less. In fact, after 10 years you're in no more danger of stroke or heart attack than a person who has never smoked in their life!

You're no longer made to go out in the freezing cold or blistering heat just to satisfy your habit. You can remain inside with your family, friends or work colleagues who don't smoke and be admired for your decision to stop smoking.

How about being an effective role model for your children and grandchildren? We all know that little children will copy what they see their parents or grandparents do, so it gets down to what you'd prefer them to imitate... your smoking habit or your brand new healthy lifestyle, doesn't it?

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