Should You Quit Smoking?
Why should you quit smoking? Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemicals and when it’s inhaled the come together to form a tar like substance that sticks to the mouth, throat, lungs and stomach. Not only do the chemicals cause harm to the areas that they come into direct contact with, but it also impairs the ability for the body to receive oxygen rich blood. People who smoke are more than double or triple likely to get cataracts. Second hand smoke can cause damage to those around you, even family and friends who choose not to smoke.
There are many benefits of quitting smoking. Within one month of quitting, you will decrease your heart rate, and the level of carbon monoxide in your blood will also decrease, as will your risk of heart attacks. The long term benefits are multiple, including reducing risks for strokes, lung cancer, stomach cancer, bladder cancer, coronary heart disease, such as heart attack, chronic lunch diseases and chronic cough. If you have been a quitter for 5 years or more, your risk for a stroke is the same as the risk of a non-smoker. If you have been a quitter for 15 years or more, your heart attack risk is the same of a non-smoker.
You will need to have a serious mental commitment to quitting, if you choose to do so. You should have a quit date, as this is helpful in preparing your mind. You should mentally refer to yourself as a non-smoker and this can also prepare yourself mentally, for when you really are a non-smoker. You should get rid of all of your cigarettes and things that may tempt you to smoke from your home, workplace and car. Visit your chiropractor in Schaumburg for more healthy and helpful tips for smoking cigarettes.