Get These Top Advantages of Quitting Smoking

Smoking habits all start with one puff and that's how it all started for you in the first place.

It will happen more easily the second time because the receptors are there and they are always ready to invite back the nicotine.

There is no reason to prove to yourself or anyone else that you can have a smoke and not fall back into your old ways.

You should remember the addictive power of nicotine and the fact that no one is safe to 'test' it without setting themselves up for disaster.

Consider yourself lucky to have managed to quit when so many are trying everyday to do the same. Your health will have been improving from the minute you quit and will continue to do so.

For many people their long term health outlook will be as good as they would have expected had they never smoked at all.

Rather than having another test to prove something you will be better working at goals to improve your overall health on a daily basis with good lifestyle choices, good nutrition and sufficient exercise to maintain that good health into old age.

People will often use the excuse that they are too old to stop smoking and assume that because they have been smoking for most of their life it seems pointless to stop in their latter years.

What they should realize is their body will start repairing the damage that has been done from long term smoking as soon as 20 minutes after their last cigarette.

Yes your health will begin to start improving that soon. Within that time your blood pressure will begin to decrease as will your pulse rate.

The increased blood pressure that is caused by smoking is one of the reasons why those who smoke are more susceptible to heart disease.

Within approximately 8 hours the levels of carbon monoxide that are present in the blood will drop and there will be increased levels of oxygen and this will help to improve all aspects of your health as the bloods ability to transport oxygen to the organs of the body is crucial for optimum health.

Things continue to get better as the time from the last cigarette grows and after the first day there is a reduction in the possibility of getting a heart attack.

So if you have just had a cigarette and don't have another for the next day you have increased your chance of survival considerably.

Within two days you will begin to regain some of your sense of taste that you probably didn't even realize you had lost.

Food will taste and smell better and your sense of smell with all things (eg; flowers) will begin to improve.

Three days later and you will be having less difficulty breathing as the bronchial tubes will have relaxed.

As your breathing becomes more relaxed, so does your whole body and your outlook on life. Stress levels will be lower and the chance of having anxiety problems will also diminish.

Many people will smoke in times of stress and when they are feeling anxious, yet refraining from smoking for such a short period can also bring similar aspects of well being with the improvements that you will enjoy to your health.

Over the next three months breathing will continue to improve and along with that there will be an increase in energy levels and exercising will become easier.

After the first year of ceasing smoking there will be 50% less chance of heart disease and four years or so later the chance of lung cancer will have also decreased by 50% or more.

The good news is that after 10 years or so your health will more than likely be back to that of someone who had never smoked and the pre-cancerous cells will have been replaced.

One of the best and fastest ways to make changes to a lifestyle that has been hindered by the habit of smoking is to begin a fitness program.

It will offer a lot of help for the person quitting smoking.

Exercise helps to reduce stress and stress is a major trigger for smoking with many people.

It will also help to maintain a healthy bodyweight and this can be a concern for people who are prone to gain weight once they stop smoking as nicotine helps to keep weight down.

Statistics have shown that those people who are participating in some form of exercise program have a greater chance of success when quitting smoking.

The endorphins that are released with exercise are a better substitute than those that people get from nicotine and the release of them with exercise can bring about a sense of well-being for several hours following the exercise.

As your health will begin to improve within 20 minutes from your last cigarette and continue to do so as your body reverses the damage that smoking has done, one of the first things you will notice will be the ability to breathe more freely.

Being able to breathe more freely will also increase your energy levels and this is also enhanced by the improvements in the ability for the blood to transport oxygen to all parts of the body.

Increased energy makes exercising easier and the upward cycle of fitness can bring some excellent improvements over a relatively short term.

Changing lifestyles to incorporate exercise usually encourages people to make other improvements to their life with better nutrition and leading a more balanced life.

The extra cash that you will have from not having to purchase cigarettes will allow for more options to get the most out of life and experience things that were previously inaccessible when smoking was a part of life.

Health isn't the only factor in why people are planning to quit smoking now or in the near future.

The cost of smoking has a direct impact on their way of life, limiting the amount of money they can contribute to the living expenses of the household.

Smoking is a very expensive habit, and it's worse when you smoke more than one pack per day. Smokers may start out smoking relatively few cigarettes per day, but as the addiction goes on, they start upping the number of cigarettes they need to use each day in order to feel the mood enhancement, so the cost of their habit goes up accordingly until they make the decision to quit smoking.

Right now, you can calculate the money you spend by figuring out how many packs per day you smoke and multiplying that number by 365. That's your monthly cost of the nicotine habit, which would fall to zero if you quit smoking instead.

For instance, if you live in a state where a pack of cigarettes is approximately $3.58, which is low compared to many state prices, and you smoke one pack per day, then you're racking up a $1,306.70 a year habit.

Wouldn't you rather quit smoking and do something extravagant with $13,067 in ten years than have health complications from a smoking habit? Of course those who are up to 3 packs per day in a state where the cost of cigarettes is well over $5 per pack, see an even bigger impact on their finances.

If you were to quit smoking a pack a day today and put the money you're using toward cigarettes into a 401(k) that earns you at least 9% interest, then you'd have a quarter of a million dollars within the next 30 years.

If you don't quit smoking, then you'll also be paying other costs associated with your habit. For instance, smokers have a heftier bill for teeth cleanings and dry cleaning, just to get the stains and odors out.

Until you quit smoking, you're also plagued with higher insurance costs because health care providers know the impact smoking causes on the health economy of our nation.

Need to sell your car? If you've been smoking in it, you won't get as much for your trade-in as you would if you had quit smoking. Plus, studies have shown that smokers earn less and risk being unemployable by companies with a no-smoking policy.

These costs don't even factor in the healthcare costs associated with smoking. When you consider the health impact smoking has, the cost is even greater. Quit smoking for your health, but also to reduce your financial waste and put that money toward your lifelong dreams.

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