I can quit smoking whenever i want! Sure about that?

Cancer

Through the smoking, the risk of getting cancer is high. Organs like lung, oral-cavity, throat, voice box, windpipe, gullet, kidneys, blister, intestine, blood are affected. It is shocking that the chance of surviving a lung-cancer is about 10%. About 90% of the people who have lung-cancer are smokers and about 30-40% of all people that die of cancer are smokers.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic bronchitis is an illness with cough and ejection of the respiratory system. The tar in the tobacco sticks together the cilia of the respiratory system. Therefore the dust that is going into the lung can't be transporter out anymore. You may know the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as smoker's cough. As soon as one stops with the smoking, this cough decreases until it completely vanishes.

Emphysema

Emphysema mostly appears together with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the late stages of emphysema not the entire spent air from the lung can be exhaled anymore. The pulmonary alveoli get with never completely drained while exhaling, in the course of time they begin to grow and can even burst. The close meshed net of the lung-tissue becomes more and more rough and decreases the number of the functioning pulmonary alveoli. Therefore the lung-surface gets smaller and it is getting more and more difficult for the lungs to pick up oxygen. Patients with this ailment must breathe faster and in very in difficult cases, can only survive with oxygen from respirators.

Smoker's leg

Smoker's leg - is the name for the vessel contractions and vascular obliteration of the leg-arteries. These contractions are responsible for great pain when walking. In the passive state, the blood circulation is mostly strong enough to supply the leg-arteries with blood that has high oxygen content. When walking however, not the full volume can be transported into the arteries, which leads to great pain. If someone doesn't take these danger-indications seriously doesn't immediately stop smoking, must expect serious health damages. These health damages can lead to the amputation of the leg.

Heart an circulation-illnesses

Heart and circulation-illnesses are the most frequent cause of death of smokers. This includes angina pectoris (the initial stage of the heart attack), the heart attack itself, as well as the cardiac death. Through the smoking, the vasculature in the body narrows, above all the arteries of the heart, the brain and the extremities. The heart has to work harder to transport the blood through the narrowed vessels about. This leads to a higher blood pressure. Smokers tend to have their first heart attack 10 years before non smokers. Smokers have a much higher risk of having a heart attack before they reach the age of 40.

- Make yourself aware of the disadvantages of smoking and the advantages of the not smoking. Smoking is unhealthy, if you stop, you will feel better quickly. The daily work will be easier to manage for you.

- Tell the people (friends, relatives, co-workers) that you want to stop smoking. This consolidates your internal belief, to show to others that you can do it. Maybe you find somebody, which is also willing to smoking. You could do it together.

- Look for an activity that keeps your thoughts away from cigarettes. Take away all smoke-utensils in your surroundings and try to avoid situations where you used to smoke.

- Try to drink more. Try out new juices and water. Always place a bottle of water at the bed as well.

- Grant yourself a reward from the saved money that you normally would have spent on cigarettes.

- Leave the house, enjoy the fresh air and try to do more sports. Try jogging or Nordic-Walking, you do something good for your endurance and shape as well. This can prevent weight gain.

- Eat healthier, balanced food like fruit and vegetables.

- If possible avoid situations in your everyday life, where you always have smoked. Instead of a cup of coffee rather drink a cup of tea.

- If the desire for a cigarette overcomes you, try to dedicate your whole attention to a nice activity. Avoid thoughts about smoking, it doesn't help you, if you think about how good a smoke would feel right now. The desire for a cigarette lasts only a short time.

- Keep an eye on the reaction of your body to the withdrawal. You will have typical withdrawal symptoms. Your body signals you that it is well on the way to recovering from the burdens of smoking and it cleans itself. These symptoms will vanish after a short period of time.

- The desire for a cigarette is one of the first things that they will sense, if you stop smoking. This feeling remains a few minutes and vanishes again. This phase occurs less in the course of time until it vanishes almost completely. Nicotine patches and nicotine chewing gum, as well as your doctor, can support you to quit smoking.

- Even if you have a relapse, don't give up. Look for the reason why you didn't stick with your good intentions and reached for a cigarette. Revise your intentions and try it again.