Giving smoking up is good for your health, and that is a fact! I am not dumb, I hear you saying, everyone knows that smoking is bad for their health.
But if you are not dumb, how come you are still smoking? I know that until comparatively recently I was dumb, but then I decided to do something about it by giving smoking up.
Now I am proud to be able to say that I no longer smoke - I am no longer dumb! Seriously folks, how can you carry on puffing away when you know what smoking is doing to you? Giving smoking up is one of the most sensible lifestyle changes that a person can make, and as you are reading this article I can only assume that you are wanting to make that change.
To help you along, below are three mind-blowing facts which should reinforce your desire of giving smoking up.
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Cancer Did you know that if you are a female cigarette smoker you are ten times more likely to die from lung cancer than a non-smoker.
If you are a guy who smokes cigarettes you are a mind boggling twenty times more likely to die from lung cancer than a non-smoker! This one fact alone should be all you need to encourage you in your giving smoking up efforts.
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Heart Disease Heart disease is one of the biggest causes of premature death today.
If you smoke cigarettes you are three times more likely to suffer from heart disease than a non-smoker.
Giving smoking up does not immediately reduce these odds, but over a period of time you can certainly regain some of your lost ground.
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Blocked Arteries Cigarette smokers are more than ten times more likely to suffer from furring up of the arteries than non-smokers.
Blocked arteries can cause many problems from strokes caused by lack of blood flow to the brain, to gangrene of the feet or legs.
Gangrene can result in amputation.