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Quit smoking cigarette- why you should quit in 2009

Posted on February 22, 2009
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Smoking cigarettes is highly addictive but there is no better time to quit smoking cigarette than now. Cigarettes contain more than 700 additives, 43 of which are carcinogens, as well as other chemicals including carbon monoxide and hydrigne cyanide. Would you eat foods that contained all these harmful chemicals and additives, I dont think so. It is the nicotine in cigarettes which hamper people’s ability to quit smoking due to its additive nature.

Here are some smoking facts which may help you quit smoking cigarette for good

It raises your heart rate and blood pressure. Therefore your heart has to work much harder due to the presence of carbon monoxide on the haemoglobin molecule decreasing the oxygen content and oxygen carrying ability.
Stained fingers and teeth. Who wants to have to pay a fortune at the dentist to get their teeth whitened? Smoking has more costs than some people realise.
Bad breath- What a turn off. You will constantly have to chew mints and use breath freshener to cover up the dreadful taste of cigarettes.
Breathing problems such as wheezing, smoker’s cough. Not very ncie when you get into bed at night and are struggling to breath. Is it worth it just for a cigarette?

I am hoping now you will want to quit smoking cigarette for good but if not keep reading.

The biggest reason to stop is your health. Smoking leads to and is the main cause of a number of cancers, including lung cancer, throat cancer, bladder and kidney cancer amongst others. Combine this with the clogging of the arteries with tar and increased risk of heart disease and stroke and you have the ultimate reason to quit smoking cigarette for good. Additionally your house will smell bad, and your blinds and walls will take on the yellow colour of the smoke, not very good for those that are house proud. Go and try and get life insurance, you will pay alot more than a non smoker, so what ever way you look at it smokers are the losers here.