10 Best Tips to Quit Smoking

Quitting smoking is probably the hardest task to do. But with a strong will power and proper techniques you can get rid of this deadly habit. Here are 10 tips to quit smoking. Read them and follow the instruction. I am sure it will help you.

Top 10 Best Tips to Quit Smoking.

1-Make a decision

OK, so you decide to quit smoking. The first thing is to make a firm decision. Prepare yourself that you are going to do a great job. It is the test of your will power. Smoking is not necessary for you. It is much harmful for you and you are going to prevent your body from many deadly diseases.

2-Check your smoking routine

So you made the decision. Now check your smoking routine. At which time you feel to smoke. Many people do it after taking meal or when they wake up or before going to toilet. Some do it when they are in parties or in hang out with friends. Some do it casually. So identify when you smoke more often and make a plan to manage the routine without smoking.

3-Make a list

Make a list of reasons to quit smoking. You can check this post to enlist your reasons.

4-Take a clean start

You made the decision. You already checked your routine. It’s time to take a clean start. Throw away your cigarettes, ashtrays and other stuff involve in smoking. Clean up your room, car every place where you smoke. A cigarette free environment will give you much more motivation to achieve your goal.

5-Make it public

Tell your friends and family members that you are going to quit smoking. Share it on your social network e.g. (Facebook, twitter). Immediacy people will encourage you.it will boost you to manage your plan.

6-Plan the alternatives

Quit coffee, Alcohol and other stuff which enhance the need of smoking. Plan alternatives instead of them. Drink water more often. Meet with nonsmoker friends. Tell them about your decision. Try to change your lifestyle as a nonsmoker. Adopt somehealthy habits.

7-Set a non-Smoking policy

Don’t allow other people to smoke in your home or car. Try to spend much more time in non-smoking zone. Tell other people that you quitted smoking so don’t do it in front of you. It will work for you and make your image as a non-smoker.

8-Nicotine replacement therapy

If you smoke heavily may be it is difficult for you to quit immediately. You can join the quit smoking program nearest to you or you can use nicotine patches. Nicotine chew gum is also a god idea to reduce smoking gradually.

9-Celebrate your success

You made the decision. You follow all the instructions and now you are a non-smoker. Celebrate your achievement. Arrange a party with friends or plan a hangout. You will surely feel more energetic and motivated.

10-Never give up

The average smoker takes 10 to 11 attempts to quit smoking. But probably you did it in your fist try. So remember these three words “Never Give Up”.

If you still think that it is hard for you to get rid of smoking there is a resource for someone that needs help quitting this habit.

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10 Deadly Diseases Caused By Smoking

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10 Deadly Diseases Caused By Smoking

The pleasures of smoking last only a few minutes, but they lead to serious problems throughout life. Smoking can harm almost every organ in your body, from top to bottom and inside and out. You can eat five portions of fruit or veg a day and exercise regularly – but healthy behavior means little if you continue to smoke. Smoking over a prolonged period of time can cause a number of serious diseases and illnesses, some fatal and others that will not kill you but will leave you with a poorer quality of life in general. Smoking is one of the biggest causes of preventable disease and premature deaths in mainly developed countries around the world. In the UK around 120,000 people die each year from smoking-related diseases. Globally it accounts for more than 440,000 of the more than 2.4 million annual deaths. 50% of long-term smokers die prematurely from smoking, a large number of them when they reach 35-40 of their age. The majority of people who die from smoking will have suffered from one of three main diseases: lung cancer, coronary heart disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Smoking is a leading cause of cancer and death from cancer. It causes cancers of the lung, esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreas, stomach, and cervix, as well as acute myeloid leukemia. Around 90% of all lung cancer deaths are caused from smoking and smoking is also the biggest risk factor for a number of other types of cancer as well. Overall, smoking has been linked to a third of all deaths from cancer. In the US, 1 in every 4 people dies of cancer and over half a million people die each year from this disease. Smoking causes very serious effects during pregnancy on both the pregnant woman and the baby. A pregnant woman who frequently smokes is at a higher risk of a miscarriage and other complications such as bleeding, detachment of placenta, ectopic pregnancy and premature birth. There is a possibility of giving birth to a baby with a low birth weight or a stillborn baby. There may be some congenital defects in the baby. Here is a list of 10 Deadly Diseases Caused By Smoking. The more you smoke the closer you come to falling victim to one of these diseases.

1.  COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
2. Cardiovascular (heart) disease
3. Cancer (lung cancer, esophagus cancer, larynx cancer, mouth cancer, throat cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, pancreas cancer, stomach cancer, Cancer of the pancreas, Liver cancer, Cancer of the penis and cervix cancer)
4. Emphysema
5. Chronic Bronchitis
6. Asthma
7. Stroke
8. Hypertension
9. Atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty substances in the arteries)
10. Impotence

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