Smoking

This page is targeted specifically at people who are addicted to smoking and wish to kick off the habit. Most people who smoke wish to quit but fail miserably on account of not being able to find the perfect treatment or method for quitting. Most likely you will have tried quitting through nicotine patches, will power or some other form of medicinal / hypnotic treatment. However none of these treatments really work.

Before we move on to the anti-smoking treatments, let us first get to know the hazards of smoking.

Smoking is a killer addiction and almost every smoker knows this; however this doesn't deter them from smoking. You can give a number of reasons for this, but the basic reason is simply the addictive properties of nicotine and the hold it can exert on you. Smoking and nicotine have the ability to affect almost every function of the body, right from the functioning of the brain and the heart to the growth of your body. Most of us fail to appreciate this fact until it is too late.

Some of the most dangerous illnesses caused by smoking include: Almost every type of cancer Respiratory illnesses Heart Disease Erectile Dysfunction and Impotence Mental Illness Smoking and tobacco usage kills more than 114,000 people just in the UK each year. This means more than 300 people die everyday due to smoking!! Smoking also accounts for more than 80% of all deaths due to lung cancer, bronchitis, emphysema and 17% of all deaths due to heart disease. Moreover, smoking is also responsible for 30% of all cancer related deaths. This makes it one of the biggest causes of death ever. Considering all the above facts, it is best to give up smoking. If you ask what are the benefits of smoking, check out a few below:

• Your chances of developing lung cancer will become almost the same as that of a non-smoker within 10-15 years of giving up smoking
• While damage to lungs caused by smoking is permanent, quitting smoking stops worsening of the lung damage and also brings improvement in lung functions
• Within 20 minutes of giving up smoking, your blood pressure and heart rate will return to normal
• The nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in your blood will fall to half with oxygen levels returning to normal within eight hours of your giving up the habit
• All traces of carbon monoxide will be removed from your body within 24 hours
• Nicotine will be washed out of your body within 48 hours and your ability to taste and smell things will be vastly improved
• Circulation of blood will return to normal from 2 to 12 weeks
• In just under a year, your risk of heart attack will become half that of a smoker
• In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will be less than half that of a smoker
• In 15 years your risk factors for heart attack will become the same as that of a non-smoker

Could you ask for more? These should be enough reason to encourage you to give up smoking. Take an online consultation to get started on the path of a smoke free life today!!