More Great Reasons to Quit Smoking Today

By Susan L Roberts

As if you don't have enough reasons already, here are a few more reasons to quit smoking today. Hopefully they'll help you get to the point where you're finally ready to quit for good.

1. Coughing

This one should be obvious, but because I went through it in a big way, it's first on my list. I had an awful smoker's cough when I smoked, and it went completely away within a week of quitting. The body heals amazingly fast, and you'll feel better shortly after quitting!

2. Exercise

Ever try jogging with a cigarette? Lifting weights? I didn't think so. I was a bit, shall we say, round around the middle as a smoker. I didn't start some ridiculous exercise routine when I quit, I just went for a walk every day or so. You feel a lot better when you don't smoke, and being able to walk and enjoy the outdoors really shows it.

3. Food

People don't really seem to mention this one as much, but smoking apparently kills your sense of taste and smell. Few days after quitting, food started tasting better. A lot better. There's also the downside of bad smells being worse, but we're not going to go there.

4. Dating

Being a smoker makes you a lot less attractive. I didn't really notice this until after I quit, but it makes a huge difference. As a non-smoker, I feel a lot more approachable than before. People will want to talk to you a lot more when you aren't breathing cigarette smoke at them with every word.

Had enough of that nasty habit? Take a look at these articles on how to quit smoking and natural methods for quitting smoking to see how easy it can be for you to quit today!

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How Cigarette Addictions Work and Why They're So Profitable For Tobacco Companies

By Susan L Roberts

We all know that cigarettes are expensive. Ridiculously so. Here in Maryland, you're usually looking at about $6 per pack, and if you're really trying you can spend over $9 per. That's not all of how smokers line the pockets of tobacco companies, though.

Once you're tired of coughing up stuff that looks like it came from an oil derrick, you get to give those same companies even more money by buying nicotine replacements to give you the same nicotine high that cigarettes do. Am I the only one that finds something wrong with the idea that the same company is selling you an addiction and a cure for it?

The biggest part of cigarette addictions isn't because of the nicotine, though. It's because of how much your mind is wrapped up in the concept of smoking. Direct advertising is mostly banned, but you still see people smoking in movies. It's quite funny when you notice how much that kind of thing makes you want to smoke. I remember seeing some movie where this lady was smoking the same kind of cigarettes that I usually smoked. I paused the movie, went to the store and bought a pack just because of it.

We're also completely overlooking the fact that even the good-hearted people who want you to smoke are making it harder for you. Any time someone tells you that quitting smoking is going to be hard, it actually makes it harder for you to go through with it, because it gives you something easy to fall back on.

When you're ready to quit, you can take a look at these articles on how to quit smoking right now and natural methods for quitting smoking to see how easy it is for you to quit right now, without even leaving the computer!

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