Immediately on quitting cigarettes one may feel agitated, depressed and feel weak which is because of the addictive nature of the Nicotine in tobacco products. Your urge to smoke will have to be controlled which may not be easy for you. But remember, ‘No pain, no gain’. You cannot get the benefits like healthy body and mind, without quitting smoking. Concentrate more on your daily work and try and spend more time with your children and family. The dangers are the same for passive smokers as well. In fact it is more dangerous than you being an active smoker. Smoking inside your house will affect health of your pregnant wife and also the child inside the womb. The new born child of you will be at risk more than the smoker, as the size of their artery and lungs are small and they inhale more of the toxic chemicals that you exhale. Think on how your kids will be affected while smoking inside the house and in public places. A conscious human will always think of the familial and social responsibility to avoid passing on the dangers of your smoking habits and the smoke you exhale. Do not forget the risk of your children taking you as role model and becoming a smoker themselves. So, quitting smoking not only benefits you but also your family.

Let us look at the health benefits of quitting smoking. Once you quit smoking your body starts reacting positively and immediately by normalizing your blood pressure, heartbeat and temperature of your body within a reasonable short time. Oxygen and carbon dioxide become normal in a day or two which decreases the risk f getting heart attack. Your taste buds begin to grow in a few days and you start enjoying your food and drinks. You will get improved blood and air circulation, which improve your energy level and will be able walk freely and do your routine exercise without panting. In a year or so you will reduce your coughing, and start to breath normally. In 10 to 15 years you become a normal as if you never smoked in life. Easy breathing is also an important benefit of quitting smoking.

No sooner than you quit smoking, cleansing of your body of foreign substances introduced to it through smoking like nicotine, and carbon monoxide in the blood and also the particulate matters and tar that got accumulated in your lungs. With the result of this cleansing process your cardio vascular efficiency will increase. Quitting smoking will benefit us by helping us to have a healthier, happier and longer life. Quitting smoking early in your life will increase your normal life span by at least ten years. It does not mean that quitting smoking at 50s or 60s has no benefit and you still add two to three years to your life. Stopping smoking is always associated with your mind and thinking and concentrating ability increases and will spend your old age happier and healthier. The above time factors all depends on the quantity and frequency of your cigarettes and how long you are in to it.

You will notice your features of your personal appearance, smell and the complexion of your skin eye, teeth, fingers all changes to good along with your quitting smoking. Great physical appearance is also a benefit of quitting smoking.