1. It affects your brain’s capacity:

As part of a Scottish Mental Health Survey – which was spread out over half a century – the effects of smoking on one’s memory and cognitave abilities were measured – and it was proven to have a notable impact.

The testing included memory tests, learning, decision making abilities, etc. Even after all the variables like IQ, education, and even occupation were taken into consideration, the effects were still measurable.

2. It causes neurological damage:

Another study by the Indian National Brain Research Centre also indicated that smoking can cause neuroinflamation – a condition that can cause further complication, including multiple sclerosis. This appears to be caused by Nicotine-derived nitrosamine ketone – or NNK – a chemical commonly found inside tobacco products.

This chemical is carcinogenic after being metabolised, but it also invokes inflammatory reactions in the brain, which can result in substantial neurological damage.

3. It manipulates your mood:

Within 15 seconds of inhaling tobacco smoke, it reaches the brain, where it remains active for up to half an hour. Its interference with the brai’ns receptor cells affects the brain chemistry, directly affecting the smoker’s mood. This explains why people who stop smoking show signs of irritability and anxiety, and even mood swings when trying to quit.

4. Smoking has also been linked to blockages of the carotid artery – restricting the flow of blood to the brain cells. This condition – if allowed to worsen – can cause cerebral thrombosis (suffering a stroke). Smoking also causes thickening and clotting of the blood, thereby increasing the risks of both strokes and cardiac problems.

At the end of the day, stop smoking does not only offer physical benefits, but psychological ones as well. You will no longer be dependent on cigarettes to help you cope with circumstances – which will put you back in control of your own life.

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1. If you stop smoking, the risk of heart-related diseases will reduce by half after the first year. Just think about it: 50% less chance of suffering a heart attack, a stroke, or even suffering from high blood pressure – just because of one single change to your lifestyle. You will also be less inclined to be short of breath, stressed and fatigued.

2. Smoking makes you look older than you really are (see the article on “smoker’s face”), and causes stains on your teeth and fingers. Quitting will slow down the unnatural aging process, and allow you to retain your looks for longer.

3. Smoking impairs your sense of taste – just like the nicotine and tar add up in your lungs, it does so in your tongue as well, wreaking havoc on its ability to appreciate tastes. Once you quit, the deposits are gradually cleared, allowing you to fully enjoy your food again.

4. Once you quit, you also stop being mean to the ones you care about, since you no longer dump your second hand smoke on them. As such, quitting smoking can actually save the life of someone you really care about – many people have developed lung cancer and other serious medical problems from inhaling second hand smoke.

5. Non-smokers have been proven to be more fertile, increasing virility and reducing risks of miscarriage in women.

6. While smoking, your sense of smell (just like your sense of taste) is reduced. As such, you don’t smell what others around you do. Quitting will allow you to restore your sense of smelling, while you, your clothes, your house, and your car will gradually stop smelling badly.

7. You will save yourself a small fortune (see our article on the real cost of smoking), because besides not spending money on cigarettes, you will also stop de-valuating your house and car, and your medical bills will decrease.

Lastly, if you stop smoking, you are likely to live longer. Every cigarette you smoke has been said to reduce your life span by around ten minutes. How much of your life expectancy have you already wasted? Keep in mind that you did not waste the bad parts (they will probably still be there), but you have wasted the quality time left in your life.

So…

It is never too late, yet never too early to stop smoking. Ironically, you will only be able to fully appreciate the benefits once you experience them.

Take back your life…

QUIT. Today.

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At one stage it was believed that smoking makes you sharper, improving short term recall. In retrospect, however, it becomes apparent that smoking only improves mental performance for people who smoke anyway…

As such, it once again points to the addictive qualities of nicotine, which requires administration before the person in question is able to perform optimally.

In short, if you are a smoker, and you smoke right before a test, you will do better – but not better than if you did not smoke at all…

Studies comparing the academic performance of non-smokers to that of light smokers, and that of light smokers to those of heavy smokers, have consistently shown that the less you smoke, the better your brain performs.

So yes – it does seem that smoking has a negative impact on your mental or intellectual capacity.

Additionally, the studies included the comparison of psycho-motor speed, or your body’s “motor control” (control over movements), especially in older people. While smokers were generally slower than non-smokers, it is interesting to note that ex-smokers also performed well – meaning that you can actually improve your motor control by quitting, even at an advanced age.

This is partly attributed to the fact that smoking causes conditions that limit the flow of blood (and thus oxygen) to the brain.

Not to mention of course all the other weird toxins that build up in your body (and your brain) over time.

Once you quit smoking, your mind is likely to revolt against the absence of nicotine which it craves to perform optimally – but it is only temporary. Once past the cravings stage, your mind will clear up, and work better than while you were smoking.

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Granted – there is an element of convenience involved, since it can be used virtually anywhere without complaints. Your clothes, car and home won’t smell quite as bad if you use these, rather than conventional tobacco products.

Most people doing the switch, however, find that they don’t really save that much – thanks to the higher cost of the unit, as well as batteries and cartridges that have to be replaced regularly. Since these expenses are usually some time apart, most people don’s add them up, but the total adds up.

But there is one more snag…

You see, e-cigarettes simply use a different means of adding nicotine to your system. Instead of burning tobacco, the contents are electronically heated.

As such, you are still getting nicotine into your system – just in a different way.

You are still being controlled…

All you do if you switch to an electronic cigarette is to change the source of your nicotine. Yes, it does have some advantages over smoking regular cigarettes, and it also has some advantages over quitting cold turkey.

But at the end of the day, you are still dependent on a substance. You are still not in control of your own life. You are still an addict.

You have just found a more convenient way to administer nicotine to your system.

You simply cannot compare it to being totally free from nicotine…

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Well, smoking is very much the same…

There are no gunshots, no injury with physical objects, no convulsions…

In fact, from one day to the next, there does not seem to be any change at all.

But on the inside, out of sight, something is happening…

The little bits of damage are adding up. One by one. Compounding their effect.

Slowly but surely, the damage accumulates and escalates.

Pretty much like an apple or potato rotting from the inside…

By the time you see the effect, the damaged is already beyond repair.

Do you really want to do that to yourself?

Everything is happening so “softly” on the inside…

But it DOES happen.

Please don’t ignore it.

Stop it.

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The effects of second hand smoke has been well researched and documented. Just do a Google on it – and be prepared to be shocked. Many people have died from causes relating to it – after living with smoking partners.

As such, smoking close to someone else literally forces that person to inhale what you fill the air with. If it is in a closely confined space like a motorcar, the effects are even worse….

So the question remains:

How much do you really love your kids, or even your partner?

Do you love them so much that you will force them to expose themselves to whatever you are using, even if you know the risks involved?

Do you love them so much that you don’t even care how much truth is in all the research that has been done over the past few decades?

If you really love your kids or partner, you will not force them to suffer for your habits. Keep in mind that the damage you do to them now will only be visible at a much later stage – but the fact that you do not see it does not mean that it is not happening.

So…

Prove to your loved ones how much you really love them…

Quit Smoking.

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Dr. Douglas Model conducted a study after he noted that people who smoked for ten years or more showed very visible signs of aging, including wrinkles and skin deterioration. He found that he could easily tell of someone had been smoking for some time…

Sure, the signs only start becoming visible after a number of years – in some cases up to ten years – BUT the effect CANNOT be reversed.

In other words, once you start looking old because of smoking, you are stuck with your “new looks”.

Considering the chemical contents of cigarettes (including things like Ammonia, Cadmium, Benzine, Formaldehyde, Lead, Acetone and Pyridine), the effects manifesting themselves as premature aging come as no surprise.

The scary part is, however…

If prolonged tobacco use shows up on your FACE, what does the inside of your body look like? Can you imagine how much damage must be inflicted to the inside of your body before it starts showing on the outside?

Keep in mind that these are not temporary effects – they are irreversible.

So you cannot really compare it to the effects of a lack of sleep or stress.

So…

DO you really want to look older than you are?

Do you really want to do that to yourself?

Your life.

Your body.

Your choice.

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Many of our friends contributed in various ways – some by making purchases, some by sharing links, and some by simply hitting the “like” button.

Many of you supported us in conversations, sent us inspirational messages when times were rough, ad simply chose to “just be there” for us.

May all of you have a wonderful 2012 – and achieve so much more than you did in 2011.

May you have the courage to pursue your dreams and goals – and reach them.

Hopefully we will also be able to help a few people reach their goals with our products and support.

So let’s “be there” for one another – supporting one another through tough times, and celebrating one another’s victories in great times.

May you all have a Blessed, prosperous 2012.

Karien

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We all know the dangers of smoking continuously (if you don’t, you might want to grab a copy of the eBook “121 Reasons to Quit Smoking”) – but, as with many other things, we get so caught up in life that we tend to skip the details, and simply carry on while we focus on other things.

It’s only human. However, our preoccupation does not make the threats any less real – so let’s consider the impact for a second:

Statistically, heavy smokers have a much shorter life expectancy than non-smokers. In fact, the difference has been claimed to be as much as ten years. As such, if you don’t quit smoking, you are literally robbing yourself of years of life you could have had…

Your response might be “we all have to die sometime”…

Yes – very true. But the problem does not lie with where it ends:

It lies with the good part you miss out on before the end…

That part where you could have enjoyed your grandchildren as they grow up.

That part where you could have enjoyed what you have worked so hard all your life for – instead of spending it all on medical bills.

That part where you could still have a QUALITY life…

You see, those of us with regular jobs tend to follow a regular pattern – work until age 65, and then retire.

Now imagine that, instead of living till 80, you are only going to live till 70…

Sure, that’s only ten years of your life…

But it’s TWO THIRDS of your retirement!!!

And of course it’s not the bad parts that you skip – you miss out on the good parts of life you could have had. As a lifelong smoker you are likely to have the bad parts anyway, and those will tear away even more of what precious time you may have left of your retirement.

Is it worth it to continue, and not quit smoking?

How much is it worth being alive to see your grandchildren grow up and marry?

How much is it worth to be able to be around the one you love for a few years longer?

How much is it worth to be able to live your life for another decade?

Is it priceless?

Or is it worth less than your next packet of cigarettes?

Your life.

Your future.

Your choice.

Make the right one

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The holidays are supposed to be fun for the whole family. It is a time for old bonds to be renewed, and new memories to be created. But if you are not a part of those memories…

What will your children remember once they grow up?

Will they remember having fun, or having fun with YOU?

There are many reasons why people decide to retract from family activities. Some do so because of stress. Some do so because of ill health. Some do so because they have worn their own systems down by smoking, or being overweight (we have solutions for both – just Click Here to contact us)…

Sure, your family get used to it. But it can be sooo much better – imagine taking a mountain hike, or playing volleyball on the beach, or even just playing soccer with the kids in the back yard…

Be their Hero again. Be their friend again. Give them the gift of YOU.

Whatever it is that is keeping you from doing it, get it out of the way – for good.

They’ll love you for it.

If you are constantly stressed out, work on it.

If you are overweight, work on it.

If you are smoking, quit.

Whatever is keeping you from living life to its fullest, get rid of it.

And have a GREAT 2012. You deserve it.

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