The Easy Way to Stop Smoking

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Smoking is the worst thing you can do to your body. It causes cancer, emphysema, high blood pressure, heart disease, shortness of breath and other serious conditions. It's expensive. Smokers spend hundreds of dollars annually on smoking, and a heavy smoker could spend $100,000 over a lifetime. Yet, despite dire health consequences and this cash drain, most smokers continue to smoke. Why? Because they're scared. They believe quitting is a tremendous sacrifice. They think the withdrawal pain will be too much to bear. They are convinced that life without cigarettes will be unpleasant.

In reality, smokers who quit give up only illusions and misconceptions. Smokers need to ask themselves why they smoke and whether it's truly enjoyable. Smokers huddled outside an office building during a coffee break do not appear to be enjoying themselves. They are merely feeding a powerful nicotine addiction. The act of lighting a little paper stick in order to draw poisonous substances into your lungs is actually quite insane. Smoking causes stained teeth, bad breath and smelly clothes. It prevents you from fully tasting food. Smokers are not stupid. They understand that smoking...