STUB IT OUT If you smoke, quitting is likely to be the most important step you can take to improve your health. As well as increasing the risk of a heart attack or stroke, smoking can cause at least 14 types of cancer – including ovarian and cervical cancer. After quitting, you will start to see some benefits very quickly – and you’ll be adding years to your life and greatly improving your prospects of enjoying a healthy, mobile, happier old age. But long before that… >> You’ll feel less stressed. Nicotine addiction makes smokers experience a ‘withdrawal’ between cigarettes. The pleasant feeling when you satisfy that craving is only temporary and is not a real cure for stress. >> Your skin will look less sallow and your face will age less slowly, with fewer lines and wrinkles. >> Your teeth won’t become stained and your breath won’t smell stale. >> Your sex life could improve. You may become aroused more easily and have stronger orgasms.
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