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The Holidays of Christmas and New Year are over. I really hope you all enjoyed them as much as I did. My time over the holidays was spent in Poland at my parents in law. It was really nice to relax in a small village in southern Poland without any access to internet.

Both my mother and father in law are notorious smokers and I ofcourse have tried to influence them into a healther life, but sadly they don’t listen to my lecture. It takes time for most people to realize what cigarettes are doing to them self and their relatives and some people just don’t want to quit no matter what you tell them.
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Every year about this time, people begin thinking about the new year and the changes it will bring. Some people make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, get a better job, get married, or simply to get a life. Millions of Americans will also make the resolution to quit smoking.

Nearly 48 million Americans aged 18 years and older smoke. Of these, fully 70%–nearly 34 million smokers–want to quit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. This year 1.3 million of these smokers will quit successfully. Why do tens of millions want to quit but only a fraction actually succeeds? The answer is that most people just don’t know how to go about quitting.
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Heart disease may be one of the leading causes of death for women as well as men, but that does not mean it cannot be prevented. You may not have control over hereditary factors that cause heart disease but there are other heart-healthy steps you could take.

Don’t smoke

If you smoke, give it up. If you don’t smoke, don’t start now. Tobacco contains over 4,800 chemicals, some of which cause damage to your blood vessels and heart, which ultimately leads to atherosclerosis or narrowing of the arteries. It also increases your blood pressure and heart rate, which ultimately increases the chances of getting heart disease. The good news is you risk of heart disease decreases dramatically as soon as you quit smoking.
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