Is there an easy way to quit smoking?Millions of people hope that there is.
That's because almost everyone on this planet knows that smoking puts your health at risk, whether you are a smoker or not.
But most people don't realize that our knowledge of the effects of smoking is incomplete.
Every day, research continues to open our eyes to the horrors of smoking.
But do you have any idea how many ways smoking affects your body?You might be surprised at the impact these little buggers have on us.
Take a look at this small list of ways cigarettes affect us from head to toe:

• Every 8 seconds, someone dies from tobacco use.
  
• About 1/3 of adult men globally smokes.
  
• About 10 million cigarettes are sold every day.
  
• Cigarettes are the responsible killer of more than 1/5th of Americans.
  
• Heart disease is the #1 health related killer among smokers.
  
• Smoking stains your hair stink and makes it stink and fall out.
  
• Smoking causes cataracts and macular degeneration.
  
• Smoking decreases your sense of smell.
  
• Smoking speeds up the aging process and causes more wrinkles on your skin and at an increased rate.
  
• Smoking stains your teeth, causes gum disease,increases plaque and causes your teeth to fall out.
  
• Smoking causes bad breath, reduces your sense of taste, causes sore throat, and cancer of the lips, mouth, throat, larynx, and esophagus.
  
• Smoking reduces circulation in hands and stains your fingers.
  
• Smoking causes asthma, pneumonia, lung cancer, bronchitis, emphysema and complicates tuberculosis.
  
• Smoking causes heart attacks because it blocks and damages arteries of the heart.
  
• Smoking causes liver cancer, stomach cancer, pancreas and colon cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and ulcers.
  
• Smoking causes osteoporosis and fracture's of the spine and hip.
  
• Smoking causes impotence, infertility, cancer of the cervix and painful menstruation.
  Smoking also causes spontaneous abortion/miscarriages, ectopic pregnancy, placenta previa, premature birth, birth defects and still birth.
  
• Smoking causes leukemia.
  
• Smoking causes peripheral vascular disease which can lead to gangrene.
  
• Smoking weakens the immune system.
  

Probably the most harmful impact smoking has on a person is that it steals a person's right to choose.
Almost nobody thinks about this, but nicotine addiction owns such a tenacious grip that it slowly takes over every activity in our lives until we can't think of doing anything without cigarettes being a part of every single activity.
The good news is, research proves that anyone who is determined to quit smoking, can quit smoking.
And more good news is there is in fact an easy way to quit smoking.
Here are some tips to help you quit:

1. Pick a target date to quit, tell your family and friends that you are quitting, then two weeks before you quit, switch brands to one you don't like and keep changing brands every few days.
   
2. Make it as inconvenient to smoke as possible by getting rid of ashtrays, matches, and lighters.
   When you go out, spend as much time in areas where smoking is prohibited and associate with people who do not smoke.
   
3. Pay attention to your appearance.
   Have your teeth cleaned by a dentist.
   Exercise regularly and keep busy with activities that make it difficult to smoke.
   
4. Drink lots of liquids, but no alcohol or coffee if you associate those drinks with smoking.
   
5. Keep a pen, pencil or straw in hand to hold in your hand.
   Chew on sugarless gum, sunflower seeds, apples, carrots, celery or pickles.
   Reward yourself for not smoking.
   

You can stop smoking for good!