1. You’ll sleep better.
Smokers are four times as likely to report feeling unrested after a night’s sleep, a Johns Hopkins study found; it seems going through nicotine withdrawal each night can contribute to sleep disturbances.
2. Nonsmokers have stronger bones than smokers.
Women smokers have been found to lose 2.3% to 3.3% of bone mineral density for every 10 pack-years of tobacco use. The effects are even worse in postmenopausal women.
3. That ringing in your ears will be sweet music, not just…ringing in your ears.
Smokers have a nearly 70% greater likelihood of developing hearing loss than nonsmokers.
4. You can reduce your risk of frostbite.
Smoking restricts circulation, which is particularly bad for the fingers and toes of those desperate people who step outside to puff in wintry climates.
5. You can drink less coffee for the same buzz—and save money.
Smokers’ bodies clear caffeine 56% more quickly than nonsmokers’. That’s why you should cut your caffeine intake in half when you quit—or risk some serious irritability and insomnia.
6. Decrease your risk of heart disease and heart attack.
Smokers are at two to four times greater risk of developing coronary heart disease as nonsmokers. Cigarette smokers with coronary heart disease are also at twice the risk for sudden cardiac death as nonsmokers with coronary heart disease.
7. You’ll brighten up your choppers.
Nobody likes tobacco stains. The average professional teeth-cleaning procedure costs somewhere between $500 and $1000.
8. You’ll be less wrinkly.
After 10 years, smoking can speed up your skin’s aging process by narrowing your skin’s blood vessels and damaging the tissues that give the skin its strength and elasticity.
9. Cut the risk of acid reflux.
If you’ve smoked for 20 years, you’re 70% more likely than a nonsmoker to have acid reflux.
10. Avoid that attractive “yellow fingers” look.
Smoking can permanently stain your fingers.
