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Quit Smoking and Start Deep Breathing

  • Brittany Head, MPH
  • May 23, 2018
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jun 22, 2021


Smoking kills over 400,000 per year which makes it more lethal than AIDS, homicides, suicides, drug overdoses and fire COMBINED! People who are exposed to second-hand smoke are also at-risk of dying prematurely as well. Smoking raises your blood pressure, increases your chances at developing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory diseases. According to the CDC, on average, people who smoke will DIE SEVEN YEARS EARLIER than those who don't. Some people may feel that smoking is a habit that they can not kick because it helps them to relax. Do you wonder why smoking can become so relaxing? It could be caused by the DEEP BREATHING EXERCISES that happens when you smoke. When a person inhales smoke in to their lungs they are also using the deep breathing technique. Deep breathing is an essential part to relaxing they body. The unfortunate truth to this situation is that is when you smoke cigarettes and vapors you are inhaling toxins into your body. Deep breathing properly can help you slow down the pace of your whole body

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How do you deep breathe correctly?

Deep breathing should be done with your stomach muscles.

Check out this video to help you learn how.

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