If you are sitting the fence and thinking if you are going to quit or not, here are the top three reasons to finally quit the habit of shisha smoking.

• » Avoid the risk of cancers. Lung cancer, stomach cancer, oral cancer and other smoke-related cancers can easily be avoided when you avoid smoking the shisha pipe. According to the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) smoking from a shisha pipe is at least as toxic as cigarette, which is often a grave mistake by those who switch from smoking cigarettes to the hookah. Leave the smoking habit altogether so as to avoid these serious risks for your health.
• » No wasteful spending. Think about how much burning the shisha pipe costs you up to now? Imagine if you could have invested that amount in other worthwhile and profitable endeavours. It’s not just the financial spending you can save up; you can save up on the time you waste on shisha smoking. There are better ways to spend your time, rather than taking up your hookah for unhealthy smoking.
• » Live longer. When you stay away from the hookah, you are extending your life by 10 years more from the age of 30. Even people who smoke and stop at the later age of 60 can extend their lifespan by 3 or more years. This act also increases your over-all change of living a disease-free and happier life.

There can never be enough reasons to list why you should stop smoking shisha but these three lead the rest of the ever-growing reasons to start today. Do not wait for tomorrow to start. Decide now and quit the unhealthy habit of shisha smoking.

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There is a growing concern among people that this trend of displaying shisha tends to attract young people such as students and young professionals to buy and try out smoking shisha themselves. The attraction of how some shisha are concocted from herbal mixtures of crude tobacco mixed with various fruits and molasses and fermented to product a sweet and fruity aroma of the hookah smoke.

Some public places such as cafes and restaurants tolerate shisha smoking but concerned citizens particularly elders and senior citizens have expressed request to ban such activities.

Perhaps, these actions might not be enough to prevent the ever-growing users of the hookah to stop; in the first place, they should have been prevented. Letting first-time hookah smokers savour the excitement of first-time shisha smoking are not helping in the long run. It is like having ripe fruit dangling on a low-hanging branch – so easy to reach.

The difficulty in starting is finding the power to stop from this unhealthy habit. Shisha smoking brings about herpes, mouth and lung cancers among others. In fact, just an hour of smoking the hookah pipe is already equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). There must be widespread awareness to these young people about the adverse effects of smoking. It is not just saying it is herbal and therefore it is safe; the long-term impact of smoking leaves your body in a state susceptible to unhealthy complications and diseases.

Let us help out the youth of today to totally avoid this unhealthy habit of shisha smoking by preventing the lure of the hookah smoking in public places.

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Perhaps you have tried everything to no avail and you have quit and have gone back again to the nasty shisha smoking habit. You would really like to stop but unfortunately, the lure of habit is very hard to break.

Are you truly ready to quit the habit of shisha smoking? Here are four powerful keys to help you be on your way to break free from shisha smoking.

1.    The lure of the bad. When you were growing up, do you remember when your elders tell you not to – the more enticing that becomes? Saying to yourself don’t smoke, stop smoking shisha… the more you are telling your mind to do so. Ironic as it maybe, the reason to stop should outweigh these bad lures.
2.    Putting it in the mind. The more you think about quiting – the more you are likely to be doing the habit. It is like when you often remember bad memories; the more likely it is you will have a nightmare of those bad memories. Saying “don’t think of smoking shisha” makes you want to smoke shisha even more. It would be better to replace this with another alternative activity or thought rather than thinking you won’t smoke.
3.    The right way to take the candy from a baby. As it goes, you can’t just take a candy from a baby without making the baby cry out. This goes the same with saying bye-bye to your shisha pipe. It leave a gaping hole that you simply cannot just ignore – leaving you a feeling of emptiness.
4.    Mind what you say, both outside and inside. The psychology of hypnotherapy applies to what you say to others as well as what you say to yourself. When your inner self talks in the debate to quit the nasty habit of shisha smoking, a battle with the mind ensues. Your brain does not work that way as to understand “Stop smoking” or “Don’t smoke shisha” – it would simply filter out the “stop” and the “don’t” and what do you get left? “Smoke.” So saying something in negation does not support your drive to quit the habit.

Simply knowing these keys are not enough; it is really up to you do find the true resolve to break free and end the bad habit of shisha smoking.

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Deciding to quit smoking start from within; no one else other than you can really say to stop smoking. Whoever you are or what your background maybe, everyone fights with the resolve to quit and the bad habits built throughout the years.

Smoking shisha when done in habit is a physical as well as psychological activity. This act added as a daily ritual becomes reinforced the longer you do it. The addiction from the actual herb or tobacco shisha as well as the act of smoking the hookah causes a sort of high. Whether you started the bad habit of smoking when you were a teen or not, you can still quit the habit of smoking. It is never too late to quit the habit of smoking shisha.

The inner battle starts with the decision that you finally would live out a healthy life; reinforcing your resolve with a personal “game plan” in order to help you rid the bad habit of shisha smoking. This can be further strengthened by your external influences and altogether removing yourself from the temptations of smoking.

It is important to remember that to keep undesirable feelings and actions in check by replacing the usual pre-smoking habits with health alternatives.

Here are some ways to help you construct your personal kick the bad habit out game plan:

• ŸŸŸŸ ● Sit down to meditate. You would be more in tune with your body and mind when you are in a quiet and meditative state. Look for the long-term and over-all advantage of removing the bad habit of smoking the pipe.

• ŸŸŸŸ ● Make the full resolve to live a healthy life. Kicking out the shisha pipe from your life will definitely free you from the adverse effects of smoking and you will have more energy and vitality in your daily life, with a bright smile and fresher breath to boot.
• ŸŸŸŸ ● Think about the benefit of making your home and environment a healthy one to live in. Your family, friends and colleague will definitely be grateful to your non-toxic presence. They will no longer be exposed to second-hand smoke that comes from your usual shisha smoking habits.

• ŸŸŸŸ ● Save up the buck. Indeed, your pocket will save out on your usual shisha smking habits’ expenses. You can even rid yourself of your stock shisha paraphernalia by selling if off or simply throwing it out of your life.

Hesitation causes further problems in quitting from the habit of shisha smoking – so do it now and take the first step to finally beating the bad habit out of your life.

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Talk with your doctor which is the best method appropriate for your shisha quitting plan, depending on what other medical conditions you may have and what other medications you are currently taking. If you are ready to start a healthy lifestyle, try also to improve your diet. Besides weight management, eating right will help you refresh and regain antioxidant, vitamins and minerals. Drink at least eight glasses of water a day to help flush toxins from your system.  Keep healthy foods handy in your refrigerator such as fruits and vegetables, for you to take in when you are tempted to smoke.

We know that there are also effects when you quit smoking shisha such as mental health, as it is linked with anxiety and depression. Deciding to quit smoking shisha is a quick and easy thing; it may take a month or even a year or more to truly succeed.

Patience and perseverance are keys to achieve success in the movement to quit smoking shisha. And with the doctors’ help and medical advice, anyone can stop now before illness and other health issues ensue in one’s life.

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