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Quitting Smoking
People with heart failure should not smoke because it causes further damage to the heart (1). Smoking is a major killer of people with heart disease.
Quitting smoking is the most effective way that you can improve your health. Quitting smoking will also save you money and improve your sense of taste and smell, as well as increase the amount of exercise you can do.
Here are some useful websites to help you get started:
Quit Now Canada
http://www.quitnow.ca/
Health Canada Online
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/tobacco.html
Quitnet
http://www.quitnet.org

