What Happens When You Stop Smoking?
By admin on Aug 18, 2009 in Stop Smoking
You’re probably more than familiar with the dangers of smoking, but what about the benefits of quitting smoking? If you’re thinking of quitting, here are some stop smoking benefits you’ll want to know about.
Here’s what happens when you stop smoking within only a few days:
Your blood pressure and pulse rate will return to normal within 20 minutes after you stop smoking. The carbon monoxide levels in your bloodstream will drop within 8 hours of quitting smoking, and your chance of heart attack decreases within 24 hours.
Two days after you quit smoking, your ability to smell and taste will show noticeable improvement, and destroyed nerve endings will start to repair themselves.
After 3 days, breathing will become easier as your bronchial tubes start to relax.
What happens when you stop smoking for a few months?
After you have been a non-smoker for about 2 to 3 months, your lungs will begin functioning up to 30% better and your circulation will improve making walking and other exercise easier.
Between 2 months to a year after quitting, shortness of breath and fatigue will decrease, and your immune system will improve. You’ll definitely be healthier and be able to feel the difference after only one year of being a non-smoker.
What happens when you stop smoking for a few years?
Also within one year of stopping smoking, your risk of coronary heart disease will be half that of a smoker. Only 2 years after you quit smoking, your risk of having a heart attack will be about normal. So, in as little as two years you’ll be almost as healthy as someone who doesn’t smoke.
After 5 years of not smoking, your risk of getting lung cancer is cut in half and your risk of having a stroke is reduced. After 10 years, your chances of getting lung cancer are similar to someone who has never smoked, and you will dramatically reduce your chances of getting other cancers such as mouth, larynx, bladder, and kidney cancers.
Fifteen years after you stop smoking, your risk of coronary heart disease will be the same as someone who has never smoked.
It’s never too late to quit smoking. You’ll already be healthier in only a few hours after you quit and in only a few years your risk of disease is significantly reduced. After 10 to 15 years, you’ll be as healthy as someone who has never smoked adding years to your life.
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