WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU QUIT SMOKING ?

Some have tried many times to end smoking but have not succeeded.Others were unshakable and complete the goal, and the third did not even think to stop smoking.

FACTS THAT MIGHT HELP SMOKERS TO START THINKING ABOUT GIVING UP CIGARETTES:

20 minutes after quitting- The first effect that occurs 20 minutes after the last cigarette is reducing blood pressure and pulse rate to the normal value.

12 hours after quitting- Carbon monoxide can be toxic in large quantities. It comes from the burning part and enters into the body with the smoke. Carbon monoxide is pretty good for a cell which makes them harder to connect with oxygen. This problem slowly ends after leaving a cigarette.

24 hours after quitting- Smokers have a 70 % bigger chance of heart attack.Just one day after quitting smoking the risk starts to slow down.

48 hours after quitting- Refreshed sense of smell and taste.

Three days after quitting- Body will be clean from nicotine.Still,the effects of nicotine stay for some time. There may be physical symptoms such as headaches, dizziness and cramps.

Two to three weeks after quitting- You will be able to perform and engage in physical activity.Also you will recover blood circulation and lungs will recover and makes it easier to breathe.

Month to nine months after quitting- The lungs are much more protected of infection.

A year after quitting- The risk of heart disease was lowered by 50 %.

Five years after quitting- The risk of heart attack is now the equal as in people who do not smoke.

10 years after quitting- By half reduces the risk of death from lung cancer.

15 years after quitting- The risk of heart disease is now the equal as in people who do not smoke.

 

Sources and References:

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