Are you already aware of all of the negative impacts that smoking has on your health? Are you ready to learn some of the AMAZING restorative abilities that your body possesses?
If you are considering quitting smoking, a British study suggested e-cigarettes and similar devices can help people stop smoking. It found those who wanted to quit smoking were almost 60 percent more likely to succeed if they used a cigarette replacement compared to quitters who tried an anti-smoking nicotine patch, gum or straight will-power.
A device that replaces the harmful effects of tobacco with the soothing effects of aromatherapy might be a good option to curb cravings and change habits while you quit smoking.
Great News for Those Thinking of Quitting Smoking!
The list below provides a general timeline for healing. If you know someone who is ready to kick the habit – pass it along. The knowledge that the body already knows what to do to repair and restore is a great confidence booster and motivator!
Benefits After You Quit Smoking
Your body begins to change immediately after you stop smoking
- Within 20 minutes : Your blood pressure and pulse rate drop to normal. Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal.
- Within 8 hours : Carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal and oxygen levels in blood rise to normal. Smoker’s breath disappears.
- Within 24 hours : Chance of heart attack decreases.
- Within 48 hours : Nerve endings start regrowing. Ability to taste and smell enhances.
- Within 3 days : You’ll breathe easier.
In just months you notice these improvements
- Within 2 weeks to 3 months : Circulation improves. Walking becomes easier. Lung function increases up to 30%.
- Within 1 to 9 months : You’ll cough less. Sinus congestion and shortness of breath decrease. The cilia that sweep debris from your lungs will grow back. You’ll feel more energetic.
- Within 1 year : Excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker.
- Within 2 years : Your heart attack risk drops to near normal.
Your body continues to heal and recover in the years after you quit smoking
- Within 5 years : Lung cancer death rate for average former smoker (of one pack a day) decreases by almost half. Stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker five to 15 years after quitting. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, and esophagus is half that of a smoker’s.
- Within 10 years : Lung cancer death rate is similar to that of a nonsmoker’s. Precancerous cells are replaced. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
- Within 15 years : Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker’s.
YOU MAKE THE CHOICE – YOUR BODY WILL DO THE REST!
