According to the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these are just some of the benefits that come in the first year after one quits smoking.
Just twenty minutes after that last cigarette, blood pressure normalizes, your pulse drops to normal, and the temperature in your hands and feet return to normal. It gets better from here.
The oxygen level in your blood increases to normal, carbon monoxide levels in your blood drops to normal, and your risk for heart attack is already improving.
Within the first few days your nerve endings start regrowing, your ability to taste and smell are improving, and even simple tasks like walking are getting easier. Your circulation is improving and lung increases by about 30% at three months.
Coughing, congestion, shortness of breath continue to decrease and your lungs are starting to regenerate enough to allow clearing of mucus more easily and that reduces the chance of infection.
After one year of nonsmoking the risk for coronary heart disease is about half that of a smoker and you continue to get better. The bigger issue is that you are no longer damaging the areas affected by smoking and you are increasing the number of days your loved one can enjoy your company.
Just another word of encouragement to stop smoking. It can be done!
Great going for the benefits of stop smoking.
Great information and congrats on quitting.
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