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Living Smoke Free: Your Path to Health, It Will all be Worth it

You might not know just how beneficial quitting smoking can be to your health. The following is a timeline that charts the average person’s health progress after kicking the habit. You may be surprised to see just how quickly your body reacts to having no nicotine in its system. Read what happens to your body when you stop smoking.

20 Minutes after smoking:
Your heart rate drops to an acceptable level.

12 Hours after quitting smoking:
The level of carbon monoxide in your blood falls to an acceptable level.

14-90 Days later:
The lining around your lungs regains its elasticity and in general your lungs vastly improve. Around 30 days, the risk of suffering a heart attack decreases significantly.

4-9 Months later:
Shortness of breath stops and coughing subsides.

1 Year later:
The risk of suffering from a coronary heart disease becomes half that of a smoker’s risk.

5 Years later:
The risk of suffering from a stroke significantly decreases.

10 Years later:
Your chances of developing lung cancer become half that of a smoker’s. In addition, you significantly decrease your chances of developing other forms of cancer, such as throat and larynx cancer.

If you are looking for reasons to quit smoking, the many health benefits that will occur, even just after 20 minutes of ceasing nicotine use, should be sufficient! The dangers of smoking are well documented and it is a fact that the addiction can kill you. Prove to yourself and everyone around you that you value life by saying no to nicotine!