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Stop Smoking Now
I think one of the main reasons it’s so hard to quit smoking is because all the benefits of quitting and all the dangers of continuing seem very far away. Well, here’s a little timeline about some of the more immediate effects of quitting smoking and how that will affect your body RIGHT NOW.- In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
- In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
- In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
- In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
- In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
- In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.
- In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
- In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
- In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
- In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
So, you have more immediate things to look forward to if you quit now besides just freaking out about not being able to smoke.
UPDATE: There is more information on the health effects of smoking cigarettes on Wikipedia and here is the list of 599 additives in cigarettes. Also note that "one significant issue is that while all these chemical compounds have been approved as additives to food, they were not tested by burning. Burning changes the properties of chemicals. More than 4000 chemical compounds are created by burning a cigarette."
[Via: HealthBolt]
8 thoughts:
A Cigarette is a pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool on the other.
This is exactly the kind of message that finally got through to me and helped me quit smoking. That, and a hell of a lot of will power :)
I feel its easy to quit smoking, From a pack of 10 cigg a day, I made it possible to '0'.. yes ZERO.
I feel better by quitting smoking, I gained more stamina, get less tired when a I walk a lot. major point is I save a lot of money.
Easy way to quit smoking is chew something.. I used to buy biscuts, fresh juice, most of time, even used to have orange candy, trust me.. try having an orange candy you wont smoke for next 3 hrs.. and its so refreshing..
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Smoking is a smoke-screen for the reality of what lies beneath in the endless embers that are emotionally dormant ...
I've never been able to successfully quit smoking cigarettes without ganja by my side. With ganga, I never even think about nicotine...
Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information with us. Your blog is very interesting and informative.
When my wife got pregnant, I got serious about finding a way to stop smoking. I mean, it was one thing when it was just my health I was risking - I always went outside to smoke, so that my wife wouldn't get second hand smoke. But now that we have a little one on the way, it's different. I want to be around to see her grow up, get her first tooth, get married, all of those things. I don't want to miss out, so I'm going to stop smoking. Better for my health, better for hers, and better for my wife's.
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