No matter how long you have been smoking, your body begins to repair itself as soon as you quit!
According to the American Lung Association, after you have stopped smoking:
20 minutes: your blood pressure, heart rate, and the temperature of your feet and hands become normal.
8 hours: oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood return to normal.
1 day: your risk of heart attack begins to decrease.
2 days: your sense of smell and taste improves. Nerve endings start to regrow. Mucus in your airways begins to break up and clear out of your lungs.
2 weeks- 3 months: your circulation becomes better and breathing improves; it becomes easier to walk.
1 – 9 months: coughing, sinus congestion, shortness of breath and fatigue decrease and you have more energy.
1 year: Happy Birthday! Your excess risk of heart disease is now less than half what it was 1 year ago!
5 years: your risk of cancer of the lung, mouth, throat, and esophagus is half that of a pack-a-day smoker.
10 years: your risk of dying of lung cancer is now similar to non-smokers’. Precancerous cells have been replaced by healthy ones.
15 years: you are at no more risk of heart disease than if you never smoked.
Think again!
It does matter. Talk with your health care provider today.
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