It is never too late to stop smoking. Smoking cessation has major and immediate health benefits for men and woman of all ages.
Remember when you stop smoking your body will thank you.
Your body is very, very forgiving and it rapidly restores itself.
Within 20 minutes of your last cigarette:
The blood pressure drops to normal
The pulse drops to its normal rate
The body temperature of your hands and fee increase to normal
Within 24 to 48 hours of becoming a Non-Smoker:
Your blood pressure will be closer to normal, possibly even normal
Your pulse will drop to normal
Your hands and feet will be warmer
You will be at a lower risk for heart attack
Never endings start to re-growing
Within 2 weeks to 3 months of becoming a Non-Smoker:
Your sense of smell and taste will improve
Your bronchial tubes will relax
You will be less short of breath
The circulation improves
Lung function increases by up to 30 %
Within 1 to 9 Months of becoming a Non-Smoker:
Your lung capacity will increase by one third
Your circulation will improve
Your stamina will increase
Coughing, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease
Cilia re-grows in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus & reduce infection
The body's overall energy level increases
Within 5 years of becoming a Non-Smoker:
Death rate due to lung cancer for average ex-smokers decrease from 137 per 100,000 to 72 per 100,000
