What Happens to Your body if you stop smoking Right now?
Hundreds of benefits.
The health benefits of stopping smoking start almost immediately:
After…
20 minutes: Blood pressure and pulse return to normal
8 hours: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood are halved, oxygen levels in the blood return to normal
24 hours: Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body and the lungs start to clear out the build up of tar
48 hours: There is no nicotine left in the body. Taste and smell are greatly improved
72 hours: Breathing becomes easier, bronchial tubes begin to relax, energy levels increase
2 – 12 weeks: Circulation improves, making walking and running a lot easier
3 – 9 months: Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve as the lungs have room for up to 10% more oxygen
1 year: Risk of heart attack is halved
10 years: Risk of lung cancer is halved
10 years: Risk of heart attack is at the same level as non-smokers
Medium to long-term: Risk of developing lung cancer, other cancers, heart attack, stroke and chronic lung disease is reduced – the sooner you stop smoking, the sooner your risk starts going down
Medium to long-term: Stopping smoking at any age increases your life expectancy, provided that you stop before the onset of serious disease. Even if you have developed a disease, you can benefit from stopping as your body will be under less strain and be able to fight it more easily
Medium to long-term: A smoker who has suffered from a heart attack can halve the risk of a second heart attack by stopping smoking
Medium to long-term: Ten years after quitting smoking an ex-smoker’s risk of lung cancer is reduced by 30 – 50% compared with that of a continuing smoker
Medium to long-term: Smokers who stop before the age of 35 have a life expectancy not significantly different from that of a non-smoker
Medium to long-term: Smokers who give up smoking between 65 and 74 years of age have a better life expectancy beyond 75 than those who continue to smoke
For life:
Reduce stress
Any physical activity is easier
Don’t tire as quickly
Improve sense of taste and smell
Improved skin
March 8th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
You will badly want more cigarettes, but you’ve got to fight this to give up
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March 8th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
I would say it would take a while for your lungs to ‘grow’ again as such but it would be so much better for your health. You would probably suffer withdrawel symptoms from no cigarettes but if you visit your GP he/she should be able to help you with this!
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March 8th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
having you seen the advert all the nicotine men go crazy and you need a fag
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March 8th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Nothing but good things. Smoking starts killing you the instant you start. You might experience withdrawal, depending on how much you smoked. If your brain is used to regular nicotine, it’ll have withdrawal and you could have headaches, nervousness, shakiness, etc. But, these will eventually go away and you’ll be healthier for it. I read in a magazine that it takes 16 hours for carbon monoxide to leave your system after spending 2 hours in a smoky room. 16 hours! That should be enough to make you want to quit right there.
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March 8th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
you will start be rid of toxins within an hour but it will take a long time for the body to re adjust itself and get rid of all toxins, be prepared to be unwell through the process of stoping smoking, ie, colds coughing aching bones etcxx
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
WAY WAY WAY better then when you are still smoking
and you do know that evry time you smoke you lose
7min.of your life right???
so stop smoking if you want to live
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Hundreds of benefits.
The health benefits of stopping smoking start almost immediately:
After…
20 minutes: Blood pressure and pulse return to normal
8 hours: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood are halved, oxygen levels in the blood return to normal
24 hours: Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body and the lungs start to clear out the build up of tar
48 hours: There is no nicotine left in the body. Taste and smell are greatly improved
72 hours: Breathing becomes easier, bronchial tubes begin to relax, energy levels increase
2 – 12 weeks: Circulation improves, making walking and running a lot easier
3 – 9 months: Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve as the lungs have room for up to 10% more oxygen
1 year: Risk of heart attack is halved
10 years: Risk of lung cancer is halved
10 years: Risk of heart attack is at the same level as non-smokers
Medium to long-term: Risk of developing lung cancer, other cancers, heart attack, stroke and chronic lung disease is reduced – the sooner you stop smoking, the sooner your risk starts going down
Medium to long-term: Stopping smoking at any age increases your life expectancy, provided that you stop before the onset of serious disease. Even if you have developed a disease, you can benefit from stopping as your body will be under less strain and be able to fight it more easily
Medium to long-term: A smoker who has suffered from a heart attack can halve the risk of a second heart attack by stopping smoking
Medium to long-term: Ten years after quitting smoking an ex-smoker’s risk of lung cancer is reduced by 30 – 50% compared with that of a continuing smoker
Medium to long-term: Smokers who stop before the age of 35 have a life expectancy not significantly different from that of a non-smoker
Medium to long-term: Smokers who give up smoking between 65 and 74 years of age have a better life expectancy beyond 75 than those who continue to smoke
For life:
Reduce stress
Any physical activity is easier
Don’t tire as quickly
Improve sense of taste and smell
Improved skin
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
i’d get the hump & head straight for a box of chocolates!
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March 8th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Well i stopped smoking 2 and half days ago now after nearly 30 years and im still alive, climbing the walls abit but nothing that i can’t handle. Just get your head around it first!!!
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March 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
For one you can taste your food ,and no dizziness after that first ciggy in the mornings now,,,,,
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March 8th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
I smoke about 5 cigs a day and trying to quit ha now i can so dont bother i quit drinking ,,yes i would live a little longer,,,<>R<>
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straitshooter
March 8th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
I’m not sure but ask me in a bout a month
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