Quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do to improve your health and quality of life. Non-smokers have a much lower risk of getting dozens of smoking-related diseases like lung cancer, heart disease, and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis).
Here are some other good things that happen to your body once you stop smoking
Within 8 hours
carbon monoxide level drops in your body
oxygen level in your blood increases to normal
Within 48 hours
your chances of having a heart attack start to go down
your sense of smell and taste begin to improve
Within 72 hours
your bronchial tubes relax and make breathing easier
your lung capacity increases
Within 2 weeks to 3 months
your blood circulation improves
your lung functioning increases up to 30 percent
Within 6 months
your coughing, stuffy nose, tiredness and shortness of breath improve
Within 1 year
your risk of smoking-related heart attack is cut in half
Within 10 years
your risk of dying from lung cancer is cut in half
Within 15 years
your risk of dying from a heart attack is the same as a person who never smoked
There are many other good reasons to quit smoking:
What are your reasons to quit smoking? Write them down and share them with friends and family or post them on the fridge.
