Benefits of Quitting Smoking
And this is how the body starts to heal itself when you quit smoking:
· 20 minutes after quitting: The increased blood pressure and heart beat/pulse rate return to normal levels.
· 8 hours after quitting: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood drop by 50%. And blood oxygen level returns to normal.
· 24 hours after quitting: Carbon monoxide is eliminated from the body. And lungs begin to clear out the mucus and other leftover debris from smoking.
· 48 hours of quitting: Nicotine is completely out of your system. Your taste buds and olfactory nerves start functioning, improving your sense of smell and taste.
· 72 hours after quitting: Bronchial tubes begin to relax and breathing becomes less restrained. As a result, your energy levels increase.
· 2–12 weeks: Blood circulation improves and lung function begins to improve too, initiating the risk for heart attack to drop. More..!!!
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April 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pm
starts to heal itself when you quit smoking…
And this is how the body starts to heal itself when you quit smoking…