Benefits of quitting smoking

Benefits of quitting smoking

It's never too late to quit smoking. As usual interruption that occurs early, the risk of cancer and other diseases are lower.
Benefits of quitting smoking
A few minutes after the last cigarette, the body begins to recover:
1. 20 minutes after quitting smoking: Heart rate and blood pressure decrease.
2. 12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide is reduced, reaching normal.
3. 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Circulation is improved and pulmonary function improved.
4. 1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and breathing problems are reduced, cilia (hair-like structures of streams from which they move from bottom to top, training impurities out) regain normal function and their ability to cleanse the lungs and to reduce the risk of infection is enhanced.
5. At 1 year after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is reduced to half that of a smoker.
6. At 5 years after quitting: The risk of stroke (CVA) is reduced, thus being equal to that of a nonsmoker 5 to 15 years after quitting.
Benefits of quitting smoking
7. After 10 years of quitting: Lung cancer death rate is reduced by half compared to that of smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix and pancreas decreases.
8. At 15 years after quitting: The risk of coronary heart disease is equal to that of non-smokers.