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Reasons To Stop Smoking
For Your Health
When you stop smoking:
After 20 minutes: Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal.
After 8 hours: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood reduce by half and oxygen levels return to normal.
After 48 hours: Carbon monoxide will be eliminated from the body. Lungs start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris.
After 48 hours: There is no nicotine in the body. Ability to taste and smell is greatly improved.
After 72 hours: Breathing becomes easier. Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase.
After 2-12 weeks: Your circulation improves.
After 3-9 months: Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve as lung function increases by up to 10%.
After 5 years: Risk of heart attacks falls to about half compared with a person who is still smoking.
After 10 years: Risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker. Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked.
Info courtesy of http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/why-quit/what-happens-when-you-quit
When you stop smoking:
After 20 minutes: Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal.
After 8 hours: Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in blood reduce by half and oxygen levels return to normal.
After 48 hours: Carbon monoxide will be eliminated from the body. Lungs start to clear out mucus and other smoking debris.
After 48 hours: There is no nicotine in the body. Ability to taste and smell is greatly improved.
After 72 hours: Breathing becomes easier. Bronchial tubes begin to relax and energy levels increase.
After 2-12 weeks: Your circulation improves.
After 3-9 months: Coughs, wheezing and breathing problems improve as lung function increases by up to 10%.
After 5 years: Risk of heart attacks falls to about half compared with a person who is still smoking.
After 10 years: Risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker. Risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked.
Info courtesy of http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/why-quit/what-happens-when-you-quit
To Benefit Your Family
You can feel proud of your decision to stop smoking. Your family won't be breathing in your second hand smoke, you will live longer, and you'll be a positive example to others.
You can feel proud of your decision to stop smoking. Your family won't be breathing in your second hand smoke, you will live longer, and you'll be a positive example to others.
To Save Money
A 20-a-day smoker, who pays £10 per pack for cigarettes, will spend £3,650 a year on smoking.
Think of how much time you had to work just to pay for cigarettes!
Think what you could do with that money if you stopped smoking!
Other Reasons:
Your sense of taste will return - so you will find that food tastes better
Your breathing should improve - so you should have more energy.
Your skin and teeth will improve - reduced staining of teeth, improved circulation.
You won't smell of stale smoke any more.
Your fertility levels will improve - so improved chances of having a baby.
A 20-a-day smoker, who pays £10 per pack for cigarettes, will spend £3,650 a year on smoking.
Think of how much time you had to work just to pay for cigarettes!
Think what you could do with that money if you stopped smoking!
Other Reasons:
Your sense of taste will return - so you will find that food tastes better
Your breathing should improve - so you should have more energy.
Your skin and teeth will improve - reduced staining of teeth, improved circulation.
You won't smell of stale smoke any more.
Your fertility levels will improve - so improved chances of having a baby.
This site is sponsored by London Hypnotherapist Brian Jacobs
