Health Tips – If You Stopped Smoking Right Now…
Health Tips – If You Stopped Smoking Right Now…
After 20 minutes: Your blood pressure drops to normal. The temperature of your hands and feet also returns to normal.
After 8 hours: The carbon monoxide level of your blood drops to normal. Your lungs begin to clear.
After 24 hours: Your chance of having a heart attack decreases.
After 2 days: Your sense of taste and smell improves. Your hair, breath and fingers are cleaner.
After 1 to 9 months: You cough less, your sinus congestion improves and your lungs are cleaner. Your circulation improves and you can breathe more easily.
After 1 year: Your excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.
After 5 years: Your risk of stroke and lung cancer is reduced.
After 10 years: Your risk of death from lung cancer is half that of a continuing smoker. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, pancreas and kidney decreases.
Source: American Cancer Society
May 11th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
A most informative guide on lung cancer, thank you, it has provided me with some comfort