Have you arrived at a crossroads at which you have decided you need to abandon smoking? For how long have you smoked and drawn so many dangerous substances inside you? How long has at taken you to arrive at this decision? I am fully aware of how difficult this can be. However, it is important to realize that there is never a wrong time to abandon the habit. Resist the temptation to simply throw your hands up and believe that you have already harmed your health so significantly that stopping now will do little good. You need to understand how your health can improve once you stop smoking once and for all.
- Within a mere 20 minutes, you will experience a decrease in blood pressure down to a normal range. You will also see a decrease in pulse rate.
- Within 8 hours, you will experience a 50% reduction in the toxic carbon monoxide level in your blood, and your oxygen saturation will normalize.
- Within 24 hours of quitting, you will have less likelihood of suffering a heart attack.
- Within 48 hours there will be no more nicotine in your system. You will regain normal functioning of the senses of smell and taste. You will experience regeneration of nerve endings.
- Within 72 hours, you will experience a noticeable gain in energy and your respiratory system will be more relaxed.
- Within 2 weeks of quitting, you will notice much better circulation which will grow even more efficient for the subsequent 10 weeks.
- Within 3 to 9 months, wheezing, coughing and other respiratory issues will fall away, and your lung capacity will grow 10% stronger. Simple tasks such as walking will seem less burdensome.
- Within the first year, you will have reduced your chances of suffering a heart attack by 50%.
- Within 5 years, the danger that you will suffer a stroke will be equal to that of someone who did not smoke.
- Within a decade, the likelihood that you will acquire lung cancer will be equal to that of a non-smoker.
- Within 15 years, you will have no greater risk of heart attack than someone who did not smoke.
These facts by themselves ought to serve as sufficient inspiration to immediately quit smoking. I have faith in your ability to succeed. Anyone who doubts their ability to quit without assistance will be able to identify many sources of help, and therefore it is important to get the necessary aid right away so that you can begin safeguarding, rather than harming, your physical well-being. Never stop trying to quit smoking, eventually you’ll get there with more determination each and every time.
