Within 20 minutes after you smoke your last cigarette, your body begins a series of changes that continue for years.
20 minutes after quitting your heart rate drops.
12 hours after quitting carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting your heart attack risk begins to drop. Your lung function begins to improve.
1 to 9 months after quitting your coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
1 year after quitting your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.
5 years after quitting your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5-15 years after quitting.
10 years after quitting your lung cancer rate is about half that of a smoker’s. Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
15 years after quitting your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s.
Ulcer risk drops after quitting.
Bladder cancer risk is halved a few years after quitting.
Peripheral artery disease goes down after quitting.
Low birth weight baby risks drops to normal if you quit before preganancy or during your first trimester. Pregnant women should absolutely stop smoking during the pregnancy because of the negative effects that smoking has on the health of a fetus. Get information on how dangerous smoking can be for both mother and child from a master of hypnotism therapy in this free video on smoking cigarettes.
