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The Timeline to Recovery Is Faster Than You Think
Your body starts to repair the damages of smoking almost as soon as you quit. Within twenty short minutes, positive changes start to happen. The first are subtle but worth noting, as they begin the path to healing and a healthier you.
♦ After twenty minutes: The circulation in your extremities improves.
♦ After two hours: Your heartbeat, pulse, and blood pressure normalize.
♦ After eight hours: The levels of carbon monoxide within your body are reduced, which means oxygen can efficiently reach your cells again.
♦ After one day: Your risk for heart attack drops.
♦ After two days: All nicotine that you inhaled has been expelled from your body. You will also notice that your sense of taste and smell return after the two-day mark of quitting has passed.
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♦ After three days: Because the small hairs in your lungs (responsible for transporting particles from your lungs) have been able to heal, you will notice that your breathing significantly improves.
♦ After one week: Your blood pressure drops to within normal healthy ranges again. You will be coughing more, but this is a good sign because this allows more dirt and toxins to be expelled from your lungs.
♦ After three months: Any shortness of breath will be noticeably reduced because lung capacity increases by almost 40 percent. You will also notice improvements in your skin tone.
♦ Between three and nine months: Between three and nine months, the smoker’s cough will start to fade, and your susceptibility to infections will decrease. Your lungs are now beginning to clean themselves and the length of time to do so will depend on how long you smoked and the amount of toxins to expel.
♦ After one year: Your risk for heart disease will have been cut in half.
♦ After five years: Your risk for lung, throat, esophageal, mouth, and stomach cancer is halved.
♦ Between five and ten years: During this timeframe, your risk for heart disease and stroke reaches the same level as non-smokers.
♦ After ten years: Any precancerous cells in your body will have been replaced by now and your risk for lung cancer as well as other smoking-related cancers continues to decrease.
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♦ After fifteen years: Having stopped smoking for fifteen years, your risk of cancer will be the same as a non-smoker and you will be and feel healthier once again.