Smoking is one of the most destructive habits a person can have. Even though most people are familiar with the phrase ‘smoking is bad for your health’, they do not essentially grasp the gravity of its detrimental effects not only to the health of the smoker, but to the people surrounding the smoker as well.
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So, instead of listing the pernicious qualities a cigarette has to your body, let us look at some benefits of giving up smoking.
- Your blood pressure shall normalise within the first 20 minutes after your final smoke.
- The carbon monoxide level in your bloodstream shall drop to normal only 12 hours after quitting.
- A fortnight after your last cigarette, you will notice a significant improvement in your circulation and lung function.
- Say goodbye to that unhealthy smokers’ cough nearly 2 months after you stop smoking.
- Halve the risk of getting a coronary heart disease after a year without smoking.
- 5 years after your last smoke, you will have the same risk of acquiring mouth, throat, oesophageal, cervical and bladder cancer as the general population, which is two times higher in the smoking population.
- The risk of getting pancreatic or laryngeal cancer is significantly decreased after having 10 years without smoking. In fact, by this time, the risk of dying from lung cancer is cut in half, in comparison with active smokers.
- You will have the same risk of developing a heart disease as a non-smoker after going 15 years without smoking.
Hurry up and throw that cigarette in the ashtray so you can start enjoying all of the benefits that come from a healthy lifestyle without smoking today!
