Changes Your Body Goes Through When You Quit Smoking
Thinking of quiting smoking? Wondering what will happen on the inside when you do? Here's a brief insight into why it's worth the hard work.
Within 8 hours of your last cigarette
• Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
• Oxygen levels in the blood increases to normal
24 hours
• Chance of heart attack decreases
48 hours
• Nerve endings start regrowing
• Ability to smell and taste things is enhanced
72 hours
• Bronchial tubes relax making breathing easier
• Lung capacity increases
2 weeks to 3 months
• Circulation improves
• Walking becomes easier
• Lung function increases up to 30%
1 to 9 months
• Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases
• Lung cilia regrow increasing ability to handle mucus, clean lungs
• Body's overall energy increases
5 years
• Lung cancer death rate for average smoker almost halves
10 years
• Lung cancer death rate down to almost that of a non-smoker
• Precancerous cells are replaced
• Other cancer risks decrease
