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| quote: | Originally posted by djway
Why not take the other baited path and show how "quickly" all signs of the cigarette addiction are gone?
--djway |
Well, no one asked. I just responded to some disinformation.
Funnily enough, while doing some study today I came across this quote
| quote: | "Never believe what a patient tells you his doctor said."
Sir William Jenner (1815-98) |
But seeing as you asked . . . . . . . .
At 20 minutes after quitting:
* blood pressure decreases
* pulse rate drops
* body temperature of hands and feet increases.
At 8 hours:
* carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
* oxygen level in blood increases to normal
At 24 hours:
* chance of a heart attack decreases
At 48 hours:
* nerve endings start regrowing
* ability to smell and taste improve
At 2 weeks to 3 months:
* circulation improves
* walking becomes easier
* lung function increases
From 1 to 9 months:
Starting as early as a month after you quit smoking, and continuing for the next several months, you may notice significant improvements in these areas:
* coughing
* sinus congestion
* fatigue
* shortness of breath
At 1 Year smoke free:
* excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker
At 5 years:
* from 5 to 15 years after quitting, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked.
At 10 years:
* risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
* risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
* risk of ulcer decreases
At 15 years:
* risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked
* risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
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