Quit Yet!......Health benefits of Quitting Smoking

For someone who's been into smoking for a longer period of time, it's difficult for them to quit at first attempt.

A few days after quitting, your taste buds will kick back in. Enjoy some tasty, healthy treats!

But once if you have thought about it, and you realise it's not only affecting your health as well as affecting the health of people surrounded by you.

Here are few health benefits one can notice after quitting smoking

Blood pressure and heart rate drop to normal and the blood carbon monoxide level also drops to normal

Circulation improves and your lung function increases.

Coughing and shortness of breath decrease. Your lungs and airways are more able to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.

Even the risk of coronary heart disease is half that of someone still using tobacco. Also heart attack risk drops slowly

Risk of mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder cancers are reduced by half. Cervical cancer risk falls to that of a non-smoker. Stroke risk can fall to that of a non-smoker after 2 to 5 years.

Risk of dying from lung cancer is about one half that of a person who still smokes.

Risk of coronary heart disease is that of a non-smoker's.

Quitting adds up! Use your savings to treat yourself to something fun.

But to keep in mind that these Improvements are only visible after a period of time.

In order to protect yourself from all these health issues, one need to understand how harmful tobacco is for them as well as for the people in their surroundings.

Because the best time to quit smoking was the day you started, and the second best time to quit is today.

“No one can quit smoking for you, or make you want to change your life. No one can make you do anything that you don’t want to do.” – Gudjon Bergmann

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