What are the Benefits and Rewards of Quitting Smoking?
Below is a timeline of some of the health benefits you have to look forward to as a non-smoker: 20 Minutes – Twenty minutes after you quit smoking, your heart rate returns to normal. 12 Hours – Twelve hours after you quit smoking, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal. 2 Weeks – Two weeks to three months after you quit smoking, your coughing and shortness of breath decreases. 1 Year – One year after you stop smoking, your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker. 5-15 Years – Five to fifteen years after you stop smoking, your risk of having a stroke is reduced to that of someone who doesn’t smoke. 10 Years – Ten years after you quit smoking, your chance of death by lung cancer is about half that of a smoker. Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases. Smoking while you are pregnant deprives your baby of oxygen and increases the risk your baby being born with chest colds, coughs, ear infections and
