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Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking may well be the single most important thing you can do to improve your health, your body feels these benefits almost immediately.

Benefits to your body when you quit smoking:
After 20 minutes your blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal.Circulation improves in hands and feet.
After 8 hours oxygen levels in the blood return to normal and your chance of heart attack starts to fall.
After 24 hours poisonous carbon monoxide gas is eliminated from the body. The lungs start to clear out mucous and other debris.
After 48 hours nicotine is no longer detectable in the body. Taste and smell improve.
After 72 hours breathing becomes easier and as the bronchial tubes relax and energy levels increase.
After 2 weeks circulation improves making walking and exercise easier. In 3-9 months your cough, shortness of breath and wheezing improve dramatically.
After 5 years the risk of heart attack falls to that of a non-smoker
After 10 years the risk of lung cancer falls to about half that of a smoker.
  Based on information from the US Surgeon General's Report

The financial benefits of quitting

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The money you save could go towards...

  • A fantastic holiday
  • A new car
  • Education for you and your family
  • A fabulous new wardrobe

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