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1/ Inspired by my friend @mang_spider.
Non-smokers love to scare smokers of the health risks (which they already know).
Instead, show them the body& #39;s ability to heal itself immediately after you quit...
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Non-smokers love to scare smokers of the health risks (which they already know).
Instead, show them the body& #39;s ability to heal itself immediately after you quit...
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2/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 1 Hour:
Within 20 min after the last cigarette is smoked, the heart rate drops and returns to normal.
Blood pressure begins to drop, and circulation may start to improve.
After 1 Hour:
Within 20 min after the last cigarette is smoked, the heart rate drops and returns to normal.
Blood pressure begins to drop, and circulation may start to improve.
3/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 12 Hours:
Body cleanses itself of the excess carbon monoxide from the cigarettes. Carbon monoxide levels return to normal, increasing the body’s oxygen levels.
After 12 Hours:
Body cleanses itself of the excess carbon monoxide from the cigarettes. Carbon monoxide levels return to normal, increasing the body’s oxygen levels.
4/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 1 Day:
Risk of heart attack begins to decrease. Blood pressure begins to drop, decreasing risk of heart disease. Oxygen levels rise, making physical activity and exercise easier to do, promoting heart-healthy habits.
After 1 Day:
Risk of heart attack begins to decrease. Blood pressure begins to drop, decreasing risk of heart disease. Oxygen levels rise, making physical activity and exercise easier to do, promoting heart-healthy habits.
5/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 2 Days:
A person may notice a heightened sense of smell and more vivid tastes as these nerves heal.
After 2 Days:
A person may notice a heightened sense of smell and more vivid tastes as these nerves heal.
6/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 3 Days:
Nicotine levels in a person’s body are depleted. While it is healthier to have no nicotine in the body, this initial depletion can cause nicotine withdrawal.
[This is point you MUST FIGHT hard!]
After 3 Days:
Nicotine levels in a person’s body are depleted. While it is healthier to have no nicotine in the body, this initial depletion can cause nicotine withdrawal.
[This is point you MUST FIGHT hard!]
7/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 1 Month:
Lung function begins to heal and lung capacity improves. Former smokers notice less coughing and shortness of breath. Athletic endurance increases and you may notice a renewed ability for cardio activities.
After 1 Month:
Lung function begins to heal and lung capacity improves. Former smokers notice less coughing and shortness of breath. Athletic endurance increases and you may notice a renewed ability for cardio activities.
8/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 1-3 Months:
For the next several months after quitting, circulation continues to improve. Everything listed above continues to improve!
After 1-3 Months:
For the next several months after quitting, circulation continues to improve. Everything listed above continues to improve!
9/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 9 Months:
Lungs have significantly healed! The delicate, hair-like structures known as cilia have recovered from the toll of cigarette smoke. Decrease in frequency of lung infections bc cilia can do their job easier.
After 9 Months:
Lungs have significantly healed! The delicate, hair-like structures known as cilia have recovered from the toll of cigarette smoke. Decrease in frequency of lung infections bc cilia can do their job easier.
10/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 1 Year:
One year after quitting smoking, a person’s risk for coronary heart disease decreases by 50%!
This risk will continue to drop past the 1-year mark!
After 1 Year:
One year after quitting smoking, a person’s risk for coronary heart disease decreases by 50%!
This risk will continue to drop past the 1-year mark!
11/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 5 Years:
Body has healed itself enough for arteries / blood vessels to widen again. Blood is less likely to clot, lowering the risk of stroke.
Risk of stroke will continue to reduce over the next 10 years!
After 5 Years:
Body has healed itself enough for arteries / blood vessels to widen again. Blood is less likely to clot, lowering the risk of stroke.
Risk of stroke will continue to reduce over the next 10 years!
12/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 10 Years:
Person’s chances of developing lung cancer and dying from it are roughly cut in 50% compared with someone who continues to smoke! Likelihood of mouth, throat, or pancreatic cancer has significantly reduced!
After 10 Years:
Person’s chances of developing lung cancer and dying from it are roughly cut in 50% compared with someone who continues to smoke! Likelihood of mouth, throat, or pancreatic cancer has significantly reduced!
13/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 15 Years:
Likelihood of developing coronary heart disease is the equivalent of a non-smoker!!!
Similarly, the risk of developing pancreatic cancer has reduced to the same level as a non-smoker!!!
After 15 Years:
Likelihood of developing coronary heart disease is the equivalent of a non-smoker!!!
Similarly, the risk of developing pancreatic cancer has reduced to the same level as a non-smoker!!!
14/ How your body heals itself after you quit smoking...
After 20 Years:
Risk of death from smoking-related causes (lung disease / cancer) drops to the level of ppl who have never smoked. Risk of developing pancreatic cancer has reduced to that of someone who has never smoked.
After 20 Years:
Risk of death from smoking-related causes (lung disease / cancer) drops to the level of ppl who have never smoked. Risk of developing pancreatic cancer has reduced to that of someone who has never smoked.
15/ I smoked for more than 15 years and I failed on every attempt to quit until I won my battle in 2012.
It was the best and hardest action I ever took to free myself of those chains.
Always inspired to see other folks like @mang_spider (follow him) start that journey!
It was the best and hardest action I ever took to free myself of those chains.
Always inspired to see other folks like @mang_spider (follow him) start that journey!
16/ If you want to quit, read the Easyway to Quit Smoking by Allen Carr.
As a smoker, you need to know that the book is totally fine if you smoke your brains out while you read it. So don& #39;t be scared to pick it up!
As a smoker, you need to know that the book is totally fine if you smoke your brains out while you read it. So don& #39;t be scared to pick it up!
