Jan
Just 12 hours after you have your last cigarette you body starts to heal itself.
After only 48 hours your get your sense of smell and taste back, and your nerves start the regrowing process. Within 2-3 months your lung capacity increases by 30%, you have better blood circulation and you can walk easily without getting out of breath. Between months 1 and 9 of quitting smoking you will see that you have more energy, your lungs will increase their ability to handle mucus, and you will find that you are getting short of breath less often.
Now after you hit the 5 year mark your chance of dying of lung cancer decreases more than 50%, and after ten years your chance of lung cancer is about equal to a non smoker. Pre-cancerous cells are replaced as well, and the chance of getting other types of cancer is decreased.
These are just a few of the improvements to your life and most importantly your health that you have to look forward to once you have kicked the habit.
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