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How Long Does it Take to See Health Results?

Here are some of the examples that are widely known and there are many others:

WITHIN 20 MINUTES

· Blood pressure drops to normal

· Pulse rate drops to normal level

· Body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal levels

WITHIN 8 HOURS

· Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal

· Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

· Smoker’s breath begins to disappear

WITHIN 24 HOURS

· Chance of heart attack risk decreases

WITHIN 48 HOURS

· Nerve endings begin to re-develop and to re-grow

· Ability to smell and taste noticeably improves

WITHIN 72 HOURS

· Bronchial tubes begin to relax

· Breathing is easier

WITHIN 2 WEEKS T0 3 MONTHS

· Circulation improves

· Walking becomes easier with breathing improved

· Lung function increases up to approx 30 percent

WITHIN 1 TO 9 MONTHS

· Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease and continue to improve

· Cilia that sweeps the debris from your lungs re-grow, increasing ability to, clean the lungs, handle mucous and reduce infection and re- build immunity

WITHIN 1 YEAR

· Risk of coronary heart disease is half of that of a smoker

WITHIN 2YEARS

· Heart attack risk drops to near normal

WITHIN 5 YEARS

· Lung cancer death rate for average (one pack per day) smoker
decreases to almost half (137 per 100,000 people to 72 per 100,000)

· Stroke risk is reduced

WITHIN 10 YEARS

· Pre-cancerous cilia are replaced with healthy ones

· Chance of other cancers such as those of the mouth, larynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas dramatically decreases. Estimated over 25 chemicals in cigarettes that are added that actually can cause cancer.

· Lung cancer death rate similar to that of a person who never smoked!

WITHIN 15 YEARS

· Risk of coronary heart disease becomes same as a person that NEVER smoked

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