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Most of the people who smoke cigarettes even don?t know that what are the risks related to smoking and what are the benefits of quitting this bad habit of smoking. You have heard a lot about the risk factors of smoking. But here I am going to tell you a few health benefits of quit smoking??.

With in 20 minutes after your last cigarette the Symptoms of Healing start?..

As this healing process begins, noticeable physical changes occur.

After 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, your blood pressure, heart rate and pulse return to normal.

By staying off the cigarettes you decrease your risk factors for serious medical complications.

After 12 hours.

After 12 hours, carbon monoxide and nicotine levels begin to decrease rapidly and the oxygen supply in your blood increases.

As this occurs, you may experience an increase in ?craving?. This is temporary and will decrease with time.

1 month - 3 months.

With in 1 month to 3 months your ability to smell and taste will dramatically improve.

You may still be experiencing some coughing as your lungs begin to clear themselves from the poisons. This cough will subside over time.

You may notice an improvement in your ability to breathe and subsequently you will become less ?winded? or ?out of breath? when performing activities.

Also while your body is working hard at removing toxin such as tar from the lungs and repairing nerve endings, you may feel tired or easily fatigued.

This will not only improve with time but you will notice that you have more energy than you did when you were smoking.

4 months - 9 months. 

With in 4 to 9 months the functioning of your lungs may improve by as much as 30 percent in next two to three months.

You may feel younger because of the increased energy and ability to exercise and do more physical activities.

6 months - 9 months.

With in 6 to 9 months your chance for developing infections in the lungs is significantly reduces because the cilia in your lungs have begun to re-grow and heal from the damage that smoking has caused.

It is the job of these cilia to sweep out poisons and substances that can lead to infection.

1 year.

With in 1 year your risk for heart disease has been cut dramatically in half.

You have also significantly reduced your risk of stroke, lung disease and other types of cancers including bladder, kidney, pancreas, larynx and esophagus. These health improvements only continue to increase with the number of years that you remain a non-smoker.

So consider the above mentioned health benefits of quit smoking and start quitting it from vary today. If you face any difficulty in quitting it, you may seek medical help also, we are always there to help to improve your health.

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