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People who stop smoking can live longer, regardless of the age at which they quit. When you stop smoking your body starts to change for the better immediately: – In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal. – In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal. – In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level. – In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase. – In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks. – In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%. – In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half. – In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker. – In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker. – In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
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Justin B Smith from Justin’s HIV Journal has been smoking since the age of 17. He is 29 years old so he has been smoking for about 12 years. According to TheBody.com, people with HIV disease are more likely to smoke than healthy people. Smoking can interfere with normal lung function in healthy people. In people with HIV, smoking can make it more difficult to fight off serious infections. People with HIV disease are now living longer. Smoking and related problems can interfere with long term quality of life. Smoking weakens the immune system. It can make it harder to fight off HIV-related infections. This is especially true for infections related to the lungs. Smoking can interfere with processing of medications by the liver. It can also worsen liver problems like hepatitis. People with HIV who smoke are more likely to suffer complications from HIV medication than those who don’t. For example, those who smoke are more likely to experience nausea and vomiting from taking HIV medications. Smoking increases the risk of some long-term side effects of HIV disease and treatment. These include osteoporosis . HIV treatment slightly increases the risk of heart attack, but smoking is the major controllable risk factor for heart attacks or strokes. Recent studies found that quitting smoking reduced heart attack risk in HIV patients more than other factors such as changes in medications. People with HIV disease who smoke are more likely to develop several opportunistic infections …
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We always think what will happen after giving up bad habits? Let us analyze it thoroughly in case of smoking. The benefits that follow are according to the timeline before which the smoker has quitted smoking like:
What happens after 20 minutes giving up smoking?
Smoking always results in high blood pressure which is harmful for heart as it increases the danger of heart attack. But the minute we give up this habit, the risk minimizes and blood pressure rate becomes normal.
The next is after 10 hours:
The level of carbon monoxide becomes half after 10 hours of giving smoking. It is one of the major pollutants that produce ill effects on cognitive skills and health and oxygen is one of the most vital substances which are necessary for survival. High level of carbon monoxide decreases intake of blood from lungs which can give birth to serious problems.
We increase our energy levels by smoothing the passage of oxygen as we curtail the level of carbon monoxide by quitting smoking.
Let us next analyze what happens after 24 hours of quitting smoking;
Not smoking for 24 hours is a marvelous starting for the chain smokers that provides them strong bearing power, less level of fatigue after exercise and quick recovery.
Moving to 48 hours from one whole day gives new experience to person as nicotine is removed from their body which earlier has resulted in bad side effects by causing vomiting, stomachache and it also enhances the possibility of hypothermia.
What happens after 2-22 weeks?
Person gets rid of bad circulation and also of numerous other problems like slow skin healing, cold feet, Raynaud’s disease and peripheral vascular disease (PVT).
What happens after 1 year?
According to the studies conducted in U.K, smoking results in around 20,000 deaths due to cardiovascular diseases. Quitting smoking for 1 year reduces the risk of heart attack to half.
What happens after 10 years?
After minimizing the danger of heart attack our good habit of quitting smoking results in reducing the danger of lung cancer to half. In 1999, most of cancer death was due to lung cancer which was in return an outcome of the smoking.
What happens after 15 years?
After this much of the time period person who once was chain smoker leads a healthy life as a normal man who has never smoked. At last the good habit has repaid back.
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If the answer is yes, then follow the following steps to minimize the risk of heart attack:
1. Take out time to relax and do proper exercises. Cardiovascular exercise is must for people who have already experienced heart attack. Exercise not only reduces the risk of heart attack, it also relives us of tiresome schedule by making us stress free.
2. Be optimist. Never give yourself to despair. Ensure that living unhealthy and unhealthy thinking is one of the main causes of the heart disease. After nurturing positive hopes we will start feeling good about ourselves as well as relieved. You will find yourself on top of the world. Feel yourself enjoying everything.
3. Take balanced diet, full of green leafy vegetables and pulses and drink 8 to 10 glasses of water everyday.
4. Try to associate yourself more with the good habits that determine quality of life and improve lifestyle. Do not take the initiative fast. Slowly try to abstain yourself from bad habits. Healthy habits bring ecstasy, health and make life a pleasant experience.
5. Quitting the worst habit smoking is an essential step to save yourself from the risk of heart attack. Smoking contains nicotine which fills laziness in us and makes us addicted to cigarette. By continuing smoking we are shortening our lifespan. Quitting smoking will help us to take physical fitness regimen. You can start with slow walking, deep breathing as well as cycling. Gradually you will get into habit of a proper exercising schedule.
6. Every one has room for temptations. One must learn to control temptations and longings for bad habits. If once we learn the art of controlling cravings then we will surely ensure our healthy stay.
7. Discover your own ways to enjoy yourself. Laugh whole heartedly. Laughter is an abundantly available medicine that increases the life span and moreover it is natural, free and does not have any side effect so why not to get it?
8. Avoid eating fried and junk snacks and also the food that contains saturated fats. This food stuff increases the cholesterol level in blood. Higher cholesterol is again a symptom of heart attack.
9. In drinks try to avoid red wine, alcohol. These are detrimental to our health.
10. Avoid spicy food. Eating healthy diet helps us to control our carbohydrates, fats and blood pressure.
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Hi, my name is Karen and I am a non-smoker. Having kicked my addiction to nicotine and cigarettes I am living a healthier no smoking lifestyle. If you would like to be a non-smoker, too, join me on your quest to find the best solution to help you stop smoking.
