Know What Happens to You Within 20 Minutes of Quitting Smoking!
Yet another motivating story for those who look for reasons to quit smoking! Yes, I have a deep understanding of nicotine kick and its requirement in every step of your smoking life.
Nicotine, at times is claimed to be more addictive than heroin, is the sole reason for why your life has become glued to cigarette.
The main reason as to why you relish breathing 400 poisonous chemicals day in and day out!! If you are trying to quit smoke these days, you need continuous motivation right? Today, I think I am going to tell you what happens when you smoke the last cigarette and wait for 20 minutes before lighting up the next.
If you have smoked the last puff then let me tell you that if you decide to quit now, within next 20 minutes your body begins a series of positive changes that continues for years to follow...
If your efforts are honest, this article should provide enough dose of motivation for you.
Isn't it? There is another problem related to quit smoking and that is handling the cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
Withdrawal symptoms like cravings to smoke, irritable, cranky insomnia, fatigue, inability to concentrate, headache, cough, sore throat, constipation, gas, stomach pain, dry mouth, sore tongue and/or gums, postnasal drip, tightness in the chest etc.
There are some easy ways to handle those withdrawal effects, drink a lot of water, relax using deep breathing techniques and do 15 minutes exercise on regular basis.
To handle the nicotine cravings, let me tell you that all types of cravings, no matter how intense it is, will go away within 3-5 minutes.
So, when you feel the urge for a smoke, wait for five minutes, take a glass of water, or read a joke...
and see how you get over your nicotine cravings.
Quit smoking is not tough when you follow smart techniques.
Also there is a quit smoking medicine, Chantix, which can help you when you just fail to control yourself.
This medicine helps you to feel good, just as nicotine does, but without nicotine.
Wishing you a tobacco-free life ahead! See you soon! :-)
Nicotine, at times is claimed to be more addictive than heroin, is the sole reason for why your life has become glued to cigarette.
The main reason as to why you relish breathing 400 poisonous chemicals day in and day out!! If you are trying to quit smoke these days, you need continuous motivation right? Today, I think I am going to tell you what happens when you smoke the last cigarette and wait for 20 minutes before lighting up the next.
If you have smoked the last puff then let me tell you that if you decide to quit now, within next 20 minutes your body begins a series of positive changes that continues for years to follow...
- 20 Minutes after quitting: Your heart rate drops.
- 12 hours after quitting: Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
- 2 Weeks to 3 Months after quitting: Your heart attack risk begins to drop.
Your lung function begins to improve.
- 1 to 9 Months after quitting: Your Coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
- 1 Year after quitting: Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
- 5 Years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker's 5-15 years after quitting.
- 10 Years after quitting: Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker's.
Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.
- 15 Years after quitting: Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker's.
If your efforts are honest, this article should provide enough dose of motivation for you.
Isn't it? There is another problem related to quit smoking and that is handling the cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
Withdrawal symptoms like cravings to smoke, irritable, cranky insomnia, fatigue, inability to concentrate, headache, cough, sore throat, constipation, gas, stomach pain, dry mouth, sore tongue and/or gums, postnasal drip, tightness in the chest etc.
There are some easy ways to handle those withdrawal effects, drink a lot of water, relax using deep breathing techniques and do 15 minutes exercise on regular basis.
To handle the nicotine cravings, let me tell you that all types of cravings, no matter how intense it is, will go away within 3-5 minutes.
So, when you feel the urge for a smoke, wait for five minutes, take a glass of water, or read a joke...
and see how you get over your nicotine cravings.
Quit smoking is not tough when you follow smart techniques.
Also there is a quit smoking medicine, Chantix, which can help you when you just fail to control yourself.
This medicine helps you to feel good, just as nicotine does, but without nicotine.
Wishing you a tobacco-free life ahead! See you soon! :-)