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Benefits of
Living a
Smoke-Free Life
Within 20
Minutes of the
Last Cigarette
●
The blood
pressure adjusts
to natural
levels, pulse
rate adjusts to
normal levels
and the body
temperature of
the hands and
feet increase to
normal.
8 Hours
●
Carbon monoxide
level drops to
normal, oxygen
level in blood
increases to
normal.
24 Hours
●
Chance of a
heart attack is
significantly
decreased.
48 Hours
●
Nerve endings
start to regrow,
the ability to
smell and taste
improves.
72 Hours
●
Bronchial tubes
begin relaxing
and lung
capacity begins
to increase.
2 Weeks to 3
Months
●
Circulation
improves,
walking becomes
easier, lung
function
increases up to
30%.
1 to 9 Months
●
Coughing, sinus
congestion,
fatigue,
shortness of
breath
decreases.
Cilia regrow in
the lungs;
increasing
ability to
handle mucus,
cleaning the
lungs and
reducing
infection.
5 Years
●
Lung cancer
death rate for
average smoker
(one pack per
day), decreases
from 137 per
100,000 people
to 72 per
100,000 people
(after 10
years, rate
drops to 12
deaths per
100,000) or
almost the rate
of a person who
never smoked.
10 Years
●
Pre-cancerous
cilia are
replaced. Other
cancer such as
those of the
mouth, larynx,
esophagus,
bladder, kidney
and pancreas
decreases.
(American Lung
Association)
Hypnotherapy is
a proven and
effective method
to help you stop
smoking.
With a success
rate of greater
than 70%
hypnotherapy may
also bypass the
anxiety
associated with
quitting and
eliminate
transference to
another
behavior, such
as eating.
It is a safe and
natural way to
stop smoking and
is available to
you. |
