Benefits of Quitting Smoking

Physical Benefits of Quitting Smoking

The benefits of quitting smoking begin almost immediately after having your last cigarette and your health will continue to improve as long as you remain smoke free.In some cases below, you will see that you can even undo some of the damage caused by smoking.

20 minutes after last cigarette

• Blood pressure drops to normal.
• Pulse rate drops to normal.
• Hand and foot temperature rises to normal.

8 hours after last cigarette

• Blood carbon monoxide levels drop to normal.
• Blood oxygen levels increase to normal.

1 day after last cigarette

• Chances of heart attack and stroke start decreasing.

2 days after last cigarette

• Sense of taste and smell start to heighten.
• Certain nerve endings begin to re-grow.
• Nicotine by-products are removed from the body.

3 days after last cigarette

• Bronchial tubes start to relax, making breathing easier.
• Lung capacity starts to improve.

2 to 12 weeks after last cigarette

• Walking and aerobic exercise become easier.

1 month after last cigarette

• Circulation improves.
• Energy increases.

1 to 3 months after last cigarette

• Lung function increases up to 30%.
• Bronchial cilia begin to re-grow, there is an increased ability to clean lungs, chances of infection are reduced, and pollutants are cleared.
• Overall body energy increases.

1 to 12 months after last cigarette

• Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease.

2 to 4 months after last cigarette

• The risk of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) reduces by 5%

1 year after last cigarette

• The risk of developing Coronary Heart Disease reduces by 50%

2 years after last cigarette

• The risk is reduced for the recurrence of ulcers.
• The ability for short term heling is improved.
• The rish of death from heart disease declines 24%.

3 years after last cigarette

• The risk of heart attack and strike approaches that of someone who has never smoked.

5 years after last cigarette

• The risk of developing mouth, esophageal, throat and bladder cancer reduces by 50%.

5 to 15 years after last cigarette

• The risk of strokr reduces to that of someone who has never smoked

10 years after last cigarette

• Pre-cancerous cells are replaced by normal, healthy cells.
• There is a 50% to 70% reduction in the risk of developing lung cancer.
• The risk of pancreatic cancer is reduced.

10 to 14 years after last cigarette

• The risk of developing Heart Disease drops to that of someone who has never smoked.

15 years after last cigarette

• The risk of developing lung cancer is the same as non-smokers.
• For Congestive Heart Disease, the riskreduces to the same as someone who has never smoked.
• Life expectancy is as long as that of a non-smoker!

So the longer one remains smoke free, the more physical benefits of quitting smoking they obtain.


While the physical benefits of quitting smoking are extremely important, the benefits of giving up smoking extend into many facets of your life and to different segments of the population.

So not only do you start to improve physically but also financially and emotionally.

Social Benefits of Quitting Smoking

• If you pay any kind of health premium, your premiums will decrease.
• You’ll feel in control, instead of being controlled by your cigarettes.
• You’ll feel an enhanced sense of self-esteem.
• Your family will no longer be subjected to secondhand smoke, and as a result, they’ll be healthier now and in the future.
• You’ll begin to gain a healthier appearance.
• You won’t have to leave non-smoking gatherings just to have a smoke.
• Smoking is very expensive. You’ll see your bank account grow or use the money you’re now saving to pay off some bills or buy something you’ve been wanting.
• Family, friends, and co-workers will no longer be subjected to smell of smoke on your clothes.
• As a non-smoker, you’ll be more likely to exercise and thereby improve your health even more.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking Specific to Women

Women can benefit significantly if they quit cigarette smoking.Not only are they at risk, but if they are pregnant they can seriously compromise the health of their fetus.

• If women didn’t smoke during pregnancy, fetal and infant deaths would be reduced by approximately 10%
• Women who quit smoking before pregnancy or during the first to 4 months of pregnancy have the same low risk of having a low birth weight baby as a woman who has never smoked.
• For women who quit smoking during the later stages of pregnancy, their infants have higher birth weight than infants of women who continue to smoke.
• 2 years after quitting smoking, the risk of cervical cancer reduces.
• Non-smokers reach menopause 1 to 2 years later than smokers.

Benefits of Quitting Smoking Specific to Seniors

You're never too old to improve your health by stopping smoking.Regardless of when you stop,you will always have some benefits from quitting.Growing older often has enough health challenges without adding the risks of smoking.


Smoking in later life has been associated with:

• higher risks of physical disability,
• poorer self-perceived health status,
• higher levels of depressive symptoms,
• lower levels of physical function, bone mineral density, pulmonary function, and muscle strength.

Life Expectancy After You Quit Cigarette Smoking

Some of the effects quitting has on life expectancy are:

• If a smoker quits before age 35, their life expectancy is the same as non-smokers.
• If smokers quit between the ages of 35 and 65, they adds 5 years to their life expectancy as compared to those who continue to smoke.
• If a smoker quits between the ages of 65 and 74, add 1 year to their life expectancy as compared to those who continue to smoke.

I know everyone has a different reason for quitting and the timing is not always right for everyone,but think how wonderful you life would be if you were no longer controlled by cigarettes.

So I hope you will continue to browse this site to learn more about smoking and possibly find more reasons for quitting.

If after going over all the information, you find that this is indeed the right time for you, remember you can do this safely, easily, and in one hour with laser therapy.

Start to enjoy the benefits, NOW!


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