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swaneem
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Posts: 1298 Location: Arizona
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Posted: August 7, 2007 10:27 AM Post subject: YOUR AMAZING BODY STARTS HEALING IMMEDIATELY |
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When smokers quit, within twenty minutes of smoking that last cigarette the body begins a series of changes.
At 20 minutes after quitting:
blood pressure decreases
pulse rate drops
body temperature of hands and feet increases
At 8 hours:
carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
oxygen level in blood increases to normal
At 24 hours:
chance of a heart attack decreases
At 48 hours:
nerve endings start regrowing
ability to smell and taste is enhanced
The first year after quitting:
At 2 weeks to 3 months:
circulation improves
walking becomes easier
lung function increases
1 to 9 months:
coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases
1 year:
excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker
Long-term Benefits of Quitting
At 5 years:
from 5 to 15 years after quitting, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked.
At 10 years:
risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
risk of ulcer decreases
At 15 years:
risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked
risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
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Just when the caterpillar thought his world was
coming to an end..........God made him a
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Seabrez
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Posts: 4458 Location: Gulf Coast
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Posted: August 7, 2007 10:46 AM Post subject: |
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Love this Donna!!! It's a good one to know, and realize that we DO heal from smoking!
Glad you posted this!
Hugs _________________
Living in Freedom
Deb
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Corn 5:17 NASB |
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Genevieve
Quit Date: February 6, 2008
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Posted: August 7, 2007 12:01 PM Post subject: |
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Hi Donna,
Thank you for posting this. I am adding this to my journal ........ Knowing that we are healing and seeing it happen are great tools in this quitting process..
A Great Day to you,
Genny |
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Barbara K.
Quit Date: December 23, 2004
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Posted: August 12, 2007 1:48 PM Post subject: |
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Thank you for this Donna. _________________
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn arouind and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Blessings,
Barbara K. |
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marw
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Posted: August 12, 2007 4:32 PM Post subject: |
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Thanks, Donna! It's great to read this again. I tend to forget some of it, and it is so wonderful to be aware of the terrific thing I have done for my body!
Kevin, Maybe we should have this as a Sticky Post somewhere? Or maybe at the top of our other Sticky Post? (just an idea) _________________
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Marigrrl
Quit Date: December 1, 2010
Posts: 894 Location: New York
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Posted: September 9, 2007 12:51 PM Post subject: |
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I always love to read this!!! _________________
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daggy12
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Posts: 678 Location: Palm Bay, FL
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Posted: September 11, 2007 7:00 PM Post subject: |
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Its very encouraging that our bodies will repair its self after the punishment we give it. _________________
Life can only be "understood" by looking backward, but must be "lived" by looking forward.
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exsmoker
Quit Date: October 14, 2007
Posts: 126 Location: Guelph, Ontario
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Posted: December 3, 2007 10:39 PM Post subject: |
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I knew all this before, But I enjoyed reading it again. It really is an eye opener as to what smoking was doing to me. Thanks _________________
Diane |
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