Here are the Changes Your Body Go Through After You Quit Smoking

Within..

20 minutes after you quit:

Your heart rate will drop back to normal level.

2 hours after you quit:

Heart rate and blood pressure will get close to the normal levels again. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms will start to appear.

8 hours:

Nicotine in your bloodstream will fall to 6.25% of normal peak daily levels.

12 hours:

Carbon monoxide decreases in your body, resulting in normal oxygen levels in your bloodstream.

24 hours:

The risk of coronary artery disease and heart attack will start to decrease.

48 hours:

Your damaged nerve endings will start to regrow and your sense of smell and taste will begin to improve.

3 days After You Quit:

Your body will be 100% free from nicotine. You will feel withdrawal symptoms like headache, nausea, anxiety, depression etc.

2 to 3 weeks after you quit:

Blood circulation and heart function will improve considerably within 3 weeks. Your lungs may also begin to clear with an increase in functional abilities. Breathing will become easier.

1 to 9 months after you quit:

Within 9 months, your withdrawal symptoms will completely go away. The cilia inside the lungs will also start to repair.

1 year after you quit:

The risk of heart disease is lowered to half that of a smoker’s.

5 years after you quit:

The risk of having a stroke decreases as that of a non-smoker.

10 years after you quit:

Your risk of dying from lung cancer will decrease to half that of a smoker’s. The risk of getting other type of cancers also decreases.

15 years after you quit:

Your risk for heart disease will be the same as that of a non-smoker.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nonsmokers live about 10 years longer than smokers