Advantages of stopping smoking

Some interesting and curious facts about stopping smoking:

Within hours and days 

• Within 20 minutes of stopping smoking, your heart rate and blood pressure return to normal.
• After 12 hours, the carbon monoxide from cigarettes disappears from the lungs and blood. Nicotine levels in the blood go down, and may even disappear completely.
• Blood circulation improves.
• Your senses of smell and taste improve.

Within weeks and months

• In a few weeks or months, respiratory distress improves; coughing and nasal congestion are reduced.
• The cleaning function of the bronchi is partially recovered.
• Airway infections are reduced.

From one year onwards

• Coronary heart disease is reduced by half within a year of stopping smoking.
• Inflammation markers and the formation of blood clots are reduced.
• It promotes a rapid increase in “good” cholesterol levels (HDL-C).
• Your life expectancy and quality of life can increase by up to 10 years.