Quitting smoking is one of the most important and challenging lifestyle changes an individual can make. Considering the many health, social, and economic benefits of quitting it is in the smoker's best interest to quit.
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Between 1964 and 2004, cigarette smoking caused an estimated 12 million deaths, including 4.1 million deaths from cancer, 5.5 million deaths from cardiovascular diseases, 1.1 million deaths from respiratory diseases, and 94,000 infant deaths related to mothers smoking during pregnancy.1 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking results in more than 400,000 premature deaths in the United States each year—about 1 in every 5 U.S. deaths@ (1).
Our method helps you to:
1. Control your addiction to the nicotine so you don’t go through ruff physical withdrawals
2. Suppress your appetite to control weight gain associated with smoking cessation
3. Eliminate irritability, short temper and feelings of anxiety
News Stories
http://news14.com/charlotte-news-104-content/top_stories/621316/laser-therapy-may-help-smokers-kick-the-habit
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/Insure/HighCostOfSmoking.aspx
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4753
http://www.smoking.drugabuse.gov/
According to the American Cancer Society, these are the changes that take place in you body when you stop smoking:
WITHIN 20 MINUTES
- Body temperature of feet and hands increases to normal
- Pulse rate drops to normal rate
- Blood pressure drops to normal
AFTER 12 HOURS
- Pulse rate slows/skin temperature increases to normal
- Oxygen in blood increases to normal
- Carbon Monoxide level in blood drops to normal
AFTER 24 HOURS
- Nerve endings start re-growing
- Ability to smell and taste is enhanced
AFTER 72 HOURS
- Bronchial tubes relax, make breathing easier
- Lung capacity increases
WITHIN 2 WEEKS TO 3 MONTHS
- Circulation improves, walking becomes easier because stamina and vigor have improved
- Lung function increases up to 30%
1 TO 9 MONTHS
- Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases
- Cilia re-grow in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucous, clean the lungs and reduce infection
- Body's overall energy increases
1 YEAR
- Risk of heart disease decreases 90%
- Heart will have returned to nearly normal
10-15 YEARS
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