quitting-smoking's benefits

Q. How long after I quit smoking are there benefits?

1. 20 minutes: blood pressure

Sooner than you think. According to healthbolt.net, after a few minutes your blood pressure returns to normal levels.

2. two days: taste and smell

Keep it up for 48 hours and your senses of smell and taste return, while your risk of having a heart attack begins to decrease.

3. three days: bronchial tubes

After 72 hours the bronchial tubes relax and your overall energy levels begin to increase. You can walk up stairs again!

4. one year: heart disease

In 12 months the probability of having a heart attack drops by half.

5. five years: stroke

At this point the likelihood of your brain getting punked returns to that of a nonsmoker.

6. ten years: lung cancer

After a decade your odds of a death sentence return to non-smoker status. Five more years and your heart attack risk falls to ordinary levels.