When you give up tobacco, your body starts to renew itself as early as the first day of quitting.

After 8 hours:

• Carbon monoxide in your body drops.

• Oxygen level in your blood increases to normal.

After 2 days:

• Your sense of smell and taste will improve. You will enjoy your food more.

• Your risk of heart attack begins to decrease.

After 3 – 4 days:

• Bronchial tubes relax and your lung capacity will have increased, making breathing easier.

After 2 weeks:

• Blood flow improves; nicotine has passed from your body.

Within 2 weeks to 3 months:

• Circulation will improve, making walking and running easier; lung functioning increases up to 30%.

Within 6 to 9 months:

• You’ll experience less coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness and shortness of breath.

After 1 year:

• Your risk of heart disease will be about half of what it would have been if you continued to smoke.

After 5 years:

• Your risk of stroke will be substantially reduced; within 5 to 15 years after quitting, it becomes about the same as a non-smokers.

After 10 years:

• Your risk of dying from lung cancer will be about half of what it would have been if you had continued to smoke.

• Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas will also decrease.

Within 15 years:

• Your risk of dying from a heart attack is equal to a person who never smoked.