PROMOTING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES
FEEL FREE AGAIN. THE KHOOR WAY.
October 29, 2022 - 3 minute read
Better for OUR HEALTH and the HEALTH OF OUR LOVED ONES.
At KHOOR we understand that our friends & family need us. Every time you step outside, you have the opportunity to make a healthier choice. Whether you consume tobacco every day, or once a month, switching to a tobacco & nicotine-free product has the potential to save millions of lives per year globally.
One of the most crucial choices you’ll ever make might be to quit tobacco. By giving up tobacco & nicotine, you can increase the length and quality of your life as well as safeguard the health of your loved ones. While quitting can be challenging, there are numerous lifetime benefits to living a tobacco-free lifestyle.
Even if you’ve smoked tobacco cigarettes for a long time, giving up could lengthen your life and help prevent major illness. Don’t be disheartened if you’ve attempted to quit previously but failed. Try once more. Before finally succeeding, many people have failed to quit more than once.
Once you’ve made the decision to stop, you must select the approach that is best for you. Thankfully, there are lots of useful resources out there. Discuss it with your doctor or another medical professional. They ought to be able to offer you some advice on how to stop using cigarettes.
IMMEDIATE RESULTS
When you quit tobacco…
…the health benefits begin almost immediately.
- 20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drop.
- 12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
- 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and lung function increases.
- 1 to 9 months after quitting: Coughing and shortness of breath decrease. The cilia (tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs) regain normal function, increasing their ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
- 1 year after quitting: Your increased risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.
- 5 to 15 years after quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker.
- 10 years after quitting: The lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker’s. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, cervix, and pancrease decrease.
- 15 years after quitting: Your risk of coronary heart disease is the same of that of a non-smoker.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
- National Cancer Institute. (2018). Harms of Cigarette Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting. Retrieved from https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/tobacco/cessation-fact-sheet
- American Lung Association. (2021). The Benefits of Quitting Smoking. Retrieved from https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/i-want-to-quit/benefits-of-quitting
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2021). Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarettes. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/tobacco-nicotine-e-cigarettes
- World Health Organization. (2021). Tobacco. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tobacco
