Benefits of becoming smokefree
Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your health at any time, and the benefits just continue to grow as more time passes!
If you are ill, either physically or mentally, stopping smoking helps you straight away by improving blood and oxygen flow around your body, which means less chance of complications and also aids quicker recovery.
Within just one day, your risk of heart attacks reduces and your blood pressure drops. After a couple of days your breathing, sense of taste and smell will improve. Within a month, your lungs will be clearer and on the road to repair and your hair and skin will be brighter and healthier as more oxygen pumps around your body.
You may think that smoking supports your mental wellbeing, and helps you to relax, deal with stress and anxiety, and cope with life’s difficulties.
In fact, the opposite is true. Stopping smoking boosts mental health and wellbeing.
Evidence shows that after the withdrawal stage of quitting, people have reduced anxiety, depression and stress. Stop smoking advisors can provide you with advice and medication to comfortably get you through the withdrawal stage.
People who have quit also have increased positive mood compared with people who continue to smoke.
Ask any healthcare provider for help to quit, whether you’re attending a routine appointment, hospital or mental health support.
Alternatively start your own journey and download the free NHS Quit Smoking app
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Click here to download on the App Store (apple.com).
Click here to download on Google Play.