Gallery: Want To Quit Smoking? Add These 6 Foods To Your Diet!
Smoking is one of the easiest ways to destroy your cardiovascular health. It has been linked to cancer, heart and lung diseases, poor circulation, vitamin deficiencies, and reduced breathing capacity among other aliments. The good news is that kicking the habit will reverse much of the damage done to your body.
After 20 minutes, your blood pressure and pulse return to normal. Within 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels decrease while oxygen levels in your blood increase. After 24 hours of your last puff, your risk of heart attack declines. At the 48-hour mark, your nerve endings will start to regenerate while your senses of taste and smell return. Blood circulation and lung function will show great improvements after three months have passed.
As time goes on, you will see a decline in congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath, coronary heart risk, stroke risk, the risk of smoking related cancer, risk of heart disease, and mortality rate.
Ready to quit? By consuming these six foods before taking a puff, you will curb your appetite for smoking while giving your nutrition a boost!