Stoptober – Join the campaign! Why?

Within 20 minutes of your last cigarette: 

• Blood Pressure drops to normal
• You smell better and so do your clothes
• Pulse rate drops to normal
• Body temperature of hands and feet return to normal

Within 8 hours:

• Carbon monoxide level in the blood drops to normal
• Oxygen level in blood increases to normal

Within 24 hours:

• Chance of heart attack decreases

Within 48 hours: 

• Nerve endings start re-growing
• Ability to smell and taste things is enhanced

Within 72 hours: 

• Bronchial tubes relax making breathing easier

Within 2 weeks to 3 months: 

• Circulation improves
• Walking becomes easier
• Lung function increases by up to 30%
• Look better – feel better

Within 1 – 9 months:

• Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue, shortness of breath decreases
• Lung cilia regrow, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean lungs
• Body's overall energy increases

Within 5 years:

• Lung cancer death rate for average smokier almost halves

Within 10 years: 

• Lung cancer death rate down to almost that of a non-smoker
• Pre-cancerous cells are replaced
• Other cancer risks decrease

ALL BENEFITS ARE LOST WHEN YOU START SMOKING AGAIN!

Stop smoking on 1st October NHS campaign

On the 1st October the NHS is promoting a smoke-free campaign encouraging smokers in England to stop smoking for 28 days during October.  I completely support it and will give everyone, during the month of October, £25.00 off my normal fee and donate it to Cancer UK.

Take the 28 day challenge but make it a life long change.  You will feel so much better for doing it.  The best way to commit is to think of all the things you hate about smoking and then list all of the things you will gain from stopping.  You can start November feeling healthier, happier and proud.