What are the effects of stopping smoking?
Your body takes only two to three days to clear itself of nicotine. During this time there may be some slight discomfort as your body gets rid of the harmful chemicals. If you view this for what it is – as a healing process, you’ll hardly notice it. (In fact we know many people who enjoy this phase, as it gives them feedback that their bodies are, in fact healing!) The truth is that stopping smoking can be easy. Once these first two to three days are over, there is no longer a physical withdrawal and all that is left are the links in your brain that may trigger you to smoke again. With the right tools and techniques you can create new links and associations, which make it easy to remain a natural non-smoker. It is important to realise that all the effects of quitting smoking are positive! Remember, your body wants to heal! And the healing is rapid – you don’t need to wait years to see the benefits. Within hours your blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal. Your blood recovers an
