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Body glows for those who quit smoking
/ Korea Times file
By Ko Dong-hwan
Dramatic changes occur to your body when you give up smoking, online data shows.
According to the data, 20 minutes after you quit, your blood pressure, pulse and the temperature of hands and feet return to normal.
After 12 hours, the blood oxygen level increases to normal and the carbon monoxide level drops.
At 48 hours, the senses of smell and taste begin to return to normal, while anger and irritability peak.
In 72 hours, your body will test 100 percent nicotine-free. But symptoms of chemical withdrawal, like restlessness, peak. Craving for a cigarette is at its highest for the “average” ex-smoker.
After two to four weeks, anger, anxiety, difficulty in concentrating, impatience, insomnia, restlessness and depression end.
After a year, the risk of coronary heart disease drops to less than half that of a smoker.
Finally, after 15 years, the risk of coronary heart disease is that of a person who has never smoked.