Having trouble quitting smoking? After 5 years of observing the changes in men after quitting smoking, are you still hesitant to quit smoking after reading it?

Why can't I quit smoking? What makes it so hard to quit?

In fact, the root cause of smoking addiction is nicotine that is difficult to refuse. Nicotine addiction is a very troublesome thing. Drug addiction is a high degree of nicotine addiction.

The nicotine in cigarettes stimulates the brain, and the brain releases dopamine. Dopamine can excite the nerves of the brain, and it will make people feel various happy and comfortable feelings in the brain. A short-term feeling is very good, but once you don’t smoke for a long time, the brain will not feel such stimulation, which will make people feel irritable, irritable, flustered and nauseated. This is smoking addiction. Smokers will be very eager to smoke a cigarette to stimulate it. This is the situation of people who are addicted to smoking in a hurry to find a place to smoke a cigarette slowly. As long as the cigarette is smoked in time, the brain will be stimulated by nicotine again, and dopamine will be released again. Smoking will feel comfortable and happy. In this cycle, smoking addiction is hard to break.

This is the human body's dependence on nicotine, so smoking addiction is also called nicotine addiction, which is a dual addiction of physical and psychological, making it difficult for many smokers to quit smoking.

We used 5 years to observe the changes of men after quitting smoking. Do you still think quitting smoking is difficult?

30 minutes after quitting smoking

The blood pressure and heart rate of the ex-smokers have gradually flattened, and blood flow has returned to normal.

24 hours after quitting smoking

Carbon monoxide levels in the blood of quitters have returned to normal levels.

20 days after quitting smoking

The ex-smokers regained their spirits significantly, and their eyes were no longer sluggish. The respiratory system and blood circulation of the body have been significantly improved, and the ex-smokers no longer have shortness of breath and weakness when exercising.

6 months after quitting smoking

Breathing forcefully, no more coughing, smell and taste have recovered quite a bit.

1 year after quitting smoking

Cigarette spots on nails and teeth were significantly lighter, and lung shadows were reduced on physical examination. Risk of coronary heart disease and lung cancer dropped by 50%.

3 years after quitting smoking

For quitters, everything basically returns to normal, and the risk of suffering from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is greatly reduced.

5 years after quitting smoking

It is no different from a normal person, the brain is obviously more flexible than the smoking period, the thinking is clear, and the memory has returned to the normal level.

If you want to quit smoking successfully, it is not enough to rely on will, you can do this

Step 1: Throw away all smoking utensils, lighters, and ashtrays.

Step 2: Don't go to the smoking area, drink less smokers and eat together.

Step 3: Choose a sport that you can stick to, and exercise outdoors 5 times a week for half an hour each time.

Step 4: A glass of milk in the morning, a glass of water in the evening, and a hot bath before bed

Step 5: Seek medical help when you are suffering from smoking addiction.

Some people are strong-willed, and they will break if they say no, but there are others who can't stop and need external help. If you really make up your mind to quit smoking, you need to create a good smoking cessation environment for yourself. Advise the majority of smokers: It is better to quit smoking as early as possible, for the sake of yourself and your family, it is better to quit as soon as possible.