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The advantages of your smoke-free life
You should receive this e-mail about six weeks after your quitting date.
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Hello!
It’s been nearly six weeks that you have lived smoke-free and since the very beginning, you have benefited from numerous physical, psychological and financial advantages.
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Health benefits
In the third e-mail, you were able to familiarize yourself with the positive changes in your body during the first days of quitting: the return to normal of blood pressure, pulse and blood oxygen levels; the elimination of nicotine; the awakening of your sense of smell and taste; the decrease in risk of heart attack; the improvement of breathing and lung capacity.
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Between two and twelve weeks
without smoking, this list of benefits grows longer:
- Circulation continues to improve and blood is even more oxygenated
- The lungs function better and your respiratory capacity can increase by about 30%
- Exercise becomes easier
- For mothers-to-be who quit at least three months before conception, the risk of having a low birth-weight baby is comparable to that of a non-smoking mother
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Other benefits
- Quitting smoking is a sizeable challenge, and each victory over cigarettes brings with it feelings of pride, heightened self esteem and confidence in your abilities, along with feelings of greater freedom and independence.
- The personal effort that leads to this type of behaviour change can also help give you a better understanding of yourself.
- Smoke-free living makes your immediate environment cleaner. It can reduce tensions between you and the people you live and work with, and will ensure that those close to you are no longer exposed to the more than 4,800 toxic substances in cigarette smoke—60 of which cause cancer.
- Of course, quitting also saves you time and money. To tally up how much money you’ve saved to date, try out the calculator!
This week, take time to observe all the benefits that have accrued in your life since you made the decision to quit. Write them down in your diary. Pay attention to emotions, physical sensations, changes in your environment and in your relationships. Put on your “rose-coloured glasses” and focus on the positive!
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Encouraging others
Now that you are more aware of the many benefits of your decision to quit, you might feel like shouting it from the rooftops. And why not? You can encourage others to tackle this challenge by joining the on-line community:
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