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At what age can I quit smoking, and maybe my lungs can return to normal?

Best age to quit smoking

By Ryan H. HegwoodPublished 5 years ago 3 min read

Introduction: Smoking is harmful to your health. This is a truth that all of us know, even many children understand. In the process of burning cigarettes, hundreds of harmful substances will be released, and these harmful substances will have a certain impact on our health, especially for the lungs, which will cause the cilia of the lungs to gradually turn black. , And then damage our lung function step by step.

Moreover, the damage caused by cigarettes to the lungs is irreversible, and the damage to various tissues and organs of the body is also irreversible. I hope everyone can quit smoking as soon as possible so that our lung function can gradually return to normal.

Will the lungs return to normal after quitting smoking? So how old before quitting smoking can the lungs return to normal?

1. How old is it to quit smoking, and maybe the lungs can return to normal? It is recommended not to exceed this age

According to data investigation and research, people who smoke for a long time are about 10 times more likely to suffer from various diseases than ordinary people, so I hope everyone will quit smoking as soon as possible.

Scientific research has found that as long as we can successfully quit smoking before the age of 35, the lungs will return to normal, but the blackened lungs may not be able to return to their original pink.

Because people will age before the age of 35, the lung function will also decline at this time. Even if you quit cigarettes, the lung function will not be the same as when you were young, but as long as we can successfully quit smoking, the lungs Department functions will be improved.

And the lungs also have a certain ability to repair themselves, but this repair takes a long time and may take about 10 years. For some people who smoke regularly, if you want to completely get rid of the harm of cigarettes to the body or lungs, you need to experience For a period of time, it is best to quit smoking as soon as possible.

2. What kind of effects will long-term smoking have on our bodies?

It will reduce the blood's ability to deliver oxygen, leading to insufficient oxygen supply in the body, causing arterial infarction, and inducing cardiovascular disease. It can cause a variety of cancers, the most likely to be lung cancer, but also laryngeal cancer, tongue cancer, oral cancer and bladder cancer, and leukemia. Smoking has adverse effects on the immune function of the respiratory tract, lung structure and lung function, and causes a variety of respiratory diseases. It can cause damage to major blood vessels, cause blood to clot, increase the risk of stroke, and cause a vicious circle of intellectual damage. Smoking can lead to type 2 diabetes and increase the risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetic patients, which seriously affects the prognosis of the disease. Harmful substances in smoke can affect human reproduction and development. It has adverse effects on the endocrine system, fallopian tube function, placental function, cardiovascular system of pregnant women and fetus, and development of fetal tissues and organs.

3. How to prevent relapse after smoking cessation?

Do what interests me

The second step in quitting smoking is to do more things you are interested in. In this way, you can divert your attention. This is the second step in quitting smoking successfully.

Many people do not maintain good living habits, nor do they cultivate personal interests. When they are bored, the first thing many people think of is to use smoking to keep the body relaxed.

Be firm

Unsteady will is a common factor in smoking cessation failure. Many people give up halfway through smoking cessation. If a person's willpower is sufficiently determined, then they will not choose to relapse.

Of course, it is difficult to quit smoking by willpower alone. The process of quitting smoking should be multifaceted.

Understand the discomfort of quitting smoking

After quitting smoking, the body will have a lot of discomforts, which are normal reactions, including coughing black sputum, thirst, abnormal sleep, etc. Many smokers do not correctly understand these discomforts after quitting smoking, and even think that this is the disadvantage of quitting smoking.

In order to alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms of quitting smoking, they tried to relapse, so they embarked on the wrong path of smoking.

Conclusion: The so-called "smoking for a day, quit smoking for life". After all, I still insist on the word! As long as you insist on not smoking and persist for ten years, even the thought of relapse by accident may remind you of the memories related to smoking. Relapse once does not count as a success in quitting smoking.

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