You know smoking isn’t healthy, but do you know what happens to your body when you quit? It gets better — top to bottom, lungs to legs.

1. Healing begins

20 minutes after your last smoke, your blood pressure and pulse drop to normal.

2. Return to Normal

After 8 hours, the level of carbon monoxide in your blood drops to normal, and the oxygen level rises to normal.

3. Avoid an Attack

After 24 hours, your chances of a heart attack decrease.

4. Regain Your Senses

At the 48-hour mark, your senses of smell and taste are enhanced, and your nerve endings start regrowing.

5. Get Your Legs Back

Between 2 weeks and 3 months, walking becomes easier, your circulation improves and your lung function increases up to 30 percent.

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