Home  |  Health & Fitness  |  Men's Health  | 

Quit Smoking

Does your body get healthier after you quit smoking?

To properly view this site, javascript must be enabled and Flash version 9 or higher must be installed.
Get the latest Flash player

View Comments (Add Comment)

  • FrankV Flag

    Quit Smoking...
    Quitting smoking can be difficult. They found that more people quit with an incentive, but that more people stayed smoke free without one. If I were in that position, I'd give up the habit if it meant I'd be paid and wouldn't need...Read more:http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/02/12/payday-loans-and-the-motivation-to-quit-smoking/

Eletta Hansen
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Medicorp Health System
540-741-2150

Does your body get healthier after you quit smoking?

This video will talk about the effects that quitting smoking has on your body and health.

This expert: 86,263 views

This series: 25,774 views

Download to Mobile Device
Tags:

Smoking

,

Cigarettes

,

Tobacco

,

Cigars

,

Pipe

,

Dip

,

Chewing tobacco

,

Nicotine

,

Addiction

,

Cancer

,

Heart disease

,

Quit

,

Stop

,

Medication

,

Medicine

,

Doctor

,

Smoker

,

Smoke

Comments:

1 (Read Comments) (Add Comment)

Print

Transcripts

Host: Does your body get healthier after you quit smoking?

Eletta Hansen: I think it will be helpful for you to log on to <a>www.cancer.org</a> and review the benefits of quitting smoking. Research does suggest that there are both short term and long term benefits to quitting smoking. Within just 24 hours of quitting, your risk of heart attack goes down, within five years, your risk of stroke has decreased to approximately half that of a nonsmoker, within ten years your risk of lung cancer is one-half that of a nonsmoker, and in 15 years your risk of coronary heart disease is the same as that of a nonsmoker. The unfortunate thing with the emphysema is that the lung tissue does not recover, the damage to the lung is irreversible, but quitting smoking does halt the disease and there is no further damage.

Other Videos

  • Why would a person consider quitting drinking?

    Why would a person consider quitting drinking?

    In this video, Judy Cousins, Clinical Social Worker, will provide answers to questions regarding reasons to quit drinking. Judy will include information regarding the nature of alcohol use, the positive and negative consequences of use, and effective strategies for quitting drinking.
  • Arm Exercises - The French Press

    Arm Exercises - The French Press

    This video will show how to do arm exercises and how to do the french press in John Basedow's awesome arms workout.
  • How do you get more out of meals and lose weight?

    How do you get more out of meals and lose weight?

  • The Role of Exercise, Breathing, and the Mind in Dealing with Stress

    The Role of Exercise, Breathing, and the Mind in ...

    In this video, Dava Money discusses the many issues surrounding stress causes and management.
  • Drinking Tea for Health and Wellness

    Drinking Tea for Health and Wellness

    For centuries, herbs have been used to treat a variety of ailments. Celestial Seasonings Senior Blendmaster Charlie Baden explains why tea is a healthy and delicious way to consume certain herbs that address specific health ailments including a sore throat, sleeplessness and upset stomach.
  • Post Workout Stretches

    Post Workout Stretches

    In this video, personal trainers Dennis Albright, Michelle Rosenfeld and Charlotte Hellhoff show different techniques on how to safely strengthen your core muscles. This video is designed for&nbsp; beginners as well as for someone familiar with exercise.