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The best time to quit smoking is right now. You can start counting the benefits of not smoking in as little as 20 minutes.

We have seen friends, family members and co-workers die of smoking related illnesses and decided to help people quit the habit of smoking and being addicted to tobacco.

In 20 minutes, your blood pressure and pulse rate decrease, and the body temperature of your hands and feet increase.

At 8 hours, the carbon monoxide level in your blood decreases to normal (carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen). With the decrease in carbon monoxide, your blood oxygen level increases to normal.

At 24 hours, your risk of having a heart attack decreases.

At 48 hours, nerve endings start to regrow and the ability to smell and taste is enhanced.

Between 2 weeks and 3 months, your circulation improves, walking becomes easier and you don't cough or wheeze as often. Phlegm production decreases. Within several months, you have significant improvement in lung function.

In 1 to 9 months, coughs, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease as you continue to see significant improvement in lung function. Cilia, tiny hair-like structures that move mucus out of the lungs, regain normal function.

In 1 year, risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack is reduced to half that of a smoker.

Between 5 and 15 years after quitting, your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.

In 10 years, your risk of lung cancer drops. Additionally, your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decrease. Even after a decade of not smoking however, your risk of lung cancer remains higher than in people who never smoked. Your risk of ulcer also decreases.

In 15 years, your risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack is similar to that of people who have never smoked. The risk of death returns to nearly the level of a non-smoker.

If you're a smoker wishing you could quit, make up your mind, request an iKwit Kit and do the work necessary to kick this addiction. You will never regret it.