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Stop Smoking

The health risks associated with smoking and other forms of tobacco use are well known. And, because of the recuperative capacity of the body, once you stop this detrimental habit, many of the negative health consequences can be reversed with time.

Most people who smoke would like to quit. Here’s what happens after the last cigarette:

cigarette in ashtray.

30 minutes - Resting pulse and blood pressure return to near normal.

8 hours - Carbon monoxide levels in blood are reduced by half. Oxygen levels in the blood return to near normal.

24 hours - Lungs begin to clear.

48 hours - Nicotine no longer remains in the body. Ability to taste and smell improve.

3 days - Blood circulation and oxygenation improves. Energy level rises.

10 weeks - Bronchial tubes relax. Breathing becomes easier.

1 year - Risk of a heart attack cut by half.

10 years - Risk of lung cancer decreases by half.

15 years - Health risks become the same as someone who has never smoked.

 

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Dr. Tiffany Asks some important questions of interest to Peoria residents - Chiropractor Peoria Dr. Tiffany Asks...

Why is a "slipped disc" unlikely?
Separating each spinal vertebra is a disc. Its fibrous outer ring holds in a jelly-like material. Because of the way a disc attaches to the spinal bones above and below it, it can't actually "slip." However, a disc can bulge, tear, herniate, thin and collapse. But it can't slip.
Are aches and pains good or bad?
While aches or pains may be unpleasant, they're merely warning signs. As a Peoria chiropractor, I see this all the time. The pain is not the problem! It just means a limitation has been reached and something needs to change. That's when we get to work correcting the underlying cause.