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If you still need a good enough reason to quit your smoking habit, how about this one.
It could help you fight off a coronavirus infection.
Covid-19 is known to attack a person’s lungs and one of the best defenses against that is to make sure they are strong and healthy in the first place.
And for many that starts by stopping smoking.
While scarring to your lungs can’t be reversed, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are several short term benefits when you quit smoking.
One of the first things to heal is the cilia in your lungs.
These are hair-like projections that waved back and forth as air moves in and out of your lungs.
According to the CDC the cilia help fight off infection and also help clear mucus out of your lungs.
Coughing also helps activate the process in the lungs to clear mucus which is especially important when dealing with novel coronavirus.
When you quit smoking you are also helping to reduce inflammation in your lungs, allowing you take deep breaths and not get easily winded.
Although it may take several months for your lungs to clear out all the gunk from smoking, it is a change you’ll be glad you made right now.
By the way, this advice also applies to people who use E-cigarettes or smoke marijuana.
While some of the effects on the lungs may be different, the advantages to keeping your lungs clear are the same.
Posted – 4.10.20