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Suggest Remedy To Combat The After Effects Of Smoking Addiction

I have quit smoking from two weeks. I have been going through a feeling as if I am going to die soon etc. Also, I have heard a lot of stories of people developing cancers after quitting more than while still smoking. What diet should I take and whether any fitness regime can cure of what harm I might have done by smoking for past 15 years. I am 35 yrs old.
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No, cancers are more with continuing smoking. Cancers correlate WELL with the total amount smoked and the risk decreases over many years if not smoking anymore. But the effect of quitting / exercise / medication depends on individual issues. If you ONLY have damage/scarring from cigarettes, there is some healing equal to about 2 years worth of the damage. But there are no medicines that do much for scarring. Exercise will have some benefit. If there are asthma like syptoms on the one hand there is more lung problems on the other hand they are potentially more reversible and medication will help. Exercise will help, but it also triggers the asthma like symptoms so, it has to be done very carefully.
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Suggest Remedy To Combat The After Effects Of Smoking Addiction

No, cancers are more with continuing smoking. Cancers correlate WELL with the total amount smoked and the risk decreases over many years if not smoking anymore. But the effect of quitting / exercise / medication depends on individual issues. If you ONLY have damage/scarring from cigarettes, there is some healing equal to about 2 years worth of the damage. But there are no medicines that do much for scarring. Exercise will have some benefit. If there are asthma like syptoms on the one hand there is more lung problems on the other hand they are potentially more reversible and medication will help. Exercise will help, but it also triggers the asthma like symptoms so, it has to be done very carefully.