Shortly after putting out my final cigarette, the congestion that I had felt in my lungs for years disappeared along with my smoker’s cough. My attacks of bronchitis and asthma stopped overnight, never to return. However something even better also happened—all the more delightful because it was so unexpected. I started waking up at seven in the morning feeling completely rested and full of energy actually wanting to exercise, jog and swim. At forty-eight I couldn’t run a step or swim
