I\’ve long maintained that we need better research to help us decide what is truly healthy and what is not. That\’s become more of a problem of late though. An example might be in order. I often give health conscious friends a bottle of wine as a wine gift since chocolate, coffee and other [...]
Like so many people today a few years ago I found myself in huge debt. The creditors were constantly calling me. My charge cards were maxed out and I could barely pay my mortgage. I saw a credit consultant and the first thing she cut out of my budget was all my tobacco money. You [...]
I grew up with my mother smoking cigarettes around us. When I got a little older, I was hesitant about every time she asked me to hand her the pack of cigarettes. I worried about her health and did not want to be a part of the problem. When I turned 14 she said she [...]
A new healthier you can be just around the corner. But you have to want it. Simply dreaming of a better life is one thing. Going out and making it happen is something entirely different. This is why wanting to give up smoking is only the beginning. There are all sorts of aids to quiting [...]
I quit smoking so that I will be able to live longer and not leave debt for my children to have to pay off. Using this interest calculator, I found that I will need to be able to live at least another six years to be able to pay off my latest loan and not [...]
A friend of mine, who has tried on and off for years to quit smoking, finally succeeded last year. She decided that she needed a pleasant impetus to get her started and decided that she would probably do better if she took herself off to completely different surroundings. She couldn’t afford to book herself into [...]
Even though we do not necessarily promote or want to promote financial products in general as borrowing money involves interest rates. But in this case we believe it can help you become more physically healthy and potentially save even more money that is not being spent on buying cigarettes. Taking a personal loan to go [...]
In California alone, over 40,000 people die of causes related to smoking. A whole lot of people smoke and the troubling thing about smoking is that its effects are not limited to smokers. Sadly, second-hand smoke is even more deadly. If youve finally realized that its time to think about your health and that of [...]
For many years it was my primary reason not to give up smoking, a high pressure job and long hours meant that cigarettes were one of the few things that helped my relax. I know a lot of my colleagues were the same as you could see every thirty minutes or so outside our main [...]
We all know that direct smoking is dangerous, but not so many people thinking the harmful effects of secondhand smoke exposure to animals, there’s also proof that dogs, cats, and also other domestic pets are also negatively affected: They may eat cigar butts or drinking water which contains cigar or cigarette butts. Studies have shown [...]
A normal side effect after quitting smoking is gaining a few pounds, so people now look for some weight loss tips to deal with this concern. Weight increase normally happens because without cigarette tar affecting the taste buds and the absence of nicotine as an appetite suppressant, ex-smokers tend to increase their food intake. They [...]
Quitting smoking may be one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do. When doing such difficult things, it helps to have some motivation to help yourself through to reaching your goal. A friend of mine recently quit this nasty habit. He found that his recent purchase of a new home was a great motivator [...]
I am 39 years old and have smoked for 25 years but I really want to kick this ghastly habit. Not only am I a smoker but also massively overweight so a change has got to come now, before it is too late for me. I want to be around to see my daughter get [...]
It’s not new for anybody that smoking is one of the primary risk factors of heart disease. It is also not new that cholesterol levels rise due to smoking, but there is more bad news for the smokers. Apparently smoking can also increase triglycerides levels. Studies show that those who smoke regularly over a period [...]
Take a look at this blood pressure chart and imagine how easily your readings can improve if you just give up cigarettes today! It’s really that easy. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is killing you right now. Quitting tobacco can dramatically improve your blood pressure and thus making you much more healthy. Don’t [...]
As the saying goes, “Health is wealth” and this indeed is true in every aspects of our lives. We cannot function well in our day to day activities if we are sick or in some pain. Just like any profession, a medical assistant career can be very demanding, especially if you are just starting a [...]
I was talking to my massage therapist, Page, of Northwest Massage Columbus Ohio, and I asked her if massage therapy can help smokers — all 46 million of them across the United States — kick the bad habit. I have several friends who smoke who are looking for a non-prescription method of smoking cessation. Although [...]
Even though the action is a negative one: i.e not to pick up a cigarette, you’re still taking the action to make a commitment, deal with the physical withdrawal, and hopefully grow your life in new ways. When I was kicking the habit I always found comfort in this Roz Savage quote: “If I repeat [...]
We all know the obvious problems that are associated to both smokers and also of non smokers that happen to be in continuous company of smokers so I won’t be going over that again. The main reason for this page and article is to encourage smokers to quit. There are a number of ways to [...]
I confess that I used to smoke about 20 cigarettes each day. I tried many times to stop but found it so difficult. In the end I switched to smoking a pipe which is deemed to be safer because you don’t inhale, but the smell can be awful! After a couple of years I managed [...]
In many parts of the world, smoking is a widespread and harmful vice. The public health costs of smoking are enormous, and young girls around the world are being encouraged by the purveyors of these evil smoke sticks to take up the habit. It is an unfortunate fact of like that tweens and teenaged girls [...]
It’s tough in this day and age of constant marketing and peer pressure to avoid smoking tobacco in any form. Most kids invariably experiment with tobacco during their high school and college years to “look cool.” I was never one of those people, and I wore it as a badge of honor that I never [...]
We all know smoking is one of the worst things for your health. Smoking causes literally a plethora of health concerns by far the scariest being the possibility of catching lung cancer. However there is another far more “annoying” condition that can be worsened from smoking and that is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea effects how [...]
Pretty much everyone is aware of all the health dangers associated with smoking cigarettes. You can get lung cancer, and other severe lung related diseases. But what many people also don’t put much thought into is the financial cost of smoking cigarettes. A pack of cigs can cost in some places close to ten bucks! [...]
I am usually never in favor of increased government regulations but I must say that the trend toward outlawing smoking in public places is a welcome one for me. I grew up in Tokyo Japan where it seems EVERYONE smokes. It is really incredible how common it is and you can even buy cigarettes from [...]
Do you always find yourself in a constant state of colds, flu or sometimes high fever when everyone else seems to be going about their business without the slightest glitch? Well, blame it on your immune system. The research has shown that Cordyceps is one of the best natural immune system boosters. A strong immune [...]