About 2.4 million cases of tobacco-related cancers were diagnosed in the United States from 1999 to 2004, finds a recent study by the CDC . Lung and bronchial cancer make up for about half of these cases. Just as the harmful effects of smoking persist, so do the myths surrounding smoking, which often prevent smokers to quit.
Myth #1: Smoking is harmful only to the smoker: It’s fallacious because inhaling second hand smoke is just as harmful if not more. And often it’s tender kids who are... Read Full Story
Addiction to nicotine has reached a 15 year high in the United States, where nearly three quarters of people asking to be treated for tobacco dependence are classed as highly dependent, said lung disease researchers at a conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday. They suggested that the less nicotine-dependent smokers have already given up, leaving a hard core of highly nicotine-dependent smokers who can only be helped with new smoking cessation strategies. Read Full Story
When looking to quit smoking for good, there is one important factor which is often overlooked and the reason why so many people fail to quit smoking year after year. This is so critical, that quitting smoking is literally impossible unless you nail this one factor down. The most frequently overlooked aspect in quitting smoking is getting your mental game straight.
If you seriously want to quit smoking for good, you need to come to the battlegrounds with the right mindset, a mindset for... Read Full Story
Let’s face it, giving up smoking, or indeed any other form of addiction is hard. There is the chemical dependency and the sheer force of many years of habit weighing down upon you. Add to this the social pressure from peer groups who have no intention of quitting and the result is a force so great that the idea of giving up may seem unfathomable. However, below you will find a number of tips for those serious enough at least to contemplate giving up the evil weed :
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Are you a smoker considering life insurance? If so, you may have noticed rates for life insurance for smokers are high. So, how do life insurance companies know if you smoke? Why not apply as a non-smoker? Because, you should answer all questions truthfully on your application. It determines your premiums and acceptance by the insurance company. A material misrepresentation on the application may allow the insurer to deny the claim for life insurance proceeds if you die. How do insurers know... Read Full Story
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Be honest , are you one of those people who would love to quit smoking? Of course you would. The ravages of smoking on your health are very well documented in medical literature. But did you know that you can quit smoking by using certain medical treatments, as easy as applying a band aid bandage over a wound? Well, this can be done with a quit smoking patch . The patch is one of many modes of giving you the tools to curb your urge to smoke . What it does is gradually release a small amount... Read Full Story
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Hypnotist Jacob Strachotta from Denmark helps a person on a lifestyle TV program quit smoking .
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"Can you imagine blogging with your favorite laptop in front of the exhaust of car while the engine is running?" The carbon monoxide fumes from a car exhaust can kill you. But so can that cigarette that you puff on lazily as you blog on your laptop. That's because carbon monoxide fumes are released in the air when tobacco is burned. Its also stays inside the body to combine with hemoglobin, a form of protein in the red blood cells that transports oxygen to the body tissues. This... Read Full Story
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Healthnotes Newswire (December 4, 2008)—When a woman smokes during pregnancy she puts both herself and her baby at risk. It is best if expectant mothers stop smoking long before they try to conceive, but new research shows that using nicotine replacement therapy—such as gum or patches—during pregnancy eliminates the risks [...] Read Full Story
