Even if you choose to stop smoking naturally you have to admit that there is a bumpy road ahead for anyone who is ready to take the next step. Smoking has played a long term and significant role in your life for many years, and breaking that physical and emotional tie is not something that will happen without effort and discomfort. Nevertheless, as you become more prepared to let go of an unhealthy way of living in exchange for a healthy lifestyle you can expect the process to become easier... Read Full Story
Smoking Cessation Linked to Higher Short-Term Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Although cigarette smoking increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, smoking cessation predicts higher short-term risk for the development of type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a prospective cohort study reported in the January 5, 2010, issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
“Cigarette smoking is an established predictor of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the effects of smoking cessation on... Read Full Story
Quitting smoking is a popular New Years Resolution this year causing many individuals to seek help from the popular smoking cessation drug Chantix despite the risk of depression and suicidal thoughts Read Full Story
Site creators hope to provide determined smokers with a quitting alternative that works SAN FRANCISCO — January 3, 2010 — Beginning today, the people behind the stop-smoking website Stop Smoking Tip ( http://www.stopsmokingtip.us/ ) will be offering two free full-length hypnosis sessions to anyone who visits the site. This comes as part of Stop Smoking Tip's campaign to breathe fresh air into the online quit-smoking community. With expert articles, tips, and fresh ideas for how to quit... Read Full Story
How can you convince a pipe smoker to quit if they do not see the dangers of what they are smoking? This is due to the fact that most people do not consider pipe smoking to be a problem for the health of the smoker because not enough research has been done on this type of tobacco smoking. Further, the decline in popularity of pipe smoking drops it on the list of priorities when it comes to smoking research. Pipe smoking hit the height of its popularity n the middle 1960s. At that time it... Read Full Story
It is estimated that there are some 70 million smokers in the United States, despite the fact that more than 400,000 Americans (which is over 18 percent of all deaths nationwide) die each year because of cigarette smoking. Doctors say that secondhand smoke kills about 50,000 of them. With the ever increasing cost of cigarettes (as much as $6 per pack in some areas) as well as the proven toxicity of the carcinogens in them, it's no wonder that the most popular new years resolution every year... Read Full Story
The Nicotine Gum is a fast-acting form of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) where nicotine goes into the body through the mucous membrane of the mouth. The nicotine gum comes in two strengths or dosages of nicotine: 2 mg and 4 mg. To use the nicotine gum, you must chew it slowly until a peppery taste is noted from it. For about 20 to 30 minutes, the cycle of chewing and then stopping by placing it for a few minutes inside your cheek to absorb the nicotine is done. When you’re taking the gum... Read Full Story
The number of people that die from cigarette related diseases is staggering. It is estimated that of the 58.8 million deaths worldwide, 5.4 million can be attributed to smoking related diseases or illnesses – almost 70% of those deaths are in the developing world. It’s not hard to understand why such a large number of deaths can be attributed to smoking. Heart attack, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema and throat, larynx, mouth and lung cancer are all among some of the... Read Full Story
It’s estimated that 70 percent of smokers want to quit, it’s no marvel that there are a number of quit smoking products and programs out that are designed for these individuals. These are scientifically-proven quit smoking programs that have gotten the nod of many health professionals. However, using these products may not be that effective and could bring facet-effects. For this reason, several alternative therapies are out to assist several people in their need to be nicotine-free. These... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you thought that smoking tobacco through a waterpipe was safer than cigarettes, think again: Compared to cigarette smoking, a waterpipe -- also called a hookah or shisha -- delivers more deadly carbon monoxide and roughly the same amount of addictive nicotine, according to a new study. "This study can be used to dispel the myth that waterpipe tobacco smoking is a less lethal way of smoking tobacco," co-author Dr. Thomas Eissenberg of the Virginia Commonwealth... Read Full Story
