Many people, smokers and non-smokers alike, are aware of the harmful ingredients contained in today’s cigarettes. Most are also very aware of the long-lasting and potentially lethal effects that smoking- including second-hand smoke- can cause in individuals who inhale it. What you might not be aware of are the psychological benefits...
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When People Quit Smoking, Is Weight Gain Unavoidable?
There are a lot of people who smoke out there who, among other reasons, are afraid to try to quit smoking cigarettes for the fear of what they think is inevitable weight gain. Almost everyone they know who has successfully quit smoking really packed on the pounds and they don’t want...
Continue reading...What Kills More- Cigarettes Smoking Or Obesity?
People who are either obese or smoking, even both are growing at a very alarming rate. While more and more people are suffering from the various diseases and complications that can be brought about by obesity and cigarette smoking, it’s still frustrating for health advocates how some people can still not...
Continue reading...The Health Risks of Cigarette Smoking – Part I
Copyright 2006 Adam Waxler Many people take risks in life. In fact, some of the wealthiest people in the world will tell you they would have never gotten anywhere if they did not take any risks. However, while some risks are worth the chance some simply are not. The health risks...
Continue reading...Quitting Smoking Is Not As Hard As You Think
Have you ever wanted to quit smoking and convinced yourself than you are destined to smoke cigarettes the rest of your life? Have you ever tried to quit and gave up halfway thought the day or that same night? If you think that quitting smoking is just impossible, I would read...
Continue reading...The Benefits When You Quit Smoking
If you’re a smoker, we know that it’s very difficult to convince yourself of the need to quit smoking. But we assure you, there are just so many reasons why you have to quit smoking. So before we proceed with helpful tips to quit smoking, let’s enumerate the benefits that you’ll...
Continue reading...The High Costs of Cigarette Smoking
Smoking cigarettes is an expensive habit. An ordinary cigarette smoker incurs enormous cost to sustain this unhealthy lifestyle and the costs do not pertain solely to the smoker. There are negative effects of cigarette smoking to the body, to the immediate family, to society, and to the economy. The most obvious...
Continue reading...You Won’t Get Fat When Stop Smoking, If You Don’t Overeat.
Another frequently-repeated rationalization for the cigarette habit is: “I’d like to stop smoking, but every time I do I gain weight. And it’s worse to be overweight than it is to smoke.” The good news is, not all smokers who stop smoking gain weight. Even if weight gain was inevitable, the...
Continue reading...4 Tips For Smoking Cessation
Tip 1: Rise above the cravings Imagine the cigarettes as crutches. You’ve always had these crutches to lean on and soon, it becomes impossible to walk without them. The important thing to learn is that as soon as you walk on your feet again, they’ll quickly regain strength. It may be...
Continue reading...How Smoking Increases The Risk Of Lung Cancer
With so many dangers associated with smoking, especially the correlation between smoking and the development of lung cancer, it is amazing to see how many people continue to voluntarily take part in this activity! Why is it that these mostly mature, reasonably intelligent men and women of every nationality allow such...
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