Featured Links

Other Topics
Sponsored Links



Quote of the Day

"Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness."

William Wordsworth

FEATURED
HEALTH
PRODUCTS
 
Guide To Healthier Eating And Weight
 
The Ultimate Collection Of Health Ebooks
 
A Healthy Back In Ten Minutes A Day
 
Complete Guide To Healthy Eating
 
Natural Health Remedies To Help Stress
 




 

 
Featured Smoking Articles

How Telling Others Will Help You Quit Smoking
Telling yourself that you are ready to quit is an important step. But let's be honest: How many times have you made a New Year's resolution, only to break it by mid-January? And how many times have you started a diet, only to sneak in chocolate cake late ...

How to Remove the Psychological Addiction to Smoking - and Start To ENJOY Giving Up Smoking!
Consider this: Already since 1972, over 60million people in the USA alone have successfully quit smoking! At one stage over 60% of the adult population was addicted to this drug. Today it is 28% and dropping........ Now, isn't this a fair thought...... ...

Quit Trying To Quit Smoking
When new clients come in to see me the first thing I want to know from them is if they are ready to quit trying to quit smoking. Most people that come into my office intend to use hypnosis to stop an unwanted habit such as smoking. They also have tried ...





Advantages of Quitting Smoking and Disadvantages of Smoking
 
Do you know that around 1000 Americans are dying everyday because of smoking?

One out of every six men is dying in United States because of smoking. It is quite clear now that smoking is one of the major causes of death. If you smoke then you are also enhancing the chances of diseases that will end up in death. The major diseases due to smoking are the coronary heart disease, lung cancer, mouth cancer and severe problems regarding throat, bladder, kidney and pancreas. Most of the diseases are so severe that there are no treatments available for them. The severe gangrene problem has been found in the Diabetic patients, who smoke a lot.

Now, this is the high time and you must quit smoking immediately. Do not think that it is impossible for you to quit it, as there are many chain smokers, who have quit smoking. The only thing one needs is the determination and once you achieve your destination then you will feel happy and contented.

Follow these rules and see the results:

Firstly, you need a firm determination of quitting this bad habit. When you have determined firmly, and then decide a date. Now, from this particular date, you will not touch the cigarette determine it firmly. For a smoker, smoking is one of the essentials. Now you have decided to quit it and to attain the quitting, try some other work at the time of smoking. As the date of quitting is approaching, try to minimize the intake of cigarettes and the conditions when you smoke. Take a glass jar, fill it with water and drop all the butts of cigarette into it.

Try to concentrate on the advantages after quitting cigarette, in your free time. You will find that quitting smoking have much more advantages than smoking. If one quit smoking then there will be considerable minimization in the risk involved due to heart disease, cancer and other deadly diseases. Earlier you use to get tired up easily, but now you have more power. You will also gain resistance from cough, cold and flu.

Quitting cigarette will also save the money, which you were burning to destroy your health. Put all the money you spend on your cigarette in the glass jar and in one month see your savings. In the initial phases, nicotine will show its effects. It would be almost impossible for you to handle this temptation. However, try to divert your mind. You will also have to face a lot of problems like headache, irritation and coughing. All these are positive signs. To avoid them drink water, make your hands and mouth busy. Do not bother about them, as they will reduce with the time. During the initial phases of quitting smoking, you may feel anxiety. To get rid of anxiety does not take caffeine drinks, inhale deep breaths and go for walk. The best way to handle the problem is start-doing exercises. Moreover, quantity of carbon monoxide in your blood will minimize and a considerable increment of oxygen. There will be glow at your face and your skin will turn pink. Your heartbeat will be normal and lungs become clearer. Your risk to heart attack gradually decreases, if you are not smoking for a year or two. To make it more interesting, look out for a friend interested in getting rid of it. Both of you can do wonders. Always try to avoid places that encourage smoking. After quitting, many people usually put on a lot of weight. To avoid this, go for an exercise program, eat healthy food and improve your way of living.

Some drugs can replace the harmful nicotine. But, it should not be taken without the advice of Doctor. For instance, Nicotine gum, Bupropion, Nicotine inhaler and Nicotine nasal spray. These drugs will surely helpful in quitting smoking. Now, you have acquired your destination. It is the time to reward you for your achievement. Get that glass jar and you will be wondered to find the amount you have saved.

Many times, even after quitting people smoke. Do not think that your efforts have gone wasted. You should only consider the advantages of not smoking and start following the path of not smoking. The best thing one can do for quitting smoking is the faith in oneself. Have faith in yourself and you will attain the unachievable.

About the author:

Tony Robinson is an ex-smoker, Webmaster and International Author. Visit http://www.quit-smoking-assist.com/ for his quit smoking tips.

Smoking News



SAMAA TV

What's It Going to Take To Get the Smoking Rate Below 20%?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Thomas Frieden, the CDC's director, says we know what to do: smoking bans, higher cigarette prices, “aggressive ad campaigns,” and tobacco-control programs, ...
US smoking rate hasn't changed, CDC saysLos Angeles Times
Smoking Rate Has Stopped Declining, Says CDCABC News
Smoking rate decline stallsWashington Post (blog)
MedPage Today -TIME (blog) -AFP
all 507 news articles »

West Hollywood to debate tight limits on outdoor smoking
Los Angeles Times (blog)
The West Hollywood City Council on Tuesday evening will discuss extending a smoking ban to outdoor patios and open-air spaces. Officials are not yet ready ...
Smoking ban overreachesWeHo News

all 2 news articles »

ABC News

Mike Tyson Regrets Not Smoking Pot With Tupac
PopEater
... to ESPN's documentary called 'One Night in Vegas: Tyson & Tupac,' detailing the man behind the legend and apparently his smoking habits as well. ...
Mike Tyson talks about Tupac Shakur - and how he regrets not smoking up with himThe Canadian Press

all 204 news articles »

Smoking mothers link to infertility
The Press Association
The new work sheds further light on the links between smoking and infertility, and reinforces public health advice urging couples to quit the habit before ...
Cigarette Smoke May Affect FertilityMedPage Today
Smoking damages men's sperm and also the numbers of germ and somatic cells in ...EurekAlert (press release)

all 6 news articles »

Heart Health Rises With Education in Rich Nations
BusinessWeek
Everyone needs to be educated about the risk of heart disease in particular and counseled to adopt healthy lifestyles and to quit smoking," Goyal said. ...
Heart Disease Risk Varies by Education LevelWebMD
Heart disease still No. 1Las Vegas Review-Journal
Higher Education Predicts Better Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in High-Income ...DigitalJournal.com (press release)

all 20 news articles »