Archive for October, 2007
Cancer, Your Wake-Up Call to Quit Smoking
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Most people know that cancer is associated with smoking. Unfortunately, many dont truly realize the increased risks and seriousness of this disease, let alone its preventability. Smoking is a toxin and, as such, it causes damage to every organ in the human body. Therefore, it has been connected to at least 10 […]
Tobacco Tempting Teens � How to Talk to Your Kids about this Bad Habit
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Smoking during ones teenage years is one of the easiest times to become addicted to smoking. The media, peer pressure, lack of knowledge, as well as other factors all are given as messages to teenagers to begin smoking. This causes them to move towards developing a bad habit out of smoking. As […]
Be Held Accountable� Sign a No-Smoking Contract!
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007Signing a no-smoking contract will allow you to further the mental change that you will be making when you decide to quit smoking. The first thing that it will allow is a way of showing your motivation to kicking the habit of smoking. The next thing that it will allow is for you […]
Five Tips to Avoid Weight Gain when calling it quits on Smoking
Thursday, October 18th, 2007One concern of many who try to quit smoking is the possibility of weight gain. In truth, it does happen. Not to everyone, but it does happen. On the other hand, some people actually lose weight when they quit smoking and others stay the same. In addition, those who do gain […]
What a Nicotine Vaccine Can Mean for Smokers
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Many smokers who would like to quit often find themselves on a seemingly endless cycle of cessation and then relapse. The repeated failure to quit smoking can make some smokers feel frustrated and hopeless. Fortunately, a new weapon in the battle against nicotine addiction is currently being developed that may bring hope to […]
What Smoking really does to your Body’s Health?
Friday, October 12th, 2007When someone smokes, their body becomes dependent on the nicotine in cigarettes, cigars, or pip tobacco. Nicotine is a chemical that can have physical and mood-altering effects. Because these effects are pleasant in the short-term, this helps people become addicted. This addiction is also reinforced by the sometimes severe withdrawal symptoms associated with stopping use […]
