Cravings are marked by the desperate urge to smoke. Anxiety mounts, wanting the satisfaction of another puff. Even though cravings can be severe they keep lessening in intensity the longer you stay away from the nicotine. They are uncomfortable but they will pass in 3-5 minutes. So just take steps to get beyond these short [...]
The first few days after quitting smoking are the most difficult and the hardest to get through. Cravings are what most smokers have a problem with when quitting cigarettes. There are also other withdrawal symptoms and side effects after you stop cigarettes.
It is estimated that there are nearly two million smoking deaths a year in the developed world today, of course with variations from country to country. Of these, about one million are deaths between ages 35-70 years, literally death before old age. Cigarettes smoking inevitably translates to a lower life-expectancy. At this rate, World Health [...]
The dangers of smoking are myriad. To the smoker, to the family, to the society, to the environment and to the economy. Shocking smoking statistics reveal that deaths through smoking-related diseases in the US are more than those through alcohol and drugs, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide all put together. And the strange thing is, [...]
There was once a time when smoking was considered cool. After the tobacco industry admitted that smoking caused cancer, the world began a journey to stop smoking. The smoker was instantly offended by the campaigns set in place to inform them and passive smokers about the smoking health risks involved.
Second hand smoking is a cause of heart disease and lung disease and death. It is a fact that exposure to tobacco smoke increases the chances of dying from smoking related disease by 20 – 30% in non- smokers. This passive smoking also affects the health of children and infants and is a cause of [...]
When it comes to smoking diseases, the medical community most often focuses on lung cancer. While smoking lung cancer is a major disease related to this harmful habit, it is not the only disease that can be contracted and is often not the disease that affects the majority of smokers on a regular basis. Bronchitis, [...]
Smoking damages your lungs and body and adds to the risk for serious smoking diseases, including lung cancer. The return to a healthy body and healthy lungs and the prevention of these diseases is to stop smoking now. Smoking strips your lungs of their natural healing and regenerative systems and instead covers them with harmful [...]
Today there are hundreds of ways to stop smoking. There are patches, and gums, pills and sprays. Stop smoking laser treatment claim to focus on acupressure points to release the endorphins that stop the urge to smoke. The same treatment used for smoking cessation, is also available for weight loss. Really?
One of the effects of smoking that people never think about is on beauty. Years ago there was a commercial that would run over and over again about the “Dragon Lady”. This lady would walk around a restaurant and smoke a cigarette while dancing to music. She put out her cigarette in a person’s slice [...]
After quitting smoking decision is made, the healing process has begun, that is the good news. And with the healing process underway, the benefits of quitting smoking begin to accrue and increase in magnitude with each hour, with each day that is smoke-free. Quitting smoking benefits by restoring health. Smoking is destructive to :
