Anyone who is seriously thinking of quitting smoking is open to just about any ‘method’ that promises to work. However, after going through about 2 or 3 ‘can’t miss’ methods and finding that they are still smoking, a person begins to become cynical. Nobody can blame them for being skeptical. Trying to quit smoking will [...]
States feel the economic effects of smoking through increased health and medical costs and lost productivity of its citizens. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that states fund tobacco control programs in order to reduce the economic burden of smoking’s effects. Some states have been cutting back on the funding of these programs as [...]
Heart rate is a useful measure of physical exertion and can help monitor your performance and avoid some common training errors, such as going too fast on what should be long slow runs. First of all you need to work out your maximum heart rate by using a heart rate monitor. The way to do [...]
Living with a healthy lifestyle has been proven to be effective in achieving optimum health and well-being. A healthy lifestyle means adhering to the rules of wholesome holistic living. This would mean that one has to be healthy not only physically, but as well as emotionally and spiritually. It is so ironic to think that [...]
Do you tend to smoke all the time? Do you smoke during your free time? Would you rather smoke a cigarette, than to eat your meal on your break time at work? Do you believe that smoking is the best way to help yourself stop anxiety? Would you like to know the reasons on why [...]
Smokers are more likely to develop certain diseases, and they tend to have shorter lifespans. Smoking cessation could give you a hard time because the habit almost always leaves you with a nicotine addiction. Nicotine withdrawal may cause you to experience a lot of physical symptoms, symptoms of anxiety and panic included. Health experts recommend [...]
The yellow stains on a smoker’s fingers and teeth is caused by the tar that results from smoking tobacco. Tar causes great damage to a person’s lungs as it kills the cilia, affecting breathing ability. The accumulation of this substance can be difficult to imagine, but a graphic video demonstrates for people the levels of [...]
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approximately 20% of high school students smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products. The FDA also reports that 80% of adults who smoke started before they were 18 years old. As part of the FDAs strategy of protecting the health of youth, compliance checks amongst tobacco retailers [...]