Why is smoking so bad for you? Why all the fuss?
Well, it is sobering to realise that smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, as shown by the World Health Organisation. According to their figures, smoking is responsible for approximately five million deaths worldwide every year, and is a […]
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To keep you motivated in your quest to give up smoking, let’s think about some of the health benefits that you are about to enjoy as a result of quitting. Firstly, you are reducing your risk of developing illness or disability caused by cancer, heart or lung disease – and of course you are extending […]
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People are frequently inclined to think that the ill effects of smoking only kick in in middle- and old-age. However, research has shown that smoking can dramatically affect the health of younger people too. It seems that people who are under the age of forty are five times more likely to have a heart attack […]
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It’s a horrible thought that for many smokers that, as well as damaging the heart and your lungs, smoking can also be giving them wrinkles.
It is well known that smoking causes the blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin to contract, thus impeding the natural flow of blood to the skin, and not allowing […]
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A few days ago I spoke about FOREST, the organisation in the UK that purports to stand up for the “rights” of smokers, but is in fact mostly funded by the wealthy tobacco industry. Well, the antidote to FOREST is anti-smoking organisation ASH, Action on Smoking and Health, and there are ASH organisations in the […]
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Many people are happy smoking and have not even considered stopping, by stopping smoking it gives you many more advantages in life such as a healthier lifestyle and wellbeing, the satisfaction of knowing you’re not harming other people through passive smoking and not to mention the money you will save as prices are ever increasing. […]
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Kicking the Tobacco habit now can allow your body time to heal from the effects that nicotine has had on your overall health. While you were a smoker, you may not have felt physically different or you might not have noticed it due to the effects that nicotine has on you.
Short-term benefits of kicking the […]
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