The human body has a delicate balance. It has a self-sustenance mechanism that helps it repair any damage. The body is aware of the various changes that take place in it. The body does other repairs on itself. After a surgery, the body itself can recover over a period of time. The damages that are […]
Entries from February 2008
Smoking, emphysema and COPD
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
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Tips to keep your teenager smoke free
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Children are impressionable. The billboards, the media and the peer pressure can result in children to start smoking. Smoking that starts early is likely to continue for a lifetime. The younger the start the harder they are hit with health issues. The children who start early end up with health issues like cancer, lung problems […]
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Resources available to fight teenage smoking
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Prevention is better than cure. This saying becomes important when it comes to health concerns. Many tobacco companies promote cigarette smoking. They make it look appealing and cool to the youth. This also gives them a feeling that they are grownup. Start talking to the child about the hazards of smoking should be never late. […]
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Fighting to rid the youth and teens from smoking
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Fighting teenage smoking has been an uphill battle. They are not concerned with the health hazards. The habit brings about a manifestation of rebellion of their adolescence or peer pressure. This is one aspect of the whole problem. There are a number of organizations that are dedicating their resources into trying to curtail this growing […]
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Smoking a hazardous habit among teenagers and youth
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Adolescence is a tough age without adding the addiction of nicotine. Teen smoking is on the rise. There is no amount of information on the health hazards of these children. They really do not realize the impact of these warnings. A teenager who smokes maintains it is an issue of style. It is chance to […]
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Avoiding a relapse in your smoking habit
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
People who quit tend to fall back to their old habits. The reason for a relapse is quite simply a situation where one tends to feel self-pity for what he has put his body through when he was quitting. Losing self-perspective and trying to find a means to satisfy him is a better way.
Relapsing […]
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Nicotine withdrawal symptoms and how severe can they
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
The most worrisome issues of quitting smoking are the withdrawal symptoms. They are hard to deal with. It is really severe in the first few days after quitting smoking. This is the phase where a person buckles under the pressure. The effect of the symptoms cannot be taken anymore. This reverts to smoking to ease […]
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Working towards a healthy attitude to quit smoking
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Nicotine addiction is a hard process to quit. It becomes difficult for those who have been on this for years. Usually smokers try it for a while. They back away after they have experienced the pain and the suffering of the withdrawal effects. Trying to quit smoking does not have to be that hard. There […]
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Managing your weight gain after you quit smoking
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Weight gain is a common factor for those who quit smoking. The average weight gain is around five to ten pounds. Nicotine elevates the metabolism of the body while smoking. When one stops providing nicotine to the body the metabolic rate drops resulting in a small weight gain.
The body of a heavy smoker can burn […]
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Why people gain weight when they quit smoking
February 9th, 2008 · No Comments
There are always chances for gaining weight after smoking cessation. This is one of the common side effects. Smoking changes, many other body processes but also elevates the metabolic rate in a person. As a person stops smoking, the metabolic rate decreases. There is additional problem of having cravings. Gradually the person realizes that they […]
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