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Tag Archives: tobacco abuse
Three years later, quitters report less stress, better mood compared to smokers
Not only does the health of former smokers DRAMATICALLY improve after quitting, but people who stop smoking get a boost in their quality of life, new research finds.
Posted in Cancer, General Health
Tagged smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco, tobacco abuse
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Cytisine helps smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit
Here’s a new study that may some real good news for smokers wanting to quit. Tabex (cytisine), a drug “developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era, shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit,” according … Continue reading
Posted in General Health
Tagged cytisine, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco abuse
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TV watching as dangerous as smoking and lack of exercise
Researchers in Australia say smoking “can shorten of life expectancy by more than four years after the age of 50. That represents 11 minutes of life lost for every cigarette and that’s the same as half an hour of TV … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines
Tagged exercise, life expectancy, lifespan, physical exercise, tobacco, tobacco abuse, TV and health
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Brain shrinkage associated with four factors. What can you do starting today to prevent this?
If you could do four things to dramatically reduce your risk of brain shrinkage (especially that caused by dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, or stroke), would that be of interest to you?
Posted in General Health, Mental Health
Tagged brain shrinkage, dementia, diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, overweight, smoking, tobacco abuse
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Chantix may work better if taken weeks before stopping smoking
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reported, “The smoking-cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) may work better if people take it several weeks before trying to quit,” according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Posted in Cancer, General Health
Tagged Chantix, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco abuse, varenicline
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Secondhand smoke may increase women’s risk for delivering stillborn babies
By far, my most read and controversial blog this year was, on the “Surgeon general issuing new tobacco warnings.” Now comes another report also likely to stir this pot.
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged secondhand smoke, smoking, tobacco abuse, tobacco products
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Obesity has cut three to four years from US life expectancy
In my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I predicted that if the current obesity epidemic was not dealt with, that our children could become the first in American history to have a shorter life … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity
Tagged childhood obesity, life expectancy, Obesity, pediatric obesity, preventing obesity, tobacco abuse
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Surgeon general issues new tobacco warnings
Congrats to the new Surgeon General, for taking an even stronger stand on tobacco in her recent report, “How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease.: The Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel write that the report has found that “ANY exposure” to … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer
Tagged cancer prevention, preventing cancer, smoking, tobacco, tobacco abuse, tobacco products
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Indulging in four unhealthy behaviors ages the average individual by 12 years
It is generally understood that being inactive, eating poorly, smoking, and drinking too much are bad – very bad – for your health. Now, a newly published study assesses and quantifies those behaviors. In short, “combine all of the above … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Mental Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged drinking, inactivity, nutrition, smoking, tobacco abuse
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