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New Year’s Resolution #3 – Adopt and apply some highly healthy habits
My long-time readers know I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. But, considering your overall health, here are some items you might want to consider in 2016:
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Tagged 10 Essentials of Happy Healthy People, alcohol, fruits, physical activity, premature death, smoking, tobacco, vegetables
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Report says Americans’ heart health in poor state
The National Journal reports, “Nearly every American has at least one risk factor for heart disease,” according to a report from the American Heart Association.
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Heart Health, Obesity
Tagged cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular risk factors, General Health, health, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Nutritional Health, Obesity, smoking
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Tagged secondhand smoke, smoking, tobacco abuse, tobacco products
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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
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Tagged cancer prevention, preventing cancer, smoking, tobacco, tobacco abuse, tobacco products
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Should smokers get a screening CT scan?
With the news that CT scans — or computerized tomography — can prevent lung cancer deaths, smokers and ex-smokers may wonder whether they should ask for a screening. USA TODAY did a nice job in asking experts for their advice: … Continue reading
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Tagged lung cancer, lung cancer screening, smoking, smoking cessation
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Heavy smoking more than doubles the odds of developing Alzheimer’s
USA Today reports that, according to a study published by the Archives of Internal Medicine, “heavy smoking in midlife more than doubles your odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease.” For the study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente “evaluated the records of 21,123 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, preventing Alzheimer's Disease, smoking, smoking cessation
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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
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Tagged drinking, inactivity, nutrition, smoking, tobacco abuse
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Obesity Outweighs Smoking as Life Expectancy Threat
When I wrote my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I predicted that if the obesity epidemic was not stemmed, that this generation of U.S. children would be the first in history to have … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood obesity, Obesity, pediatric obesity, smoking, SuperSized Kids
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Nicotine patches and gum likely safe during pregnancy
Nicotine patches and gum seem to be safe and effective in pregnant women, according to a new study. Such patches and gum have been shown to help non-pregnant adults stop smoking, study co-author Dr. Geeta K. Swamy told Reuters Health. … Continue reading
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Tagged nicotine replacement therapy, pregnancy, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco
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Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Best Therapy for Smoking Cessation
MedScape is reporting “An important head-to-head study of smoking cessation therapies shows that combination treatment with a nicotine patch plus lozenge almost doubles the rate of abstinence at 6 months compared with placebo, new research suggests.” “This is the first … Continue reading
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Tagged bupropion, Chantix, nicotine gum, nicotine lozenge, nicotine patch, nicotine replacement therapy, smoking, smoking cessation, varenicline, Zyban
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The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 7 – Tobacco
In my latest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize these ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and highly healthy life. Under The Essential of Self-Care, teach what I call “The 10 Commandments … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer prevention, chewing tobacco, smokeless tobacco, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco
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Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking
Tobacco users who think it’s safer to dip snuff or chew tobacco than smoke are dead wrong, researchers say. A study has found that taking one pinch of smokeless tobacco delivers the same amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as smoking … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, carcinogens, chewing tobacco, oral cancer, PAH, pancreatic cancer, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, smokeless tobacco, smoking, snuff
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Four lifestyle choices reduce risk of chronic disease 80 percent
What an interesting new study. It concludes that to dramatically reduce your healthcare costs, to lengthen your life, to improve the quality of your life, and, in short, to have a happier and more highly healthy life, you need to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, diabetes, exercise, health, healthcare costs, healthy diet, heart attack, Obesity, physical activity, quality of life, smoking, stroke, tobacco
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Obesity associated with large losses in expected lifespan: Study indicates. What can you do for your family?
USA Today reports, “Weighing too much may take as much as a decade off your life, according a new analysis of studies that involved 900,000 people.” What are the details? And, what can you do to protect your family … Continue reading