tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12299095311284530112024-03-14T10:27:10.525-07:00Cons Educationdwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-80175433314191061702013-04-09T03:18:00.003-07:002013-04-09T03:20:22.309-07:00What exactly is 3D engraving?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><br />
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<a href="http://www.3designcenter.com/"><span class="15" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Cambria'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline;">3D engraving</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> differs from standard engraving in that through the use of laser machinery the need to use ink or tool bits are completely eliminated. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />Not all materials can be marked with laser technology only laser-sensitive polymers and novel metal alloys can be engraved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />When it comes to 3D engraving, the objects used are typically crystal or glass to ensure that the images stand out, however there are other objects that can certainly be used as well.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />As aforementioned, there are a variety of objects that lasers can engrave on. If you are interested in 3D engraving it is recommended you work with a design studio (such as </span><a href="http://www.3designcenter.com/"><span class="15" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Cambria'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline;">3DesignCenter</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">) and determine which platform is best for the image you would like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />Objects that can be used include stone and glass as they are not gaseous and can therefore easily be used with a laser.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />Other objects include natural materials such as softwood and hardwood. In addition, plastics such as acrylic plastic sheets, standard cast acrylic plastic and other cast resins tend to laser well. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />Jewellery can also be laser engraved (depending on what it is made out of.) Jewellers are using laser-engraving machines to create customised designs for their clients and they are noticing that laser-engraving machines tend to be much more precise than their standard engraving counterparts.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />Metal is the most common object for traditional engraving, however when it comes anything that is done with a laser, it cannot be used. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />How a laser engraving machine works is relatively simple. The machine is made up of a laser, controller and a surface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />The laser works similar to a pencil. The beam emitted from it enables the controller to trace patterns onto the surface.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />The controller is usually a computer and it controls the direction, speed of movement, intensity and spread of the laser beam, which is aimed towards the surface.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />Finally, the surface is picked to match what the laser can act on. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />When you are selecting an image for 3D engraving any image can be used. If you know that you would like a 3D gift, but are unsure of what kind of image you would like, you can simply walk into a 3D design store and browse the artwork they have there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />However, if you have a specific image or photograph you would like to use you can bring it with you to the 3D design company and they can replicate it onto the object of your choice.</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><br />In addition, if you have a photo that you would like with a few edits or have ideas you would like incorporated into your image you can create a bespoke design with one of the artists at any 3D design company. </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10.0000pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';">Finance software can be used for both personal and business applications. It helps to keep all your finances in order and can help you set a budget for each thing you do. </span><span><a href="http://ayuda.egafutura.com/"><span class="15" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes'; text-decoration: underline;">Finance software is very beneficial for businesses</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"> with more than one department and you want to put each department on a set budget. The software can even alert you when a department goes over their budget or when one of your accounts is approaching a low balance.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: 'yes';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">SAN FRANCISCO — A new free mobile game app is making learning Chinese fun and effortless for students interested in the language.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">“<a href="http://www.chinesefridge.com/">Chinese Fridge</a>” teaches vocabulary in a game environment by rewarding players for correctly pairing Chinese words with their meanings or sounds, including<b> </b>simplified characters, traditional characters and the pinyin phonetic alphabet.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">"The app aims to outperform basic flashcard-style memorization with a more interactive and multimedia-rich experience, where learning is a byproduct of having fun," said Ken Shen Robinson, creator of the app and Founder of Little Stars Chinese School.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">When users select game pieces to match word pairs, the sound of the word is played out loud to facilitate memorization of words through audible repetition. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The game, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chinese-fridge/id581870780">available now for iPads</a> and Android tablets, features cartoon-like graphics<b> </b>suitable for young children to keep them interested and engaged. The first release of the game features animals – an easy way to start kids off with a subject they are naturally interested in.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Parents and teachers can also use the Top Scores screen to see how much time the student has played the game and see the top word pairings that were made, allowing them to keep track of their child’s learning progress.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The game starts simple, with only three animal words to find pairs for. As the player advances through higher levels, more animal words are gradually introduced to provide a more rewarding and challenging game experience.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Future releases of the game will include different sets of vocabulary and incorporate more elaborate graphics and game play.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Though the app was designed primarily for kids, the game play is suitable for students of all ages who are beginning to learn Chinese and want to learn new vocabulary or reinforce past lessons.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Little Stars Chinese School was established in 2012 with the goal of making Chinese more engaging and entertaining<b> </b>to learn for children and students of all ages. Founded by a first-generation Taiwanese-American with extensive background in Chinese, communications and the mobile industry, Little Stars uses an innovative approach that leverages cutting-edge technology to make learning effortless and affordable.</span></div>
dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-43055972037500322982012-04-10T19:10:00.000-07:002012-06-02T06:06:22.803-07:00Good Sleep Hygiene<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"><br />These are some important things to consider which enhance good sleep hygiene:</div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"><li>Do not consume alcohol near bedtime.</li><li>Do not consume any caffeine after 4:00 P.M.</li><li>Do not use your bed for problem solving or doing work.</li><li>Take a hot bath before bed.</li><li>Keep your bedroom cool.</li><li>If your partner snores, sleep in a separate bedroom (after tucking in or being tucked in by your partner) or get a good pair of earplugs and use them. The wax plugs that mold to the shape of the ear are often the best ones.</li><li>If you frequently wake up to urinate during the night, do not drink a lot of fluids near bedtime. Most pain patients wake during the night because their sleep center is not working properly or because of the pain. Because they also have a full bladder, they think they are waking up because they have to urinate. This is not the case. They are waking up because of their pain syndrome. There is a simple way to remedy this problem. If and when you wake up during the night and you notice your bladder is full, just talk to it (in your mind, so your spouse doesn’t think you’re nuts) and tell it, "Nighttime is for sleeping. We will go to the bathroom in the morning when it is time to wake up." Then roll over and go back to sleep. If you still have to urinate five minutes later, go to the bathroom. Most of you will find that your bladder will happily go back to sleep, and when you wake up in the morning, you won't even have to urinate as badly as you did when you woke up in the middle of the night.</li><li>Put the bedroom clock out of arm’s reach and facing away from you so you can't see it. Looking at the clock frequently aggravates sleep problems and is frustrating.</li><li>Have a light snack before bedtime. Hunger and hypoglycemia cause insomnia in all animals, and humans are no exception. For your snack, eat foods high in the amino acid tryptophan, such as milk and turkey, which contributes to sleep.</li></ul><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"><b>Sleep Medications</b><br />Although I much prefer natural remedies to prescription medications, the sleep disorder in some pain patients may be too severe to be dealt with by natural remedies alone. However, even if you are someone who needs prescription sleep aids, adding natural remedies can be very helpful and usually decreases the amount of medication that you will need, resulting in fewer side effects. In addition, once you come off the sleep medications (usually after 9 to 18 months, although they can be used indefinitely if needed) you may find that all you require are the natural remedies. Whatever treatments you use, though, it is important that they not only increase the duration of sleep but also maintain or improve the deep stages (stages 3 and 4) of sleep. Unfortunately, most sleeping pills in common use (for example, Dalmane®, Halcion&ref;, and Valium®) may actually worsen the quality of sleep by increasing the amount of light stage (especially stage 2) sleep and decreasing the deep stages of sleep even further. You want to be certain that the treatments and medications you use leave you feeling better the next day, not worse.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;">There are several approaches to sleep when treating pain patients. Some doctors prefer to use a single medication or treatment and push it up to its maximum level. If that works, great; if not, they stop it and switch to another medication. Other doctors prefer to use low doses of many different treatments together until the patient is getting good, solid sleep regularly. I strongly prefer the latter approach. Most of a medication’s benefits occur at low doses and most of the side effects at high doses. In addition, if you combine low doses of a few different sleep aids, each of them will be cleared out of your body by morning—so you won't be hung over. Meanwhile, the effective blood levels that you have during the middle of the night from each treatment are cumulative and will keep you asleep for eight to nine hours of solid sleep each night without waking or hangover. </div></div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-45456961410472589972012-02-07T02:06:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.804-07:00Lack of Concentration, How to Improve Memory PowerImprove your memory and concentration<br />The memory and concentration are intimately related as part of cognitive functions. Lack of concentration or focus on what we do directly affects memory problems. Memory is not something that aging is the go "spending the battery." It is much more complex and can be prevented by the deterioration suffered by intelligence functions as a whole (language, memory, praxis).<br /><br />In addition to lead a healthy, active, where practice <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">exercises</span>, eat well and exercise <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">the brain</span> there are psychological implications as personal conflicts also impact. We will emphasize one of the existing treatments to combat memory impairment and improve concentration. This is a natural supplement that rejuvenates the brain chemistry, combat stress and preventing deterioration of neurons.<br /><br />This product of Ayurvedic medicine helps you to increase the level of acetylcholine. We provide <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">natural treatment</span> that increases melatonin, regulates the increase in <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">growth hormone</span> level, will block the prostaglandins and cortisol, and fights neurotoxins and radicals. <br /><br />The main strategy that has this treatment is not only attacking the symptoms of impaired memory and concentration, but that attacks the underlying causes.<br /><br />One of the things it does is to rejuvenate the dendrites of neurons and increase what you have to do with the generation of acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter). It also helps to activate postsynaptic receptors (connections between neurons that allow communication of them). Monoterpene hydrocarbons that manage grants recycle carbon and energy levels of the connective tissues of the cerebral cortex.<br /><br />The product stimulates thermogenic response to increase the amount of energy required to maintain an alert status of cognition and optimal. Memory is backed by increasing the generation of nocturnal melatonin and thus achieve an increase regulation of cyclical than has to do with levels of growth hormone. What this does is improve sleep and health.<br /><br />Another of the benefits of this wonderful Ayurvedic treatment is to optimize the flow of oxygen to the brain as well as nutrients as it strengthens the smooth muscles of the heart. Strengthens blood vessels and blocks the effect of prostaglandin in order to prevent inflammation of blood vessels. Also stimulates peripheral circulation and achieves the modulation of cell membrane in order to ensure absorption of nutrients.<br /><br />As able to stabilize blood pressure prevents stress and reducing cholesterol, improving appetite and good digestion. Manages to avoid insomnia by inhibiting the production of cortisol. It also avoids the latter preventing obesity, diabetes and heart diseases.<br /><br />Treatment fights neurotoxins and free radicals in the brain. Achieves thereby inhibit deterioration of the brain. This treatment will achieve more peaceful and relaxing the nervous system and therefore you can eliminate anxiety, stress, depression and irritation.<br /><br />The result is an improvement in brain chemistry that improves concentration, memory and assimilation to stress.dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-11265764730223941532012-02-07T01:59:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.804-07:00Fruit Nutrition FactsMany Americans have little or no information on fruit nutrition facts because most nutrition 'experts' have little to no information on fruit or have bought into false or inaccurate information about fruit.<br /> <strong>Let's take a look at real Fruit Nutrition Facts: </strong><br /> <strong>De Novo Lipogenesis- The conversion of carbohydrates into fat </strong><br />There is a common idea in nutrition today that 'carbs' make you fat. I find it hilarious, I always ask people if they complain about the carbohydrates on their hips or <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">abdomens</span> and they look at me as if I've lost my mind.<br /> Do these nutrition guru's really even know how carbohydrates are converted into fat?<br /> No.<br /> Let's find out.<br /> De Novo Lipogenesis is the process by which carbohydrates are converted into fat. A study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition where the researchers hypothesis was that the conversion of carbohydrates into fat would be higher in obese women indicating that excess carbohydrate consumption leads to obesity. The results were rather interesting:<br /> "De novo lipogenesis increases after overfeedingwith glucose and sucrose to the same extent in lean and obesewomen but does not contribute greatly to total fat balance."<br /> Another interesting quote from this study:<br /> "De novo lipogenesis from carbohydrate is energetically expensive and evidence to date suggests it does not contribute significantly to increased fat balance in persons consuming a typical high-fat Western diet."<br /> <em>Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74:737–46. </em><br /> Most nutrition guru's do not understand this point:<br /> <strong>Conversion of carbohydrates into fat is 'energetically expensive' </strong>or in simple terms the body burns 30% of the carbohydrates in the process of conversion! Carbohydrates do not make you fat.<br /> <strong>There is a HUGE difference between refined sugar and fruit! </strong><br />All sugars are NOT created equal!<br /> Lets compare the nutrition profile of regular granulated sugar to the nutrition profile of common fruit.<br /> <strong>Table Sugar Nutrition Facts: </strong><br /> 3 Tb. of granulated sugar<br /> Calories............146 <br />Protein................0 <br />Fiber...................0 <br />Vit. B2................1%<br /> That's IT!<br /> <strong>Here is where the truth lies: </strong><br /> • 146 calories in 3 Tablespoons! That is the same as eating 1 and a half apples or 1 1/2 c. of cheerios! <br />• No protein, No fiber, No fat <br />• The second truth is that sugar ALWAYS accompanies fat in recipes.<br /> <strong>Sugar Always Accompanies FAT! </strong><br /> <strong><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">When you</span> make cookies, What is the combination you put in the mixer first? </strong><br /> <strong>Sugar and Butter </strong><br /> <strong>What is in every processed food? </strong><br /> Sugar and FAT<br /> The combination of sugar and fat is a health disaster, <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">blood sugar</span> raises, insulin is released and fat goes directly into adipose stores. Fat is already fat. I know that sounds silly but it should be common sense that fat can easily be stored due to the fact that it is already in the form of fat, where carbohydrates cannot be stored as adipose tissue directly without de novo lipogenesis a very inefficient and energy expensive process.<br /> <strong>Fruit Nutrition Facts </strong><br /> I will use 1 1/2 apples because it is about the same calorie content as 3 Tb. of sugar.<br /> <strong>1 1/2 Apple </strong><br /> Calories................151 <br />Protein...................1g <br />Fat.......................1/2g <br />Fiber.....................7g or 28% daily value<br /> Vit. A...................7% <br />Folate...................2% <br />B1.......................5% <br />B2.......................7% <br />B3.......................2% <br />B5.......................4% <br />B6.......................9% <br />Vit. C..................18% <br />Vit. E...................3% <br />Vit. K...................7%<br /> Calcium................2% <br />Copper.................9% <br />Iron...................2% <br />Magnesium..............5% <br />Manganese..............6% <br />Phosphorus.............5 % <br />Potassium..............7% <br />Zinc...................1% <br />Omega 3's..............2%<br /> <strong>When you compare sugar to an actual fruit there is NO real nutritional comparison. </strong><br /> <strong>Notice the fiber content of the apple vs. sugar </strong><br />The apple contains 7g of fiber, this fiber regulates the absorption of sugars and provides bulk in the intestinal tract, where as the sugar has no fiber and immediately enters the bloodstream and then causes a subsequent fall in blood glucose levels.<br /> <strong>Protein in Fruit </strong><br /> Yes, fruit contains protein. It does not contain a high amount but every fruit contains protein. All whole foods contain a natural balance of carbohydrate, protein and fat the way NATURE designed for us to consume these macronutrients.Fruits are designed to be an easy to digest, cleansing, simple boost of energy food.<br /> <strong>Antioxidants: Another Fruit Nutrition Fact </strong><br /> Antioxidants are extremely important in a healthy diet. Antioxidants are found in natures most healthy foods, fruit, vegetables, <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">whole grains</span>, legumes, nuts and seeds.Antioxidants protect the body against free radical damage.<br /> <strong>What is a free radical? </strong><br /> It is a cell that is missing a molecule, they will scavenge for the missing molecule and cause damage to another cell or destroy another cell to acquire the missing molecule. This may be interesting but it is important to understand that this can damage the DNA structure of the cell which causes it to function improperly, reproduce at a rapid, uncontrolled rate and this sets up a serious scenario for disease.<br /> Free radical damage does not just stop at one cell, it is a continuous series of damaging events that can have serious consequences.<br /> Antioxidants stop this free radical damage and protect the body from disease. Fruits and vegetables are the HIGHEST source of antioxidants!<br /> <strong>Vitamin C- </strong>This is a well known antioxidant that prevents free radical damage before it even begins.<br /> <strong>Vitamin E- </strong>Does not stop the damage in the beginning but it will stop the damage from continuing as it breaks the continuation of damage.<br /> <strong>Flavonoids </strong>- most common and largest group of antioxidants, over 5,000 flavonoids have been identified in plant foods.<br /> <strong>Polyphenols </strong>- Anthocyanins, apigenin, luteolin, proanthocyanidins, hesperidin, naringin, quercitin, myricetin, resveratrol and thousands of others....1<br /> <strong>Studies have shown significant benefits to the consumption of antioxidants or polyphenols </strong><br /> <strong>Inhibition of carcinogenesis by polyphenols: evidence from laboratory investigations. </strong><br /> Studies have found that polyphenolic compounds have cancer preventing activities through many different effects. Polyphenolic compounds inhibited cancer cell growth, enhanced the cellular death, reduced invasiveness of cancer, and slowed the angiogenesis process in cancer.<br /><br /><strong><em>Common Polyphenols or Antioxidants and Food Sources </em></strong><em><br /><strong>Lycopene </strong>.....Tomato </em><br /> <strong><em>Beta-carotene </em></strong><em>.....carrots, sweet potato, squash, pumpkin and red <br />or orange bell peppers </em><br /> <strong><em>Lutein </em></strong><em>.........spinach, kiwi, bell peppers </em><br /> <strong><em>Co-enzyme Q10-</em></strong><em> avocado, broccoli, parsley, cauliflower, spinach, peanuts, almonds </em><br /> <strong><em>Zeaxanthin- </em></strong><em>yellow corn and kiwi </em><br /> <strong><em>Tangeritin- </em></strong><em>tangerines and citrus 2 </em><br /> <strong><em>Luteolin- </em></strong><em>found in leaves, celery, green pepper, oregano, thyme </em><br /> <strong><em>Kaempferol- </em></strong><em>grapefruit, broccoli, apples </em><br /> <em>This list is short but demonstrates the potent cancer fighting, disease fighting components of fruits and vegetables. </em><br /> <strong><em>Fruit Nutrition Facts </em></strong><em> </em><br /> <em>Let's review the most commonly consumed fruits and see the specific nutrition facts in each fruit.</em><br /> <strong><em>Banana Fruit Nutrition Facts </em></strong><br /> <em>Calories.................121 <br />Protein...................1.5g <br />Fat ...................... .4g <br />Vit. A.......................4% <br />Folate......................7% <br />B1..........................4% <br />B2..........................9% <br />B3..........................6% <br />B5..........................9% <br />B6.........................38% <br />Vit. C.....................16% <br />Vit. E.......................1% <br />Vit. K.......................1% </em><br /> <em>Calcium...................1% <br />Copper..................12% <br />Iron.......................2% <br />Magnesium............11% <br />Manganese............20% <br />Phosphorus.............4% <br />Potassium.............10% <br />Selenium................2% <br />Zinc.......................3% <br />Omega 3's..............3% </em><br /> <strong><em>Orange Fruit Nutrition Facts </em></strong><br /> <em>Calories.............68 <br />Protein.............1.5 <br />Fat................ .2g <br />Vit. A................15% <br />Folate...............12% <br />B1.....................9% <br />B2.....................6% <br />B3.....................4% <br />B5.....................7% <br />B6.....................9% <br />Vit. C..............110% <br />Vit. E.................1% <br />Vit. K.................0% </em><br /> <em>Calcium..............6% <br />Copper...............6% <br />Iron...................1% <br />Magnesium.........5% <br />Manganese.........2% <br />Phosphorus.........5% <br />Potassium...........5% <br />Selenium............0% <br />Zinc...................1% <br />Omega 3's.........10% </em><br /> <strong><em>Strawberries 1 cup Fruit Nutrition Facts </em></strong><br /> <em>Calories..............46 <br />Protein................1g <br />Fat.................. .4g <br />Vit. A...................1% <br />Folate..................9% <br />B1.......................3% <br />B2.......................3% <br />B3.......................4% <br />B5.......................4% <br />B6.......................5% <br />Vit. C................113% <br />Vit. E....................3% <br />Vit. K....................4% </em><br /> <em>Calcium.................2% <br />Copper..................8% <br />Iron......................3% <br />Magnesium............6% <br />Manganese...........31% <br />Phosphorus............5% <br />Potassium..............5% <br />Selenium...............1% <br />Zinc......................3% <br />Omega 3's.............9% </em><br /> <strong><em>Blueberries Fruit Nutrition Facts </em></strong><br /> C<em>alories.................84 <br />Protein.................1.1 <br />Fat.................... .5 <br />Vit. A...................3% <br />Folate...................2% <br />B1........................5% <br />B2........................6% <br />B3........................4% <br />B5........................4% <br />B6........................6% <br />Vit. C..................19% <br />Vit. E....................6% <br />Vit. K...................32% </em><br /> <em>Calcium.................1% <br />Copper..................9% <br />Iron......................2% <br />Magnesium............3% <br />Manganese...........28% <br />Phosphorus.............3% <br />Potassium...............2% <br />Selenium................0% <br />Zinc.......................3% <br />Omega 3's..............8% </em><br /> <strong><em>Mango Fruit Nutrition Facts</em></strong><br /> <em>Calories................134 <br />Protein.................1.1g <br />Fat.................... .6g <br />Vit. A....................68% <br />Folate.....................7% <br />B1........................11% <br />B2........................11% <br />B3..........................9% <br />B5..........................7% <br />B6.........................21% <br />Vit. C.....................76% <br />Vit. E.....................15% <br />Vit. K.....................10% </em><br /> <em>Calcium...................2% <br />Copper..................25% <br />Iron........................1% <br />Magnesium..............6% <br />Manganese..............3% <br />Phosphorus..............3% <br />Potassium................7% <br />Selenium.................2% <br />Zinc........................1% <br />Omega 3's...............7% </em><br /> <strong><em>Pineapple Fruit Nutrition Facts[1 cup] </em></strong><br /> <em>Calories................82 <br />Protein...................1g <br />Fat..................... .2g <br />Vit. A......................4% <br />Folate.....................7% <br />B1........................12% <br />B2..........................5% <br />B3..........................6% <br />B5..........................7% <br />B6........................14% <br />Vit. C...................105% <br />Vit. E.......................0% <br />Vit. K.......................1% </em><br /> <em>Calcium....................2% <br />Copper....................20% <br />Iron..........................3% <br />Magnesium................6% <br />Manganese..............85% <br />Phosphorus................2% <br />Potassium..................4% <br />Selenium....................0% <br />Zinc...........................2% <br />Omega 3's..................3% </em><br /> <strong><em>Apricot Fruit Nutrition Facts </em></strong><br /> <em>2 apricots </em><br /> <em>Calories...............33 <br />Protein..................1g <br />Fat...................... .3g <br />Vit. A...................58% <br />Folate....................2% <br />B1.........................2% <br />B2.........................3% <br />B3.........................3% <br />B5.........................3% <br />B6.........................3% <br />Vit. C.....................9% <br />Vit. E.....................4% <br />Vit. K.....................3% </em><br /> <em>Calcium.................1% <br />Copper..................6% <br />Iron......................2% <br />Magnesium............2% <br />Manganese............3% <br />Phosphorus............2% <br />Potassium..............4% <br />Selenium...............0% <br />Zinc......................2% <br />Omega 3's.............0 </em><br /> <strong><em>Raspberries Fruit Nutrition Facts [1 cup] </em></strong><br /> <em>Calories.....................63 <br />Protein.....................1.5g <br />Fat....................... .8g <br />Vit. A..........................2% <br />Folate.........................6% <br />B1..............................4% <br />B2..............................4% <br />B3..............................5% <br />B5..............................8% <br />B6..............................5% <br />Vit. C.........................43% <br />Vit. E...........................7% <br />Vit. K.........................11% </em><br /> <em>Calcium......................3% <br />Copper......................12% <br />Iron............................5% <br />Magnesium..................8% <br />Manganese.................46% <br />Phosphorus..................5% <br />Potassium....................4% <br />Selenium......................0 <br />Zinc.............................6% <br />Omega 3's...................14% </em><br /> <strong><em>Look at the TOTALITY of Nutrients not Individual nutrients </em></strong><br /> <em>There is a common theme in nutrition today.......<strong> reductionism </strong></em><br /> <em>Eat dairy products for calcium <br />fish or flax for omega 3's <br />meat for protein <br />Oranges for Vitamin C </em><br /> <em>This reductionist idea has absolutely nothing to do with optimal health or supplying adequate nutrients in the body. In fact, some of these foods have little else to offer us and may not even provide a healthy amount of the nutrients we value them for.</em><br /> <em>ALL foods contain protein, nearly all foods contain calcium, nearly all plant foods contain omega 3's.</em><br /> <strong><em>Fruit Nutrition Fact: Fruit contains Omega 3 fatty acids </em></strong><br /> <em>You probably look at the omega 3 content of these fruits and first, are surprised they have omega 3's. </em><br /> <strong><em>Why are you surprised that fruit contains Omega 3's? </em></strong><br /> <em>Because the media and most nutrition 'experts' only tell you about foods that contain A LOT of omega 3's. We don't need a lot of omega 3's. Notice that the cup of raspberries only contains .8g of fat and yet has 14% of your daily value of omega 3's. We do not need much! </em><br /> <em>The common diet myth is that fat is good and we need a lot of it to get enough essential fatty acids.....not true. </em><br /> <strong><em>If .8g of fat in fruit can provide you with 14% of your daily value you know you don't need a lot of fat in your diet to get the essential fatty acids your body needs! </em></strong><br /> <strong><em>Let's make a fruit meal and check out the fruit nutrition facts </em></strong><br /> <em>Most people think of fruit as a little snack, and may eat an 1 piece of fruit or rarely more than 2 in a day. But what if you made fruit a meal? </em><br /> <em>Could you get enough nutritional value? </em><br /> <strong><em>Here is an example of a fruit breakfast: </em></strong><br /> <em>1 banana <br />1- 5" round cantaloupe <br />1/2 c. blueberries <br />1/2 c. strawberries </em><br /> <em>You may be thinking that this can't possibly provide you with adequate nutrition, but here is the nutrition breakdown. </em><br /> <strong><em>Can fruit be part of a healthy diet? Absolutely! </em></strong><br /> <em>Calories.......... 361 <br />Protein..............7g [15% of daily value for average woman] <br />Fat ...............1.9g <br />Fiber.................. 11.5g or 46%Omega 3's .......35% <br />Vit. A................806% <br />Folate...............41% <br />B1...................28% <br />B2....................22% </em><br /> <em>B3....................39% <br />B5....................23% <br />B6....................70% <br />Vit. C ...............358% <br />Vit. E.................7% <br />Vit. K .................34% </em><br /> <em>Calcium..............7% <br />Copper..............44% <br />Iron..................11% <br />Magnesium ........35% <br />Manganese..........62% <br />Phosphorus .........20% <br />Potassium............44% <br />Selenium..............7% <br />Zinc.....................18% </em><br /> <em>As you can see, fruit is PACKED with nutrients! If you consume fruit as an actual meal and not just a small apple for a snack you can actually obtain all the nutrition you need. After evaluating fruit nutrition facts I hope you can see that fruit is an extremely important part of a healthy diet.Fruit contains more nutritional value than you probably even realized. </em><br /> <em>Fruit nutrition fact lists are hard to come by, I rarely see a nutrition 'expert' who really understands the health benefits of fruit consumption or who actually knows the fruit nutrition facts at all. Even worse, some nutrition gurus have false and inaccurate information on fruit nutrition facts.</em><br /> <em>Many people believe that fruit has little nutritional value and should not be eaten regularly because of the 'sugars' or 'carbs' in fruit. Fruit has is viewed in a negative light due mostly to a lack of understanding of fruit nutrition facts and the difference between natural occurring sugars in natural foods that contain a myriad of nutrients, protein, and a lot of fiber vs. refined flour and sugar.</em><br /> <em>The reality is that fruit is an excellent food and contains a variety of nutrients, including protein. </em><br /> <em>Fruit is often over looked, and condemned because of the much feared 'carb' or sugar. All of the benefits of fruit, including the antioxidants are over looked and this is a fatal mistake, literally!</em><br /> <em>Berries are high in antioxidants, low in sugar, contain significant omega 3 fatty acids and are high in vitamin C. Berries are fruit super foods and should be a regular part of the diet, especially in the summer months. A parfait made with fresh berries and some cashew cream is an excellent way to cool off in the summer.</em><br /> <em>"Antioxidants, especially those from food sources, have important roles in preventing pathogenic processes related to cancer, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration, cataracts, and asthma, and may enhance immune function." </em><br /> <em>Antioxidant Nutrients: Current Dietary Recommendations and Research Update June H. McDermotthttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/406705 Posted: 11/01/2000; J Am Pharm Assoc. 2000;40(6) © 2000 American Pharmacists Association</em><br /> <em>1 http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/how-antioxidants-work12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antioxidants_in_food</em>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-88862742272064183022012-02-07T01:52:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.804-07:00Brittle Nails – Causes, Symptoms and Healthy Nutrition TipsBrittle nails are usually not associated with a medical disease. Brittle fingernails are a common condition, occurring in about 20% of people; more women than men develop brittle nails. Brittle nails usually break or peel off in horizontal layers, starting at the nail's free end.<br /> <br /> The signs and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">symptoms</span> of brittle nails include: <br /> <br /> • peeling at the nail tips<br /> • easy breaking<br /> • inability to grow the nails out<br /> <br /> What Causes Brittle Fingernails?<br /> <br /> Everyone has brittle nails to some extent, some more than others. Aging can cause slowed nail growth and dull, brittle, or yellowish nails as the flow of moisture and natural oils to the nail bed declines. A lack of moisture or too much moisture can worsen an already brittle condition. Dry heat, detergents, nail polish <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">remover</span>, or harsh chemicals encourage cracked and dry brittle nails. On the other hand, too much moisturizer, hand lotion and a lot of time underwater leaves nails too soft for tearing.<br /> <br /> The nutrition for dry, brittle nails includes the establishment of a healthy diet and ways that continuously enhance the condition of the brittle nails of the person and the increasing desire to stay away from fatty, junk foods.<br />Dry, brittle nails is a problem that thousands of women face. Nails dry-out in the winter time because of intense hand washing to stay healthful and because of all the dry air that is around generated as a result of heaters. Health Nutrition aids to control your fingernail health and provide a cure for dry, brittle nails. A inadequacy of B-complex vitamins, specifically biotin, will create ridges along the nail bed. A diet deficient in calcium inflicts to dry, brittle nails. Quite a number of vitamins and minerals have been proposed for the prevention of brittle nails.<br /> <br /> The nutrition for dry, brittle nails and hangnails through a diet rich in vitamin C, folic acid and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">omega-3</span> can be classified into four major elements: the efficacy of the nutrition control and management procedures, the level of involvement of the people concerned, the guidelines and policies for nutrition control and management, and lastly, the control of potential dangers and hazards linked with the nutrition management.<br /> <br /> For people with mild or intermittent brittle nails, a cosmetic moisturizer may be enough to keep the skin from feeling dry. Use a glass file or an emery board instead of a metal nail file. Also, make sure you file only in one direction. Therapeutic moisturizers, which have been shown to act as a barrier that keeps water from evaporating from the nails. Calcium-rich foods include all dairy foods, especially yogurt, dark green leafy vegetables, almonds, beans, and sardines.<br /> <br /> Refrain from biting your nails. To help, kick this habit keep nails short, and paint them with a dark coloured polish. (Every-time you bite you'll be conscious of chipping the polish). <br /> <br /> Nail polish remover. Using nail polish remover more than once a week, especially one containing acetone, can cause your nails to become dry.<br /> <br /> Nails, should be neatly filed and shaped on a regular basis. For under the nail cleanliness use a nail <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">brush</span> and for smooth and shining nails use a nails buffer. Try a cuticle softener, for it might prove worthy.dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-28824125105462337202012-02-07T01:51:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.804-07:00How Many Carbs Should I Eat in a Day?<br />Everyone eats carbohydrates. You pretty much can not get around it. We need carbs for energy after all. But the question still remains: how many carbs should I eat in a day? Are there drawbacks from eat too little or too many carbs? What are the side effects of eating carbs or abstaining from eating carbs? Well once again, as with protein, it depends on what you do on a daily basis. Furthermore, ingestion of carbs should be focused more around the question: WHEN should I eat carbs during the day?<br /> <br /> As with how much fat to eat in a day and how much protein to eat in a day, it all depends on a couple factors:<br /> <br /> * job<br /> * insulin resistance<br /> * activity level<br /> * target body weight<br /> * <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">exercise goals</span><br /> * lifestyle<br /> <br /> The most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as stated by the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">Department of Health</span> and Human Services, suggest that roughly 50% of your daily calories come from carbs. Thus, a person who eats approximately 2,500 calories per day should take in about about 300 grams of carbs. This number is not altogether bad for the average American, but we have to take into consideration the sources of those carbs.<br /> <br /> These are the kinds of carbs to avoid at all costs:<br /> <br /> * sugary snacks and pastries<br /> * sugar-sweetened soft drinks or fruit juice<br /> * candy<br /> * cookies<br /> * regular fried greasy chips<br /> * processed, packaged snack foods<br /> * high sugar kids cereals<br /> * processed white flour products such as white bread and pasta<br /> <br /> These foods offer virtually no nutritional value, and they contain far too many calories. Some of these foods also contain saturated and trans-fats that are bad for your heart, and sugary foods can lead to such maladies as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Specifically if you are already insulin resistant, you should avoid these bad carbs as they will just ruin your day by making you tired, slow, dumb, and hungry. <br />Instead choose these kinds of carbs:<br /> <br /> * fresh fruit<br /> * vegetables<br /> * whole wheat and whole grain products<br /> * beans, nuts, and other legumes<br /> <br /> When Do I Need More Carbs?<br /> <br /> People that exercise with high intensity or with prolonged endurance, can benefit from a high carbohydrate intake before exercise. It is feasible to consume a high carbohydrate meal before a <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">marathon</span>, or a moderately high carbohydrate meal before lifting weights or martial arts training. It is not a good idea to consume too many carbs in one sitting, but 50 grams is not out of the question if you are preparing for a physically draining event.<br /> <br /> During and after exercise is also a key time to consume carbs. In fact this is the only time it is recommended to consume sugary carbs. I tend to sip on Gatorade during a workout and my post-workout drink contains about 40 grams of carbs in the form of dextrose. If allowed to choose, I would choose Biotest Surge as my post-workout drink of choice. This is a product that is specially formulated to replenish lost glycogen stores and restart protein synthesis after a demanding workout.<br /> <br /> When Do I Need Fewer Carbs?<br /> <br /> There is no need to eat carbohydrates at night. Ever. Some folks believe in consuming a high-carb meal the night before an event like a marathon, but I just don't see it. I would say eat that meal in the morning if the event is in the late morning or early afternoon. The best time for a high carbohydrate meal is in the morning, when your body is prepared to uptake glycogen for energy for the day. Lunch should be a moderate carb meal as you don't want to get that 'bonk' feeling in the middle of the afternoon. Also consider that if you don't plan to exercise during the day then there is really no need to gulp down many carbs at any point in the day.<br /> <br /> Carbs and Fat Loss<br /> <br /> If you are on a fat loss diet, then there is definitely no need to eat more than 100 grams of carbs in any one day. I don't necessarily support Atkins, but there are valid points to that diet. When I am in the middle of a hardcore cutting phase, trying to get as lean as possible in a given time frame, I will only consume 20-30 grams of low glycemic index carbs for breakfast.<br /> <br /> For lunch I will try to avoid most carbs, opting for whole grain bread or a salad if necessary. My pre-workout drink is typically 1/2 a serving of Biotest Surge, I sip on Gatorade during the workout, then finish off with 1 serving of Biotest Surge after the workout. On non-workout days, I skip all of that and choose a protein bar, cheese, or a meat snack instead.<br /> <br /> Dinner is always low carb during a diet. Soup, meat and vegetables, and salad are all great choices for low carb dinners. Appropriate snacks are meats, cheeses, protein bars or shakes, veggies, and other super-low carb foods. Typically in the midst of a diet phase, I eat around 75 grams of carbs on a non-workout day, and maybe 120-140 grams of carbs on a workout day.<br /> <br /> In conclusion, I recommend that if you are moderately active, you should derive maybe 30% of your daily calories from carbs. Sure, my opinion differs from specialist government agencies, but that is only because I have seen low carb diets work. I have also seen Americans grow obese and suffer from a long list of carbohydrate induced diseases.<br /> <br /> A 200 lb man on a 2500 <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">calorie diet</span> would probably eat maybe 180 grams of carbs in a day, all from unprocessed whole food sources. A 140 lb woman on a 1500 calorie diet might only eat 100 grams of carbs in a day.<br /> <br /> Someone on a strict diet might limit themselves to 50 grams of carbohydrates a day regardless of sex or weight. Just remember to avoid those nasty sugary processed carbs so that you can stay healthy, avoiding energy crashes and adult-onset type II diabetes.dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-7084549215538952422012-02-07T01:49:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.804-07:00Women Can Get Great Benefits From Whey ProteinAre you concerned about taking care of your body before and after strenuous activities or workouts? Do you try to avoid supplements that contain additives and possible side effects? I am very particular about what I am putting into my body at all times. I hate the idea of eating or taking something that I am not sure about what it is suppose to do or what side effects may be caused.<br /> <br /> If you are interested in better health and improved physical fitness you have surely heard that bodybuilders and other athletes are turning to a simple, natural supplement called <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">whey protein</span>. Whey is the only supplement I take besides my daily multivitamin that I feel safe taking. So lets cover a few questions or concerns many women have about taking protein.<br /> <br /> WHY DO ATHLETES USE WHEY PROTEIN?<br /> <br /> Protein levels are depleted through exercise. Muscles require amino acids to prevent deterioration, give endurance and build mass. Proteins supply these amino acids to the muscles which is why athletes use whey protein. If you want <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">to gain muscle</span> you have to make sure you have the building blocks for it. Women need protein the same ways that men do so do not be afraid of it.<br /> <br /> WHAT IS WHEY PROTEIN?<br /> <br /> Commercial whey protein comes from cow's milk. Whey is the by-product of making cheese and was usually thrown away as a waste product. Now researchers know that whey protein is high quality, natural protein that is rich with amino acids essential for good health and muscle building. It is naturally found in mother's milk and also used in baby formula. It is being considered for use as a fortifier of grain products because of its considerable health benefits and bland flavor. <br />Although protein is also found in other foods such as meat, soy and vegetables, whey protein is proven to have the highest absorption (digestion) levels in comparison to all others.<br /> <br /> WHO SHOULD CONSIDER USING WHEY PROTEIN?<br /> <br /> Whey protein has many health benefits including immune support, bone health, sports health, weight management and overall well being. And as women, we need all the help we can get to keep out bones strong and supportive. Plus overall health is not a bad thing either. The better nutrition you have in your life the less likely that the flu or other bugs will come knocking on your door.<br /> <br /> Because amino acids are 'building blocks' for the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">human body</span> it is sometimes used by patients to speed up the healing of wounds or burns.<br /> <br /> The high quality protein that comes from whey makes it a recommended choice for those who need optimal benefits from restricted diets including diabetics, those on weight management diets and even ill patients not able to consume enough protein in their diet to assist with healing.<br /> <br /> CAN WHEY PROTEIN BE DANGEROUS?<br /> <br /> Whey protein is a food and so it does not have have the risks associated with other supplements. That said, too much of anything carries risks. Extremely high use of whey protein can overload the liver which can cause serious problems. Moderation is always recommended.<br /> <br /> If you are lactose intolerant you might try whey protein isolate which has less than 1% lactose and should be tolerable for most users.<br /> <br /> Whey protein is a natural and healthy way to bring protein into your diet and increase well being.<br /> <br /> WILL WHEY BULK ME UP?<br /> <br /> No, women lack the hormones that men have that allow them to get those large bulky muscles. Women will get an overall toned appearance without looking like the Hulk. Those women you see in body building competitions more often than not achieve their unusual frame by injecting additional hormones or supplements into their body. But no, with the use of whey you will not look like these women.<br /> <br /> SOME TRICKS WITH WHEY<br /> <br /> If you buy the powder you will be able to do a lot more than just simple shakes. But for shakes be create. <br /> Mix the whey with milk and maybe add some <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">strawberries</span> or blueberries to make the best shakes around!<br /> When you bake cookies scoop some whey in for a power cookie<br /> If you drink coffee but some chocolate whey in to make a great mocha<br /> <br /> The possibilities are endless, get your creative juices going!dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-35590751455243589532012-02-07T01:45:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.804-07:00Smoking and Weight LossThe average person who quits smoking gains between 4 and 10 pounds. It turns out that the average smoker weighs 4-10 pounds less than the average non-smoker–even if they have the same levels of exercise and food intake. Thus, it seems that the weight gained by<br /><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">quitting smoking</span> brings most ex-smokers up to what they would weigh if they had never smoked.<br /><br /> One of the reasons we gain weight is that we eat more calories than we use. There are 3500 calories in a pound of <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">body fat</span>. When a person eats 3500 more calories than he or she can use, the person will gain one pound. When a person burns 3500 more calories than he or she eats, the person will lose a pound. The number of calories that a person burns<br />each day depends on age, sex, body weight, metabolism, and amount of exercise. These factors determine how many calories a person can eat without <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">gaining weight</span>, or while losing weight. <br />Smoking increases your metabolism rate; I will not explain how it does it. Bottom line is that the people who smoke, their body needs more energy therefore their rate which calories burn is also very fast. Because of high calorie burn rate, their metabolism rate is also higher.<br /> <br /> Nicotine also delays gastric-emptying of the stomach, therefore the food stays in the stomach for long, and people do not feel and urge to eat, definitely, when people will eat less they will gain less weight or actually will lose weight.<br /> <br /> Studies show that most of the women, who start smoking, do this to lose weight. While most of the people who do not <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">quit smoking</span> think that if they will quit smoking, they will gain weight. Losing weight and being slim has become such an obsession that people can take any road, they think will lead to being thin.<br /> <br /> People do not see the harmful effects of cigarrettes; they just see the weight loss. Well, let me remind you that cigarette can cause cancer and many other diseases that are fatal. Is it not better to be fat then to be dead? <br /> <br /> While it is true that if one stops smoking they will most likely gain weight but at the same time it is also true that if they do not stop smoking a cigarette they are risking their life with such devastating disease they cannot even imagine of.<br />dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-66635083256343609162012-02-06T20:54:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.804-07:00More about Smoking and Women’s Health<br /><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="article-title" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f7978; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px; z-index: 1;"><br /></h1></div><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article-body" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking Risk Factors in Women</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women who receive less formal education are more likely to become smokers, and smoking rates decrease with higher levels of formal education. In a 1995 study of women between 25 and 44 years of age, the percentages of smokers were as follows:</div><ul style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Did not finish high school—40%</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Graduated from high school—34%</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some college education—24%</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Graduated from college—14%</li></ul><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Living in poverty and suffering from a mental health disorder (e.g., <a href="http://www.mentalhealthchannel.net/depression/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">depression</a>, other substance dependence) are other risk factors.</div><a href="" name="health" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Effects of Smoking on Women's Health</h2></a><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cigarette smoking is associated with a range of serious illnesses in women and men, including the following:</div><ul style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cardiovascular disease (e.g., <a href="http://www.neurologychannel.com/stroke/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">stroke</a>, <a href="http://www.cardiologychannel.com/heartattack/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">heart attack</a>)</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pulmonary disorders (e.g., emphysema, <a href="http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/copd/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)</a>, <a href="http://www.oncologychannel.com/lungcancer/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lung cancer</a>)</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reproductive system disorders</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Several types of <a href="http://www.oncologychannel.com/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cancer</a></li></ul><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking also increases the risk for and may worsen the symptoms of other conditions that commonly affect women (e.g., <a href="http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/osteoporosis/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">osteoporosis</a>, <a href="http://vision.healthcommunities.com/maculardegeneration/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">macular degeneration</a>).</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking & Cancer</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cigarette smoking is the major cause of <a href="http://www.oncologychannel.com/lungcancer/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lung cancer</a> in women. Since 1950, the mortality rate for lung cancer in women has increased an estimated 60% in the United States.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In 1950, lung cancer represented only 3% of all cancer deaths among women; by 2000, lung cancer accounted for nearly 25%. Today, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. In 1987, lung cancer surpassed <a href="http://www.oncologychannel.com/breastcancer/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">breast cancer</a> as the leading cause of cancer death among women. In the year 2000, about 67,000 women died of lung cancer compared to 40,800 who died of breast cancer. This increase can be directly attributed to an increase in the number of women who smoke.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There is also significant evidence that smoking is responsible for or associated with these other cancers:</div><ul style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-position: inside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bladder cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cervical cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Colon cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kidney cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Liver cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Oropharynx (mouth and throat) cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pancreatic cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rectal cancer</li><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Skin cancer</li></ul><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Postsurgical Complications</b>—Women who smoke after being treated for cervical cancer double their risk for postsurgical complications, including bleeding in the bowel, rectum, and bladder. Women who have been treated for breast cancer experience lower survival rates, if they smoke.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking is the primary cause of heart disease, the number one killer of women in the United States. Women who smoke are 2 to 6 times more likely to have a <a href="http://www.cardiologychannel.com/heartattack/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">heart attack</a> (i.e., myocardial infarction) than women who do not smoke, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women smokers are also at high risk for ischemic <a href="http://www.neurologychannel.com/stroke/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">stroke</a> (deficiency of blood in an area of the brain),<a href="http://www.neurologychannel.com/stroke/types.shtml#sub" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">subarachnoid hemorrhage</a> (ruptured blood vessel in the area surrounding the brain), and peripheral vascular<a href="http://www.cardiologychannel.com/hypercholesterolemia/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">atherosclerosis</a> (clogging of the arteries that supply blood to arms or legs).</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking & Lung Disease</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking seriously decreases lung function over time. Girls who begin smoking at an early age reduce lung growth and function, and women who begin smoking at any age experience some decline in lung function. The primary symptom of decreased lung function is <a href="http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/copd/symptoms.shtml#sob" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">dyspnea</a> or shortness of breath.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (<a href="http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/copd/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">COPD</a>). COPD involves emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and sometimes <a href="http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/asthma/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">asthma</a>. Mortality rates for COPD among women have risen for the past 20 to 30 years. Today, an estimated 90% of deaths from COPD among women in the United States is attributable to smoking.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking & Reproductive System Disorders</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking may have an adverse effect on menstrual function and has been linked with an increase in<b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">menstrual pain</b> and irregular periods. Women who smoke may experience early onset <a href="http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/menopause/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">menopause</a> (1 or 2 years earlier than nonsmokers) and menopause symptoms may be more severe.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women who smoke may experience <a href="http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/infertility/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">fertility problems</a> including difficulty conceiving, primary infertility (inability to conceive), and secondary infertility (inability to conceive again after having a child). Components in cigarette smoke, such as the heavy metal cadmium and nicotine, damage the ovaries and interfere with estrogen production, causing the eggs to be prone to genetic abnormality. Second-hand smoke may also contribute to reproductive function abnormalities.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pregnant smokers risk complications of pregnancy, including premature birth, low birth weight, stillbirth, and infant mortality. Carbon monoxide and nicotine in the smoke inhaled by a pregnant woman may prevent as much as 25% of oxygen from reaching the placenta, which depletes the fetus's oxygen supply. Nicotine passes easily through the placenta and becomes concentrated in amniotic fluid and fetal blood to levels as much as 15% higher than in the mother.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk for ectopic pregnancy (development of the embryo outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube) and miscarriage. <a href="http://www.pediatrichealthchannel.com/sudden-infant-death-syndrome/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="blank">Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)</a> occurs twice as often in babies of mothers who smoked during pregnancy.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking & Eye Disorders</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking increases a woman's risk for age-related <a href="http://vision.healthcommunities.com/maculardegeneration/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">macular degeneration</a>, a progressive disease that affects the macula (central area of the retina) and destroys central vision. Macular degeneration is most common in women who have smoked for over 40 years. Women smokers are also at higher risk for <a href="http://vision.healthcommunities.com/cataracts/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cataracts</a>(clouding of the eye's lens).</div><a href="" name="second" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Second-Hand Smoke and Children</h2></a><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking during pregnancy can affect the behavior of children during the toddler years and beyond. The effects can include childhood depression, anxiety, rebelliousness, and aggressive behavior. Some <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">learning disabilities</b> have also been associated with maternal smoking during pregnancy.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Children of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are also more likely to begin smoking at an early age. Research indicates that teenagers whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are at greater risk for drug abuse and conduct disorders. The effect appears greatest when the mother smokes more than 10 cigarettes a day while pregnant.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These behavioral effects may be caused by prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke, although more research is needed to understand exactly how this may affect a child's future behavior.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Second-hand Smoke Effects on Children's Health</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Exposure to second-hand maternal smoke has negative health effects on children from infancy through adolescence. Infants, young children, and adolescents may experience reduced lung function. Second-hand smoke has been linked to SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome).</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For children with <a href="http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/asthma/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">asthma</a>, second-hand smoke increases the severity of symptoms. It may also be a risk factor for developing childhood asthma. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that second-hand smoke worsens the condition of between 400,000 and 1 million asthmatic children.</div></div></div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-75526056484601148992012-02-06T20:51:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.805-07:00Why Do People Smoke?<br /><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="article-title" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f7978; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px; z-index: 1;"><br /></h1></div><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article-body" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reasons People Smoke</h2></div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The core reason people smoke is because they are <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/quit-smoking/nicotine-withdrawal.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">addicted to nicotine</a> and can't stop—it's a simple as that. Or is it? Though nicotine addiction is certainly the biological reason for why people smoke, there are a host of other factors that are also at play.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that as of 2009, more than 46 million Americans smoke. About 443,000 people in the United States die from smoking-related illnesses each year. Smoking cigarettes <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">causes more deaths</b> than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide and illegal drugs combined. Despite this, one in five people still indulge—ome have <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/quit-smoking/ways-to-quit-smoking.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">attempted to quit smoking</a>and failed, and others have not considered quitting at all.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/quit-smoking/overview-health-effects.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">risks of smoking</a> are well known—now let's dig into why people smoke despite them.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understanding Nicotine Addiction</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicotine addiction not only perpetuates one's desire to smoke, but it makes it difficult to try to apply mind over matter and quit. When smokers start to cut down on cigarettes, they begin to go into withdrawal, which causes a variety of unpleasant symptoms including headache, fatigue, irritability and cravings. The fastest way to mitigate them? Smoking another cigarette.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Most smokers attempting to quit imagine that they will experience those initial feelings of withdrawal for the rest of their lives. Actually, within a very short period of time after putting out that last cigarette, physical withdrawal symptoms will start to abate, with urges becoming weaker and shorter in duration. The intervals between urges will soon lengthen. Finally, they will become very infrequent before stopping altogether. Those who quit will eventually get past the discomfort, feel better and have renewed energy. The key, of course, is knowing that—and committing to ride it out.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Beyond Nicotine: Other Reasons Why People Smoke</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ask several smokers this question, and they're likely to have different answers. While generalities cannot be made, there are some factors that many people say are or have been at play in their picking up their first pack and establishing their smoking habit.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Many people start smoking in their teens and are addicted by the time they are adults. The most often reported reasons that teens take up smoking include looking mature, a desire to experiment with something "forbidden" and <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/quit-smoking/treatment-options.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">peer pressure</a>.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Adults often smoke for other reasons. They may have personal or financial problems and pressures that cause them to seek the temporary escape and numbing of feelings that smoking can provide. Many adult smokers say that cigarettes can almost act like a crutch to lean on during difficult times.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Emotions beyond <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/stress/overview-types-of-stress-risk-factors.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">stress</a> can also factor in. Loneliness, for example, is often cited as a reason for lighting up. You are never alone when you have your little "buddy" with you, some say—a comfort that comes as quickly as a flame can be lit. Some smokers even say that the act of having a cigarette in their mouth and taking a drag gives them a sense of pleasure and comfort not unlike sucking your thumb as a child.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Others say they "reward" themselves with smoking. Whenever they have accomplished a task, a cigarette can be like a pat on the back for a job well done. The first cigarette of the day can be a way to ease into the daily grind, while the last one before bed can serve as a sense of completion. In between are little rewards for taking care of all the tasks of everyday living.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are those who may even smoke to control their weight. On average, smokers weigh seven pounds less than non-smokers. Smoking reduces appetite and decreases the sense of taste and smell.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The social aspect of smoking, of course, cannot be ignored. Many smokers feel part of a "club;" identifying with a group who, say, goes out for smoke breaks at work gives a sense of belonging and bonding.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understanding all of the factors that go into why people choose to smoke can help you better understand someone who lights up despite all we know about how bad smoking is for us. If you are a smoker, you may or may not be acutely aware of these and other factors that may be factoring in to why you can't kick the habit. If you are trying to quit, consider the above and look for substitutes and changes that you can make to take cigarettes out of the equation.</div></div></div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-88059639733755109782012-02-06T20:49:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.805-07:00Smoking & Treatment Options<br /><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="article-title" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f7978; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px; z-index: 1;"><br /></h1></div><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article-body" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Medications to Quit Smoking</h2><h3 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)</h3><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This treatment reduces dependency on nicotine by delivering it through less harmful methods, that is, through the skin in the transdermal method (nicotine patch) or through the oral or nasal tissues (nicotine gum, inhalers, and nasal sprays).</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicotine patches</b> (Nicoderm CQ®, Nicotrol®, and generic) are available over-the-counter. All patches are applied and worn in the same manner. At the start of each day of the treatment period, the smoker places a new patch on relatively hairless skin somewhere between the neck and waist.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicoderm CQ® is usually worn for 6 weeks for 16 or 24 hours a day at a dosage of 21 mg, then for 2 weeks at a dosage of 14 mg, then for 2 additional weeks at a dosage of 7 mg. Nicotrol® is worn for 6 weeks for 16 hours a day at a dosage of 15 mg.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People who have serious arrhythmia, serious or worsening angina pectoris, those with high blood pressure, depression, or asthma, or those who have recently suffered a heart attack should consult their health care provider before using a patch.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The most common <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">side effect</b> is a local <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">skin reaction</b>, experienced by 50% of patch users. This reaction is usually mild and easily treated by hydrocortisone or triamcinolone cream, or by rotating patch sites. Another common side effect is <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">insomnia</b>. In that case, the 24-hour patch may be removed before bedtime, or a change may be made to the 16-hour patch.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicotine gum</b> (Nicorette® or Nicorrett Mint®) is available over-the-counter. The gum is chewed until a "peppermint" taste emerges and then held between the cheek and gums to allow the nicotine to be absorbed. It is alternately chewed and held between the cheek and gums for about 30 minutes until the taste dissipates.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicotine gum is available in 2 mg and 4 mg per piece doses. The 2 mg per piece gum is recommended for those who smoke less than 25 cigarettes per day and the 4 mg per piece gum is recommended for those who smoke more than 25 cigarettes per day. The gum is usually used for up to 12 weeks with no more than 24 pieces per day.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicotine gum therapy often fails if people chew too few pieces per day or do not continue chewing for a sufficient number of weeks. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends a fixed schedule of a minimum of one piece every 1–2 hours for at least 1–3 months.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Common <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">side effects</b> include soreness of the mouth, hiccups, indigestion, and jaw ache. Modifying the chewing technique can usually alleviate these effects.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicotine nasal spray</b> (Nicotrol NS®) is available by prescription only. It is administered in one 0.5 mg dose to each nostril. Initially, the spray is administered in 1–2 doses per hour, and then increased as needed to relieve symptoms. A minimum of 8 doses per day and a maximum of 40 doses per day is recommended. Treatment usually lasts 3–6 months.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ninety-four percent of people using nicotine nasal spray experience moderate to severe nasal irritation in the first 2 days of use. Eighty-one percent experience nasal irritation after 3 weeks, although the effect is much less severe.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Some users develop a dependency to nicotine nasal spray. About 15–20% of users reported using the spray for 3–6 months longer than recommended, and at a higher dose than recommended. Nicotine nasal sprays cannot be used in combination with other NRT (such as a patch).</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Psychotropic Agents to Quit Smoking</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Psychotropic agents (commonly used to treat depression) are sometimes used to treat nicotine addiction because they regulate receptors in the brain that are affected by nicotine.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bupropion</b> (Zyban®) is only available by prescription. Unlike nicotine replacement therapies, which typically begin on the smoker's quitting day, smokers begin taking bupropion 1–2 weeks before they quit smoking. The initial dose is 150 mg in the morning for 3 days, and then 150 mg twice a day, continuing for 7–12 weeks.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bupropion should not be used by anyone with a history of a seizure or eating disorder. Patients who are using another form of bupropion or who have used a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) in the past 14 days also should not use bupropion. People taking bupropion should limit alcohol consumption.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Side effects</b> may include hypertension, tremor, insomnia, and dry mouth. Zyban is not recommended for women who are pregnant or nursing.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Varenicline</b> (Chantix®) is a non-nicotine medication that is available by prescription for smoking cessation. This drug attaches to nicotine receptors in the brain, helps block nicotine from reaching these receptors, and may reduce the release of dopamine triggered by nicotine. Varenicline also is taken for 1 week before the smoker's quitting day to allow the medicine to build up in the body.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Side effects</b> may include nausea and vomiting, constipation, and difficulty sleeping. In some cases, a serious reaction can occur. Signs of a severe reaction include swelling of the face, mouth, and throat and redness, swelling, and peeling of the skin.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">black box warning</b> for the smoking cessation drugs bupropion and varenicline. According to the FDA, these medications carry an increased risk for mental health side effects, such as depression, behavioral changes (e.g., hostility, irritability), and suicidal thoughts. Patients who use these drugs to stop smoking should be closely monitored while taking them and after the medication is discontinued.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In July 2011, the FDA updated labeling for Chantix to include new information about the effectiveness of the drug for people with stable <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/heart-disease/heart-disease-overview.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">heart disease</a> and mild or moderate <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/copd/overview-of-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">COPD</a> who are trying to quit smoking. Studies have shown that Chantix is effective in these patients—in some cases, almost doubling the chance of quitting for at least one year. These same studies shown that a slight increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events is possible in people with heart disease who use Chantix.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clonidine</b>, a commonly used antihypertensive, is available only by prescription in oral and transdermal form. It has not been approved by the FDA for the treatment of smoking cessation and is used only as a second-line therapy if first-line therapies have been unsuccessful.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Clonidine doses vary from 0.15–0.75 mg per day (oral form) to 0.10–0.20 mg per day (transdermal form) and the duration of treatment varies from 3–10 weeks. Treatment begins up to 3 days before quitting or on the quit date. The patient puts a new patch (transdermal form) on relatively hairless skin between the neck and waist each week.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While clonidine is effective, its side effects limit its usefulness. The most common <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">side effects</b> include dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, sedation, and constipation. Because clonidine lowers blood pressure in most patients, any reduction in dosage must be done gradually over 2-4 days to reduce the risk for rebound hypertension, marked by a rapid increase in blood pressure, agitation, confusion, and tremor.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nortriptyline</b> (Nortriptyline HCl) is only available by prescription. This antidepressant has not been approved by the FDA for smoking cessation and is recommended only if first-line therapies have been unsuccessful.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Patients begin taking nortriptyline 10–28 days before quitting. It is taken orally in doses of 25 mg per day, increasing to 75–100 mg per day for 12 weeks. <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Side effects</b> include sedation, dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, lightheadedness, shaky hands, and constipation. Overdose with nortriptyline can have cardiotoxic effects and it should be used with extreme caution.</div><a href="" name="psycho" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Psychotherapy to Quit Smoking</h2></a><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While drug treatments (e.g., nicotine patch, bupropion) can double women's chances for success when attempting to quit smoking, a combination of drug and psychotherapy can further increase the chance for success.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cognitive and behavioral therapies are often practiced together for maximum effect in helping the smoker alter thinking and behavior. In both approaches, the smoker is encouraged to take an active role in analyzing and changing her thinking and behavior.</div><h3 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cognitive Therapy to Quit Smoking</h3><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In cognitive therapy, thinking patterns that lead to smoking are identified and then altered for more healthy outcomes. For instance, someone who thinks "Smoking relieves my stress" will learn to think "I can relieve my stress another way." The therapist also gives practical instruction in biofeedback and other stress-reduction techniques.</div><h3 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Behavioral Therapy to Quit Smoking</h3><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Behavioral therapy helps people weaken the link between the stimuli that trigger habitual responses by prescribing specific acts or behaviors to replace smoking. For instance, a smoker may replace smoking with manual activities such as cooking or gardening.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Quit Smoking Support Groups</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Support groups often incorporate elements of cognitive and behavior therapy, and have the additional advantage of providing a social network that encourages the smoker to quit. Women appear to benefit from participating in a support group and are more likely than men to join a group.</div></div></div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-54355493753995871102012-02-06T20:48:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.805-07:00Health Effects of Smoking on Women & Children<br /><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; 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border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article-body" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women, Children and Smoking Effects</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cigarette smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke have a number of harmful effects on women, unborn babies, and children.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women who smoke are at increased risk for lung cancer and other types of cancer (e.g., cervical cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer), heart disease, and chronic lung disease (e.g., COPD, emphysema). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking-related illnesses cause more than 178,000 deaths in women each year in the United States.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking increases the risk for infertility and menstrual disorders, osteoporosis (bone loss), and vision loss associated with cataracts and macular degeneration in women. Women who smoke experience complications from surgery more often than women who do not smoke. Smoking also reduces survival rates in women who are treated for serious illnesses, such as breast cancer.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women who smoke during pregnancy have a higher risk of stillbirth, premature delivery, and low birth weight. Infants born to women who smoke are at increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and for developing childhood asthma and allergies.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Exposure to secondhand smoke also can affect children's behavior and may cause depression and anxiety, rebelliousness, aggressive behavior, and learning disabilities. Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to begin smoking at a younger age than children of nonsmokers and are at increased risk for drug abuse and conduct disorders in adolescence.</div></div></div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-68417046382917077962012-02-06T20:44:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.805-07:00Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking<br /><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="article-title" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f7978; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 250px; z-index: 1;"><br /></h1></div><div class="section clearfix" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article-body" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking Overview & Health Effects of Smoking</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tobacco has a negative effect on almost every organ of the body. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, tobacco use is the <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">leading preventable cause of death</b> in the United States, resulting in more than 443,000 deaths each year. Worldwide, recent studies have shown that tobacco is responsible for about 6 million deaths each year.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cigar smokers and smokeless tobacco (chew or spit tobacco) users have similar health risks as cigarette smokers.</div><a href="" name="secondhand-smoke" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></a><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Secondhand Smoke</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)—or <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">secondhand smoke</b>—results in approximately 3,000 <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-overview.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lung cancer</a>deaths per year in non-smokers. Secondhand smoke is what is given off by the end of the burning cigarette and by the smoker's exhalations.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Short-term Effecs of Smoking</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Short-term effects of smoking include more frequent respiratory illnesses such as <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/chronic-cough/chronic-cough-overview.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">coughs</a>, <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/common-cold/overview-of-common-cold.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">colds</a>,<a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/bronchitis/index.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">bronchitis</a>, and <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/pneumonia/overview-of-pneumonia.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">pneumonia</a>. Among children and adolescents exposed to secondhand smoke, rates of<a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/asthma/overview-of-asthma.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">asthma</a>, <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/ear-infections/children/overview-of-ear-infections.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ear infection</a> and lower respiratory infections are higher.</div><h2 style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #574754; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1.225em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.7em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Long-term Effects of Smoking</h2><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The long-term effects of smoking are extensive. There are numerous diseases linked to smoking. Smoking can cause <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cancer</b> of the <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/head-and-neck-cancer/oralcavity.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">mouth</a> and <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/head-and-neck-cancer/larynx.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">throat</a> and <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-overview.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">lung cancer</a>, and can increase the risk for <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/stomach-cancer/overview-of-stomach-cancer.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">stomach (gastric) cancer</a>, <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/kidney-cancer/kidney-cancer-overview.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">kidney cancer</a>, <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/bladder-cancer/overview-of-bladder-cancer.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">bladder cancer</a>, <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/cervical-cancer/overview-of-cervical-cancer.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cervical cancer</a>, and <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/pancreatic-cancer/overview-of-pancreatic-cancer.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">pancreatic cancer</a>. About one third of all cancers are linked to tobacco use—and 90 percent of lung cancer cases are linked to smoking.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking also causes <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/copd/overview-of-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</a>, or COPD, (e.g., emphysema, chronic bronchitis), which is severe lung damage. Smoking reduces blood circulation and narrows blood vessels, depriving the body of oxygen and increasing the risk for <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/heart-disease/heart-disease-overview.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">heart disease</a>. Non-smokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke are 25 percent more likely to develop heart disease. Smoking also doubles the risk for<a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/stroke/overview-of-stroke.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">stroke</a> and increases the risk for developing <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/cataracts/overview-of-cataracts.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cataracts</a>.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smoking poses additional health risks for women. It increases the risk for <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/overview-of-rheumatoid-arthritis.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">rheumatoid arthritis (RA)</a> and leads to loss of bone density (<a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/osteoporosis/overview-of-osteoporosis.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">osteoporosis</a>), increasing the chances of hip and spine fractures in postmenopausal women.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Women of childbearing age who smoke face higher rates of infertility and greater risks for <b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">complications during pregnancy</b>. Smoking during pregnancy also increases the unborn baby's health risks (e.g., premature birth, respiratory illnesses, low birth weight). After birth, the risk for <a class="linkinternal" href="http://www.healthcommunities.com/sudden-infant-death-syndrome/children/overview-of-sids.shtml" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0066ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)</a> doubles for babies exposed to secondhand smoke.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Children and teens</b> are especially vulnerable to the hazards of smoking. Because their bodies are not fully mature, smoking interferes with normal lung development in those who begin smoking as children or adolescents. Young people who smoke may become more strongly addicted to cigarettes and face an even greater risk for developing lung cancer than those who start smoking later in life. Every day, approximately 4,000 children under the age of 18 try a cigarette for the first time and 1,000 become regular smokers.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teenagers who smoke are more likely to have depression or other psychological problems. They are also more likely to engage in other dangerous behaviors, such as using alcohol and other drugs.</div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes)</b> are battery-operated devices that often are designed to look, feel, and taste like tobacco cigarettes. These devices, which may be marketed to young people and sold as a safer alternative to smoking, contain nicotine, flavors, and other substances that are turned into a vapor and are then inhaled. In July 2009, several public health organizations, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), determined that e-cigarettes contain toxic chemicals and cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) and that health claims made by manufacturers of these devices are unproven.</div></div></div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-36415499670341230712012-02-06T20:41:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.805-07:00Smart Smoke Now Smoking Everywhere - Quit Smoking and Improve Your Looks<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Many years of research by reputable medical bodies has shown that:</div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">nicotine is more addictive for women</li><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">women who smoke have twice the additional risk of heart attacks, strokes and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">lung cancer</span></li><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">lung cancer kills three times the number of American women than breast cancer</li><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">smoking is linked to early menopause</li><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">the aging effect of smoking on the skin is worse for women</li></ul><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Smoking cigarettes accelerates the aging process. And this is proven! <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Smart Smoke Now Smoking Everywhere</strong></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Here's What Smoking Does to Women</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Smoking Harms Your Hair</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Smokers are 4 times more likely to have these problems with their hair. The chemicals in cigarettes starve your hair of oxygen and make it dull, lifeless and brittle. Smoking can cause your hair to break off. It can cause dull, lank and smelly hair. It contributes to hair loss, greying and balding.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Smoking Ruins Your Skin</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It causes premature aging of the skin and ruins your complexion. Loss of skin glow and vitality. It causes premature facial wrinkling and leathery skin. Smoking can also lead to crow's feet. Smoking causes <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">varicose veins</span>. Your skin develops poor healing abilities. It can cause skin cancer. Improves chances of developing psoriasis. It slows your skin's healing rate.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Smoking reduces the amount of blood flowing to the skin and dries it out. It constructs the tiny capillaries that nourish the skin. Smoking prevents oxygen and nutrients from getting to the skin. Over time, this means the skin loses elasticity and gets more wrinkled. The appearance of wrinkled, pale and grayish skin is four to five times more frequent in smokers than non-smokers. In 1971 an extensive study showed that the facial skin of long-term smokers was so terribly wrinkled that they looked as if they were 20 years older! Talk about not aging well.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br />Tips to Improve Your Skin</span>Quitting smoking</span> improves the blood supply to the skin and gives previously pale skin a more 'natural' appearance. A smoker's skin is more apt to wrinkle because the skin's vitamin A content is low compared with that for a non-smoker. Vitamin A protects the skin against strong chemical substances that may damage or destroy it. Smoking also gets in the way of absorption of vitamin C - a vital antioxidant for skin protection and health By quitting, you will improve your skin tone and colour. You are less likely to get wrinkles around your eyes and mouth from squinting when smoke gets in your eyes and puckering up when you draw on a cigarette. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The grayish color of the skin is one of the many problems caused by smoking. If you want to look fresh, "attack" the problem internally. Eat fruits rich in vitamin C and foods containing zinc. They stimulate the formation of collagen which is important for the skin. Eat wheat, oat flakes and fish - they are the main source of zinc. To replenish the lack of vitamin A, eat lettuce and carrots. Vitamin E is "responsible" for the youth of your skin. Exfoliate, get facials, use night creams, and take supplements and multivitamins. One of the best multivitamins on the market for smokers and those people who are trying to quit, is Smokers Choice(TM) MultiVitamins.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Nutritional support is a must if you are in this category. As most people know, smoking depletes levels of essential vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants from the body system. Smokers Choice(TM) is a vitamin and antioxidant supplement to address the nutritional needs of today's smokers, those who have recently quit & people exposed to <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">secondhand smoke</span>. Smokers Choice(TM) is specially formulated with powerful antioxidants. It has more of the ingredients shown to help your body fight the harmful effects of smoking.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">And, it is designed to be safer for smokers than other products on the market. Smokers Choice(TM) is specifically designed to counteract the potential effect that smoking may have. This formula encompasses those nutrients known to be depleted by smoking and have been shown to be at very low levels in most smokers. By replacing these nutrients and adding other nutrients known to strengthen the natural immune system, you may be able to greatly reduce the risks associated with smoking. Smokers Choice(TM) contains no Beta-Carotene. Beta-Carotene has been found in multiple clinical studies to be potentially harmful to cigarette smokers. Yet, just about every multi-vitamin on the market contains Beta-Carotene. That's simply because those products are designed for non-smokers.</div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-46943221212840921862012-02-06T20:34:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.805-07:00How to Quit Smoking Cigarette in 7 days?<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">One of the biggest problems faced by the masses worldwide is how to </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">quit smoking cigarette</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">. Even though there are a variety of techniques available in the market which claim to help you </span><span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1" style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: white; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(0, 153, 0) !important; cursor: pointer !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; text-decoration: underline !important;">quit smoking today</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">, but sadly none of these so called solutions are effective enough. 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You can go through the entire program thoroughly and then decide for your own self if it is worth purchasing or not - However, we ensure that by the end of your analysis of the program, you wouldn't be disappointed!</span>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-54069726740389443162012-02-06T19:05:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.805-07:00Contact Us<br /><div class="Trail" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;"> » <a href="http://health-education-article.blogspot.com/" style="color: black;">Home</a> » Contact Us</div><div class="MainHeading" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;"><br /></div><div class="Content" style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><table border="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="AutoNumber1" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="color: #393939; font-size: 14px;" width="100%"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table class="BodyPanel"><tbody><tr><td class="Content" style="color: #393939; font-size: 14px;">Complete the form below to contact us. 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It’s a documented fact that high fat diet can contribute towards several cardiovascular diseases that can have life threatening implications on us. A recent study has highlighted one more hazardous health complication associated with high fat diet. A new research has come up with a report that a diet high on fat can trigger asthma attacks. Most of us are aware of the fact that asthma has already affected a huge portion of human lives in almost all parts of the world. There have been several factors cited for the cause of this condition. The new research has only contributed to our worries in one way because we are so attached to our typical high fat diet.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The irony lies in the fact that most of the westerners choose to go high on fat content, despite being aware of the health complications associated with the deal. What a high fat diet does is that it causes inflammation of our airways, thereby contributing towards our every growing trouble. As such, the usual factors held responsible for arthritis attack are cold, stress, tobacco, indigestion, infection and adverse effect of certain medication. More than often, individuals suffering from asthma are advised to take good care of their diet. They are asked to include fiber rich foods in their diet such as fruits and vegetables. Lighter meal is the way to go for these individuals. As mentioned earlier, high calorie and fat diet can aggravate the condition. In fact, the reason why we see so many westerners visiting clinic for asthma cure also has to do with the high fat diet that is a part of their daily regime.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">As such, the study conducted on asthma patients comprised of two groups of people. One group that fed themselves with hash browns and burgers and another group that were asked to eat yogurt. Yogurt is a high nutritional food that is low on fat content. On the other hand, we all know that burgers and hash browns are high on fat content. The test results showed dramatic calorie disparity between the two groups. Admits the two groups, they had a calorie disparity of 800 between two meals. The fat content also showcased great difference. The first group fed on high fat diet derived 52% calories from fat, while the second group derived only 13% calories from fat. As such, further research is required on this subject. Hopefully, in the near future we might hear more about asthma and its relationship with high fat diet.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">It has been observed that the number of neutrophils present in our airways increase when we consume foods loaded with fat, thereby serving as a perfect recipe for asthma attack. To top it all, the condition can worsen if one does not respond favorably to the existing medications, which is why it’s best to avoid high fat diets in the first place. After all, "Prevention is better than cure". Isn’t it?</div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-17000539802549639872012-02-06T18:49:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.806-07:00How Can You Prevent Diabetes<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">There are a number of people who are affected by diabetes every year. A big part of this can be contributed to the food that we eat and the sedentary lifestyle. Letting diabetes develop and then getting it treated is something that usually people repent. But, if steps are taken earlier then diabetes can easily be prevented. The type II diabetes or the adult onset diabetes can easily be prevented. Here are some of the things that if followed in daily life can help you prevent the condition from developing.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>The first thing that you need to put into control is your diet.</strong> There is no specific diet that works perfectly for preventing diabetes. However, it is important to have a control on the carbohydrates and the fats. Eliminating processed carbohydrates as much as possible from the diet is the first step towards preventing diabetes. You should not eat carbohydrates 2 hours before going to bed. It is also important to maintain a balance of fat, carbohydrates and proteins in the ratio of 30-40-30. It is advisable that you should have at least 5 to 6 small meals in a day. It is also important to have a high-protein breakfast.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Foods that are labeled as fat free should be kept away.</strong> They interfere with the levels of insulin and can be a main reason for the onset of adult diabetes. It is important to avoid white flour or wheat flour that is not whole-wheat flour. The effects of these flours work against the body. You can get whole-wheat flours in different forms and you can also try out your own recipes. Have oat groats instead of having oatmeal. Having grains in the least processed form is the best for your health. Another important point to focus is having lots of water. Avoid having sodas and carbonated drinks.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Eating fresh fruits and vegetables is a smart move.</strong> Vegetables and fruits always help you keep diabetes away. Keeping the blood pressure down is also quite beneficial in helping to prevent diabetes. It has been researched that people with high blood pressure tend to suffer more from diabetes. Exercise is another important factor that you should keep in mind. Walking is one of the best exercises. Doing it on a daily basis increases the metabolic rate of the body and levels of the blood sugar. This helps you burn the extra calories and keep your body in a better shape.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Having a regular check up is important;</strong> doctors can keep you informed on what would be good for your health and what would put you at risk of developing diabetes. The blood sugar should also be measured on a regular basis. This holds a lot of significance if the person has a family history of diabetes or is overweight. It is better to start working on your regimen today rather than dealing with the condition. Making minor changes in lifestyle and the food that we eat can help prevent diabetes.</div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-10276987961189638432012-02-06T18:47:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.806-07:00The Effects Of Diabetes<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Diabetes is being a huge health problem. Many people suffer from diabetes and the other medical side effects it cause. An early diagnosis of diabetes can help a person to avoid serious related diseases. The earlier diabetes is caught the easy it is for doctors to monitor the patients overall health, thus preventing any further medical problems.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Diabetes is when the pancreas does not function properly and glucose levels fall outside the normal range. A normal glucose reading is lower than 110 mg/dL upon waking in the morning and lower than 140 mg/dL two hours after eating. There are simple blood tests that are used to diagnose diabetes. Once diagnosed a person will work with their doctor to determine a treatment. Treatments can include diet changes, pills, or injections. Any history, family history and people in certain ethnic groups may be at elevated risk for developing diabetes. There are different types of diabetes. Some start in childhood, some start in adulthood and another form occurs during pregnancy. All can cause harmful effects on the body if not taken care of.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Long term effects of diabetes are usually due to a patient letting their glucose levels remain elevated for long periods of time. That is why early detection is important. Excess blood sugar levels have a horrible effect on the body. Some common effects from diabetes include vision problems, kidney damage, nerve damage, heart and circulation problems. A person with diabetes is at a higher risk for these types of conditions, but a person who does not control their diabetes is even more likely to develop one of these conditions.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Diabetes is a disease that does not have a cure. Diagnosing and treating diabetes have evolved into easier processes. A person with diabetes can normally live life as they did before their diagnosis. Living with diabetes is a matter of taking control over the disease and preventing complications.</div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-90814188936430350392012-02-06T18:46:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.806-07:00What Is Diabetes?<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; float: right; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><ins style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline-table; height: 280px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"><ins id="aswift_0_anchor" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; height: 280px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="280" hspace="0" id="aswift_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_0" scrolling="no" style="left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="336"></iframe></ins></ins></div><div class="Content" style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Diabetes is a common condition caused by your body being unable to break down glucose and use it effectively. Glucose comes from broken down carbohydrates, particularly found in foods such as bread, rice, sugary foods, fruit and dairy products. Glucose is important for providing us with energy for all sorts of things in the body, such as movement, or repairing any damage to the body. Carbohydrates are commonly broken down by the hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas, but for people with diabetes there is a problem with this process. Either the insulin they produce is unable to break down the carbohydrates, or their bodies do not produce insulin. This means that they have difficulty getting the glucose they need to use in their bodies.<br />There are thought to be two types of diabetes; Type I and Type II. Type I diabetes is caused by the body being unable produce any or enough insulin to use the glucose, usually because the insulin producing cells have been destroyed. This destruction is predicted to be caused by a virus. This means that glucose can build up in the blood stream. Type I diabetes is particularly common in those under 40, especially children.<br />In comparison to those with Type I diabetes, those with Type II can still produce insulin in the pancreas. However, this can prove to be not enough insulin, or insulin which does not work as it should do. This is known as Insulin Resistance. As a result, the glucose in the body is only partially broken down, and can build up in the blood stream. Type II diabetes has always been more common in those over 40, although it can be found at any age. Type II diabetes is also the most common form of diabetes, accounting for roughly 85-95% of all those who have diabetes.<br /><strong>What Are the Symptoms of Diabetes?</strong><br />Particularly for those with undiagnosed and untreated diabetes, there are a few symptoms of diabetes that can be noted. These are due to the build up of glucose in the blood. A particularly common symptom of diabetes is using or needing the toilet more than you usually would do, a symptom which can be particularly notable during the night. This happens because the body tries to remove out the excess glucose in the blood stream by passing urine. Other common symptoms include feeling thirsty, feeling tired, and a decrease in the bulk of your muscles or in your overall weight.<br />Other symptoms can be noted by some people but not by others. These include a blurring in your vision, which is caused by a drying in the lens of your eye. You may also experience more cramps than you normally would do, or constipation. Finally, you may find that the area around your penis or vagina becomes itchy, and that you may develop thrush regularly. These are less common symptoms than those listed above, but can similarly be valuable signs that you may have diabetes.<br />If you have diabetes, there is a risk that large amounts of glucose can build up in your blood stream as it is not being used or broken down effectively by the body’s insulin. This is known as a hyperglycaemia. This can cause various symptoms, often common to the symptoms of diabetes listed above but appearing more strongly and quickly. These include feeling particularly thirsty, a blurring of the vision, feeling tired and sleepy, feeling the need to pass urine often and a dry mouth. It is important that if you experience these symptoms you seek treatment or medical assistance. A hyperglycaemia is usually straightforward to treat, but if left untreated can prove to be more serious and lead to diabetic ketoacidosis. This is when the body begins to break down the fats in the body as there is no glucose to use, causing a build up of acid in the blood stream which can cause unconsciousness and, if very serious, even death.<br />In contrast to a hyperglycaemia, a hypoglycaemia, or "hypo" for short, is when the body is experiencing a shortness of glucose in the bloodstream, caused if the insulin in your body removes too much insulin. The symptoms of a hypo include feeling weak, hungry and nauseas, sweating, a tingling in your lips, and feeling irritable in yourself. If left untreated, a hypo can lead to slurred speech and unconsciousness, and medical assistance should be requested. However, a hypo in the short term can be treated simply and quickly by eating some sugary food.<br />The symptoms of Type I diabetes are often found to develop more quickly and seriously than Type II, which are often more moderate and develop over time. If you feel you are experiencing any symptoms of diabetes, it is important that you discuss this with your doctor and begin to treat yourself. It is particularly important to seek medical help if you are experiencing stomach pains, a high temperature, nausea, a stomach pain, and a fruity smell in your breath (smelling of nail varnish remover or pair drops).<br /><strong>The Risk Factors of Diabetes</strong><br />Diabetes is caused by the body’s inability to break down glucose for use in the body, either because there is no insulin to do this (Type I) or because the insulin does not work as it should (Type II). But what are the risk factors of diabetes? Are some people more at risk than others of developing the disease?<br />As with many diseases, there are certain factors which have been found to make some people more likely to develop diabetes than others. One such factor is if any of your close family have developed diabetes. Close family is usually classed as your parents or siblings, but if you have a line of relatives, such as your grandparents and their parents, who have had diabetes, it may be worth testing yourself to see if you have the disease too.<br />Type II diabetes commonly develops in white people when they are over 40, and it is worth testing yourself if you fall into both these categories just to make sure that you do not have the disease, particularly as the symptoms of Type II diabetes can develop slowly and may not be that obvious. Similarly, if you are 25 and are Asian, Black or from an ethnic minority group, you should also consider testing yourself as Type II diabetes has been found to start developing at this age.<br />Those who are overweight are at risk of developing diabetes. As well as considering losing weight, you should test yourself for diabetes if you are a woman and have a waist measuring over 31 inches, if you are Black or White man and have a waist measuring 37 inches or more, or if you are an Asian man and have a waist measuring 35 inches or over. Those who have high blood pressure and a history of heart problems or heart attacks should also be tested for diabetes, as should those who have experienced a stroke.<br />Women who have polycystic ovary syndrome have a greater risk of developing diabetes, particularly if they are overweight too. Also at risk are women who have developed gestational diabetes.<br />Finally, those who have severe mental health problems are also at risk of developing diabetes, and if possible shout be tested for the disease.<br /><strong>Treatment of Diabetes</strong><br />To be told that you have diabetes may feel like a big change to your life, and certainly diabetes needs to be treated carefully and may require certain changes to be made in your lifestyle. However, diabetes is usually straightforward to treat. Your doctor will discuss the treatments that he recommends in detail with you, but here we outline some of the treatments available for diabetes.<br />There are various treatments available, varying not only depending on whether you have Type I or Type II diabetes, but on your individual requirements and lifestyle. Those with Type I diabetes will find that their doctor recommends several insulin injections on a daily basis, due to the body’s inability to produce insulin itself. As a result the treatment regime of Type I diabetes is particularly strict and requires full cooperation by the individual to the regime. You may also find that your doctor recommends a diet with particular foods and physical activity. Finally, those with Type I diabetes need to pay close attention to their blood glucose levels, and therefore need to test themselves several times each day to ensure that they are at a healthy level.<br />The treatment for Type II diabetes in comparison can be a lot less strict, and in over half of cases will not actually require insulin injections. Your doctor may instead focus on enforcing a healthy diet or regular physical activity, particularly if you are overweight. Those with Type II diabetes also need to check their blood glucose levels at home to ensure that they are healthy, and in some cases will use insulin, either through injections or in an oral form.<br />Your doctor will plan a course of treatment that will work the best way for you to keep your blood glucose levels at normal or near normal. This means that you need to stick to this plan to get the best results. If you hear conflicting advice from elsewhere, or do not feel comfortable with the plan, it is important that you discuss your concerns with your doctor before you make any changes.</div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-2762528808280660852012-02-06T18:44:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.806-07:00Allergies in Children<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not harmful. Allergy is caused by a highly sensitive immune system which leads to a misguided immune response. Normally, the immune system protects the body from harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses. An allergic reaction occurs when the immune system reacts to substances (allergens) that are usually harmless to which most people do not produce an immune response.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">In a child with allergies, first exposure to an allergen stimulates the immune system to recognize the substance. Any subsequent exposure to allergens typically causes symptoms. When an allergen enters the body of a person who has the sensitized immune system, certain cells release histamine and other chemicals. This causes itching, swelling, mucus production, muscle spasms, hives, skin rash and other symptoms.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Allergies in Children — Symptoms</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Symptoms vary in severity from one person to another. Most people have symptoms that not only cause the discomfort but also endanger their lives, while a few people have life-threatening reactions (called anaphylaxis).</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The body part that comes into direct contact with the allergen influences the symptoms. For example, normally, inhaled allergens cause nasal congestion, itching in nose and throat, mucus production, coughing or wheezing. In general, food allergies can cause abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or other severe life-threatening reactions. Often, any allergy to plants normally produces a rash and an allergic reaction to medications affects the whole body.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Allergy symptoms vary depending on what is causing the reaction and in which part of the body it occurs. Symptoms may include:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Increased tears, runny nose, burning or itching sensation in the eyes red eyes, conjunctivitis, edema of the eyes Itching in the nose, mouth, throat, skin or any other area, whistling cough difficulty breathing, Urticaria (hives on the skin) eruption, colic skin, headache, vomiting and diarrhea.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Some diseases are related to allergies such as eczema and asthma, among many others.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Common allergens include environmental agents that have contact with the skin, airways or on the surface of the eye (such as pollen, dander and dust). Similarly, allergic reactions can be caused by insect bites, jewelry, cosmetics, and almost any substance that has contact with the body.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Some people have a kind of allergic reaction to cold or warm temperatures, sun or other physical stimuli, and some friction (rubbing or blows to the skin) symptoms. Allergies are relatively common and it has been found that factors such as heredity and environmental conditions play a role in allergies.</div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-91189651214741949392012-02-06T18:42:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.806-07:00Home Remedies for Spring Allergies<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The spring is undoubtedly a happy time of year and most of us consider it as the light at the end of the tunnel – in this case winter being represented by the tunnel. This is the time when the sun comes back out and the plants and flowers start growing again and the birds start singing, and it is the precursor to summer only without the searing heat that can make summer sometimes unbearable. For many of us, if we were going to draw our idyllic scene, it would probably be set in the spring.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">However that said spring is not without its downsides and there are some problems associated with the new growth and all the plants and flowers popping up. Namely this can aggravate allergies and will result in wonton pollen which can trigger allergies in many of us. It would be the perfect time of year... if only it weren't making our lives a waking nightmare and causing all of our sinuses to become blocked and our eyes to stream.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If you are someone who suffers from spring time allergies then you are probably all too familiar with this dilemma/contradiction and you are probably very aware of the problems that are caused by spring – and you will probably be overjoyed to know of the various solutions to the problem. There are many ways to control and limit the effects of spring allergies and any of these can help us to stop sneezing, wheezing and crying and to start properly enjoying the summer. The only problem is that the main medications used for treating these problems – antihistamines – can have some unwanted side effects including drowsiness. This is why many will turn to natural solutions and home remedies – and the great news is that these remedies are free too. Here we will look then at how to combat hay fever with things you can buy around the home or buy cheaply at your local supermarket so that you can enjoy what is clearly meant to be the happiest season of the year.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Understanding Spring Allergies</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The reason spring allergies occur is that the pollen triggers an immune response in the body when it enters the blood stream, eyes and sinuses. This occurs because the body mistakes the pollen for a toxin and thus it tries to 'flush it out' of the system via the production of histamine.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The best way to prevent this then is with prevention – stopping the pollen from getting into your system in the first place. However failing this you can tackle the problem topically and acutely by addressing the symptoms of swelling and tearing. Here we will look at some ways to do both... We will start with some ways to address the problem in the short term.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Treatments for Hay Fever Symptoms</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Hot Compress</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">A hot compress can help to reduce swelling and it is also very soothing on itchy or sore eyes. The best thing to use is a flannel dipped into the sink – but make sure that the water is not too hot so that it burns. Meanwhile holding a hot compress on your head can help to ease headaches and can also break up and dissolve mucus in the sinuses.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Inhalation</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">You can also inhale other substances in order to break up any mucus that is blocking the sinuses. In particular hot steam will be effective in this capacity as will vapoRub or eucalyptus.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Herbal Teas</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><img align="right" border="0" height="200" src="http://www.healthguidance.org/hgimages/15794Camomiletea.jpg" width="300" />Many claim that herbal teas can help them to combat the symptoms of hay fever as can camomile tea.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Petroleum Jelly</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Adding some petroleum jelly around the nostrils on the inside is thought to help reduce nasal congestion and irritation – presumably by preventing dry itchy skin, by helping to break up mucus, and by collecting pollen and particles as they enter the nostrils.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Hot Shower</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If you are struggling with the problem still after coming in from the outdoors then a hot shower can help you dramatically in several ways. First of all this will help you to clear your sinuses again via the heat and through the inhalation of hot steam. At the same time having a hot shower can help to ensure that you remove all of the pollen and particles associated with your allergy which can otherwise get stuck on your skin or in your hair and continue to aggravate you.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Prevention</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">There are several ways to prevent the allergies from setting in in the first place. Of course the most obvious and easy way to do this is to avoid going outside entirely. Obviously this isn't always practical however so here are some other ways to prevent yourself from breathing in pollen – and even in doors there are precautions you should take to stop it getting inside.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Shut Windows and Doors</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The first and most obvious precaution to take is to shut the windows and doors. This is important as otherwise the pollen will come in with the outside air. However you may of course want the windows or doors open if it's too hot indoors or if you want to be able to get in and out easily. If this is the case then you will need to come up with alternative solutions – for instance use air conditioning to ensure that you maintain a good temperature inside even with the windows closed. Air conditioners or air cleaners will also help by filtering pollen out of the air.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Monitor Your Garden</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">You should make sure to be watchful of what you have in your garden to avoid exacerbating your allergies. For instance if you are allergic to heather then don't grow a heather plant right outside your window obviously. Likewise trimming your bushes and plants and mowing your lawn can also help a lot.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Don't Dry Your Clothes Outside</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><img align="right" border="0" height="200" src="http://www.healthguidance.org/hgimages/15794Clothesoutside.jpg" width="300" />Avoiding drying your clothes outside is important if you are struggling indoors with hay fever as drying them outside will mean they're exposed and can collect pollen and other particles and you then inadvertently bring those in when you come indoors. You should also make sure to wash any clothes that you wore outside when you get home for the same reasons.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Cover Up</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Using a face scarf and pulling it up over your mouth and nose can be a good way to protect yourself from pollen as it can act as a filter and thereby clean your air as you breath it.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Clean</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Just as pollen can collect in your clothes it can also collect around your home as people and pets come in and out and as it gets in through the windows. Give your home a major overhaul by vacuuming, dusting and wiping down every surface and washing the carpets and you might notice your symptoms subside.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Diet</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Surprisingly changing your diet can affect your susceptibility to seasonal allergies – by consuming more antioxidants (vitamin C, omega-3-fatty acid and a range of other nutrients) it is possible to help reduce the regularity and severity of hay fever attacks.</div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229909531128453011.post-76166699259584564812012-02-06T18:40:00.000-08:002012-06-02T06:06:22.806-07:00Famous People Who Died of Aids<br /><div class="MainHeading" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px;"><table style="font-family: Helvetica;"><tbody><tr><td style="color: #393939; font-size: 14px;"><div class="HorizontalRule" style="border-top-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px;"></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: #393939; font-size: 14px;"><div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><ins style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline-table; height: 280px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"><ins id="aswift_0_anchor" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; height: 280px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="280" hspace="0" id="aswift_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_0" scrolling="no" style="left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" vspace="0" width="336"></iframe></ins></ins></div><div class="Content" style="line-height: 19px;"><em>Rock Hudson (died 1985)</em> – Rock Hudson was an American actor who starred in many films and several TV programmes. He was well renowned for his role in romantic comedies and as a romantic leading man (often acting opposite Doris Day), playing of his masculine looks. He was voted ‘Star of the Year’, ‘Favourite Leading Man’ and many other roles and completed around 70 films over four decades making him something of a Carry Grant-type figure. It was ironic in a way then that for all this time he was hiding his homosexuality and would succumb to, and eventually die of, AIDS at the age of 60.<br /><em>Kimberly Bergalis (died 1991)</em> – Kimberly Bergalis is an unusual addition to this list as someone whose fame actually came from their experience with AIDS as someone who would become a pivotal symbol in the debate regarding AIDS testing for health professionals. With no celebrity status before her debacle, it was a tragic way to acquire fame.<br />As the eldest of three daughters, Bergalis was born in 1978 and attended the University of Florida to major in business. Here she had two serious boyfriends but never lost her virginity and had never used any kind of drugs. In 1987 she had two molars removed by her dentist Dr David J Acer. Tragically, Dr Acer had been diagnosed with AIDS that year and shortly after Bergalis began to show symptoms herself. CDC tests suggested that it was Acer who infected Bergalis and several of his other patients. HIV can spread from patient to doctor, doctor to patient or even patient to patient via reusing unsterilized instruments (scalpels, hypodermic needles etc). Today almost all such instruments are disposable.<br /><em>Freddie Mercury (died 1991)</em> – Lead singer, composer, instrumentalist and front man in the band ‘Queen’, Freddie Mercury was a flamboyant and outwardly gay rock star who had many hits and achieved a high level of fame. Among his most successful hits were Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, Somebody to Love, Don’t Stop Me Now, We Are the Champions, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. When he was diagnosed as HIV positive he decided to hide this status from the general public and didn’t announce his illness until the day before he died which was a source of controversy among those who though he could raise awareness for illness. However his illness did find its way into the lyrics of his songs with tracks such as ‘The Show Must Go On’ and the never completed album ‘Made in Heaven’ strongly indicating his terminal condition.<br /><em>Liberace (died 1987)</em> – Liberace was a famous pianist and entertainer of Italian and Polish descent and was the highest paid entertainer in the world around the same time that Elvis and the Beatles. He public denied being homosexual (though it’s highly likely that he in fact was) and it remains a mystery how and when he became HIV positive.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>dwitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117411724845987808noreply@blogger.com0