All articles from: November, 2009

Long-Term Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking

s with short-term health benefits of quitting smoking there are also long-term benefits.
One of the main killers among Americans is coronary heart disease and smoking causes coronary heart disease by damaging the arteries. After 1 year of not smoking the excess risk of developing coronary heart disease is half of that of a [...]

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Exercising Help Prevent Premature Death

ith the many years of smoking you probably are wondering if you can repair the damage that has been done. It is certain that if you continue to smoke that you run a good chance of premature death. The best thing that you can do is to quit smoking and begin to exercise [...]

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Short-Term Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking

ou may think that when you quit smoking you are going to have to wait months or years to see some of the benefits of quitting. Well think again! The benefits of quitting smoking are almost immediate. Your body begins to repair itself within 20 minutes of your last cigarette. Your [...]

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The Principles Behind Exercise

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he health benefits of exercising are seen in children and adolescents, young and middle aged adults, older adults, women and men, people of different races and ethnicities, and people with disabilities. Adults of all sizes and shapes gain health and fitness benefits by being habitually physically active.
When it comes to exercising it is about [...]

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Reward Yourself After Quitting Smoking

uitting smoking is a huge accomplishment and you are going to want to reward yourself at some point. The reward aspect will help to motivate and keep your eyes on the future of not smoking. Smoking is an expensive habit and can for some cost them over $2,000 per year. That isn’t [...]

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10 Tips for Quitting Smoking

kay today is the big day… You have not had a cigarette all day and you are on your way to a new healthier you. The most important thing right now is your success. Here are few tips to help you get through the day.

If you haven’t already, remove any temptation, this means [...]

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What is Your Focus When Quitting Smoking

t has been three days since your last cigarette and the cravings keep on coming but you are pushing on making it hour by hour. All you can think about is that if you smoke a cigarette all these feelings will go away. Well you are right they will for a few minutes [...]

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Aerobic Activity vs Muscle-Strengthening Activity

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here are many different philosophies about what types of exercise are best. It is true that depending on the results desired you may lean more towards one than the other. Getting physically active is an important step when improving the quality of your life even more so when quitting smoking. When you [...]

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Medicines that Help Quit Smoking

here are many different methods to help you quit smoking. One is the use of prescription and over the counter medicines. Really what these types of products do is to help with the withdrawals of nicotine when you quit smoking but they do have their drawbacks.
When you quit smoking you may feel strange [...]

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Is Your Workplace Killing You

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everal weeks ago there was a meeting about smoking in the workplace, particularly establishments that make their living at night serving drinks and fun to the public. The meeting was about the safety of the employees and the health effects that smoking has on them. It dawned on me that many of these [...]

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