Health Effects of Smoking

fter you quit smoking you are going to want to continue to make smart choices. There are certain things to do and things you should not do. For starters you want to avoid things such as fast food, alcohol, and eating to much ice cream. All these things can lead to cravings [...]

strong>To avoid gaining weight when you quit smoking, you need to become more physically active and improve your eating habits before you quit. Physical activity helps to control your weight by increasing the number of calories your body uses. Making healthy changes to your eating habits will prevent weight gain by controlling the amount of [...]

Oh yes! You will gain weight after quitting smoking, a lot of people do. Did you know that the average weight gain is around 5 to 8 pounds? Wow, what are you going to do with that? You might as well not quit and continue to smoke your life away. [...]

ncourage every member of your family to increase daily physical activity and have fun at the same time. Be sure to think about what your family can be doing to build in healthy living and more active time during your busy week. Here are some suggestions to consider.
Make time

Identify available time slots. Monitor your daily [...]

o many people are concerned with weight gain after quitting smoking they seem to lose focus on what is really important. I have seen forums where people are actually so freaked out about the weight gain that they are considering taking back up smoking. This is crazy! On average a person will [...]

a href=”http://healtheffectsofsmoking.org/2009/09/smoking-causes-coronary-heart-disease/”>Heart disease and stroke are two of the leading causes of death in the US. Smoking is one of the main risk factors that increase the likelihood of cardiovascular diseases. By quitting smoking you can, over time, greatly reduce the chances of developing a cardiovascular disease and repair much of the damage [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]