Author: Geraldo BowersFor thousands of years, people have enjoyed the health benefits taken from a wide variety of medicinal plants. Garlic, ginger, and willow bark are just a few of the natural remedies that have been used by people all around the world in an effort to fight off illness and preserve health. Like our ancestors, we too can find remedies within our natural surroundings. Herbs offer solutions to some of modern society's most...more
Author: Geraldo BowersHeart disease is one of the leading causes of death and disability around the world. Surprisingly, the number of people who smoke is still very high perhaps due to the little factual information they have about the dangers of tobacco use. Cigarette-smoking is one of the major causes of heart disease and the number of deaths associated with smoking has been consistently on the rise. In the United States alone, cigarettes...more
Quitting smoking can be one the biggest challenges in life that you may have to face once you decide to quit smoking. But the great thing is that once you are able to do this, youve programmed your mind to be able to do greater things in life. There are a few stages of quitting smoking. By looking at these stages, itll help you figure whether youre ready to quit smoking or not. Basically, there are 6 stages of quitting smoking. People who want to quit will have to go through these six stages. Stage 1: Pre-ContemplationDuring this first stage, the smoker has no desire or whatsoever to quit smoking. There is not even an inch of thought of giving up cigarettes. The only thing that matters is to enjoy cigarette smoking. Well, what may be surprising is that only a small fraction of people feel this way and Im sure you dont. If not, you wont be reading this at all.Stage 2: ContemplationDuring this second stage, the person is actually thinking about quitting smoking. Though the person may not be entirely prepared, but he or she may be considering even the effects of smoking or what how will it feel to be smoke-free. At least all smokers will come to this stage.Stage 3: PreparationNow, the...more
When it comes to addiction, some people may naturally think that it only applies to drugs such as heroin or cocaine. It wouldnt be surprising if you hear some people actually saying that they are not addicted to cigarettes at all and as if they can quit at will. Unfortunately, the reality is that as much as some would not want to admit that they...more
Quitting smoking is a very difficult challenge. Many smokers try to quit but fail. The reason smoking is so difficult to quit is because smoking is both physically and pyschologically addicting. Smokers looking to quit smoking must deal with both types of addiction in order to quit successfully. To quit smoking, planning is key. For smokers trying...more
Quitting smoking isn't as easy as many non-smokers try to make it out to be and if you're a smoker who has tried, then you already know this to be a proven fact. There are many ways to attempt to quit smoking, it's just a matter of finding the one that's right for you.Cold turkey isn't popular only after Thanksgiving; it's a method that many people have used to quit smoking over the years with mixed results. Some people swear by it and others say that it just doesn't work. Whether you believe it works or not, odds are good that if you have tried to quit smoking, you have tried quitting with the cold turkey method. If you're reading this article, then it can be assumed that you failed using that method, because that's typically the first method smokers attempt to use, often because it is the cheapest one.The next method involves slowly weaning yourself off of cigarettes gradually. Some people use this method and draw out the amount of time they want to quit in over a few weeks, but others attempt to do this in less than a week by smoking fewer cigarettes every day. While weaning yourself off of cigarettes over a period of time can work, it can be difficult to cope with...more
If you don't want to stop smoking entirely and are looking for a more convenient, less costly way to smoke, then e-cigarettes may be for you. There are a number of different benefits to be had when switching to e-cigarettes from tobacco cigarettes,...more
Quitting smoking can be one of the most difficult things you can take on in your entire life, because it is both mentally and physically addictive. If it is a habit that you have had for many years, it becomes even more difficult to break. There...more
By now you have probably already heard of the E-Cigarette. It has attracted a lot of controversy with one side singing their praises (a side that consists primarily of satisfied customers) and another side consisting of detractors who have not done...more
Are you a smoker? Are most of your friends non-smokers? Do you find that they just do not want to hang out with you nearly as much as they used to because of your nicotine addiction? Well, then the E-Cigarette just might be the thing you need to wind...more
It is time for you to come to terms with the fact that nobody likes cigarettes. They are smelly, polluting, and just over all nasty things that do nothing but detract from your social life and keep people from wanting to be anywhere near you. Your...more
There are a number of reasons to stop smoking cigarettes and the cost of smoking a pack a day can be extremely expensive. Most smokers have a typical pack a day habit and at $5 a day on average, that comes to over $1,800 a year; if you live in an...more