After 15 years of smoking, Adrian Diaz Bulibasa decided it was time to quit. “I wanted to have a baby and I didn’t want the health of my future baby to be affected by my choices,” he says. But quitting was hard. Bulibasa, who lives in London and is the editor-in-chief of the website bestformyfeet.com, … Read more
You’d love to stop smoking. The health reasons are a mile long and your body is (between coughs) telling you that it’s time. But you have fears about quitting smoking. Will you gain weight? How can you manage stress and cravings? Will you lose your smoking buddies? Don’t let such worries keep you from quitting. … Read more
The use of Tobacco is a major risk factor for the four main Non-communicable Diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic lung disease which puts people with these conditions at higher risk for developing severe illness when they get affected by COVID-19. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey-India, the country is the second-largest … Read more
The focus of this year will be calming down people who want to quit smoking and letting them know that process need not be stressful. ‘Smoking is injurious to health’ is a tagline we have all seen growing up. Advertisements, awareness campaigns about the adverse effect of smoking have been everywhere, even covering 70 per … Read more
If you have coronary artery disease (CAD), quitting cigarettes will cut your risk of death by about 30%. It’s the most important thing you can do for your health. Research points to proven ways to stop. Certain medications help your body get used to not smoking. Plus, experts and friends can support your goal of … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A kind of ‘zap’ to the brain — a technique called noninvasive brain stimulation — may help hardcore smokers cut back, a new research review suggests. Nicotine can trigger changes in the brain that make it hard to quit, so researchers have been looking … Read more
It is important that smokers take a resolve to quit smoking as soon as possible and no better day to do so than the world anti-tobacco day. World No Tobacco Day – Smoking and Lung Cancer, How to Quit Smoking: Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers and a leading cause of cancer-related … Read more