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During the day, you’re planted in front of a computer screen and when you finally get home you melt into your couch. Not much room for moving around is there? Sitting has become an epidemic – and sitting is killing you. Sitting at work is the new smoking; both can negatively impact your health. Sadly ...click here to read more

Do you remember how old you were when you had your first cigarette? Maybe it seems like a distant memory, and now that you’re older there seems to be no point in quitting –but there is! No matter how long you’ve been smoker, it’s never too late to quit and start reversing the damage that’s ...click here to read more

The American Cancer Society says it best: “Nicotine is a drug found naturally in tobacco, which is as addictive as heroin or cocaine.” Smoking is an addiction that’s hard to beat. When it comes to smoking and pregnancy, though, the mother is putting more than her own health at risk… Before we look at the ...click here to read more

“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it many times.” – Mark Twain With all due respect to Mr. Twain, he didn’t quit hard enough. The successful mantra to kick the habit is, “If at first you don’t succeed, quit, quit again.” Yes, even if you have done it ...click here to read more

As anyone who is a smoker can tell you, once the habit gets its claws into you, it becomes nearly impossible to shake. In fact, the idea of quitting can be so discouraging — the “quick and easy” method is anything but and further attempts to kick the habit can result in failure. The addiction can ...click here to read more

If you smoke, or used to smoke, you may not be enjoying that morning coffee as much as you could be. Wait! Many of us depend on that first cup of joe to get us up and about… Smoking does a number on your taste buds, particularly when it comes to bitter flavors. So your ...click here to read more

Devotees of a high protein diet similar to the popular Atkins diet may want to reconsider their meal plan. New research has found that eating too much animal protein can be as unhealthy as smoking 20 cigarettes a day. Step away from that barbecue! An American study from the University of Southern California (USC), published ...click here to read more

Smoking has never been good for us, no matter how cool James Dean made it look. Now the cigarette habit has been linked to even more diseases and deaths than previously thought. The latest report by the Surgeon General, recently published in USA Today, finds that smoking causes a slew of diseases, including diabetes, liver ...click here to read more

Kicking the smoking habit could be the best thing you do for your health. Add another negative to the long list of smoking hazards: poor eyesight. Your vision concerns now will only get worse if you’re a smoker, according to a recent Swedish study, published this January in JAMA Ophthalmology from the American Medical Association. Science ...click here to read more

You’re probably well aware that smoking accelerates aging and damages your lungs and heart, but did you know that it also increases your risk for a variety of bladder problems? It’s true, as disconnected as the two may seem, smoking has a direct impact on the health of your bladder, and the only way to ...click here to read more

Unless you’ve been living in a cloud of extreme denial, you are already well aware that smoking is bad for your health. But did you know that on average, smoking shaves 10 years off of your lifespan?  That is no laughing matter, and it’s certainly as good a reason as any to quit smoking today. ...click here to read more

About one in 5 Americans are smokers and about 80 per cent of smokers say they would like to quit smoking. When you try to quit smoking it isn’t easy though. Many try more than one smoking cessation method before they actually quit for good. Searching for a Reason to Quit Smoking? Most smokers don’t ...click here to read more

It’s no secret that smoking is bad for you and almost any adult smoker would quit smoking if they felt that they could. Luckily there are cigarette alternatives that can help smokers to do just that. Keep in mind that no one product or suggestion can work for everyone but with a little trial and ...click here to read more

Most of us have routines that we repeat regularly; some consciously and some subconsciously. The problem is that some of these habits are not really good for us and breaking them can be a challenge. Bad habits are usually those that jeopardize our good health, put our relationships at risk or hurt both at the ...click here to read more