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Smoking and stroke
Smoking is the single biggest cause of ill health and premature death in the UK, responsible for nearly one in five deaths. But it is never too late to stop – about five years after quitting, your risk...read more
Smoking facts
Smoking is one of the worst things you can do to your body. Yet every single day around 450 young people, in the UK, between the ages 12 and 17 start smoking. Crazy huh? especially when you read these statist...read more
Smoking: the facts
There are approximately 15 million cigarette smokers in Britain, despite the overall fall in the level of cigarette smoking from 41% of the population in 1976 to 27% in 2003. Roughly equal numbers of men and ...read more
Some practical tips can help you
Set a date Tell friends and family what you are doing and ask for their support Get rid of all smoking materials from your home, office and car Position air fresheners and flowers ...read more
Staying healthy
We all know that more and more of the disease and disabilities from which we suffer can be cured by modern medicine. But for some, especially heart disease and cancer, cures are still sadly inadequate. Are we...read more
Stop smoking naturally
There are many ways offered to help you stop smoking, including the taking of medications, but you do not need to use nicotine patch treatment or drugs to stop using cigarettes. You can also use a nat...read more
Talking to your teens about smoking
Try to gauge their opinion by using prompts such as the soap story lines – you may be surprised at their take on smoking - take the opportunity to give them your honest opinion. G...read more
The Definitive Health Advice
Living a Life of Balance is the order of the day. We are urged to live in harmony with Nature, in harmony with ourselves, and not only spiritual arguments but now even Western science is prov...read more
The effects of smoking
Smoking affects everybody differently. The number of cigarettes smoked per day and the age at which you start smoking are some of the things that may influence what affect smoking has on you. Research has sho...read more
Thunderstorms can trigger your asthma
Pollen Pollen can trigger asthma symptoms in some people. If your asthma is triggered by pollen, try the following to reduce your asthma in the pollen season: Review your treatmen...read more
Tobacco and smoking
Smoking statistics are frightening. Smoking is the largest cause of death and disease in the UK. An estimated 21 million people in the developed world alone died during the last decade as a result of smoking....read more
Tobacco use and reproductive outcomes
Smoking and reproductive outcomes Women smokers, like men smokers, are at increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary disease, but women smokers also experience unique risks related t...read more
Wellbeing during pregnancy
So, you have decided that the time has come for you to have a baby. Starting a family is an exciting new chapter in your life and by making a few changes to your lifestyle now you will be able to give your ch...read more
What does smoking do to us?
Illness and Disease The damage done to the human body by smoking can be truly devastating. The links between smoking and cancer, lung disease and heart disease are well known. Smoking is implicated in 80% of...read more
What puts you at risk for lung cancer ?
Research has found several risk factors for lung cancer. A "risk factor" is anything that changes risk of getting a disease. Different risk factors change risk by different amounts. The risk factors...read more
What second hand smoke does to you
What is secondhand smoke? Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a combination of the smoke from the burning ends of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars, and exhaled from smokers. It contains over 50 cancer causing chemicals, ...read more
What smoking will do to you
• Tobacco use kills around 4700 people in New Zealand every year.• At least 50 percent of all regular cigarette smokers will eventually be killed by their habit – an average o...read more
Why did I become allergic?
The cause of allergy seems to be an entangled web of 3 factors - genetic predisposition, environmental triggers and locally found protein allergens. Your genetic background plays a maj...read more
Why start smoking and how to give up
Why start smoking? Even though we all know about the health risks connected to smoking, thousands of people decide to start every year - and a large number of adults who carry on smoking say that they starte...read more
Women and smoking
Cigarette smoking prevalence among women • Cigarette smoking was rare among women in the early 20th century. Cigarette smoking became prevalent among women after it did among men, and smoking prevalenc...read more
Your lungs need you
33% of the people who smoke die an early death because of it. Lung cancer is one of the main consequences. Every year a great number of people die from lung cancer or related diseases. Even second hand smoke ...read more
Your smoking habits and your child's asthma
Your smoking does affect your child’s lungs and his risk for asthma. Don’t fool yourself into believing otherwise.Consider these facts: Maternal smoking during pregnancy is...read more
