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		<title>Smoking And Your Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smoking can cause all sorts of health concerns, but two of the most common are emphysema and lung cancer, both of which affect your lungs and capacity to breathe properly. This has a serious effect on your quality of life since you will become unable to walk a lot or exert yourself in any manner.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smoking can cause all sorts of health concerns, but two of the most common are emphysema and lung cancer, both of which affect your lungs and capacity to breathe properly. This has a serious effect on your quality of life since you will become unable to walk a lot or exert yourself in any manner.</p>
<p>Smoking also has an effect on the brain in that it creates psychological addiction to nicotine. Nicotine addiction is very powerful because it causes the release of opioids which results in a feeling of satisfaction and relaxation.</p>
<p>However, the chemical receptors that acquire the opioids lose their effectiveness by as far as 30% after a time which leads to smokers smoking more and more to achieve the same state of gratification. Addiction is close by.</p>
<p>Smoking is not good for the eyes. The forty odd carcinogenic chemicals in cigarette smoke are not good for eyes, nor is the actual smoke itself as smoking tends to dehydrate the skin and the eyes. Cataracts may be the result in some cases.</p>
<p>Smoking has an effect on your sense of smell which numerous people confuse with the sense of taste. Therefore, smokers may not smell their food properly but put it down to damaged taste buds. This lost sense of smell normally returns a whileafter quitting smoking.</p>
<p>Smoking has an effect on the thyroid because of the cyanide in the smoke. Smokers are more likely to develop hyperthyroidism which has an effect on all the body&#8217;s major organs including the skin because of the hormones that the thyroid produces to regulate them. Smokers are also more prone to get the bulging eyes linked with some thyroid problems particularly Graves&#8217; Disease.</p>
<p>Smoking will result in premature aging particularly of the skin which will lose its elasticity early causing sagging and wrinkling. This is brought around by a restricted blood flow in the epidermis which means a restricted flow of oxygen to the upper skin. Collagen and elastin are damaged as a result.</p>
<p>It has been said that one cigarette a day kills all the germs in the mouth more effectively than toothpaste, but smokers smoke far more than this and that has a seriously harmful impact on oral hygiene.</p>
<p>Tar from smoke is not healthy for teeth and leaves them yellow and badly stained. Smokers are fur times more apt to suffer from periodontal disease than non-smokers.</p>
<p>Smoking will restrict the flow of blood to the gums as elsewhere, but the impact here is to cause the gums to recede revealing delicate nerves and bone which will react to hot and cold food and drink. Receding gums also allow germs easier access to your blood and a route into your body.</p>
<p>Tooth decay follows more rapidly as food and germ travel up behind the shrivelled gums. Smokers are six times more likely to get cancer of the mouth and throat than normal.</p>
<p>Smoking causes poor circulation which affects the extremities especially the feet and calfs. As the body strives to work more to deliver an adequate amount of blood to the feet, blood clots and varicose veins may be the result. In extreme cases gangrene might ensue leading to the amputation of toes, feet and even legs.</p>
<p>Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on many subjects, is at present concerned with <a target='_blank' href="http://healthrisksforsmoking.com/quitting-smoking-statistics.html">quitting smoking statistics</a>. If you are interested in quitting, visit our website now: <a target='_blank' href="http://healthriskstosmoking.com">Health Risks to Smoking</a></p>
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		<title>Medicines To Help You Quit Smoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Numerous smokers who have a desire to stop smoking have little faith in the efficiency and safety of the medicines used to give up smoking. Addiction results in a transformation that has an effect on a person mentally and physically.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Numerous smokers who have a desire to stop smoking have little faith in the efficiency and safety of the medicines used to give up smoking. Addiction results in a transformation that has an effect on a person mentally and physically.</p>
<p>So can medicine for stopping smoking bring an end to all this? Can it address both the physical and the mental aspects of addiction? These are a few of the questions frequently asked by smokers nowadays.</p>
<p>Ceasing smoking is not an easy process. It requires a lot of patience and time. Stopping smoking does not involve merely throwing your cigarettes away. It involves the stopping of the physical nicotine addiction and the habitual nature of smoking.</p>
<p>What anti-smoking medicine in the form of an injection does is to block the nicotine receptors in the brain and immunize the person from being addicted to nicotine. Being injected with an anti-smoking medicine means that you will be relieved of nicotine withdrawal symptoms.</p>
<p>These shots are usually injected into the hip or bottom. In the past, traditional medicine for quitting smoking in the form of a shot was administered behind the ear and in the bottom. Whichever course of action was selected, it was vital that you got it done by a qualified doctor.</p>
<p>An injection to quit smoking can be easily purchased in the mall. Some of the commonly used and available give up smoking medicine in the kind of a shot brands can become stated as Welpex, SMART Shot and Quit 1-2-3.</p>
<p>Welplex anti-smoking injections are usually given as three shots to a person who wants to quit smoking. It comprises two substances, scopolamine and atropine. Scopolamine is normally prescribed as a medication for motion sickness. Atropine is used during eye examinations.</p>
<p>The SMART (Scopolamine Medicated Anticholinergic Receptor Treatment) shot may be seen as an improved version of Welpex. Instead of having the substance Atropine, the SMART shot uses Atarax, an antihistamine that is comparable to Benadryl. Also, unlike Welpex which needs three shots, the SMART shot needs to be given just once.</p>
<p>The latest addition to the range of injections for giving up smoking is the the Quit 1-2-3. What is significant about this injection is that it does not address the physical side of nicotine addiction alone, but also the psychological side which the previous shots did not take on. During the whole procedure, the smoker will be given additional support and behavioural coaching to help him overcome his habits.</p>
<p>Surveys carried out on thousands of individuals have proved that that there are many satisfied users out there who have taken anti-smoking madicine in the form of an injection at least one time. It has been verified among medical institutions to be one of the most effectual methods for helping smokers stop smoking.</p>
<p>This means that you do not have to rely on nicotine replacement medications such as nicotine patches and nicotine gum anymore. Such ways might give you temporary satisfaction. But if you are someone who has tried each course of action and yet still smokes, then giving the anti-smoking medicine in the form of an injection a shot would become the next best thing to do.</p>
<p>Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on numerous topics, is currently involoved with the <a target='_blank' href="http://healthrisksforsmoking.com/reasons-why-to-quit-smoking.html">reason why to quit smoking</a>. If you are interested in massage, visit our website now: <a target='_blank' href="http://healthriskstosmoking.com">Health Risks to Smoking</a></p>
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