Stop Smoking NewsStop Smoking News: Here are some recent articles about the effects of smoking, research that has been done to determine the effects of smoking - but also - of stopping smoking. There is no doubt. You can read many articles on how to stop smoking in the news. Why? Because stopping smoking is the # 1 thing you can do to improve your health and as you will see from these articles, you will be improving the health of the people you love also. Imagine...if you were a non-smoker.
There are many ways to get the help you need now. Make this the year you become smoke-free. I did it. I, too, thought it was impossible, but I did it. I know you can do it, too. First of all, every January Stop Smoking News is big because it's a time of the year when many people take a second look at themselves, make decisions about changes they would like to make and set New Year's resolutions. But whether you have done so formally or not, whether this is January or not, read on to see just a few articles from the news about the value of quitting smoking. Our headliner Stop Smoking News article is about important dates: January 16th to January 22nd is National Stop Smoking Week in Canada. Weedless Wednesday will also be observed on January 19th, which promotes a one day at a time approach to quitting smoking, an idea appealing to many smokers. Stop Smoking News: Good News! This article gives good news for people who have been diagnosed with early stage lung cancer. Did you know that your rate of survival doubles when you quit smoking? I know how frightening it is to be diagnosed with cancer. But don't give up. You can, according to this article in the news, reduce the chances of tumor recurrence when you give up smoking now. You can do it. "Smokers who have been diagnosed with early stage lung cancer can double their survival rate by kicking the habit. A study was conducted which showed that only 29 to 33 percent of early lung cancer patients who continued to smoke lived longer than five years while 63 to 70 percent of subjects who quit smoking survived five years after being diagnosed. The survival apparently comes from the reduced chances of tumor recurrence and not from improved heart and lung conditions." Stop Smoking News: The Best Thing To Improve Your Health "The Canadian Cancer Society, NL Division society says quitting smoking is the best thing a person can do to improve their health and quality of life. Non-smokers have a much lower risk of getting dozens of smoking-related diseases like lung cancer, heart disease, and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis)." Also check out The Canadian Cancer Society for their guide One Step At A Time Program (OSAAT), a guide that helps a smoker understand their smoking habits and how smoking affects the people around them. Call them at 1-(888)-753-6520 to obtain this guide OSAAT. As well the Lung Association's Smokers' Helpline offers support for those trying to quit at 1-(800)-363-5864. Stop Smoking News: The REAL cost of Smoking: "A new study has found that once you factor in health-care and early-death costs of smoking, each pack of cigarettes costs up to $150. The study examined average lost wages, cost of health care, social costs, and the economic impacts of lost retail sales to determine the total cost of smoking per pack of cigarettes. The study found that the average cost of a pack of cigarettes was higher for men than women, but this was largely due to a difference in average wages and a difference in the number of cigarettes an addicted smoker is likely to consume." Can you imagine...a smoke-free life? Stop Smoking News: China, it's time to stop! About a million smokers die each year in China - and 100,000 people die from exposure to second-hand smoke. If these trends continue, deaths could reach 2 million in less than 10 years. Part of this is because of poor labeling and poor education on the part of the government. Lead researcher Geoffrey Fong from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, is quoted: "It is fundamentally wrong that consumers in many countries know about the content of the chocolate bars they eat, but know nothing about what is in the cigarettes they smoke." And this becomes a global problem: "...high levels of heavy metals in Chinese cigarettes may constitute a potential global public health problem as exports of Chinese cigarettes continue to increase." Educate yourself and don't become a statistic. You can stop smoking and you can do it now. Check out our resources and become a non-smoker now. The International Tobacco Control Project, which brings together experts from 20 countries, released a series of 11 research studies that found China was endangering cigarette buyers at home and abroad by failing to implement stronger controls. "All 13 Chinese cigarette brands tested were found... This is a serious problem. You can eliminate this problem from your life - forever.
Do you wonder if second hand smoke has an impact? Read here to see the difference these former smokers have made in the lives of their children by stopping smoking. Good for them! "Babies and children are especially prone to suffering from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke because their lungs have not yet fully developed. In addition, because of their smaller lung size, they breathe more quickly, and take in more harmful chemicals for their size than adults do." And if you think it's a small or minor issue, read on: "...in Canada, the popularity of smoking has declined sharply. In fact, according to Health Canada, few countries around the world have achieved such a dramatic reduction in the number of smokers." (Good for you, Canada!!) "Still, smoking remains the single most preventable cause of premature death and disease in Canada. Every 11 minutes, a Canadian dies from tobacco use. This number represents more than five times the number of Canadians who die from traffic injuries, alcohol abuse, murder, and suicide combined." Read the article for more information about stopping smoking and the effect on other, especially, children from second hand smoke. Here's another good site that will keep you up-to-date on Stop Smoking News. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/smoking/ These stories are upsetting and hopeful. There's no doubt, smoking is a killer, sometimes of innocent bystanders. There's also no doubt, you can stop, you can do something about it. Remember, many doctors believe stopping smoking is the #1 way to improve your health. There is help available to help you stop smoking. You can quit smoking. You can begin to live a smoke-free life. Like millions of others, you can become a non-smoker. I did it, you can, too. Most clients come for hypnosis after they have spent a lot of time and money on products that don't work. Many times they say that they have tried again and again and they just can't do it. They often say, "You're my last hope." Have you said those words? "I tried." "I can't do it." "Trying" is not "doing". It is only trying. That's the message you are sending to your mind (your self hypnosis): Just try, not do it, but just try. Change that message to "I can stop smoking." and "I will become a non-smoker." That's how hypnosis works. Simply change the message to your mind, change your habits. Stop Smoking News: Read these articles on just what smoking can do to your health from Medical News Today: Article #1: Why is Smoking Bad For You? Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in the world. Recent studies have found that smokers can undermine the health of non-smokers in some environments. Over 440,000 people in the USA and 100,000 in the UK die because of smoking each year. Stop Smoking News: Read what Patrick Swayze has to say about the impact of smoking on his cancer. In January 2009, he says, "I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light," Swayze said. "You can bet that I'm going through hell. And I've only seen the beginning of it." Patrick Swayze - Cancer and Smoking Stop Smoking News: Barb Tarbox - read her story to find out the consequences of smoking. Barb Tarbox, died of lung cancer at 42 She spoke to thousands of teenagers to warn them about smoking and now as a further legacy her family hopes to have her photos put on cigarette packages. Barb Tarbox's family wants her image used on cigarette packaging. Meet Barb Tarbox Stop Smoking News: July 3, 2011 You think that drugs are a safe way to quit smoking? Not according to this research. Imagine...if you were a non-smoker.
Weedless Wednesday will also be observed on January 19th, which promotes a one day at a time approach to quitting smoking, an idea appealing to many smokers. |
