hi I’m twenty and I’m out of shape i wanna go to the gym and get back in shape but my friends tell me i need to stop smoking first. I’m not going to lie I’m addicted and i really don’t want to Or have the time to go through the stress and pain of quitting. I know its going to hold me back but don’t if i exercise allot it would counter act the smoking damage ? and will it be that hard i mean i can still run a block or two and be ALMOST o.k. I just want to know if it’s impossible or not?

After stopping smoking many times I decided to look back at the excuses I and those around me gave for not stopping smoking, or starting again after quitting. When I say excuses they are usually given as reasons when really they are excuses, what do you think?
>> Stopping smoking makes me put on weight
Absolute BS. Nobody has ever put on weight simply because they have stopped smoking. How do I know that? Because I’ve been there. Sometimes I have put weight on, sometimes I haven’t but each time has been different.
What happens is that you automatically try to substitute the craving for nicotine with something tasty like chocolate or boiled sweets and that is what puts weight on you.
If you need substitutes try low fat, low calorie substitutes like grapes, oranges, Tic Tacs or carrots. If you really can’t manage without chocolate or boiled sweets use the money that you are saving on cigarettes to pay for membership at a gym and work the calories off. Or get yourself a Wii Fit like I have! Whatever you do exercise will help to keep the weight off and to make you healthier.
The bottom line is that tobacco products are more likely to kill you than a few pounds weight gain so forget vanity right now.
>> My husband/wife/partner smokes
OK it’s a tough one when somebody that you live with continues to smoke when you are trying to quit. It’s far easier if they don’t smoke or if they decide to stop with you, but if they care about you they should be happy to help you.
One way that they can help is to go outside to smoke and keep your home smoke free. Apart from keeping temptation out of your way, if you have children they shouldn’t be smoking in the home anyway for the sake of the children’s health.
Smoking outside also keeps your home cleaner, less smelly, doesn’t need decorating as often and your partner will find that he or she smokes less and saves some money too because they haven’t got the convenience of just being able to light up where ever they are.
In fact banning smoking from the home, or just having one room where you can smoke can help you to cut back on smoking and lead up to stopping.
>> My grandparents smoked and they lived until they were in their 90s
Your grandparents aren’t you and statistically they were darned lucky to live so long as smokers. Truth be told I used to say the same about one of my grandmas, conveniently forgetting that this shriveled up relative of mine who always seemed to have a Capstain full strength dangling from her lips could rarely get a sentence out without coughing. In fact that image of her in my head is my only memory of her and that’s sad.
>> I’m going to stop smoking on Monday not today
Monday comes and goes and you have either forgotten your promise or you decide that you will wait until the following Monday. Or you might even manage an hour or two without a cig before you change your mind. It might be better to start without delay and then you will have the same mindset as you had when you made your decision.
>> I can stop anytime
Thats what some smokers say but when challenged they will say that they don’t want to yet, or that they will stop after Christmas, the new year, their holiday, sometime never. Truth is the desire to quit needs to be stronger than your addiction and that is when you will stop.
>> I’m waiting until after the summer because everybody is getting duty frees for me and I’m saving money
You would save even more if you quit altogether!
>> I smoke roll ups/ a pipe and they are not as bad for you
They are still killers no matter how you smoke tobacco.
>> I get too stressed and that’s bad for me
That isn’t stress it’s the nicotine addiction and craving. There are lots of products on the market today to help reduce the craving and withdrawal symptoms: nicotine gum, nicotine patches, inhalators, books, hypnotism, subconcious learning cds, tablets, fake cigarettes and even a Wii game to help you to stop smoking.
I’m sure there are many more excuses for not stopping smoking, but there are far more good reasons for giving up smoking and the main one is your health and the health of everybody around you.

i want to quit smoking but of course don’t want to gain any weight. i heard wellbutrin helps you to loose weight. i also get anxiety attacks and have tried a few of the anti-depression drugs that are out there. what’s good?

okay my mom is a smoker, and i believe she smoked b4 she was pregnant with me, but stopped for the pregnancy, but then after i think she started to smoke again, and thts been awhile, and she told us that her new year resolution was to quit smoking… but she didnt sttop, and i told her tht we can get through it together u just need to stop, u no wht could happen, and she just nodds her head, and she still does it? idk what to do! i dont want to see her have lung cancer and die, and haeve her in my life for a short amount of time, please if anyone has advice for trying to get my mom to stop smoking, shes in he forties

I quit smoking the 3-31-09. That would seem to be cause for celebration in most circles. However, I am NOT HAPPY at ALL now. I am Angry or Depressed ALL THE TIME NOW. Not like some of the time… or when I am bored of whatever, I mean I am ANGRY like 15 HOURS of EVERYDAY. I CRY ALL THE TIME NOW. I AM SIMPLY NOT HAPPY.
I was alot happier when I was smoking. I have read several self help books now… and lots of webpages about the effects of stopping smoking. But, NONE OF THEM MAKE ME HAPPY. None of them take this GD ANGER AWAY.
I just want to not be ANGRY ALL THE GD TIME. When I used to be angry, I would slip outside and have a puff… and within like 10 or 15 minutes. I wouldnt BE ANGRY anymore. I would relax. Stupid people say “Go exercise” “Go for a walk” What the HELL does that do? Not a FREAKING thing. It doesnt make the ANGER go away. I am MEAN to my husband, MEAN to my parents, MEAN to my DOGS, MEAN MEAN MEAN.
I am NOT HAPPY being a Non-Smoker.
So why did I quit? My 14 year old son asked me to. My husband asked me to? My parents begged me to. I mean, it wasnt good enough for them that I stopped smoking in my home when we moved to the new condo. Ever since we moved I never had 1 cigarette in my home or even on my back patio. I only ever smoked in the car.
I have never even smoked a full pack in 1 day. Usually took me 3 or 4 days to go through a pack.
It was a PITA to quit. My cravings were REALLY bad, worse than anything I had ever read about. But I quit.

Everyone is aging but in today’s society, many countries are approaching a point where people over the age of sixty will outnumber the younger generations. This is because better health care is helping people live longer, more productive lives. Getting the right kind of aging care is important if you want to keep enjoying a good quality of life.

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There are different levels of care that aging adults may want to explore. If you are in reasonably good health but need help with some chores and tasks, you may want to consider having a housekeeper or cook come into your home. There are companies which offer support staff in order to allow people to remain in their homes as they age. This can give seniors a great feeling of independence and pride.

Once you are in a position where you are no longer willing or able to live in your home, consider moving into an assisted living facility. These allow you to have your own private room but you have the security of round the clock emergency monitoring. Depending on the facility you are living in, there are usually meals served in a communal dining room, and housekeeping services to keep your room or apartment clean and in good condition. These facilities also usually offer organized activities such as shopping trips, movies and other fun things to do. This keeps your mind and body active.

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If you’re wondering if the above mention of HCG Diet Direct’s 500 calorie diet is a misprint you aren’t alone. Many people question the validity of a 500 calorie diet program because they just don’t think anyone can actually limit themselves to that amount of food and still function. So just to keep you interested let’s point out that if you were able to stick to a 500 calorie diet…you’d lose A LOT of weight. Do you imagine yourself swimming daily, but have never been able to get yourself to buy a swimsuit? Do you dream of participating in a marathon, but struggle to get your tennis shoes tied because you just can’t reach? Do you wish that you could just cuddle up and watch a movie with your legs in the chair with you, but can’t quite get yourself arranged?

So remember all those things when you consider the possibilities offered by a 500 calorie diet. And now that you’re seriously considering it…I’ll tell you a secret. You can do it. The 500 calorie diet isn’t an impossibility when it is approached in an appropriate manner. You just have to be in charge of the way your body is going to react to it.

You can’t just jump in and stop eating. You can’t even just jump in and severely limit your food intake. You’ll just torture yourself and end up bingeing at the end of the day because you’re STARVING!

That’s why the HCG Diet Direct’s homeopathic HCG weight loss formula is such a vital aspect of this type of diet. Tackling a 500 calorie diet on your own is suicide. You’ll have severe hunger pains all day. You won’t be able to concentrate on your day to day business. You won’t be able to stand not filling your stomach. And honestly, your body will be confused. It will most likely respond as if you actually were starving and you won’t even lose the weight.

All that suffering for nothing. Don’t put yourself (or your poor, unsuspecting body) through such turmoil. It’s one of those obvious mistakes that everyone warned you about that you’ll regret in the morning. But if you pair the 500 calorie diet with the homeopathic HCG weight loss formula you’ll experience a wonderful sensation. You won’t be hungry. Your body will not treat itself as if no more food is coming in the near future. And you’ll lose a significant amount of weight.

It’s a perfect solution: all natural and homeopathic and dang effective! HCG Diet Direct’s homeopathic HCG weight loss formula has a unique ability to make weight loss possible and to make weight loss results a long lasting solution to the issues created by being overweight or obese. So get moving; or not. You just have to order the product delivered to your door and then enjoy the results.

Amelia Handley studied exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her weight. With HCG Diet Direct she’s found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.

I have received more than one message from clients who have claimed that they have gotten relief for their migraine headache by using my Migraine and Headache Relief program, after no other medication or remedy was able to help.

This, of course, is much appreciated feedback. Along with this response I noticed a pattern of women writing to me telling me they experienced migraine headache after receiving an epidural during childbirth.

This struck me as interesting and after much research, most evidence points to there being no link between migraine headaches and receiving an epidural.

Great, but if there’s no bridge why do so many women endure migraines after an epidural? Up to one percent of women indicate this problem. Many of these same women report having never had migraine headaches before.

It is very rare to encounter migraine headaches as an adult. Most have symptoms during late childhood or early adolescence.

What I did find in my review though is a situation known as a spinal headache. This happens when the protective layer of the brain, called the dura and spinal cord (which contains cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF) is punctured by a tiny needle in performing delivery of spinal anesthesia.

In one percent of cases, this tiny hole can allow CSF to drain enough for the brain to perceive it as pain. This headache actually has a technical term – post-dural puncture headache, or PDPH.

The signs of PDPH can include double vision, light sensitivity, hearing problems, nausea and pain or stiffness in the neck. Do any of these symptoms seem astonishingly similar to another condition?

That’s right! The headache, while not technically a migraine headache, still feels just like a headache.

This can also occur in one percent of epidural cases. While the incidence shouldn’t occur at all – there is no intentional puncture to the dura in epidurals, it can happen accidentally.

While there’s no evidence of women with a history of migraines having a higher chance of a spinal headache, it can be especially hard to determine whether or not the headache is a migraine or a spinal headache.

The usual time to heal from a spinal headache is two to four days although many women have complained of symptoms lasting for months. Again, for those who have a history of migraines, this could be a real migraine triggered by lack of sleep and stress over a new baby.

Regardless of your reason for migraine headache, I highly recommend my Migraine and Headache Relief program. It’s all natural, safe and the results are amazing!

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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and author of several revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his recent breakthroughs is his natural migraine and headache program. You can learn more about Christian on his natural healthalternative blog.