Can't Stop Smoking, Start Drinking Tea...

Let me start off by saying, that this is not an article about how to stop smoking. In a way, it is quite the opposite. Whether it is a pipe, cigar, or cigarettes, some of us have found that we are smokers. Maybe you have attempted to quit, and maybe you haven't cared enough to try. Either way, the truth remains, "I am a smoker." If this sounds familiar, then you I write this for you.

It came to me one afternoon, when I was trying to fight off a sore throat, and I held my pipe in my left hand, and searched for my lighter with my right... I shouldn't be doing this. I have had this sore throat for a week, and I can't stop smoking.

Well, the truth was the truth, and I really didn't have intentions of stopping... Slowing down, yes; stopping, no. Though this moment was quick, it was important, as it was then that I accepted my fait. And more importantly, was now able to balance the scales.

Smoking makes you look old, smoking causes cancer, smoking smells, smoking makes your teeth yellow, and a million other STOP SMOKING ads rushed through my head...

I accepted them all...

Ok, now what... Well, I began to think. With a sore throat nagging me at the moment, I decided to attack this enemy first. Mouth wash, medicine, vitamins; I found these were all good ideas. But although I was helping the issue, my throat still hurt, and I was beginning to cough.

Perhaps the coughing was a blessing in disguise as I reached for cup of tea to help stop a fit of coughs. The steam helped me breathe, and the hot water cleared my throat. If nothing else, this experience got me thinking.

I looked further into the matter, as I of course stepped up my tea intake.

I found out that drinking tea, Rooibos Tea and Jasmine Green Tea in particular, will help me to relax (calming down my nerves), contain large amounts of anti oxidants to fight against the increased level of free radicals in my body from smoking (the cause aging skin and of course, Cancer), clean my body of toxins, help me breathe, and help my previously mentioned sore throat. I looked at this list, and the STOP SMOKING ads returned...

Could it be that a pot of tea was a helpful accessory walking down this smokey path?? From personal experience, I have found that tea helps. And NO, I do not think drinking tea will protect me from all ailments, or that I will never get sick again, or I will avoid any other ill drawn fait that may await me, but with certain facts that I had to accept, I can only do my best to minimize the damage. And as I end this article with no promises, I will restate a simply written statement that proves itself time and time again, "Drinking tea is a good idea... "

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Along with writing, David Giusti is the owner of Sabaidi Tea Co., Ltd., www.sabaidi.net, a company that exports Handmade Gourmet Tea Bags and Gift boxes and other specialties from Bangkok, Thailand. You can read more on the company's home page at www.Sabaidi.net

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Diseases Caused by Smoking - Surgeon General's Report Expands List

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today released a new comprehensive report on smoking and health, revealing for the first time that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the body. Published 40 years after the surgeon general's first report on smoking -- which concluded that smoking was a definite cause of three serious diseases -- this newest report finds that cigarette smoking is conclusively linked to diseases such as leukemia, cataracts, pneumonia and cancers of the cervix, kidney, pancreas and stomach.

"We've known for decades that smoking is bad for your health, but this report shows that it's even worse than we knew," Dr. Carmona said. "The toxins from cigarette smoke go everywhere the blood flows. I'm hoping this new information will help motivate people to quit smoking and convince young people not to start in the first place."

According to the report, smoking kills an estimated 440,000 Americans each year. On average, men who smoke cut their lives short by 13.2 years, and female smokers lose 14.5 years. The economic toll exceeds $157 billion each year in the United States -- $75 billion in direct medical costs and $82 billion in lost productivity.

"We need to cut smoking in this country and around the world," HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. "Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease, costing us too many lives, too many dollars and too many tears. If we are going to be serious about improving health and preventing disease we must continue to drive down tobacco use. And we must prevent our youth from taking up this dangerous habit."

In 1964, the Surgeon General's report announced medical research showing that smoking was a definite cause of cancers of the lung and larynx (voice box) in men and chronic bronchitis in both men and women. Later reports concluded that smoking causes a number of other diseases such as cancers of the bladder, oesophagus, mouth and throat; cardiovascular diseases; and reproductive effects. Today's new report, The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General, expands the list of illness and conditions linked to smoking. The new illnesses and diseases are cataracts, pneumonia, acute myeloid leukemia, abdominal aortic aneurysm, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, cervical cancer, kidney cancer and periodontitis.

Statistics indicate that more than 12 million Americans have died from smoking since the 1964 report of the surgeon general, and another 25 million Americans alive today will most likely die of a smoking-related illness.

The report's release comes in advance of World No Tobacco Day, an annual event on May 31 that focuses global attention on the health hazards of tobacco use. The goals of World No Tobacco Day are to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco use, encourage people not to use tobacco, motivate users to quit and encourage countries to implement comprehensive tobacco control programs.

The report concludes that smoking reduces the overall health of smokers, contributing to such conditions as hip fractures, complications from diabetes, increased wound infections following surgery, and a wide range of reproductive complications. For every premature death caused each year by smoking, there are at least 20 smokers living with a serious smoking-related illness.

Another major conclusion, consistent with recent findings of other scientific studies, is that smoking so-called low-tar or low-nicotine cigarettes does not offer a heath benefit over smoking regular or "full-flavor" cigarettes.

"There is no safe cigarette, whether it is called 'light,' ultra-light,' or any other name," Dr. Carmona said. "The science is clear: the only way to avoid the health hazards of smoking is to quit completely or to never start smoking."

The report concludes that quitting smoking has immediate and long-term benefits, reducing risks for diseases caused by smoking and improving health in general. "Within minutes and hours after smokers inhale that last cigarette, their bodies begin a series of changes that continue for years," Dr. Carmona said. "Among these health improvements are a drop in heart rate, improved circulation, and reduced risk of heart attack, lung cancer and stroke. By quitting smoking today a smoker can assure a healthier tomorrow."

Dr. Carmona said it is never too late to stop smoking. Quitting smoking at age 65 or older reduces by nearly 50 percent a person's risk of dying of a smoking-related disease.

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8 Tips to Help Smoking Quit (Vaibhav Kumar Aggarwal)

"The beginning of a new year, I'll stop smoking" - Lots of people say this when the year is ending up. In this article about some advice that assists farewell from cigarettes.

1st Nicotine Dependency Test

You say you do not smoke? Only occasionally, perhaps in light entertainment it? Fill out our test and find out that he is only sleeping pill and a serious nicotine addiction, or are you able to make a cigarette.

Just to reach the destination and customs can stop smoking that really motivated. Consider the advantages, if you have not eliminating bad breath, smoke smelling clothes, filled with smoked housing, enjoyed the food taste better, less coughing, and increased life expectancy. Always keep in mind these benefits! Better yet, get a note to record the reasons for, and if you fall into temptation again, read them for yourself.

2nd Celebrate quit!

Express your environment is to quit smoking! Some people feel that everything must be the home of the state or the working environment, which reminds smoking - cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays. For others to work out, for example, if an old ashtray filled to the brim mind leaving the old cigarettes.

3rd Third Avoid stress

Who is the stress and time pressure is being lit cigarettes usually sooner. Smoking cessation timing of the start of a stress-free period! Easier to say goodbye to many of the adverse passion of a quieter work period.

4th The rituals substitute for smoking!

The motto is: do not give up, but to replace! Think of pleasant things that a normal cigarette substitute and enjoy the new one! The morning cigarette replace an apple! In stressful situations, instead keep more cigarette break, or work for 5 minutes, or put your feet in a horizontal position! Instead go to a smoky pubs restaurant, etc..

5th Change your eating habits!

Smoking cessation, many people are faced with another problem: The balance sheet shows that the growing weight. Therefore, you think of the last cigarette in front of your diet. In fact, many people instinctively resort to harmful eg. eat chocolate. Avoid high-fat and sugary foods! Under no circumstances should you try to lose weight at the same time, and to stop smoking! Two such elusive goal for most people to achieve too much strain. Likely be more successful if the
weight of nicotine and tackle sequentially implemented.

6th Treat Yourself!

Quitting smoking during reward yourself! Take a real good-bye to the adverse passion, it is not easy. The money you will save on cigarettes to give up, and meaningful things to spend fun: A new sheet music or a new dress for a new stage in life, to support the self-assessment.

7th Tie bet!

It is best if everyone says you can not smoke. This is an opportunity for friends to listen to you, and gives motivation to achieve its purpose. If your friends and acquaintances nevertheless offered a cigarette and try to lure the smokers club, enter into a wager with them. Every cigarette is passed to increase the chances of winning.

8th Work out!

You will be amazed to get back what was sporty and fresh air comes out of the lungs, the body of oxygen. Moreover, the sport is also effective against any excess weight.

Vaibhav Aggarwal is CEO VabSearch Technologies. He has over 12 year of experience in article writing, internet marketing trend, like ORM, Online Branding, SEO, SMO, Google analytic. He start his own project on health industry of India MyDoc. It's an platform to connect Indian doctors & health specialists each other. For more update click here: Oncologist in India

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