To big tobacco's house we go? Quitting smoking involves a major life change and does strange things to the human psyche. We can convince ourselves of almost anything if we truly grasp onto a belief in our minds. Thinking that you cannot quit smoking is one such belief that will literally kill you! As a very young child, I thought that I would never be able to tie … [Read more...] about Over The Bridge and Through the Woods
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Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking
"About 80% of the patients whose legs or extremities I have to amputate are current smokers. If they are not current smokers, then they almost certainly used to smoke. If patients presenting with PAD have never smoked, I have cause to doubt whether they have the disease at all." -Mr. Daryll Baker, Consultant vascular surgeon, Royal Free Hospital. The most common cause of … [Read more...] about Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking
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