Smokers can add a new health risk to the ever-growing list of hazards posed by their habit: the unsightly and often painful skin condition known as psoriasis. We all know that smoking can effect the health of the skin, including increasing skin wrinkles, but this recent study indicates the odds of developing other serious skin conditions. American and Canadian … [Read more...] about Smoking Gets Into Your Skin Too
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OJ Helps With Nicotine Withdrawal
If you quit cold turkey - drink plenty of Orange Juice to help your nicotine withdrawl symptoms. You'll get over the irritability, anxiety, confusion and trouble concentrating and sleeping that come with nicotine withdrawal a lot faster if you drink a lot of orange juice during this time. Why, you wonder? Here is what researchers have found. OJ makes your urine more … [Read more...] about OJ Helps With Nicotine Withdrawal
Women Smokers Grow More Facial Hair
The effects of smoking can show up in ways you may not expect. Although the mustache on the women in this picture is obviously fake, what we are about to tell you isn't. The Medical College of Wisconsin has reported a link between smoking and increased facial hair in some women. Women who smoke at least one pack of cigarettes a day have a fifty percent greater chance … [Read more...] about Women Smokers Grow More Facial Hair
Opioid Receptors – Emotions and Cravings Explained
"It appears that smokers have an altered opioid flow all the time, when compared with non-smokers. And smoking a cigarette further alters that flow by 20 to 30 percent in regions of the brain important to emotions and craving" as explained in an WikiPedia article. This may help us understand a link between cigarettes and desire to smoke. Learn More About … [Read more...] about Opioid Receptors – Emotions and Cravings Explained
Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women
Smoking significantly increases the risk for head and neck cancers for both men and women, regardless of the anatomic site. Published in the journal Cancer, a large, prospective study confirmed strong associations between current and past cigarette smoking and malignancies of the head and neck in both genders. Cancers of the head and neck include cancers of the larynx, … [Read more...] about Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women
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