| WHY | | | | smoking today. |
| | | | HOW? |
| Think of those who care and love you very much. | | | | |
| Tobacco and tobacco smoke are cancer's best | | | | Check out the programmes that your local hospitals |
| friends. Close friends with respiratory problems and | | | | or health centers are organising and enroll yourself. A |
| heart diseases (e.g. atherosclerosis). Smoking | | | | programme called "Breathe Easy" that was started in |
| increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary | | | | the US in 1985 has claimed a high success rate. You |
| disease (COPD), also called chronic obstructive lung | | | | might like to check if it is available. Learn to play a |
| disease. There is growing evidence that smoking can | | | | musical instrument or pick up a hobby. Seek help |
| lead to AMD (age-related macular degeneration), a | | | | from your family, friends, or colleagues. It helps to |
| degenerative condition occurring at the back of the | | | | quit with someone. Avoid situations where you would |
| eye (macula) resulting in blindness. There is an | | | | usually smoke. Distract smoking urges with exercise, |
| increased risk of developing cataracts. Smokers may | | | | manual tasks, making phone calls, or by eating fruits |
| develop complications in diverticular disease. Smoking | | | | or munching carrot/cucumber sticks. Reduce cravings |
| can suppress the body's immune function. Smoking | | | | by drinking lemon-infused water. Add 2 tablespoons |
| contributes to chronic sinusitis. Smoked or chewed | | | | of lemon juice to a glass (300ml) of water and drink |
| tobacco worsens gum disease. Tobacco can cause | | | | it 4 times a day. Get a piggy bank and put in the |
| hemorrhoids to flare up. Chain smokers (over 20 | | | | money that is used to buy cigarettes. Be amazed |
| cigarettes a day) are 13 times more likely to develop | | | | how much is collected. Women with PMS should try |
| rheumatoid arthritis than non-smokers. Women who | | | | not to quit before their menses as it can increase |
| smoke during early pregnancy can increase a child's | | | | nicotine withdrawal. Commercial products like nicotine |
| risk of developing autism. Cigarettes, like alcohol, | | | | gum, nicotine inhaler, nicotine patch, nicotine nasal |
| coffee, and fizzy drinks are known to have an | | | | spray, and nicotine-free pill (Zyban) can help you quit |
| adverse effect on the secretion of the female | | | | gradually. Visit a doctor or pharmacist for their advice. |
| hormone estrogen. Estrogen is linked to healthy bone | | | | Giving up is difficult because of nicotine addiction, a |
| strength. Nicotine is just as addictive as cocaine or | | | | substance that is not cancer-causing. According to Dr. |
| heroin. Cigars, like cigarettes contain nicotine. Cigar | | | | Ralph Heinicke, xeronine is an alkaloid synthesized in |
| smoking is not safer than cigarettes. Cigars are a | | | | the body and plays a key role at cellular level. When |
| major source of secondhand smoke which contains | | | | we take in foreign alkaloids like nicotine, cocaine, |
| over 4000 chemicals where 200 are poisons and 63 | | | | heroin and caffeine, which mimic xeronine's natural |
| cause cancer. It is foolish to think that smoking | | | | function, the body's proteins adapt to them and alter |
| without inhaling is safe, that is because smoke still | | | | the need for xeronine to an unnatural need for |
| enters the body through the mouth, nose, and skin. | | | | foreign alkaloids. To overcome this addiction, flood |
| Why take all these health risks? What is there to | | | | your body with xeronine just like you originally |
| gain? Smoking can cause skin to age faster. Smoking | | | | flooded the body with foreign alkaloid.At present noni |
| increases stomach acidity which can irritate the | | | | is known to be the best source of proxeronine (a |
| stomach lining. While you enjoy puffing, you are | | | | precursor to xeronine).To treat this addiction, place a |
| actually forcing those around you to breathe in what | | | | few drops of noni juice under the tongue every hour. |
| is harmful. Children exposed to secondhand smoke | | | | This will release proxeronine straight into the |
| are more prone to have chronic ear infections. A | | | | bloodstream from the soft tissue under the tongue |
| study conducted by the British Institute of Psychiatry | | | | to the brain. Repeating this procedure every hour will |
| found that smoking later in life may lead to mental | | | | help flood the brain with this useful compound and |
| decline. Researchers found that smokers were 4 | | | | allow the brain to subsequently prefer xeronine than |
| times more likely to experience a significant | | | | nicotine.Note: The body does not get addicted to |
| intellectual decline than non-smokers. The test that | | | | xeronine and thus noni is not addictive.In 76 Ways to |
| was used to assess intellectual power was similar to | | | | Use Noni Fruit Juice (Direct Source, 2001) Ms. Isabelle |
| those used to screen for dementia and Alzheimer's | | | | Navarre-Brown shares |
| disease. | | | | several quit-smoking techniques using noni fruit juice, |
| Reference: "Smoking, drinking, and incident cognitive | | | | noni skin lotion, noni seed oil, and noni liquid |
| impairment: a cohort community based study included | | | | concentrate. |
| in the Gospel Oak Project" J A Cervilla, et al. Journal | | | | Noni will reduce the physical and psychological need |
| of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (2000) | | | | for cigarettes.More on noni, xeronine and Dr. Heinicke |
| 68:622-626 Your sense of smell will be better. Costly. | | | | - |
| Why not save the cigarette money? Surely there | | | | Complete article link: All Rights Reserved.Tips Of All |
| must be other better ways to spend it. If now is not | | | | Sorts [ is a site loaded with useful tips on health, |
| the time to quit then when do you prefer? Think of | | | | family, home, garden, beauty and almost anything |
| your well-being too. Quiting smoking is a precious and | | | | else possible! Subscribe to the info-packed Newsletter |
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| you care about. Set a good example for kids. Forget | | | | credits above must be in tact and all hyperlinks must |
| about the number of times you have failed, don't be | | | | be active. |
| discouraged. It is that one success that counts. Stop | | | | |